The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-12-23

saying Wnere tb he tHht 70
horn King Of the Jews? for have seen his star
i'm the Enst. and are come to worship him.
When Herod the King had heard these things he
Il was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
y Aud when he had gathered all the chief priests
phnd scribes of the people together. he demanded
M :. them where Christ should be born.
Az And they said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judea.
khr thus It is written by the prophet.
And thou, Bethlehem. In the land Of Judea. are
n 1ot the least among the princes of Judea for out
Htse13e Israel.
II TEN Herod when he had prvily called the
/ 1ee men. inquired Of them diligently what time
10y star appeared.
\ Ard he sent them to Bethlehem. and said. Go
eNd search diligently for the young child; and
! ~ ye have found him. bring me word again.
Nat may come and worship him also.
! ~ Whn they had heard the king, they departed
NJ 10 the star. which they saw In the East. went
| ,(tors hou. till 1t came and stood where
II When they saw the star. they rejoiced with
|lateeding great Joy.
feAAd wnen they come into the house. they
3s1w The young child with Mary his mother and
~ dsvn. and worshiped him: and when they had
rene0 their treasure they presented unto him
Its; gold. and frankincense and myrrh.
IAnd bping warned Of God In a dream that they
build Bot return to Herod, they departed into
d4dr own country another way.
(rhess Three Wise Men were named Mechior,
USbpoE 8uu DdiuuaZdI. 1ney are sometimes called
he 'Tlbee Kings Of Cologne" Their bones are
kH to rest In the cathedral Of Cologne This 10
"a nneA specimen Of Gothic architecture In Eur
srs and its building took more than 600 years.
31 to 1880. Anyway. skulls purportIng to bs
Hbr were exhibited as late as the Eighteenth
CENTURY To touch them to be healed. An
PA prayer charm rends:
ks.psr. Meishior Oman and Bal,h...r.
IN t hnd i hor the he R hour of death.
hariy tradition supplemented this account BY
n ing fourth wise man. And the story Of this
9Th wise man is one for us all to keep in mind
Christmas time.
4hss fourth wise man started with the other
rlfe to make the journey to Jerusalem and pay
omage to the newborn King. But he never
cached the manger where lay the child. Instead
sfsacriaced his life to render service. Never
haess, before he died he was granted a vision
The Christ. Henry Van Dykes THE Story Of
Other Wise Nun" tells the tradition most ex.
lmtly well
1etained by his efforts to save dying stranger,
- ban becomes separated from his companions.
4, therefore, seeks the ChriSt alone, travelling
xn place to place, feeding the hungry as he goes.
Ahing the naked. nursing the sick, comforting
'oppreased.
Ane skter another he spends for others the
~ ous gifts which he had hoped to offer to the
Aat. At last he surrenders his one remaining
N in 6rler to ransom tOrmented slave girl
$srcayon the temple by a falling tile he lies
l1inG sAnd brenthess. But ne hears Voice
Il Vending him.
Aabl1eto believe the testimony Of his own ears
lOthee Wise Mnn murmurs:
lot ~ my Lord! For when Thee
TereAs md fed Thee? Or thirsty. and gave
~. drfAk? When Thee stranger. and
~ TheA In? Or naked, and clothed Thee? When
M Thee sick and In prison and unto
VII Three-nnd-thirty years have looked after
rs but have never Thy face. min.
arid to Thee my King"
Bid the Voice replies:
Iisl smuch rs thou hast done 1t unto one of the
u{nf ,hese my brethren, thou hast done 1t unto
X hard to Imagine the Fourth Wise Man