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Show THE CALL Of CHRrSTM. " Inaplratlan ef Time hauls! trine. V Deeper tense of rerenal Ra- . agewaibtlity. t It u) Chrlatxtaa lime, and at til II moment rba call la ta .lift up our bearta aad aaltaiasa tha Light of tin' World, to real far a while la the glory1 of last light: not, indeed, forgeUloi tha leaaons he weald have ua lean, nor tboee, great aarvaata of hie was taught ua to kaow and love and Wort, and aave paeaeil away; hut la tlieiii nimeea ana a4orlton atahtpg to rekni mere aad Bora bow be wonM baw ua aerva bin. Tba Inspiration of 'tb blessed time should bring-im' a' dmftr aenaa of personal reaponalbtnty, aad of our duly to our nUhhlo rctnl to (tuestlnns tmirtflHg the general H fare; and, beyond all, a deeper rnl'l that faith by which muurrYalna can'be r.fnoved ud a truer love, a davoon that eaa bear even the taemaeb of tie creea. U narailealoa. nay bulba gnat-d gnat-d to share lo bearing a part of that bunfea. . t. Taa advent of Chrtat makaa oa itbt-ore itbt-ore to Uad aad nan. It la therefore not for ua to gnaatlon whether otkrm ara kind to aa, aa whether than lr love, ganlleneaa. meekness, evmaithr and helpralneea la nor own llvss. or not. With this spirit of the asaaon reflected aad perpetuated In tha life. Chrtatmaa giving will reaolve ltlf Into Christ lUe giving every day froni Chrlatmaatlda to Chrlaimaatlda at ei ery year of grace. Christ eania tat tsl be tntnletered unto, but to mlnlaler, a)l sunr, and ta die. (or othera. aval b: awaaalea. Main g far above I. h alia ml awtKaar eaa luaMf eeely !' aeir, tae gratefal heart wll esa; "What eaa f give to, oiy IMeemer who gave himself for, me. aid what can I do for othera! for bla lake, and tha goepel'aT" That la tha wlnrarna-tins wlnrarna-tins of taa Cbrlet aptrtt. aid ialu bin wba aald: "Aad I. If I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me." |