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view of this gripping story by one of the members of the Christian Endeavor society would be a most stimulating addition to the meeting.— S e le cte d . IV. W hat I s Y our A im ? The late Professor Olney, of Ann Arbor, used to tell the story of a heathen who stood by the wayside hacking at a long log. He never struck twice in the same spot. A traveler came along, and, seeing the uncer tain hacking, said, “Well, John, and what are you making?” “ Oh, don’t know,” said John. “Maybe idol; maybe bedstead!” Just so 'aimlessly is life often lived that people do not know the real object of their toil.— Onward. V. E ternal V alues Some one has illustrated the value of a soul with a modern parable in this striking manner. A householder took a trip into a far country and left with his servant a child and the child’s clothes. After a while he returned, and the servant said to him: “ Sir, here are all the child’s clothes. They are in excellent condition— clean and mended and pressed. But as for the child, I know not where it is.” So in the last day some will say: “Lord, here is my body—I have neglected nothing that belongs to it. It is strong and well and beautiful. But as for my soul, I have lost it .”—Sunday School Times. DECEMBER 19, 1937 WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS? In the Luke account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the worship of angels and heavenly beings occupies a very prominent place. The hosts who proclaimed the birth of the Messiah with glorious signs in the heavens knew that the One who was coming in the likeness of men, born of a virgin, was far, far superior to them. Worship in its highest form was demonstrated by the celestial company which said, “ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to ward men,” for they realized that the in carnation of the Lord Jesus was the only hope of sinful men for whom He came to die. Worship and adoration for One of super natural birth was also expressed by the wise men who, as we learn from the story which Matthew tells, came some time after the birth of Jesus to pay their tributes to the infant King. Matthew records that when the wise men reached Bethlehem, the Lord Jesus’ family had removed to a house—a fact which clearly implies a lapse of time. When the wise men failed to return to King Herod, he commanded that all children two years old and under be slain, a detail which suggests that a considerable length of time had transpired since the birth of Christ. Judging from these facts, we cannot cor rectly associate the visiti of the Magi with the nativity as is often the case in paint ings portraying the birth of Christ. Prophetic and symbolic in their signi- M atthew 2:11; L uke 2:10-14 Meditation on the Lesson
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