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r 1 1 1 1 1 Il She Houghton Star. 4 Volume III, No. 4. December 1910. +0 1.1 1 L 10 L L 1 iester 011 0 Whiel'¥ 6ryi 1%*airtimeill, 9........ 'rtmant, The Theolo Luckey, A. Presic s Dtells, 11 eater 00 r, GoddE «614 66 32.-r-U 06 he 9rince of 9eace D. S. BEDFORD No more popular title has ever been apparel still produce unfair social applied to our Lord Jesus than the distinctions. The cause is still in last of those found in Isa. 9: 6. This individual selfishness. The Christ title is vastly more significant than child of Bethlehem came to destroy is sometimes realized. Earthly peace cast, for he fits into all the needs of must somehow be associated with the every social 'ircle. How the rich coming of Jesus, for a part of the Ingy rejoice in the message of Christ- announcement by the angel was, mas that tLey are privileged to lay "Peace on earth." This announcement their gifts at the feet of Jesus as was prophetic. It is also a present re did the wise men of the East. The ality. Universal peace is not as yet poor also are comforted because in a fact, but we wish for the dawn. the stable picture they see God In the meantime we herald Jesus as himself accepting a cradle in the the Prince of Peace in individual life. lap of poverty. We herald the Son "For he is our Peace." Through him of Mary as the Prince of Social as a mediator we have access into Peace. the presence and favor of God, and Our whole country is rocked occa- "being therefore justified by faith we sionally in the throes of an indus- have peace with God." By the same trial conflict. The lives of men and means also, we have peace and fellow- women and of little children are sac- ship one with another. The underlying rificed as the victims in this warfare. cause of all strife is individual sin. The evils that follow in its train are To be more specific, it is selfishness. not all physical, but moral evils as This is one of the things that Jesus base as are the result of actual war, came to destroy. His interpretation are in its wake. But again, greed of the law governing all our human is the cause of this conflict. A de- relations is, "Thou shalt love thy sire on the part of the laborer to r neighbor as thyself." He not only become rich, or at least to live in presents the obligation, but he puts luxury, meets a demand on the part energy and power within the heart to of those already rich to add to their make this to be realized. Misunder- present holdings. The yule-tide mes- standings may still arise but the sage here also would secure an ami. Prince of Peace sits as umpire of cable solution. Jesus was born to a the soul to arbitrate for a peaceful life of toil and in it, according ta the settlement. greatness of his own nature, he must There is still much of the same have fully met the demands placed spirit of strife for personal ends in upon him. He conquered in every society. In our boasted civilization sphere of human achievement where there ought to be no longer anything he wrought. The working out of his that borders on cast, and yet what teaching and the living out of his less community is not more or life today means the peacable solu- clanish? Differences of wealth or tion between capital and labor. 1 The Second Semester Commenees Monday, Jam 28. May We Send You Our Splendid Catalogue of One Hundred Pages Wbieh- Gives Full Information Con- cerning Location, Buildings, Equipment, Expenses, Etc., and a Complete Description of Each of the Four Departments:- The Preparatory Department, - The College, The Music Department, The Theological Department. Send a Card to J. S. Luckey, A. M., President, Houghton, - - - New York. I. A Fine Line of Winter Furnishings Gloves and Mittens, Hats and Caps, Ladies' and Men's Sweater Coats, Underwear, Ball Brand Rubber Goods and Rochester Made Clothing for Men. l Shoes Can be Ordered and Reeeived From Rochester on Same Day. J. H.& G. B. Crowell, Boughton, N. Y. OBSERVER PRINT, FILLMORE, "Al 5 he Prince of Peace D. S. BEDFORD No inore populat title has ever been apparel still produce unfair social applied to our Lord .Jesus than the distinctions. The cause is still in last of those foutici in Isa. !}:6. This iiidividual selfishiN,ss. The Christ title is vastly more sigitificant than child of Bethleheiii came to destroy is sometimes realized. Earthly peace cast, for he fits into 2111 the needs of must soniehow be associated With Ill(' every social ·ircle. How the rich coming of .Jeslls, for a part of the m'ly 1'('joice in the nwisa:t. of Christ- announcement by the allgel .as, inas that tl.py are privileged to lay -'Peace on earth. This alitiouncement their gifts at the feet of .Jesus as was Prophetic. It is also a prest,lit re did the wise well of the East. The ality. riliverSal peace is not as yet poor also are comforted because in a fact but we wish for the dawn. the stable picture they see God In the meantime we herald Jesus as himself accepting a cradle in thi· the Princ·e of Peace in individual life. \Ve hc./.ild thc· So Il -For he is our Peace." Through hint of Mary ds thi· Prince of Social as a mediator we have access into 144/Ce. the presence and favor of God, and Our whole coulitry is rocked occa- '-being therefore justified by faith wt, sionally iii the thi·oes of an indus- have peace with God." By the Saint. trial (·oriflic·t. The nves of Inell and means also. we have peace and fellow- women and of little children are sac'- ship one with another. The underlying rificed :is the vic·tims in this warfarr. cause of all strife is individual sin. The evils that follow in irs train :11·r To be more spec·ific, it is selfishness. not all physical, but moral evils ;ls This is one of the things that .Jesus base as are the resillt of actual war. raine to destror. His iliterpretalic)11 ari, iii its wake. But again, greed of the lau' go\'viking all elli hulndil is D, cause of This Ic,iitlict. .\ de- relations is, ''Thou shalt 104 thT sire on the part of the laborer t() neighbor as thyself.'' 1-le not oilly become rich. or .li ll·asT to livt' iIi presents Ille obligation, but he puts luxury, meets a demand on tile part pileigy and power Within the heart. to make this to be realized. Misun dir- present holdiligs. Thi· yule-tide mei- standings 111:ty still aris(' lilli th,· satte h,q·p :ilso n'ould Siv·ilre :in ami- Prince of Peace sits as unlpire of cal,li, solitticin . .jeslts was born to a the voill to arbitrate toi· a peaceful life of toil iind in it, according to the St'ttlenwilt. greatness of his ou-11 11,11111'4·. lip mlist There is Still 11111('11 of the same have fiill; m ,T the (lemi,11(ls placed spirit of' strifi· for personal ends iii lip<)|i hilli 11*, conqu,·red in every society. Iii our boastud civilizatic)11 :phere of h unlan achievement Where there ought to be no longer anything he wrought. The working out of his that borders on cast, and ret whilt traching and the lh'ing out of his i·()111111111ily is not Ill()1't, () 1 lt'ss life today m,-ans the peacabli· solu- c·laijish? Differelic·ps of wealth () I tion 1)('tweell 4·z1)ital and |;it)(,I·. International peace "makes haste Lake Lucerne the tourist reaches the slowly." With all the peace con- foot of Mt. Rigi. where he takes a congresses, and Hague Tribunals and "cable car" for the top, to better be- peace endowments one would think hold the wonderful Alpine scenery. that the settlement of international So many beautiful scenes preseni questions by arbitration might soon themselves throughout Switzerland be realized. The difficulty lies in one is always thrilled with enthusi- the fact that nations are but the or- asm. ganization of individuals, and men Interlaken, as its name indicates, Here the are still lustful. This individual lust lies between two lakes. enlarged to national proportions takes "Jung Frau Mountain" nearly 14,000 on the form of extending markets, ft. high, reclines, so called because commercial supremacy and national always covered with snow. It sym- recognition. The reign of Jesus bolizes the purity of the virgin. Christ in individual life will produce Near Interlaken lies the town of really Christian nations, which would Laute rbrunnen only half a mile wide find some other way of settling dif- and bounded on either side by high ferences than by earnage and war. mountains. The famous Staubbacli We look for the day when He who Fall:, the highest waterfall in the humbled himself shall be exalted un- world, here leap over the side of one til every knee shall bow to him and of these mountains to a depth of every tongue confess, when all things 980 feet. In Lauterbrunnen a person shall have been put into subjection feels dissatisfied and longs to climb under him. Then when every scep- to the top of the mountains which tre shall be laid down but his, and surround him.