Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-24

are assuming the proportions OF
social calamity"
Call me not fool till Heaven han
sent me fortune"
Even the Romans had their Saiur-
naliaS-yery merry. In fact, there u
far less difference between the in
stincts ara traditions OF the a2cien.s
and moderns than is often assumed.
There was pure religion in the ancient
home. long before Christ was borr.
and the ideals of Christ in their es-
sentials were not wholly revolution.
ary. aside from His insistence upon
the importance OF their daily practice
Christ empha sized love as the prime
factor OF right living. Most Of III
virtues were known previously 10 r.
such. although too often ignored. ard
penance substituted for purity.
An eminent French historian,
Fustel de Coulanges. thus deSeribc>
the religion of pre-Christian Rome:
III We transport ourselves n
thought tn those ancient generations
" men, We fud IN each house al
altar. and around this altar the family
assembled. The family meets every
morning 10 address It's first prayers
10 invoke il for last time. u ths
course az the day the members ar
once more assembled near the 1ys fer
the meal. Of which they par.Sks ricGs-
ly. after prayer and iha;icr."
The Hebrews believed they were a
chosen pecule" and 20 them wc1sd
come the Messiah \ century hefoTS
Christ was born the TsSsarlsn, - re
Twelve Patriarchs was written Nv
Hebrew. and in i was this very Chris.
tian doctrine;
Love We ere another from tee
heart; aud IL man sin aSaiaS; thee.
speak pcaceobiV tu him, ard II 80
soul hold not guile: aud i. he yspSn;
and confess. forgive h.m Stss Z a.
deny il. do no, get into q passion WIZ
him. lest, catching the poison t-oC'
thee. he takes 10 swearing. and s.
thou sin douhiy. Ard though ne isr$
II and Vet have sense 90 shame whs7
relroved, give over rsprVNluS Ala'-
For he who denie,h may repent So a.
not 10 wrong thee again: yes. 20 vaa,
also homer thee and be ~ pe1cs VIZ
thee. Hut IL he BE- shameless arE
PERSIST in his wYcuSdcsrg. >Nsr :,
forgive him and leave 10 God -
avenS,ng,"
Does that take honor IRON, Jesus IT,
aScrielng such hiSh morality - SO
anctsn's and the raSarSe Rather Dies
" show tina; though the Jews ~ -
their own concertjcrS, we're A 'rheSs~
l~ople" there WAS an unknown GyA
aN0 His spirit Was ret limited - c"S
group, but was universal. The words
" the jew, f>tus ~ the Aths-, AVS
Ncr as l passed Nv and NeAs'A Ns,gr
deN"tiens. tcurd an altar VIII .el>
To tina Unknown Cod
rom therefore We tSncr9r,N Mrt-
sh'r HIN declare I unto N>,u.
Nor were the Jews al,re ~ lN,>.aS
tTward tAvcGSh me centuries 49, Sc.
coming nj Messiah
Joh was not \ Jew. ne Mas Gees y
YET ne declared triuul.santt, - "a
'o'dss oe his fluctuations, y Know sNAl
my Redeemer NvstN~'
lhe classic sC>tS ~ OlVaspu> Wv
sensual and tempeganen,al $,t
tNf~oSn"ut all aSeS cf history rs shr
wrecks there has h@~n the ~4nA.,,,>n
""a, cy whom prrhsu~ SsNa
tas ~ the Svlf heSVgseu an yAt"&>
derived from this name tine We1y eav
a'~d ne other is there save 1Ne n
mtghtN ktNg,"
tleMeT~ how manN centuries sseAGe
ChCtSt said
lastly can Cod wAaa W,1,nS AaA
far cN. save man"
T'daN, there aye SCHOLARLY ry,Se&y>N
ftS wh" rktm to have feutsd : Eshe
s"Eto uSstt nv tleNsy NsSkl ava ,t'er
nv NeTSN Ntd AMI ether AN>.eA,>
" "" 'etN"Ied IN cipher rlVt'he>3v> g
the ttmlnS ef thetv Messiah Ms
M"oM tt'drem the w~gM ft<Nn N,n fAe
Name VAS htSistvn Nv the So,Asx Nnt
must hSNe been ~ 1teSlSn2>i Az ASsN
TIE MSntttN ut the c<AnAtnS Mas -
hiaSs trV,m heinS traced IN 'the tNe
rants M tAe McSh, hest thsN CV0s>t0t@
Io prevent the crayS~ NJ tha lseyN 'NSj
N ttegSA attempted, In his mSs>eNsv
~ the haheS
\ saerSNt veem NJ the klin>lI,<Ns yN''S1
he "aavta ChaStran," wslttSR eee
YEARS nc, eeatainS this rr>,G,hs>N.
'fhete shah sS e<,fN 4 haaAu,3 IN
he city et SeAnttlam ttseth,eheM y tie
shah ee MtchnaN lSseuti,N lvSNs \
Then that whtch IN tulNNs>le,se - %aN
staes than tim this MNAaVW te>sa
k'u taahatN hNlnS taeans lA,sv ~
tits ANN race, sl,ah pnSe ths NNtd
" Slnnefs. Viii MakS Justice %Nt tts'SA
telSN Msh "*f@t >&VFltce, =
~ he AANWsS saNN a. tae &aNpa%tis
~ hethNeaem, Ant tN eeta AeW ass
Semitic
'stkssN ta tsast ta sAa AtsANst ana IN
NAlth peace H. aNaa AZ NssSAl W tl1
NVepNtaxAA las1. Ia rAal \. gy4saA