The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16

Saying, where Is ne tnat Is
born King of the Jews? for have seen his star
In the East, and are come to worship him.
When Herod the King had heard these things. he
was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests
and scrlbes Of the people together, he demanded
Of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judea,
for thus II Is 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 privy called the
wise men, inquired Of them diligently what time
the star appeared
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go
and search diligently for the young child; and
when ye have found him, bring me word again,
that may come and worship him Also
When they had heard the king. they departed.
md, To- the star, which they saw In the East, went
before them, till 1t came and stood over where
the young child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great JOY.
And when they 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 frankincense and myrrh.
And being warned Of God in dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into
their own country another way.
These Three Wise Men were named Melchior
Kaspar and Balthazar. They sometimes called
the 'Three Kings Of Cologne" Their bones are
said to rest In the cathedral of Cologne This Is
the finest specimen Of Gothic architecture In Eur
ope and Its building took more than 600 years
124S to 1880. Anyway skulls purpOrting to be
theirs were exhibited as late as the Eighteenth
century To touch them to be healed An
old prayer charm reads:
Kaspar, Mechor and Balthazar.
And In the hour death.
Early tradition supplemented this account by
adding fourth wise man. And the story of this
fourth wise is for us all to keep In mind
ut Christmas time.
This fourth wise started with the other
three to make the journey to Jerusalem and pay
homage to the newborn King. Bnt he
reached the mnnger where lay the child. Instead
ne sacrificed his life to render service. Never
the"ss. before he died he was granted vision
Of the Christ Henry Van Dykes 1.-THE Story OF
the Other Wise Man" tells the tradition most
cellentIy well:
Detained by his efforts 10 save dying stranger.
Artahan becomes separated from his companions
He. therefore. seeks the Christ alone. travelling
from place to place, feeding the hungry 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 to offer to the
Christ AZ last he s,rrenders his remaining
pearl In order to ransom tormented slave girl.
Struck on the temple by falling tile. ne lies
bleeding and breathless But ne hears Voice
commencing him.
Unable To believe the testimony OF his own ears
the Other Wise Man murmurs:
"Not so, nv Lord For when I Thee an
hungered and fed Thee? Or thirsty. and gave
Noe I n md
took Thee in. Or naked. and clothed Thee? When
saw Thee sick and In prison and came unto
Thee? Threeand-thirty years have looked after
Thee; but have never seen Thy face, nor min
istered 10 Thee my King"
But the Voice replies:
"Inasmuch thou hast done 1t unto OF the
least Of these my brethren, thou hast done unto
me-
Is It hard to imagine the Fourth Wise Man re-