Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-25
The I'nith Tint Achieves

- spite OF the lapscs Of organized Chris
tan effort from the ideals and principles
OF Jesus during the centuries which have
interviewed since His personal ministry and
teaching laid the foundation for the great
est movement for human uplft in recorded
history. the universal spirit which charac-
tsrizcs the celebration OF the day which has
been set apart i'll the calendar as marking
the date Of His birth. atteets that the masses
have not lost faith in the message OF The
angels voiced amid the Juiean hills: Be
hold. bring you ti,iings OF great JOY which
shall be to all people: for there is horn 70
!0n this de-: III the city Of David. i Saviour.
WHO is Christ the Lord
IN Interpreting the meaning Of this mes
sage 10 the world b. teaching and example
Jesus made plain tho vital truth that Ills
mission was to bring about u spiritual re-
yval In the hearts OF the people. "The
Sprit is life. He testified, and only through
the regeneration III human hearts by the
baptism OF the Spirit could the work Of re-
Gcclning the world in righteousness be made.
effective. Hence, IN Offering the testimony
OF the prophet Isaiah as 10 the spiritual
character OF his mission, He quotes: Be
hold My servant. whom | have chosen;
hy beloved, in whom My soul Is well
pleased: will put My spirit upon Him. and
lie shr!l shew Judgment unto the Gentiles
he shall not strive. nor cry; neither Shall
any hear His voice In the streets \
bruised reed shall He not break and s,nok-
ing flax SHALL II. no. GucTch, till lie send
forth Judgment unto victor:. Aud i'll Ills
name shall the Gentiles trust"
II took even the chosen Twelve a long
time after His departure to grasp the ful!
significance Of this teaching as 20 the man
ncr in which the truth lie revealed as to
the Fathcrhood of God and the brotherhood
or man should he brought to the conscious
knowledge OF mankind 10 the extent Of in
sMring living, working faith In the re-
sources OF Divine strength to be bestowed
upon every individual to live the ovcrconl-
ing life by accepting this truth as the rnlc
% practice. It's acceptance immcdiatclv
opens the way for the entrance OF the Holy
spirit INTO th" heart 20 guide into the
knowledge OF all truth Need We wonder
then, that as the personal Christ rcccded
and the apostles passed on to their reward
! His disciples. under the trials and ternpta-
tons 20 which they were subjected should
drift away from His Fundamental teachin,,
ana compromise with the world in search
ins out new ways for eSpediting the victory
over .cvil promised IN the prophecy?
though III" church made common cause.
win me state some three centuries later to
extend The spread OF Christianity. and IN H.,
zeal thcnceforth has sometimes broken the
bruised reed and qucnched the sInok ling
{ HAY ana ia our own generation has maui
I rested a pronounced tendency to rely more
/ upon tie power OF the state to redeem tho
( world In righteousness than in the regencr-
! atins Influences OF the Spirit in awakening
( the Gu!ckening impulse by which the evil
! ~ mems lives is overcome, the human char
! II! and Fellowship which mark the colo
. h!aiion OF this Christmas anniversary he
! tokens mat the true Christian ideal has no,
been altogether esiaced from their hearts
ana so long as this recognition OF the cs-
Sene" OF the Christly teaching is preserved
30 them, there is the possibility OF q grow.
ing into the faith that achieves.
If Jawn ID. has 10 cough up that s242.s7s
II! .aAes ne is said to have lodged, we will
withdraw our prophecy as 20 cheaper gas
Representative Harrison favors a six-ycar
presidential term Better wait n while AVID