The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-03
THE APPLICATION OF THE LIFE OF
THE OTHER WISE MEN TO OUR OWN

had left that night for Egypt, taking
the infant child with them, and for
the minute the light Of the star he had
followed seemed yelled in clouds. But
just then a little child smiled up into.
his face, and stretched its tiny hands
out to him. His heart warmed to this
greeting of love and trust and hope re-
turned. Truly little child shall lead.
u.s." The mother of the child asked
him to her cottage and gave him food.
AS he ate, he heard the cry from the
street 1.-The soldiers, they are killing
our children" and seeing the look of
terror on the mothers face as she
covered up her child, he walked to
the door way and stood there and as
the soldiers approached him he said,
I'm alone in this place, and will give
this jewel to the Captain if you will
leave me in peace The jewel was
taken, the life of the child saved, but
the God of Truth forgave that sin, for
it was to save innocent blood. Two of
his precious gifts were gone, and he
prayed, shall I eyer be worthy to see
the face of the King" What he had
done on his journey seemed but little,
liIt it IS not the big things, but the
little ones, the little. bits of sunshine
we scatter all along the way, that does
the most good, and is the most help
full to our fellowman. 1t is human
sympathy and love that sweetens life
and brings us closer to God and each
other. After saving the chiIds life,
he followed the King into Egypt. AT
the house of Alexandria the Rabbi told
him 1.-THE King whom you are seeking
will not be found in a palace, nor
among the rich and powerful. If the
light of the world had been appointed
to come with the greatness of earthly
splendor it must have appeared long
ago, but the Light for which the
world is waiting, is a new light, the
glory that shall rise out of patient and
triumphant suffering, and the King
dom which is to be established for
ever is a New Kingdom, the royalty
of perfect and unconquerable love"
So the Other Wise Man visited the OPP,
pressed and afflicted, the weary and
worn, and while he found none to
worship he found many to help, We too
have this same opportunity to do good,
and should count that day lost whose
low descending sun views from our
hands no worthy action done. If we
feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and
heal the sick, cur years will go by
more swiftly than the weaver's shut
tie that flashes back and forth through
the loom, while the web grows and
the invisible pattern is completed.
The profound secret purpose of a no.
BILE life, draws into itself the memo
ries Of past joy and past sorrow, and
all that has helped it, all that has
hindered it, is transfused into its very
essense. Artaban, now an old man,
ready to die, came TO Jerusalem. II
was the season OF the passover, he
joined a group of people and asked
the cause of the tumult. They an
swered two robbers and Jesus, who
says He is the King of the Jews, are
to be executed Could it be? The
King at whose birth the star hau APP
peared in the Heavens. Artaban's
heart beat, but he thought the ways
OF God are stranger than the thoughts
OF men, and It may be, that I have
come III time 10 offer my gift for his
ransom before he dies He followed
the multitude and at the entrance TO
the guard house saw a young girl be-
ing dragged down the@street, but she
saw his compassionate look and broke
away from the soldiers to throw herself
at his feet. crying I'm being SOLD as
a slave for my fathers debts, save me
from worse than death" 1t was the
old conflict between the expectation