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Notes of a sermon by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at Union Church on Sunday morning re

And it came to pass when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go eveaunto Bethlehem an! see this thing which is gume to pass. which the Lord hath made known

to us."-Luke 13.

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will surrounds them, inarticulate. from its very intensity, at a loss to express itself save by the crude situal of healthdrinking and rice throwing Visions their eyes, the tenderest hopes of are before our humanity suffuse their hearts, and those who love them most pray almost with trembling that these will not fade out in the succeeding light of common day. Likewise the youth, as he leaves home to win his way in the world. The thoughts of youth," says Longfellow truly are long, long thoughts."

there rise

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for the moment blotted out the vision that had thrilled his soul.

In our various ways all of us arrive at this point after any experience above the normal which for the time may have lifted us, as we say, out of our- selves, or above the level of every day. We call it reaction, or per- haps disillusion, but really it is test, and in the test one of two things will happen. We shall either. like St. Paul, be "obedient unto the heavenly vision," and go on to follow its guidance through the darkness, or we shall allow ourselves to slip

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this world, yielding to the earthly satisfaction. and the Isensus), afraid to follow the gleam, ashamed to confess we were ever in love with it. It is always easy to slip back, to treat the ideal as the illusory, to find pleas for refraining from following the best we have had revealed to

US.

Bethlehem is far away-to re- sume the symbolism of the Advent story-the road is hard and uncertain, and there

may be lions in the way.

Not so however did the men of that ancient story: "I: came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to anoter, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the

Lord hath made known unto us,"

which hears God's call recognises. There speaks the voice of faith. fit, and promptly follows it. It is when the angels have departed cf. It is in the backflow of the that we show what we are made ware that the swimmer's skill and manhood are proved. It is in the hour of reaction that temptat- begin to look large. In the hour ions are strongest and hindrances of insight we are above these, but when it closes their force is felt. It is then that the gallant army may be dispirited and defeated, be surrendered and his life mar- that the young man's hopes, may

high-heartedly lets in the taint of red, that the home life begun so fretfulness and discord, that the awakened soul begins to fall from

grace.,

bow it must be. The hours of That is how it may be. but not insight are revelations of what is meant to be.

Tis the most difficult of tasks

to keep

"Heights which the soul is

competent to gain."

not impossibility.and the difficulty True no doubt, but difficulty is is best dealt with by immediate action.

Pake the first step on the road before you without delay. We lose our ideals because we hesitate over-long to put them to the proof in practice. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem," said the shep- herds, and toward Bethlehem they set out forthwith. Poets and

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It seems wholly fitting that at before him visions of a future the birth of Christ heavenlylin which much is messengers should have been attempted, great things are to be to be hovering over this world, for the done.

Years after some may announcement was the gladdest remain,

some may be fulfilled, mission that heavenly messengers but many a contrast has had to could

employed n.be experienced between those It seems fitting also that they first bright pictures and the dull should have made their presence dry circle of the daily round, the known to kindred spirits upon slow tolisome climb up the earth, who were in that time of ladder of success. Dreams have expectancy looking in faith for vanished and visions been dis- the advent of the Kingdom of God. pelied the brightness and glory Some of these were of but humble have died down from the heavens: Station, "Shepherds abiding in the the angels have gone away, field, keeping watch over their

So also it befalls, and markedly, Blocks by night. In the silence in the spital experiences of the of night, about their peacefullawakening soul. Soul history is occupation. meditating and by no means uniform, but there conversing on the hopes which

2re many who can recall the lay in their hearts. they find that time of conscious passing from they are not alone. The spiritual darkness into light, the happy presences which lie about us. day which fixed the good choice earer than we think, become for ever when the heart glowed fest; the glory of the Lord and longed to tell its raptures, as round about bem,life on a new and higher plane and the angel of

the stretched forward in anticipation artists have left innumerable Land comes upon them. Hu-to the very gates of the celestial testimonies of high'thoughts and man-like, they are sore afraid but city. But the reassuring "Fear not" is pass,

Eransports quickly fine conceptions allowed to escape contemplation spoken, and suddenly there is heavenly pattern has to be ex-seize

of the for want of pen or pencil to faith, but it is not faith un-narration, and we with the angel a multitude of the changed for patient effort to

them at the

tested. There is a touchstone it substantially true. Every heavenly host praising God, and work it out on the bonely levels too indolent or too wrapped in

or because they have been here beside it, and that lies in the vision of God will be proved heralding the advent message.of daily life. The test

next words, "which the Lord hath to have led us aright if we follow But like other angel visits this when clouds descend to blot out You and I likewise have lost from God?

comes mere reverie to sieze then at all. shown unto us. Is the thing it in faith. God does not deceive one is brief. The hopes of leave the vision, and the angels are many a blessing held out to us conscience, do we know that it deepest.

Does it carry our our hearts at their best and and the longings of earth have gone away.

He does not reveal met and exchanged greetings:

This whole class of experiences moments of quiet thought, at some

through delay in grasping it. In appeals to the best which is in us great and good things only to the glory of God has lightened for has been the theme of poet and turning point in life, in the up-our noblest?

and would call forth, our truest, snatch them away as from" a a moment the darkness of men preacher no doubs since ever lift of worship and the house of from God and can rely on His may have gone away, but the If so we know it is Tantalus in torment. The angels Night once more closes around preaching and poetry the scene, the shutters fall upon for

were, prayer, how many times our furtherance of it. Do not be me sage they gave was trus, and eyes as it were have opened, unfaithful to the heavenly vision, its end will be better than the and the angels have gone away. There are times when visions come to us higher conceptions of and our inmost hearts acclaim and a charm no doubt about our The scene has never failed to come to men from God. visions duty, elearer views of truth,

universal. Four hearts thrilled. There have the life which God has revealed beginning. There is a freshness charm the imagination of Christ of duty and love and honour, of broader sympathies, surer faith, daily round that there was a time, outmatched by the

Do not forget in the course of the hopeful beginnings, but they are endom, and it has many analogies purity and goodness and truth, greater love.

fulfilment, in our experience of life."

when the glory of God shines

when you saw its ultimate mean-even though that should not One such recurs, for example, round about, when life is seen in opened and God was

We have felt as if heaven was ing. Do not be afraid of having a come until after long waiting, every Christmas season, when its highest possibilities, and its with us, but we have gone away losing it. Do not be afraid of bringing his sheaves with him. talking high ideal; be afraid of when the reaper returns with joy, good and glad influences play acblest ideals are revealed even and let the vision remain un being thought an enthusiast The army, fresh and vigorous, upon all bearts and heaven seems to earth-bound eyes. nearer and opener than is wont.exception also these times of the proof. "New" is always the enthusiasm for anything worth sets forth for the field, but far

Without realised by delaying to put it to God knows there is far too little is a splendid sight But this comes, like

other vision are transitory. precious things, to pass. The few days of respite and relaxation left the shepherds. We think at doubts to whisper that our glimpse letting the enthusiasm burn itself grizzled, but with victory in its

The angels leave us all as they before there is time for chilling promises. Be only afraid of thinned, colours

moment to start for Bethlehem, while in this cold world of com-more so when it returns, ranks are quickly over; home circles the moment that we should be of the real is, es alas we are so reunited for a little are broken glad if it were otherwise, we wish fond of thinking it, the unresi actions. Keep well in mind the of honourable war, for the well- out before it has set fire to your train, yes or even with the defeat up once more; the hours of social that it were possible for the hour There would be less of cynicism moment on the mount; believe in fought. fight is always victory. and spiritual joy are ended; the of insight to be prolonged, that and scepticism in this world, and ordinery round of life must be we might tarry on the mount of less wailing over life's disillusion- like Elijah after Horeb you shall tion of the young Christian are its reality and its deep truth, and The eager joy and zealous devo- resumed: the Yule logs are burnt spiritual and mental exaltation. ments if men and women yielded go in the strength of that meat beautiful and inspiring in their out, the Christmas bells cease their peal, and the angels have (and be spoke for us all,it best, followed the gleam when it

Master," said the Apostle Feter & more prompt obedience to their many days. Dark days some of time, but the most heartening them may be, but they need not sight this side of heaven is the Some halo of glory similarly tabernacles and abide."

is good to be here; let us make shines on them, were it only for therefore be futile: surrounds the outset of every God has laid out life according upon itself and refused to let their

crown of glory on the hoary head But a step, turned in their scepticism "We cannot kindle when we found in the way of righteous- high and hopeful undertaking to another mode. The Master feet be paralysed from the path

will Think, for instance, of the arms Himself had to descend from the on which their hearts would fain

"The fire which in the hearti Blessed above all is the man starting on its campaign. See the place of transfiguration,

resides;

the testing of whose visions is Colours moving in the breeze, when He did He found what

and impel them.

"The Spirit bloweth and is still. leading him, as the shepherds bark to the cheering of the crowd seemed a sordid scene-a band shepherds, "this thing which is

Let us see, said the "In mystery the soul abides: and the hurrahs of the troops; of distraught disciples, a dis- come to pass," but nowadays we

were led, nearer to the Christ of "But tasks in hours of insight God. Every day truly lived," think of the hopes and prayers putatious excited crowd, and say, "whether or nutit has come

willed

every duty done in love, is a step which buoy all spirits up, imagine human sorrow and misery obtrud- to pass."

"Can be through hours of on the road to Bethlehem, and the ambitions, the resolves, the ing themselves, needy though tentative" mistrustful fashion "Let us try in some

gloom fulfilled."

though the path may often lie dreams of glory and achievement unlovely.

We have considered so far first through shadows it is more and in the prospect of battle und.

Mozay not after all the vision seen, second the vision inore toward the perfect day. adventure. But soon come days down from Sinai where he had may not tum out that the best the vision verified.

Come be something in it whether it tested. In closing let us think of When we return it will be gloryfy. of teilsome march far from friends communed face to face with God God has to offer us is not too fine with haste, and found bath Mary have seen and heard, even as it They came ing Ged for all the things we and bomeland; nights of weary watching follow amid monotonous friend," where

talketh with bis for daily use, too good to be and Joseph, and the babe lying was spoken unto us and most of

the heaven wholly true. Thus we allow in the manger privation and discomfort; hopes

paltern hed been

And the all for the revelation of Himself may grow dim and hearts fallim."

shown ourselves to think and speak, and shepherds returned, gloryfying which grows from more to more, He

wanted because of our unbelief God can and praising God for all the from the humble babe in the Or it is bride and bridgroom backsliding and idolatrous licence thing which is come to pass"

below in the tents of Israel, where do no mighty work in us. "This things which they had heard and manger to the Prince of Life at setting forth on life's journey distressed his exalted spirit, and that, I said, is the voice of them. So closes this gospel Kingdom of the Father of

seen, even as it was spoken to the right hand of power in the

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