The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-23
The First Christmas Gift
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of the world sphere
coogy political economy religious dogmas
With supreme faith the God Of their fathers Abra
ham, Jacob performed daily those that
lot confident that the Supreme Ruler of the universe would
good make All things work together for good
phlegmac and undemonstrave tho they they felt that
great about take place. First because of the
edc calling for general asmblage of the people for enroll
men like Of which had before been heard Of
with exception the only of its kind the history of
the world The and only other about A. d.
CT for their feeling that portentuous
imminent because late in the day they had noticed
many that had passed by couple particular
unconscouy their attention Evidently they
young husband and his wife, The of the
agow with holy JOY and there the face of the
of neabe happiness and her reflected
of JOY Why indeed should rejoce Had
angel her that wonderful recorded Tx
35? The seemed pregnant with Divine Presence
Joseph and Mayfor they whom the shepherds
passed Bethlehem the Shepherds wondermen
their tasks One somewhat better versed Hebrew
fellows said Sirs and brethren feel Jehovah
himself had been this day. feel father Aba
ham felt when he received the promise that in his seed
should all the nations of the earth be blessed feel Jacob
have felt when beside the brook Jabbok, he received Divine
recognition. and his changed from Jacob Israel
feel Moses have felt when God talked with him friend
talkeh with FRIEND neither prophet, but do
feel that on the verge of some great event."
Meanwhile, Joseph and Mary sojourning in Bethle-
The incidents Immediately following will quote verba
tim from Liz 2:612. And that, while they Joseph
and Mary there the days accomplished that she Mary
delivered And she bro forth her rstborn
ped him swadding Clothes and laid him manger because
there for them in the inn And there the
country shepherds abiding the field keeping watch
their fock by night And TO- the angel of the Lord
them and the glory of the Lord shone round about hemAnd
the angel them for behold bring you good
dngs of joy, which shall be all people, For
this of David Savior whchs Christ the Lord
And this shall be shall find the babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, lying in manger'
And while the celestial choir sang their marvellous hymn
Of
by the peoples nation of EARTH tho their spirit
shepherds made ready and departed for Beth
rhem which BY And they with haste and found
Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in And when
they it, they known abroad the which
concerning this chd Thus the first human
which the Christ proclaimed the humble
Shepherds what fitting could have found
to herald the sacrifcial Lamb of God?
Ever following the guiding STAR our friends
jouneyed steadily towards Jerusalem. Historians
them months for the journey One day. after particular
y disquison by Mechor Caspar turned him and
ad The marvellous thing about the prophecy the coming
King is, that He is be born of virgin"
That indeed marvellous and mysterious, replied Mel
but each and every birth mystery Is Nature
all her phases mystery Is difficult for Jehovah
produce which has been created than that
which But the fact that Messiah
to be born OF virgin mystery miracle than
other very similar Was Isaac
child of promise? Was Sarah, who barren, Gen. 16l
promised birth Isaacshe being ninety and Abraham
hundred years ola? Did both Abraham and Sarah
the that such result beyond human and laugh
Him who made them that promse" Gen17157 18114
We desire call attention another and similar in
cdent which, having occurred but months the
the Mag have friend Melcho speak Of
without abuting him prescieuce which has basis
the ZacharIas Elisabeth
in Tx LIS 25.
But how is it that practically the whole world
ing universal ruler at this time" inquired Caspar.
That expectation" replied Mechoir. had it's inception in
the Jewish naon gradually infused into the beliefs of
other nations More thoroy this particular belief dmna-
ted the various peoples of the world after the Babyon
Captivity, ultimate dispersion of the Jews
Thus should like have three friends
historical philosophical and other interesting themes but
fobids. Arriving Jerusalem they the palace of
Herod, who tho Idumean of the Jewish faith and
their present king. Learning tn at the newborn King