a PvibGuhebtbaeiedt tate See a ene cima ee ieee teh Ea arden ads ah aaa ea tale OT i ae ie ee eee ee Se a ee et 9 genta teeeaie = SOS tee etter at ee ee ee BOP ere NE ae nee ae a erinl nar ete on eaten ON Si ne he ee eee edaiatiedlinae Actes Lett ree TD, SARE ne nr sete NNO nner etalon Ree ner nes ee, pile ipuiahtdicicmeate ee ee Paige mt er rt Ng Oreos elgg sal reg nee oesatet uP aoe ge me ea een tee ereratite Hee pie wets atten eet Wer / —. BV 4254.5 .N67 North, Frederick J., Advent and Christmas sermons. by representative preachers Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library https://archive.org/details/adventchristmassOOnort ae Pa “ ae iat Ns a fe i ee i | Mauss ag a . Py Le? iy if NV TMM Ge vt a my o " ti bes i nhs. 7 ; i ia | ap | Bae ij i a ‘ uel fis We ». th ! nA if Patt i i! aes | a . ks it i iad Hr rh an + ata OF alia soi yt vr ot ve ‘ aS ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERMONS ADVENT AND CHRIST SERMONS BY REPRESENTATIVE PREACHERS EDITED BY FREDERICK J.’ NORTH EDITOR OF “HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERMONS, ‘* COMMUNION ADDRESSES,” “LIFE’S BEGINNINGS,” ETC. NEW wy YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERMON vc PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Preface Tue Publishers put forth this volume of Advent and Christmas Sermons in the hope that it may prove as useful as the previous volumes— Harvest Thanksgiving Sermons and Communion Addresses and that it may receive an equally gratifying reception. They have had several letters saying that the volumes already issued have been a source of inspiration, and expressing the hope that other volumes of sermons on the different Church Festivals might follow. The contributors represent all shades of religious opinion. In every case the familiar themes on which their discourses are based, have been treated with a clearness that must make the volume helpful to all who desire to keep abreast of modern thought on subjects of such supreme interest and importance to the Christian as the Advent and Birth of Our Lord. August, 1925. RT ANSS ae ib ML Cad hy a) oii as , m CONTRIBUTORS Rev. Arcu. ALExanDer, B.D., St. John’s Wood, Rev. Water H. Armstronc, London Wesleyan Mission. Rev. M. E. Ausrery, M.A., Secretary of the Baptist Union. Ricut Rev. E. W. Barnes, Sc.D., F.R.S., Bishop of Birmingham. Rey. James Brack, D.D., Edinburgh. Rey. J. Gotprr Burns, B.D., Glasgow. Rev. H. C. Carrer, M.A., Cambridge. Rev. R. C. Giiiiz, M.A., D.C.L., Marylebone. Very Rev. W. R. Ince, C.V.O., D.D., Dean of St. Paul’s. Rev. T. A. Lacry, M.A., F.S.A., Canon of Worcester. Rev. Norman Macuzan, D.D., Edinburgh. Rev. Georce H. Morrison, D.D., Glasgow. Rey. Laucuiran MacLean Wart, D.D., Glasgow Cathedral. : ; Nera § y s Uae AUREL) tal Nae Tons ee i aA} ' Lawak uf 1x Fy i ‘i: A ‘ f i ee Wan eh Le Pes ‘ {Matec i) Ali hy Saad hen ‘ $x Phe har LS bee a4 ae) ty CONTENTS PART I ADVENT SERMONS THE DIVINE IN THE HUMAN- - - 15 Rev. ArcH. ALEXANDER, B.D. THE SHEPHERDS IN THE FIELDS - 27 REv. WALTER H. ARMSTRONG. JESUS CHRIST THE FULFILMENT - 41 Rev. M. E. AuBReEy, M.A. CHRIST’S CALL TO AWAKE seh trip ee 53 Very Rev. DEAN INGE, C.V.O., D.D. THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM - - Rev. Canon T. A. Lacry, M.A., F.S.A. HE CAME TO SAVE a Ap we Pe a 777 Rev. LAucHLAN MACLEAN Wartrt, D. D. PART II CHRISTMAS SERMONS A CHRISTMAS SERMON - - - : Ricut Rey. E. W. Barnes, Sc.D., ERS. AND O THE DIFFERENCE TO ME! - 107 Rev. JAMES Brack, D.D. 9 CONTENTS—continued THE NAME WONDERFUL - - = = 119g Rev. J. GOLDER Burns, B.D. THE TWO CENSUS BOOKS - - e+ = = 135 Rev. H. C. CARTER, M.A. THE PEOPLE WHO GREETED THE INFANT JESUS) Misa auer edie leet rm.) GTAG REV? Re Cs Girie MAL. D.C.L, NOPROOMEe