Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-26
BIRTH OF JESUS CREATED
NEW CENTER FOR WORLD
Rev. Fred r. Chcnault Says
Christ Child Became
Magnet Of World. /
HEnoD rnEMnlED ON r,rnoxr
Coming Of Christ brought pc,., 49,,
Happiness to Wise Men, bur KIM
"crnmc Incasy-Child Gods Grcnt-
est t.ift,

Inc Ncv. Fred II. Chcnault. at the
ehTn'nE service OF Broad street Meth
o"'SI church, spoke Of The Rntb,o
~, .,' OF ioday. He based what he
w., !" say on The second chapter Of
!Matthew. The Visit Of the Wise Nom"
if@ spoke. in part. as follows:
nc iirth Of Jesus created n new
.'"ltr ior The world; He became tho
asnet OF the universe. Wien Hia
s,ar oiazcd forth Wise Men from the
no vine nino TO worship him. When
,he Wise Men came TO Jcrus,ie,n
they rcjoiced The King h,l hnnr
porn, but icrod trembl.d chr;a,
came to bring peace. but ,Isn
aMoru. he nrcse:ce of oodness 10
" T, INC condemnation of rviI
taii ptese that Herod called could
uc.t MIN all about tho Child INN
was to be born. but sim IT,, !, .nas
nun not when He came. Evcr siro.
INC days of Herod the world has
oeeh trying to put jesus 10 de,th
ii inc dreadful prosecutions of tho
hnrr ZONE. ;he fires that have
pnulhe" thousands of martyrs ntbo-
ism and skepticism have trial y,
,a"sh nm out OF court and yct No
ives more potentiy than ever.
hen the Wise Men came tbev
1nereu unto the Child, out OF their
anh nSuFes, sold and frankincense
ana myrrh. They laid their re.
precious gifts at the feet OF Jos,,s
men columbus set his foot on tho
new shore he named il San S,Iv,dar <
rory Savior. His greatest discovnr.
ne 'tid ut the feet of Jesus Leonardo
w t.nci would not let the golden
Eopiets stay on the table OF his "I,st
supper. lest they detract rro,, ~
savior OF tho world Great nan.,it.o
SIR Christopher Wren and Rnnhnoi
nave laid their architecture ami
iiI.n,, at tho feet of this Child;
re, beethoven and Shakespeare
anu lchnyson have all done Hin,
nohor' Since the days of tho lviea
nt", men nave been laying their
EHts at the feet OF Jcsus-,s re
world does this, II Will grow rich
anu great and noble. Wherever n
~ 1,; 20 90 so 1t VIII have no part
III ms kingdom.
Gods Greatest CHA Child.
bethlehem brings us three di.,,,,
i've messages of practical use.
First, the power and sncroano
OF personality. Is it strange thar
whcn God offered His greatest rifr
TO the world it was only a child7 ~
Was not some new and startling dis
covery, some lucrative invention hnt
Just child. Tho worlds ,-reatost
wealth. Is always not in things. but
IN men Men may live in n great,
cNiii2ation materially, but be snirit
uaily blind. Great Inventions do ro+
| MAKE men better in themselves: when
~, IN ISL was porn Rome had an amaz -
| ms material civilization, but rotten
| to the core oeseH
ehrist gave child MS His great
est Giit. All great movements ann
reforms rcvolve around some nerso,
or persons. Sir Isaac Newton did NOT
"ianE material gifts. but he brought
u scientific spirit and scientific ideas
shakespeare did not Invent n mn.
Shihe. i.or leave Il wealthy estate.
nut he brought men to live in n new
world. Martin Luther was not n ma
leriai gtver. but he taught men the
rights OF conscience
Jesus taught the value and ,o,-.s
ness OF personality. In those far-onp
uays men werc herded together like
sW'he-thcy were driven like beasts
To the fields: they were sold Jika
soous and chattels; they were subject
10 me whims and Wills of their mas.
! ters: they We're crucified IN sati.Tv
me perverted desires or their lords
out Jesus threw n halo OF glory
around the head OF tho hunblcst
peasant.
wealth Controls England.
Mr. Sherwood Eddy recently. I'm
4 speaking before group OF businos.
men III TINS country. after his return
rom abroad made some startling
statements. This problem az tha
! sacredness OF personality is cnrnrin,
the attention OF England III sniJ
th't seven men own the greater part
OF London: 800 peers own about ona
/. third OF England; 4.OUC landlords owp
',c"riS halr or britain: one tenth of
the people have nine-tenths of tba
wealth, while nine tcnths OF tho nnn
PIE nave the remaining one-tenth OF
thc wealth. and onc-third arc i'm ner
petual and miserable poverty. rhny
round In ENGLAND today vast estate
OF over 100000 acres where several.
generations ago $4,000 people We've
driven from their homes ana go,
me land because sheep farming n,id
better. P'tu
Even since the days of Christ men
nave been rcsarded no better, and
even not as good. as sheer. He SAYS
we have also the same condj,in,
only in a different form. in tbis Co.'S
.ry' lie recently visited an cstoto
mere several times larger than the S
plsgcst in England. There is in ,bis
country great Capitalization NJ
wealth in the hands OF few peopIn
q" Wen as II vast concentration of
poVcr'F. Nearly million every year
are injured In industry In this co,n
NY much of II preventable; two mil
lions are unemployed much OF evnrv
Ec"'' ana today three and one half IN
ipu' nililon are out OF work Even
:" norman times there are ten mil-
POOR are dying at three times ,ha
ueath rate OF the we'll TODD. Among
those who receive less than $40 y
week the death rate from tuberculosis
is seven times as great.
bethlehem viii never mean wha,
II ought TO until we interpret IL IN
terms OF personality. 1t means moth
ING 10 us unless IL means a recon-
sccraiion OF ourselves to greater
he!pfulness. justice and mercy. It.s
useless TO worship a Christ whom wn
do not live; to honor a name THROUGH
spirit we do not bear. The church
must Erapple with the mighty indus
Tia' problems of today. II we are 10
properly teach Jesus Christ Uncon-
secratcd wealth too often dominates
The church. and the needs and cries of
the multitudes are lost because the
world is in bondage 10 a system and
the slaves OF self.
The second lesson that comes 10
us from bethlehem Is tho glory Of
brotherhood. The Wise Men from the
East were men doubtless OF a differ
emit nationality that came TO Worship
AT the feet OF n babe OF another na-tsf
ton. but who was to be King OF tho 8
world. They we're Wise Men to rec
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