THE KING ’ S BUSINESS R. A . TO R R E Y , D. D. Editor T . C . H O R TO N , J. H . H U N T E R , W ILLIAM E V A N S , D. D., Associate Editors KEITH L. BROOKS, Managing Editor
EDI TORI AL T H E W O RD O F G O D For tEe Present Hour
“ For unto us a child is horn, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isa. 9:6. “ Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David; and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with jus tice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever.” Isa. 9:7. “ Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. He Will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness. He Will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, and so long as the moon, throughout all generations. He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more. He shall haye dominion also from sea to sea, and from the River unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. And his enemies shall lick the dust.” Ps. 72:1-9. “ Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serve him.” Ps. 72:11. “ And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do his pleasure; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people. And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes; but he shall be broken without hand.” Dan. 8:23-25. “When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.” 1 Thess. 6:3. C h r i s t m a s This is the month that practically all Christendom has set apart for the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. - Of course, we have no manner of knowing that Jesus Christ was born on the 25th day of December; indeed it is very doubtful that He was. God for His own wise purpose ha.s kept us from knowing the exact day of our Lord’s birth. While the exact date of His death and resurrection is known, exactly the day of the week, the day of the month and the year, no one knows the date of His birth. But this is the time of year that we keep in memory of His birth, and if we are to keep Christmas we should keep it in a Christian way. In many communities, and even among many Christians, the distinctively Christian character of Christmas has been lost sight of. Not a few children of pro fessedly Christian people associate Christmas far more with a mythical
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