The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-24

The nineteen hundred and fifteenth an
liversary of the birth of Jesus, the Jew,
Who has been proclaimed the Christ, the
Messiah, because he exhibited in his
thoughts, conduct and acts during his life
line, the Spirit of Jehovah, is at hand.
1t his birth st. Luke says the angels
iang: GLORY to God in the highest, and
IN earth peace among men in whom He
$ well pleased"
Scientists tell us it takes five million
ears for mankind to advance from the
Darbaric stone age to the present intel
lectual and moral development. If man
was made the same nature six thousand
years ago as at present, according to
Bible nomenclature, some advancement
has boon made since God gave Moses the
moral de on Sinai, among which is the
comr nd, "Thou shalt not kill"
Tie nations in Europe where religion,
science and culture originated are at war
With each other and the greatest carnage
he worlds history is now in progress.
glory to God in the highest be sung
among men where there is no peace and
can God be well pleased with what is in
progress?
1t depends upon what God one appeals
to in his thoughts, conduct and action.
The spirit of the mythical gods of the
ancient German forests, which barbar-
ians w%orshipped, prevails there. Man
kind there has not advanced from the bar
barrie state where the spirit of Odin and
Thor have been s%upplanted in the minds,
conduct and ives of men by the God
spirit, the God-life and God-love of Je-
hovah, as e~xemplified in Christ whose
birth we now celebrate with such loving
and benevolent good will toward each
other here.
Even in America the spirit of Odin and
Thor are considered sacred and superior
to the Christ spirit. Last Sunday a sac
red concert was attended by 1000 citi-
zens in Philadelphia. The skilled must
clans played charmingly the artistic
tunes of Wagner, the great German OPP
cratic composer, whose musical sentiment
is made to personify Odin and Thor, the
mythical gods worshipped by the Ger
manic barbarian forefather.
The erudite editorial writer's of the
Philadelphia papers said the sacred 90
music was grand and was what the people
in this age of enlightenment in the eth
les and moral spirit of Christianity need
to keep them from baser thoughts and
actions.
Did the music impress the hearers
with the thoughts which Longfellow
relates? as,
Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And came like the Benediction
That follows after PRAYER.
To say that God is not well pleased
might be a travesty on the intelligence of
mankind in this intelligent age and on
the knowledge which the metropolitan
editors exhibit about the ethics of Christ
ianity.
We are at peace at home. We hope
God is well pleased. Praise should be
given to Him in the highest-or to some
one else who is guided by His spirit in
the administration of the forces of our
government. The statesman who nego-
tiated thirty-two peace treaties and gave
as mementoes to the diplomats swords
beaten into pillow shares may now be rid
iculed when the spirit of Mars and Thor
prevail, but let us keep in mind tina
Christmas time is in commemoration OF
the Prince of Peace.
When mankind becomes imbued with
the spirit of Christ, whom we honor by
concentrating His birth, army rifles
and cannon will be exhibited IN museums
as relics of barbarism like the rack,
screw, gibbet and the iron maiden is now,
after being used in the religious inquisi-
ton. The battleship will be exhibited to
peaceful generations like the English con-
Wet ship which took prisoners to Austria
LA, was shown on the Delaware river
last year.
While rejoicing around the Christmas
tree which is appropriated from the old
Germanic Yuletide, may all keep in mind
what st. Paul said on Mars Hill, "God
has made of one blood all nations of men
for to dwell on all the face of the earth.
also there should be no difference between
Greek, Jew and GENTLE" when and where
the Christmas spirit prevails.
Mars Hill wac at Rome dedicated tr
the Pagan god of war.
Three ShiDs After Powder