f HE PULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG. PA.
CRUELTY CALLED
' EMANATION OF
HIGH KULTUR"
General Von Bissing's Defense of
German War Practices Is
Significant.
INNOCENT HOT TO BE SPARED
Governor General of Belgium Declared
They Mutt Suffer With the Guilty
Irvln Cobb Telle of Ratpon
Ibllity of Kaiser's High
Command.
The Committee on Public Informa.
tlon, appointed by the president, and
consisting of the secretary of state,
secretary of war, secretary of the
navy, and George Creel, official censor,
has made publio a mass of evidence
dealing with German war practices
vhlch shows the kaiser's leaders In the
field and In command of captured
points to be directly responsible for
Vii beastllneos which has character
ized the operations of the "Hiins," In
the present conflict. Quotations from
the pamphlet follow.
This Interview wns reproduced In
the I'.crllncr Tugcbhitt of November
no. v.iv
Mr. F. C. Wulcott of the r.olglijn re
lief, commission tells In the Geograph
ical Magazine for May. 1017, of meet
ing (ion von P.crnlinrdl :
"As I walked out,. Gen. von Hern
hardl came Into the room, "an expert
artilleryman, n professor In one of
their wnr colleges. I met him tin
next morning, nnd ho linked me If 1
had rend his book, Oermuiiy In tliu
Next Wnr.'
"I wild I lind. He wild: 'Do you
know, my. friends nearly run r.ie out
of tlii country for Hint?' They , wild.
Vou have let the cat out of the bug.'
1 snld, 'No, I have not. because nobody
Mill believe It.' What did you think
of itr
"I sold. T.eneral. I did not believe a
word of It when I rend It. but I now
feel tlint you did not tell.'the whole
truth;', nnd the old general looked
actually pleased."
Speaking on August 20. 1014. nt
Minuter, of the extreme measures
which the Germans felt obliged to take
ngalnst the civil population of Hel
jrlttm. Oen. von Rinsing wild:
"The Innocent must suffer with the
guilty. . . . In the repression of
Infinity, human lives ennnot be spnred.
rr-d If Isolated houses, flourishing vll-l.i-rs.
nnd cv' entire towns nre nnnl
M'nted. that is assuredly regrettable,
but It must not excite Ill-tinted senti
mentality. All this must not In our
eyes welsh as much ns the life of a
single one of our brave 'soldiers the
rigorous accomplishment of duty Is the
emanation of a high kultur, and In
that, the population of the enemy
countries can learn n lesson from our
army."
Officers Encouraced Atrocities.
On. von P.lsslng. nfter his appoint
ment as governor general of Belgium,
repeated In substance the above opin
ion to n I hitch Jonrna'ist. The Inter
view Is published In the Dusseldorfor
Anzelger of December 8. 1911.
Irvln S. Cobb states his conclusions
on the responsibility of the higher Ger
man command for the atrocities:
Tut I was nn eyewitness to crimes
which, measured by the standards of
humanity and clvlllzntlon. Impressed
me os worse thnn any Individual ex
cess, any Individual outrage, could
ever have been or can ever be; be
cause these crimes Indubitably were
Instigated on n wholesale basis by or
der of officers of rank, nnd must have
been carriinl out under their personal
supervision, direction, nnd approval.
Briefly, what I saw was this: I saw
wide nreas of P.elglura nnd France In
which not n penny's worth of wanton
destruction had been permitted to oc
cur. In which the ripe pears hung un
touched upon the garden walls; nnd 1
saw other wide nreas where scarcely
one stone had been left to stand upon
onnther! where the fields were rav
aged; where the male villagers had
been shot In squads; where the miser
able survivors bud been left to den In
holes, like wild beasts.
"Taking the physical evidence offer
ed before our own eyes, and buttress
Ing It with the statements made to lis,
not only by natives, but German sol
diers and German officers, we could
reach but one conclusion, which wiis
that here, In such and such n place,
those In command hnd said to the
'troops: 'Spare this town and these
people.' And there they hnd said:
Waste this town and shoot these peo
ple.' And hero the troops hnd discrim
inate spared, and there they had In
discriminately wasted, In exact ac
cordance with the word of their stipe-
80-UTH SEA RULER OFFERS
HIS KINGDOM TO BRITAIN.
Monarch of Loys'tv ' sea
Hope They Will Become Part
of Commonwealth.
"King" Wntrlamn of the Loyalty Is
lands has returned from Flanders,
where he has been serving with the
Australian expeditionary force, full of
hope that the Islands over which he
claims kingship eventually will be
come n lnrt or AiisiniuM.
I riaia oi vncim -'"'"-
More annexations I This time tho
-German victim Is Jonn of Arc. Yes, the
Oennana are actually claiming the pa
tron alnt of France as a fellow-countrywoman,
says the London Chronicle,
they have acquired large quantities of
Statuettes hnd Images of the maid In
the French towns which they still oc
cupy. In one case, at least they or
n manufacturer to make dupll-
rntes of his casts. The Frenchman
tarn a A arnnished. and asked the reason
f tnU devotion, "Oh," was the reply,
rlors." Irvln Cobb. Kpenklng of IV"
slans, New York. 1017. pp. .'i'J-.'H.
Tho military authorities uml tin
In sympathy with them have done a
In their power to stimulate a hatred o
other peoples In the minds of Win Ger
mans. A campaign of education b
fore the war was curried on with th
object of Impressing upon the mind
of the Germans the treacherous nu tun
of the peoples against whom the mid
tary lenders were anxious to wage
war. Not only were the Germans gwtd
unity led to believe that It was nses
sury to fight a defensive war aghlnst
unscrupulous foes, but also thnt these
foes would violate every precept of hu
manity, and consequently msst be
crushed without mercy ns a measure
of self-defense. The frulti of this
campnlgn of suspicion and hatred be
came evident when almost at the out
break of the war many G.-rmims be
came possessed with the belief that
the whole population of rtetglum, the
first country to be Invaded, bad vio
lated every rule of honorable warfare,
thut tho francs-tlreurs (guerrillas)
were everywhere present doing their
deadly work In secrecy or under the
cover of dnrkness; thnt women and
even children were mutilating nnd kill
ing the wounded or helpless prisoners.
The effect of tho fubles upon the
popular mind may be seen In the fol
lowing extrncts from Gerntnn letters:
""fcxtrhet from n letter written by n
German soldier to his brother. (This
letter, now In the possession of the
United States government, wnn obtain
ed for this pamphlet from Mr. .1. C.
Grew, formerly secretary to the United
States embassy nt Berlin.)
"November 4, If" 4.
"The battles are everywhere ex
tremely tenacious anil bloody, Tin
englishmen we hate most and we went
to get even with them for once. While
one now and then sees French prison
ers, one hardly ever beholds French
black troops or Englishmen. These
good people nre not overlooked by oni
Infantrymen; thnt sort of people Is
mowed down , without mercy. The
losses of the Englishmen must be enor
mous. There Is a desire to wipe them
out, root nnd all."
The emperor gave his sanction to
the reports of the brutal nets of the
Belgians In a telegram to President
Wilson.
"Berlin, via Copenhagen, Sept 7, 1914.
"Secretnry of State, Washington.
"Number 53. September 7. I am re
quested to forward the following tele
gram from the emperor to the presi
dent :
"'I feel It my duty, Mr. President,
to Inform you ns the most prominent
representative of principles of human
ity, that after taking the French fort
ress of Longwy. my troops discovered
there thousands of dumdum cartridges
made by special government machin
ery. The same kind of ammunition
was found on killed nnd wounded
troops and prisoners, also on the Brit
ish troops. You know whnt terrible
wounds nnd suffering these bullets In
flict nnd that their use Is strictly for
bidden by the established rules of In
ternational law. I therefore address
n solemn protest to you ngalnst this
kind of wnrfnre. which, owing to the
methods of our adversaries, hns be
come one of the most barbarous known
In history. Not only have they em
ployed these atrocious weapons, but
the Belgian government has openly en
couraged nnd long since enrefu'ly pre
pared the participation of the Belgian
civil population In the fighting., The
ntrocltics committed even by women
nnd priests In this guerrilla warfare,
also on wounded soldiers, medical staff
nnd nurses, doctors killed, hospitals
nttaeked by rifle Are. were such that
my generals finally were compe'led to
take the most drastic measures In or
der to punish the guilty nnd tofrlirhr
en the bloodthirsty population from
continuing their work of vile murder
nnil horror. Some Villages nnd even
the old town of Loewen (Iouvnln),
excepting the fine hotel de vllle, hnd
to be desti..yed In self-defense, nnd
for the protection of my troops. My
henrt bleeds when I see thnt such
measures have become unavoidable
nnd when I think of the numerous In
nocent people who lose their home nnd
property ns n consequence of the bnr
barous behavior of those criminals.
Signed. William. Fmperor and King.'
"GKHAnn. Berlin."
Lorenr. Muller In the G rmnn Cath
olic Bevlew. Per Fels. February, 1915,
mnde the following statement In re
pard to the emperor's telegram:
"Olllclally no instance nns neen
proven of persons hnvlng flred wllh
th help of priests from the towers of
churches. All that hns been made
known up to the present, and that has
been mndo the object of Inquiry con
cerning alleged atrocities attributed to
Cnthollc priests during this war. has
been shown to be false and altogether
Imaginary, without any exception. Our
emperor telegraphed to the president
of the United States of America thnt
even women nnd priests hnd commit
ted atrocities during this guerrilla war
fare on wounded soldiers, doctors and
nurses attached to the flo'd ambu
lances. How this telegram can be rec
onciled with the fact stated above we
shall not he able to learn until after
the war."
"While I was In England." he said,
"I hnd Interviews with A. Bonar Law
nnd Walter Long of the British gov
ernment, nnd on my way here I have
seen Mr. Hughes, prime minister of
Austmlln. From these gentlemen I
have been given to understand thnt my
beloved Islands ntny yet come under
the commonwealth. I nm Informed by
the. British government that the nec
essary arrangement had beeu mnde
with France so we are but waiting
until the end of the wnr." "King"
Wntrlntn was wounded In Franco
rrnm a Bavarian offlccr. "Joan of Arc
is not French,, since she was a Lor-
ralner, nnd Lorraine Is German, cer
tainly she prayed to heaven for the
success of our arms, for they are dli
rected against her mortal enemies ; the
French, who delivered her up, and the
English, who burned herl"
In Confidence.
Sometimes a girl geu confidential
and tells a man that a lot of other
men have tried to klse her, but he la
the only one who succeeded.
K Present for
Santa Claus
By ELINOR MARSH
DWINA'S iflother was
busy putting
mince pies Into
the oven, so she
did not notice
the little girl
when she passed
through the room.
Edwlna wore her
warm winter coat
nnd tam-o'-shun-ter,
and her fat
fingers were snug
gled up la red
mittens. .
"I've got Christ
mas errands to
do, mother," said
Edwlna when she reached the door.
"Tomorrow's Christmas, and I'm go
ing to buy a present for Santa Claus."
"Well, I declare " Mrs. Hay sank
Into a chair and begnn to laugh. "A
present for Suntn Claus himself?"
"A real present I've got 12 cents. I
earned this money my own self, nnd
and I wnnt to buy something for Santa
with nty own money."
"Very well, dear. I nm sure Snntn
Claus will bo pleased enough to be
remembered. You had better go to
Smith's store."
"All right.'' called Edwlna ns she
went out.
It was snowing a little Just little,
light, floating (lakes like tiny feathers.
Insldo the kitchen It had leen warm
nnd cozy, with a delicious smell of
inluco meat, fresh cookies and upples.
Outside It was cold, pud the stinging
Bnowtlakes made her cheeks tingle.
"What can I do for you, Edwlna?"
asked Mr. Smith.
"I want a pair of slippers for a
man," said Edwlna, primly.
"What size?" asked the storekeeper.
"Very big ones," snld Edwlna in a
grownup's manner.
"Hum !" smiled Mr. Smith In n mys
terious way. "Well, you enn change
them after Christmas If they don't
Bt"
Edwlna wondered If Santa Claus
tould come nil tho way back from the
"Santa Has Taken the Book and Can
- dyl" 5ho Cried.
north pole Just to chnnge a pair of
slippers, but sho said nothing until
Mr. Smith showed her a very large
pair of flowered slippers.
How good old Santa would enjoy
those comfortable slippers!
"Will 12 cents be enough?" asked
Edwlna, anxiously.
"Ho, ho, ho!" laughed Mr. Smith.
"Twelve cents? No, Edwlnn. The
price of these slippers Is $2."
"1 guess I won't take them," fal
tered Edwlna ns she left the store,
Edwlna hurried nwny from Smith's
Store and went to a little 10 cent store.
Jlere wore nil sorts of things she could
buy with her money, but it was hard
lo choose something Santa Claus might
like. There were books such nice
stories, too. One In particular, culled
"Patty nnd Her Pitcher," was so de
lightful that Edwlna was sure Santa
Claus would like It. So she paid 10
cents for that, and with the remaining
2 cents she bought two sticks of red
and white striped candy.
When she showed these things to
her father nnd mother they did not
even smile, but they suld they were
sure Santa Claus would be pleased.
"I shall hung a stocking for Santa
nnd put these things In It," said Ed
wlna, and on the stocking she pinned
a note saying:
"From a little girl who loves you."
She went happily to bed, nnd the
next thing Edwlna knew It was Christ-
ptas morning. She hopped out of bed
nnd run Into the warm living room to
lee If Santa hnd been there.
What a wonderful array of toys
dolls and doll house and furniture,
books nnd games nnd toy dishes, a lit
tle fur muff and a rocking chair nnd
so muny other things!
Edwlna clapped her. hnnds nnd
Jumped for Joy. "Santa has tuken the
book and candy!" she cried, nnd then
bIio found a little note signed "Santa
Claus." "Thank you, dear little Ed
wlna, and a Morry Christinas to you,"
It read.
The Youthful Year.
A youthful year Is with us onco again,
His coming marks the onward pace
of time;
Yet era he goes his way tho kings of
sport
MHny find themselves displaced be
ncnlK the lime.
I Nw faces may adorn the Hall of Fame,
Fro pi stuidy brows the laurel may be
I swept, ,
And whon December comes he will not
' find
A single resolution wholly kept.
What good Is i
irokMil
resolution that can't be
J-
Little Cask
La$fer$
IT WAS Chrlstmns eve la Durgno's
department store, and to the hap
py children who accompanied their
parents to see the glittering lights and
the gorgeous Christmas toys the big
store was a palace of splendor. But
It was not one to poor II tt hi Edna
Gray, the tired little cnshglrL
This Christinas eve Edna was very
ad. She hnd planned to give her
mother a nice Christmas present, and
to crown it all she was going to hide
the present in one of a pair of new
stockings to heng on the chair beside
her widowed nnd sick mother's bed. 1
A well dressed man nnd womeo
smiled ns the little girl took a pack
age of glovos to the bundle counter.
"She looks like Beatrice," whispered
tho woman softly, nnd the man nod
ded, with n smil
ing recollection of
the little daugh
ter tucked be
tween the sheets
nt home dream
ing of S u n t n i
Claus. j
"Poor c h 1 1 d," j
lie ' murmured. ,
And when Ednii j
returned with!
tlielr packuge he j
8 1 1 p p e d some
thing crisp and
green Into her
little hand.
"Merry Christ
mas!" ho laughed
as they disap
peared la tho
crowd.
"Oh.
you I"
Edna
thank
breathed
as she
peeked nt tho bill
In her thin hand.
"Now I can get
mother's dressing
sack and stock
Slipped Something
Into Her Hand.
ings and tea and other nice things!"
Full of happiness, she tucked the
money nwuy In her pocket and grasped
a package handed over the counter by
an Impatient clerk.
"Cash" took the package, and it
dropped from her tired fingers 'to the
floor. She stooped to pick it up, and
as she did so her fingers enme la con
tact with a Bimdl square leather
pocketbook such ns men carry. Sho
found a corner of the stairway quite
vucunt ef shop
pers, nnd out
there she peeked
into the pocket
book. It was
crammed with
neatly folded
bills. Inside wns
a name stamped
In gold letters,
"George B. Law
ton," with nn ad
dress below it
Edna's heart
sank as she went
back to her work.
Of course she
must return the
pocketbook to Its
owners, nnd she
suspected It
might have been
the man who hnd
given the money
nnd wished her
a Merry Chrlst
mns the lovely
lady with him
had called hita
Peeked Into The
Pocketbook.
"George" and yet If she went to thnt
address she would not have time to
buy the things for her mother.
When she was outside tho store at
the closing hour she found herself In a
mist of flying snow-flakes. A friendly
policeman told. her how to reach the
address she wanted.
A pretty housemaid opened the door
and cried out in alarm when n very
cold and bewil
dered little girl
fell In a heap at
her feet.
"Why, it's the
little cashglrl 1"
exclulmed Mrs.
Lowton, who had
followed her hus
band into tho
halL
Edna's hand
struggled Into her
pocket and she
brought out tho
pock etbook. "I
guess It Is yours.
What time Is It
please? Will I
have time to get
mother's pres
ents?" Mr. L a w t o n
Carried Her Into a plcteed nor up tn
Beautiful Room. nls 8trong ttrnl8
and curried her Into a beautiful living
room, nnd Hie maid vanished to fetch a
cup of liot broth.
A hnlf hour later the Lawtons took
Edna home in a great warm motor
car. This Chrlstmns Ednn will not be a
cashglrl In n store. She Is In school
now, nnd her future looks bright,
thanks to her friends the Lawtons,
Mary Does Have a Book.
Are you thinking of buying a book
for Mary as a Christmas present, or
iocs Mary nlrendy have a book? Bos
ton Globe.
We would feel better If we might
say "Mary has," but we know from the
form of your question that would not
sound right In Boston; so we merely
sigh nnd say: "Mary does." Her book
Is n cook book, nnd she has a Christ
mas turkey to go with It Exchange.
When Love la Blind.
Love Is very often blind when a
man Is hugging a fond delusion.
iff'
NOTE a
(Conducted by the National Woinan'f
Christian Temperance Union.)
THE ENEMY ON LAND.
Mr. J. S. Strachey, editor of the
Spectator (London), once nn advocate
of the drink trnfllc, has since tho bo
ginning of the war made prohibition
the policy of his paper. Ia a recent
public address ho told this story:
' "A city, though its armies were Tie
torlous, was In dire straits for food.
Strict search was made to see that
nothing that could be used for food
should be wasted, nnd lo, o great store
of barley and sugar was found. And
the general thunked God that they
were suved. There was enough barley
nnd sugur to enable them to hold out
till the re-vlctunlllng that was muo
to comef in a few months. The bar
ley, nilted with corn, would nmke ex
cellent bread nnd the sugar would
save tho children.
"'Alns,' snld the civil authorities,
'all this barley and sugar must be
turned Into beer; wo dure not touch
It.'
"T!;i general, who was a simple sol
dier and did not understand politics,
was unary. 'This Is a town of sana
peupl?, not a lunutlc usylum, nobody
rr. n I e allowed to turn Into beer what
might be mudo Into bread nnd so save
t!io people.'
' Hut it was even so. The city fell
end the conquerors drank tho beer I"
Mr. Strachey hammered his point
Inline wlth'these words:
"The proper thing to do, the straight
thing to do, the only honorable thing
to do, Is to 8top the brewers and glvo
the people bread. With famine facing
flie world, the government must stay
the food destroyers on land us well us
on sea, If wo nre to have victory."
CANADA'S WHITE MAP.
Provincial prolUbltlon Is now In op
eration in the provinces of Alberta,
Manitoba, NoVn Scotln, Ontario,
Prince Edward islands, Saskatche
wan, New Brunswick nnd British Co
lumbia. At the time the above map
f as made the province of Quebec was
84 per cent dry. Since then Mlssls
quol county and the city of Quebec
hav voted dry. A proposal by Yu
kon territory to petition the Dominion
parliament for territorial prohibition
was defeated by the narrow margin
of three votes. In the rcmnlnlng part
of the Dominion of Canada, generally
known as the Northwest territories,
tho sale of liquor Is prohibited, and
strong drink ntny only be imported on
special permits, specifying the kind
and quantity of liquor which they
cover.
TESTIMONY OF ARMY DOCTOR.
The use of alcohol results In much
Inefficiency. It Is well understood by
Oil who control large bodies of men
that alcohol and effective work are
Incompatible. Abundant liquor means
a full guardhouse and mnny court
nartlnl cases. In the mntter of tnr
eet shootlnir. cnreful experiments con-
jticted In Sweden showed nn average
)f 40 per cent fewer hits by marks-
Oten after one drink of brandy. Since
alcohol markedly Interferes with tho
mental processes, it Is plain thnt de
.lslons In military crises nre npt to
1c faulty. Alcoholism nnd venerenl
llseases nre closely allied. Frnnk R.
Teefer, D., Lieutenant Colonel,
Medical Corps, United States Army.
INTERFERENCE WITH PERSONAL
LIBERTY.
The Chicago city council committee
on health has refused to consider an
application for n permit to open a
shop dealing exclusively In horse meat
Is not this Interfering with personnl
liberty, a man's right to eat or drink
whnt he wants, nnd then remember,
too, that horse meat will probably be
sold anyway In some shops whether
the permit la granted or not The Illi
nois Issue.
MISSOURI MASONS.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Ac
cepted Masons of the state of Mis
souri, at a meeting held In St. Louis
September 19, passed amid cheers, a
. most drastic resolution In favor of
bone-dry .prohibition. The resolution
provides for the expulsion from tho
order of any Mason signing a petition
for a saloon or a saloonlst's bond. The
resolution passed by a vote of 1,180
to SCO. Counted by lodges, the vote
stood 230 to 72.
. 0 DIFFERENCE.
Distinguishing between alcohol in
whisky nnd alcohol In beer Is like dis
tinguishing between smallpox la big
splotches and smallpox la little
splotches. Same old poison In either
rortn. American Issue.
KNOCK-OUT DROPS.
, Alcohol is not a stimulant to the
en! ronn, but a form of "knock-out
1n,ps," putting the real civilized man
ut of business und releasing the prim
tlve, latent savage. Life Extension
i '.nstitute.
THINK OF IT.
There Is one week's bread In 18 pints
of beer.
There is one week's sugar In 10 pints
of beer.
The man who drinks three rlnts a
dny drinks nnother man's rations.
From "The Fiddlers," by Arthur Mee.
BOOZE OR BREAD.
Booze or Bread? Booze ol Bread?
Shall Humanity be mode drunk or
fed?
That's the question for heart and
head.
iNMMriONAL .
SUNMrSfflOOL
Lessm
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1917, Wostom Newipnper Union.)
.ESSON FOR DECEMBER 23
THE 8TORY OF THE FIT.8T
CHRI8TMAS.
LESSON TEXT-Matthew M-1L
GOLDEN TKXT-There la born to you
Jhls day In the city of David, e. Savior,
ho Is Christ the Lord. Luke ML
Tho story of the birth of Jesus is
recorded In three of the four Gospels,
Matthew, Luke and John, each of
which contributes some feature essen
tial to complete the picture. No one
should teach this lesson . who does
not have a good "harmony of the
Gospels." Every year for the 45 yearn
of the International Sunday School
Lessons, we have had the Christmas
lesson taken from these three Gospels
one at a time. This veur In closing
tho present series, we unite nil threo
Gospels In one comploto story, "Tho
Story of tho First Christmas."
Tho order of events should clearly
be kept In mind as follows: "The
angelic announcement to Zacharlas,
the priest, while in the exercise of
his ministerial ofllce. The angelic nn-
nouncemeiit to Mary, the mother nfl
Jesus, nnd to Joseph, her espoused'
husband. Mary's visit to her cousin,
Ellzubcth, and the birth of John the
Baptist. The birth of Jesus nnd his
circumcision on the eighth dny (Luke
2:21). Ills redemption some 31 duys
later, Introducing Simon the priest
(Luke 2:22), and the purification of
tho mother.
The coining of Jesus was at the most
opportune time In nil the history of
tho world, for Palestine wns the cen-t
trnl region of the Koman empire. The
whole civilized world was subject to
Human domination. lie was borni
while the entire world was at peace,
for once In Its history. Travel was'
at Its best, for the ltoman military
roads ull centered In Rome and ex-
tended throughout the empire. The;
Greek language was spoken every
where, along with native languages,;
so that the Gospel could readily be,
benrd In all parts of the empire. The,
Old Testament was translated into,
Greek. The Jews were scattered)
throughout all lands, carrying this Old
Testament with them, and had estnb-i
llshed their synagogues la nearly ev-(
ery city and town. There wns alsrt
a wide-spread Intellectual nnd moral
awakening, and there was wide-spread!
religious unrest and a hungering for)
something better. t
I. The Search. Notice thnt he who,
was born on this first Chrlstmns, was
the "only begotten of God." This dlv-
Ine being became flesh, a strange ami
seemingly Impossible union, but only!
such a union of tho hnmnn nnd divine
could draw man to God. It Jesus
had not been Identified with the dlvlno
natnre of God, nil the love, honor and
devotion which we give to him, would
lend us Into Idolatry. , (1) Wisdom,
leeklng (vv. 1, 2). See also Acts 13:G,
Who these men were, we do not know.
They were evidently students of tho
stars, and perhaps came from Persia
whither Balaam went. (Numbers)
23:7; Numbers 24:17-10.) They mnyi
have known of Daniel's prophecy
They came because they had seen at
star. A llttlo light, only a small star
and we may have the sun. (John
R?12 1 Tho hlchest wisdom is to know
God. (Prov. :10.) We do not have
to seek far to find him. The highest
wisdom Is ni so teachable: "Where Is
he that Is horn?" These, wise men
were not the first ones to swk him,
for the humble shepherds who had
heard the nngeiic host (Luke 2:15,'
10), Immediately went to Jerusalem
to make sure that the good news was
true. Tradition only gives us the!
names of these men. They typify the
world, the first Gentiles who came to
leek Jesus. (2) Wickedness Seeking
(v. 3-8). It Is interesting to note
the alarm of Herod, his suspl
tlon and Jealousy. Why Note the
enrefulness of Ilerod's senrch. First
the chief priests, who were the
ologians; then the scribes ana
lawyers, who were the historians;
then the common people who were
familiar with the traditions; nnd,
flnnllv. tho wise men (v. 7). no
thnnrht ho had not left any loop-hole
In his search, but ho hnd neglected
God. It Is Interesting to know time
h searching of Scripture on this ocv
casion did not produce the result we
most naturally think of in connection
with tho study of the word of God.
II. Wisdom Rewarded (vv. 8-11).
Persistent obedient searching after
God always brings wisdom. Notice
tho steps of the wise men. They
sought, they found, they rejoiced, they
worshiped and they gave girts, me
stable of Christ's birth Is evidently an
exchange for a house (v. 11 nnd Luke
2:7). Tho gifts they presented have
a threefold significance: liom, ros
rovnltv. Indicating divine glory; FrnnkJ
Incense for deity, the aroma of his
life; Myrrh, signifying death, his death
and Its vnlue to mankind. Notice thnt
they did not worship Mury. They
gave their best gifts and thus they
r.rnvlr1nl for his flight Into Egypt.
Tinir dfts reDresented the world
tribute, but notice tnat worship came
before giving. (Psnlm TC:10. 11.)
in Wickedness Foiled (vv. 12-10)
God Intervened (v. 12). Notice the
Impotent rage of the enemy (v. 10)
Phi-ist wns delivered, Herod wns dls
ninvert. nnd the people were desolate'
duo to sin. Notice the contrasts. Men
seeking, Jerusalem careless. Men
oat-ins- to worship. Herod, to kill.
God Intervening to protect (v. 12)
Herod to destroy it. iu. jr
Ing to the wise men, wruth to the
foiled wicked ones.
Suggestions: The cry "where" of
the human heart is here answereci.
ni nnawers all honest searching. God
himself gave his best gift (John 3:10),
God also desires our best. gift. We
must worship Jesus us King, uongion
la not for the Mngl alone, nor for the
common people ; it is for nil. We have
not far to go to seek the Christ
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