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December 15, 1909. proclaim the glad tidings of ? titute. "To heal the broken-heartec version because it is not four but it is found in most of ther valuable and prominent a par try that the passage would J without them. These words 1 ured comfort to all generation! ' To proclaim liberty to the < prisoners as well as slaves we Its higher meaning is that 1 mat are iea captive by Satan and offered In the gospel. T continuation of the thought ? "The recovering of sight to tin ing out of the dungeon into th< cal conception of the estate ol bound with the bonds of sin from this bondage, and this d stowed by Christ. "He closed the book and ga\ sat down and the eyes of all i on him," and he said in substai you are now listening is itself cy." "And all bore him witnes grace which proceeded out of 1 II | Sunday THE BIRTH Sunday, December 26, GOLDEN TEXT.?"And thou he shall save his people from 1 DAILY HOMI M.?Matt. 2: 1-12. T.?Matt. 2: 13-23. W? Isa. 9: 1-7. S.?1 Joh SHORTER < Q. 87. What Is repentance i A. Repentance unto life is ner, out of a true sense of hii mercy of God in Christ, doth, sin, turn from It unto God, wit after new obedience. TOPICAL Seekers After Christ? Where they came from, va How they found him, How they treated LESSON C The lesson before us has t spiritual. Bach of them bears but the spiritual is the more ii possess a temporary interest; time. The Earthly Aspects of The statement of the magi ? the east." The literal reading him in the East," the star whi< tell us that for two years pre aKies a series or remarkable < the astrologers of the East hat of significance. Granted that cance; still God uses even the further his plans. It set the alert. But these conjunctions For the record is that the sta went before them and stood young child lay. There must I nomenon whose locality was 1 it was, we know not; nor is it 1 THE PRESBYTERIA] salvation to the spiritually des1" Is omitted from the revised id in some of the manuscripts, n and the truth contained is so t of our Lord's gracious minisippear incomplete and marred lave been a source of unmeas ;apuves reters to tne tact that tre set free in the jubilee year, through redeeming love those have liberty provided for them rite sentences following are a af liberty through redemption, e blind" refers literally to come clear light of day. The Biblif the natural man is that he is and the saved are delivered leliverance is procured and bere it bank tA thA oHon^ont on'' n the synagogue were fastened nee: "This preaching to which the realization of this prophes and wondered at the words of iis mouth." School OF CHRIST. 1903. Matthew 2: 2-12. shalt call his name Jesus; for their sins."?Matt. 1: 21. i READINGS. Th.?Heb. 1: 1-8. P.?John 1: 1-14. S.?Luke 2: 8-20. in 4: 1-14. CATECHISM. into life? a saving grace, whereby a sin3 sin, and apprehension of the , with grief and hatred of his h full purpose of and endeavor OUTLINE. i. 1, 2. vs. 3-9. him, vs. 10-12. OMMENTS. wo sides, the earthly and the a due relation to the subject, mportant. The earthly lessons spiritual present themes for all the Visits of the Magi. pas, "We have seen his star in is, "We have seen the star of 5h points to him. Astronomers vtouBly there had been in the conjunctions of the stars, and 1 attached to this a preat deal it was a superstitious signlfli superstitions of this world to scientists of the world on the do not satisfy the narrative, r which they saw in the East over the house in which the have been therefore some phewithin our atmosphere. What worth while to speculate. V? N OF THE SOUTH. Much has been written abou was prevalent in the Eastern \ this time of some heavenly vis need to wonder about this. Ii prophecy that "seventy weeks" and build Jerusalem such a visit ulous deliverance of Daniel (pr of the Medo-Persians) from the his prophecy renowned in all tha would easily raise such an exp magi 10 otjt-K in juaea ior tne es The Spiritual Side 01 And yet?These magi were of had been trained in the worship stitions connected therewith. T frankincense and myrrh. Gold tion to a king; it was natural Frankincense is an offering tha How came they to bring frankl cient remedy for suffering and their presentation of myrrh? \\ history of Christ and his death the adaptability of it. But how myrrh? The answer to us is a put into their minds the thought new born king. True it was cc to render honor to a despised overcame'the aversion. And th? led them to bring gifts of whos nothing, that the gifts might b< Mary, and to all who knew of it ance of God in all the blessings ings of the years to come. Another spiritual aspect of tt tion that it gave to his parents visit) that God intended that 1 should extend to the Gentile w Jews was that salvation could with the Jewish Church. Here that God had plans for the exte the dwellers in the East also. 1 but its occurrence in connectioi is a strong intimation. On the other hand, though tt traction they met with no repu deemer. They were welcomed, the angels had declared that t great joy which shall be to all These Gentiles went back with worsnip naa Deen accepted by C We have been accustomed to as a time in which the ministri quite limited. And yet here we men desire to go to the despise come a newcopier who should this we can but perceive a pec influence. The Name With us in this twentieth ce designation of a person. With t A name was intended to be a de? called his wife Eve because the she was to be the mother of all nant of circumcision the fathei Abram, or mighty father; after church covenant for all nations the father of many nations. In li of Mary was to be the Redeeme the world, the angel told her at call his name "Jesus." And fo Jesus means Saviour. The Lor mention of the Redeemer we t is our Saviour. So then when th rejects him as Saviour. The vei rejects him as Saviour, he ver that he has to deal with the 0n< him. Trifle not with his offers o! ?3 t a general expectation that vorld of the arrival at about itant on earth. There is no 1 the Book of Daniel is the after the decree to restore ant should come. The iniracime minister of Babylon and mouth of the lions had made it country. Their calculations lectation and would lead the :pected visitant. r ?u? ?* - uic mdyi 5 Visit. ' idolatrous extraction. They i of images and in the superhey came to Judea with gold, is a gift suited for presentathat they should bring gold, t is presented only to a god. incense? Myrrh was the anpain; how can we explain re who know the life and the on the cross, can easily see came these magi to bring the clear one. The Holy Spirit , and the desire to honor this junter to all their prejudices Jew; yet the Spirit of God ? same direction of the Spirit e propriety themselves knew e a pledge to Joseph and to , or ine providence and guidand all the trials and sufTerle matter lies in the sugges(and to all who knew of the :he ministry of this Saviour orld. The feeling among the be had only through union is an intimation to the Jews nsion of saving privileges to True it is not clear and full, 1 with the birth of the child le magi were of heathen exlse at the cradle of the ReA few weeks prior to this hey brought good tidings of people. Yes, to all people, the consciousness that their iod. think (it Old T#ot?mon( Horn U?JO ition of the Holy Spirit was see the Spirit making these d nation of the Jews to weleclipse their own kings. In uliar exertion of the Spirit's Jesus. ntury a name is simply the he Hebrews it was different, icriptlon of character. Adam word Eve indicated life and living men. Before the cove or me raitnrui was called the covenant (which was a i) God called him Abraham, ke manner, because the child r of sinners in every part of his first visit that she must r the reason that the word d desired that on our every should be reminded that he e Jews rejected him they re y name reminds the hearer y name reminds the hearer 3 Who came to earth te aA f blessing.