The Nome nugget., 1921-12-31

ion men to mel" Shortly before
 the world war Lord Roberts was | watching in company with the Kali
 ser the perfect maneuvers of the German Army in close formation: |:
 he said to the royal cut-throat. But you would not send them into battle in that close formation:" "Oh. yes" replied the Kaiser. we have plenty of them, and more where these came from" The same spirit of greed and contempt for human life is often
 revealed by the money autocrats of our own country. when they disre- gard the wishes and the welfare of
 the public in order to gain their ends, and in a non-theological way express their belief in place of eternal torment and condemn the public to an eternal residence in that place.
 And how does the incarnation de stroy that theory and give new val uation to human Life. By saying that God is like Jesus Christ Let us remember that we need believe nothing about God that Jesus Him. self did not believe nor reveal The God who chooses to enter the human world through the birth pangs of motherhood. makes choice of stable instead of palace. sends announcing angels. not to Caesar but to shep- herds. plays in tbe streets of squalid village with crowds of laugh ing children. pushes plane like any common carpenter, moves by choice in the day of his power among the simple peasantfy. walks hot and dusty roads in summer days to reach the beds of pain among the humble poor. chooses fisher folk to blend their names and destinies with his forevermore. looks upon the least of these as his own and very life: # that Christ is God. or any revelation of God. then God is not only tired of Kings, hut has no liking for the imagery that makes him King of Kings in any autocratic sense
 This God links his sympathies for ever with the personal man. the iE- dividual. and declares against all institutions, both civic and economic. which places higher valuation on Things than they do on Men Man Is of supreme value in this world and all things that have any authori- ty for existence must derive that authority from the consciousness that their supreme mission is to produce fully developed Mer.
 Man is of more value than money: If more value than property; of more value than any form of .vern- ment: of more value than the Church: of more value than that Sacred Institution" called the Sab bath" for. The Sabbath was made for Man. and not man for the Sab bath so spake He whose birth We celebrate this Christmas Season;and tho the preaching of this doctrine brought about His untimely death we do it reverence during this sea- son Of the year. by an honest en- deayor to bring happiness to all others. and we win happiness for ourselves in return Those who are sincerely following Him will be brought into close fellowship with Him, for they too must die. until the world will catch the Spirit of the Christ and not merely sing idle and meaningless praises to His name, but will heroically accept Him as the authority for all lives and institu- tions. For why call ye me Lord. and do not the things that I com mand you"
 It has also this meaning for the individual. for it gives him the only true and practical aim in Life. Even as the Father has sent me. even so send you" It is a practical aim. for it is the only aim that man can be certain to realize. The circum- stances of life may defeat all other | ends. but they cannot defeat this
 end. "1 came not to be ministered unto. but 10 give my life as ransom
 for many