The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-22

saying, where Is ne that Is
born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star
In the East. and are come to worship him.
When flerod the King had heard these things. he
was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests
and scribes of the people together, he demanded
OF them where Christ should he born.
And they said unto him. In Bethlehem OF Judea
Tor thus II Ia written by the prophet.
And thou. Bethlehem. In the land of Judea are
not the least among the princes OF Judea for out
OF thee shall come Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel.
Then Herod. when he had privily called the
wise men, Inquired of them diligently what time
abe star appeared
And he sent them to bethlehem. and said Go
and search diligently for the young child; and
when sc have found him, bring me word again.
that may come and worship him also.
When they had heard the king they departed
anu. 10, the star, which they saw In the East, went
before them. TN II came and stood over where
the young child was.
When they saw the star. they rejolced with
exceeding great Joy.
And when they were come into the house. they
saw the young child with Mary his mother and
fell down. and worshiped him and when they had
opened their treasure. they presented unto him
gifts; gold. and franklncense and myrrh.
And being warned OF God In dream that they
should not return to Herod. they departed into
their own country another way
kaspar and Balthazar. They are sometimes called
the Three Kings OF Cologne" Their bones are
said TO rest In the cathedral Of Cologne. This Is
the hnest specimen OF Gothic architecture In Eur
ope and Its building took than 600 years
124s TO 1880 Anyway, skulls purporting TO be
theirs were exhibited as late as the Eighteenth
century To touch them was to be healed An
old prayer charm reads:
ks.pas s' a asis Oman and Bai,h...r.
And Il nor ,S Ss s hour of death.
Early tradition supplemented this account by
adding fourth wise man. And the story Of this
fourth wise man Is one for us all to keep In mind
Ut Christmas time
This fourth wise man started with the other
three to make the Journey 10 Jerusalem and pay
homage to the newborn King But he never
reached the manger where lay the child. Instead
he sacrificed his life TO render service Never
theless. before he died he was granted a vision
Of the Christ. Henry Van Dykes "The Story Of
the Other Wise Man tells the tradition most ex.
ceileniiy well:
Detained by his efforts to save dying stranger
Artaban becomes separated from his companions
He therefore. seeks the Christ alone travelling
from place TO place feeding the hungry as he goes
clothing the naked. nursing the sick. comforting
the oppressed
One after another he spends for others the
precious gifts which he had hoped 10 offer 10 the
Christ Al last he surrenders his one remaining
pearl In order to ransom tormented slave girl
StTrck on the temple by falling tile he lies
bleeding and breathless But he hears n Voice
commencing him
Unable TO believe the testimony OF his own cara
the Other Wise Man murmurs:
mot So my Lord For when saw Thee an
hungered and fed Theef Or thirsty and gave
Thee drinkf When I Thee n stranger and
took Thee int Or naked and clothed Thee, When
saw l Thee sick and in prison and came unto
Thee' Three-and-thirty years have looked after
Thee; but have never seen Thy face nor min
istered TO Thee my King"
But the Voice replies:
"Inasmuch thou hast done Il unto one OF thu
least of these. my brethren. thou hast done II unto
me-"
Il IL hard 20 imagine the Fourth Wise Man rs