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BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

IA Father to mankind that redemption awaited them.
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that Christ born was not a haphazsrd e
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which the souweaed world could find the way to Him and
to the fulflment of His promises.
OF the symbols which might have been chosen it was
music and light that brought the good tdings and both
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their eyes shining the lowly herdsmsn with
would bring soace for all their troubles.
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for all time and to all the coming generations TO the noble
Kings whose lives were passed in the midst OF luxury and
would see the light and their thoughts drawn earthly
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lives vision Of the heavens then would come sweet
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let the glory of alteration flow over them.
The lesson to be from these events has not
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to break the bonds Of sleep from the soul and str 1t TO rap
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Man will always try to prove that through his intellect
and reasoning powers he can be master OF his destiny ana
sa ue M 0d % NOT ny to the Of the
selected part that glorious 1000
against the power of song that springs from the heart
There others who realize that the gift of music has
vouchsafed them but who refuse to the right OF the
circle seeking to evolve melody that will resemble the
so there Sa are none to look up and Shake the sleep from
eyes on beaSeny eody m their rOs Souls '
others who have known that only by keep
ing their the star could the music within them nd
bears fruit the depths his where des
Of that light is undinmed as time and its rays spread
over the listening audiences music is heard
And this what the Christ Child intended His mis-;
the severity Of the principles BY which union with Him could
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passed since the world numbered amongst its inhabitants the
Son of God music has formed part OF the rituals which
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creations and the heart of to willing sacrifices
to h9 and e th s no @ s
older revelries OF people s by the gan p
Of His BIRTH Gradually the sweetness picture the
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paens of praise and that ring down the cor
know that the rays touched them and worked
their hearts.
On that Christmas all classes of people the earth
and the heavens united before Through the
song of the angels they called together though the
Child would impress upon struggling world He to
the knshp with His Kingdom that humanity pos
open door of heaven promised peace and universal love to
still aching hearts suffering from the WEAKNESS which
was life And the world has cherished and
of this heavenly gift seeking to perfect it in
accordance with the angelic example which sounded through
the evening sky where shone the glorious STAR
And who not blessed with the power of making
still loving duty to perform as simple as was
asked of the shepherds by the angels Like them, mis-
sion is to open the voice music and like the
bow before the mystery of Chrst
ing And when the final reckoning of the fruits OF the
redemption made many will be found whose salvation
ACCOMPLISHED the strains of music drawing their
upward to glorious where brilliant is the
shining star by whose beams the faithful were first brought
to know their Christ.
Episcopa1 Christian.