The Bethlehem Babe
And Other Babes
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A Christmas Meditation by Rev. R. Cooper Bailey. Ph. D.
"Why do bells for Christman ring?
Why do lit tie (hildr n sine?
Once a lonely, shining nttir.
Situ by Shepherds, from afar.
Gently moved until Its light.
Made a manger cradle bright.
There a darling Baby lay.
Pillowed soft ujHJii the hay.
And Ilia mother sang and mulled,
"Thin is Christ, the Holy Child."
“So the bells for Christmas ring.
So the Utile children aing."
—Eugene Field.
1 am sure (hat one of the thoughts
thnt must be uppermost In be mind
at the approach of the cun' Christ
mas time is the utter sanctity of
the child, and the great importance
of the chlW-life. What a tremen
dous fact it is when rightly appre
bended, that God emt red into our
human nature us ti child. It pleased
God in His inscrutable wisdom, to
ntitki> Himself “manifest in the flesh"
by this most simple method.
And, that fact being recognized,
what higher work can possibly tie
than the training of ttiis childhood,
dignified by the fact that our !,ord |
and Savior was once a little child!
Daniel Webster once said: If we
work upon marble, it will perish. If
we work upon immortal minds, if we
imbue them with principles, with the
just fear of God and love for our
fellow men, we engrave on these tali
lets something which will bright a
for eternity."
The value of the babe to life is
one of the Indebtedness which child
life owes to the Ha be of Bethlehem.
In countries where the story of Beth
lehem is not known, in periods of
history where the* teaching of the
Christ-Child has not been felt the
child has been quite often a small
and indifferent element for conisdera
tempt to give right direction morally,
physically, and religiously to the
children of today. True, the process
is slow, nothing of the ' get- rirh
quk-k" will prcxail with them, imt
nowhere will labor and patience earn
great* r and better dividends. It;
the * arly French Revolution, tIn
s‘ liool iioys of Bourses formed them
selves into little military bands. They
wore a uniform, they were taught
drill, they marched, and counter-mar
died. On tlseir holidays, their little
flag was unfurl* *1. displayed in shin
ing letters the sentence — "THEM
REEZ, TYRAN8, NOUS GRANT)
IRONS.” )Tremble, tyrants, w> sliall
grow up!)
It does not require the vision of
an old time prophet to sec th*
throngs, and to hear the solid train)
of tin* myriads of the youth of thit
generation, trained in our Sabbath
Schools. Endeavor Societies, and
other institutions of like kind, the
earnest and trained Christians of the
future coming to the attack of vice
intrenched in all its form.
It is* a significant fact that poli
ticians put forth much effort to se
cure an early vote And that early
vote lias ail effect upon subsequent
voters all day long. It is the part
of wisdom as well as of good moral- j
ilv for the church to “get. out the1
tion. Witness the oru< 1 anu. t.i us
inhuman disposition of children in
pagan countries, and witness again
the change that is e*f»< rii need and
evidenced when men i a ita tha: ilo.l
dignified all human nature a id
pecially child-life when lie adopted
that as the specific way in which lli
would reveal Himself to men.
Oh, when the Church and the state
awake to the full value of children
as the men and women of the com
ing generation, it is quite within reas
on to believe that more, much more,
attention will be given to their right
ful training. Is there any truth in
the oft repeated statemeent that the
church is losing its grip on the gen
eral public? The answer will in
found in a better and more careful
provision for the child. Is wrong
rampant, corruption more general, the
family life less sacred than of yore,
and lawlessness increasing? It is
worth while to know that whatever
other remedies may be proposed,
none will be found more effective as
a corrective than a painstaking at
Come thou, dear Prince, oh. come tc
Come to the busy marts of earth,
humble lanes.
Come to us all, and with Thy love
That we may know that love, and in
Bear charity to all mankind
vet v ally ' of these children and help
the.n to emblazon on their banners.
"Tremble, O •■■netny, we are growing)
tin for Gal "
As the twig is bent, so is the tree
inclined. The large apple inside of
a small bottle has puzzled many phil
oscph-n-. old and young until its
simple si ere', has been discovered. If
these gen rations now growing are
given the right “bent" now, the fu
ture love for God, respect and rever
ence for Home, and Patriotism for
■
native land is assured. Men, women
of today, may this beautiful vision
of the Bethlehem Babe and the un
speakable benedictions He has
j brought to your babes.inspire you
to ally yourself with some of the
movement of the generaaiion de
signed to appreciate the value of the
child-life, and to direct that life into
those channels of activity that will
most honor God. and benefit society
by hastening the day when the
“peace from God, and good will to
ward men" will be universally known
and enjoyed.
us. this holy Christmas time!
the quiet homes, the noisy streets, the
touch every human heart,
its blessed peace
—Eugene Field.
DRINKING HABIT IN EUROPE
Munich Royal Bribery Is Powerful
Temperance Sermon—Many Men
and Women Squander Lives.
On the authority of a labor union
report Borne time ago it was state.:
that one reason American skilled la
bor Is superior io European, both in
quality and quantity, is because Amer
icans drink less The following ftotn
a letter in the Etniioria Gazette, by
W. A. White. Is along this line. The
portion of the letter quoted be'ow
has reference to Munich and Bavaria:
The Munich royal brewery is really
a great sight. It was a powerful tem
perance sermon. Imagine a great dark
building nearly us large as the main
building of the Kansas State Normal
School; Imagine It erected in the
medieval style of architecture, wit),
few windows, massive walls, low cell
lings. great wide, rooms, and store
floors. Put long rows of uncovered
rough tables in the dark room®. Put
men and women at the table® Bio >t
their faces. Puff out their bellies
Blur their eyes, let the animal 'rob
out of their count• nances and put
them to eating and drinking and gab
bllng in the dusk of the great room
by the hundreds at 10 o’clock in *be
morning when they should be U<
work. Here and there In the throng
put some old soak mat: or woman
whose face has become besotte-.l find
rwhosq soul has withered under the
fire of tears of over-eating and over
.drinking, and then put around him
scores who are gradually edging up
to his eslate. Then to know that this I
scene in the royal brewery is being
duplicated in Munich in hundreds or
similar places where men and women
are squandering God's good, s‘-ong.
clean bodies and souls, and fretting
away useful lives, and one realizes
the great loss that those tnlles and
miles of hop vines In Bavaria bring
■to the Bavarian people. Everywhere,
on the sidewalks. In the cafes, hi the
parks and gardens, in the restaurant'
in the beer halls, all day and tnosujbf
the night, no n and won. n are at it
eating. drinking, loafing, wasting
themselves for nothing In God's world
but an artificial sputter of pleasure n.
the brain. It is hell—or if bell i®
worse, it is cruder than it should be."
RULES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Important Changes in Liquor Traffic
Regulations Have Liren Mace—
Measure Is Strict.
Important changes have been made
In the'law regarding the liquor trade
in British Columbia, bringing that
province more into conformity with
the eastern provinces in the restric
tion applied to the liquor trade. The
measure is a much stricter one than
any heretofore passed in the prov
ince. The changes are in the direc
tion of more effective safeguards to
the order, peace and good morals of
the far-scattered settlements and
camps, which are yearly coming in;o
closer association with each other
and with the larger centers of popula
tion. Under this act a hotel must be
a genuine place of entertainment,
with sleeping and table accommoda
tion, and not a mere drinking place
The number of licenses in small com
munities is greatly reduced. Regula
tions are made as to the character
and record and race of the license
holder. There is local option to the
extent that two-thirds of the residents
.must petition for the license, all
adults, men and women alike, having
a voice In this matter. The fe»s are
increased in some cases by 50 per
cent., in others still more. Large pow
ers are given to the superintendent
of police, and to inspectors in the
withholding, superintending, or can
celing of licenses. There are also
wholesale and even drastic limitations
on purchasers, and the use of the in
terdict is greatly enlarged. Sunday
sale of liquor to excursionists is sup
pressed, and the general effect of the
legislation is towards an orderly ob
servance of the day. Enforcement of
the law is assisted by placing the bur
den of proof on persons found with
liquor on the premises. Thus not
only in respect to the unorganized dis
tricts. but throughout the provinces,
the changes are in the direction of
greater restriction and stricter regula
tion.
Drunkenness Not Tolerated.
The United Mine Workers, at their
recent international convention, adopt
ed a resolution that “if any Interna
tional, district, sub-district or local
union officer be seen in a state of pub
lic intoxication while on duty, he
shall, upon conviction, be removed
from said office at once by the officers
or union having proper jurisdiction
over the officer or officers.” This dis
cipline was extended to any organizer,
agent, or appointee in the employ or
working for any branch of the or
ganiaztion.
Materialism.
Materialism as a philosophy of life
is dead, but materialism us a habit
of life was never more dangerous.
Rich and poor alike both need to
know the sources of spiritual wealth.
—Rev. Caleb S. S. Dutton, Unitarian,
Brooklyn.
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