Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-23
Entered at the Postortce at Ale1an.
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THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM

Though once Graded in ii manager,
Oft no pillow but the sod.
Mere" an allen and II stranger.
Mockcd OF men. though son Of God
All creation
Yet shall own Thy Kingly rod.
While large portion of the peg
ple of the civilized portion OF the
Globe are up in arms defantiy re-
jecting overtures looking to the
bringing to close of the frghttul
war which has been in progress over
two years, churches will be 1iled
With men, women and children in less
than forty-eight hours celebrating
tho birth of the Prince of Peace. 1as
Kaiser still insists that he is the
instrument of God in the Titanic
struggle for supremacy against the
English-speaking races, while his ao-
versaries are making the same cla'nl'
Nany sad scenes have been enacted
in this world since the babe OF BETH
lehem nestled upon His Mothers DOS
bosom in the Judean caraVansary. ne
came to the planet without the blare
of trumpcts, and but few knew nc
WAS here. TheS angels passed over
palaces and mansions of the great
10 make this greatest o1-all an
nouncemcnts to humble shepherds
watching their fiocks by night anu
they only heard the notes OF tne
celestial choir. Their words, "Giorv
to God in the highest; peace on earth
to men of good WILL" entered only
into the cars Of such--not to those
who live by the sword and are 10
perish by the sword.
Later we are told wise men came
from the East inquiring for the new
lv-born King of the Jews. They hao
been led by star to manger III
which the wonderful child was en-
sconced. :,
There has from time immemor:aI
been speculation as to the ldehtiey
If these wise men. Most readers take
it for granted they were Chaioe&,
or. Persian astronomers, VINO hau'
tbcir attention arrested by
luminous planet and were led by II
TO the infant Christ. 1t is generai'!
assumed that there were but three
wise men, although the record doeS
not state how many composed Inc
MARTY They asked the Whereabouts
of the King of the Jews, when IS
significant.
Probably the most plausible theory
is that they were of Hebrew DESCENT
doubtless representatives OF the LOST
Tribes of Israel, students Of prophecy
who believed in the coming OF iitp-
raj King of the Jews. Evidently Heroo
was of the same belief, lis when the
scribes directed his attention to the
prophecy which said He would be porn
in Bethlehem and that He wou.o
rule over the people Of Israel the
Roman ruler attempted to destro!
Him by massacrcing all male chill
dren Of that age in Bethlehem.
It has often occurred to those who
road the Bible closely and literally
and believe it that this Babe d
Hethlchem is destined to play a
startling part in this worlds history
some day. He was born in Bcthlehem'
but the latter part of the prophecy is
vct TO be fulfilled. ''IIe is to rule over
nv people Israel" are the Significant
words.
The terrible eonvulsions now IN
evidence in this world may be the PIE
prelude to a changed order Of things
in the near future. Who can tell whaV
sudden transitions may take place IN
\ short time?
Among the last words uttered TO
the human race by this WONDERFUL
Being on small island in the Ae
rean Sea were: Il am the Alpha ana
the Omega, the beginning and the
ending, which is, and which was, and
which is to come"
Since those words were spoken the
Theseum. and Parthenon OF the
.Acropclis have fallen into decay, the
temple of Diana at Ephesus has been
cbliterated and the many gods and
coddcsses of Greece and Rome haze
been, relocated to the owls and bats
and people thfcSghsutss, the civilized hs
IsSffgs HIRE ssffet g g INJURIES observed
the anniiyccsarys Of {the birth Of the
Eahe Of Bethlehem as they wili'agam
do Monday.
The Gazette wishes its readers q
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