The Story of the Other Wise Man

by Henry van Dyke

For works with similar titles, see The Other Wise Man.

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I saw him moving among the throngs of men in populous Egypt.

 

The Story of
THE OTHER WISE MAN

By
HENRY VAN DYKE
Author of “The Mansion” “The Lost Boy’’ “The Child Christ in Art” Etc.

With Many Drawings
in Color and Line by
J. R. FLANAGAN

Harper & Brothers Publishers
New York and London

 

The Story of the Other Wise Man

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Copyright, 1895, 1899, 1907, 1920, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published May, 1920

 

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CONTENTS

Page
Preface	xi
The Sign in the Sky	3
By the Waters of Babylon	27
For the Sake of a Little Child	43
In the Hidden Way of Sorrow	57
A Pearl of Great Price	65

ILLUSTRATIONS

I saw him moving among the throngs of men in populous Egypt	Frontispiece
“Hear me, then, my father and my friends, while I tell you of the new light and truth”	Facing p. 10
The dim starlight revealed the form of a man lying across the road	Facing p.” 32
“I am all alone in this place, and I am waiting to give this jewel to the prudent captain who will leave me in peace”	Facing p.” 52
“The King whom you are seeking is not to be found in a palace, nor among the rich and powerful”	Facing p.” 58
In all this populous and intricate world of anguish, though he found none to worship, he found many to help	Facing p.” 60
“Pilate has sent him to the cross because he said that he was the ‘King of the Jews’”	Facing p.” 66
As she bent over him, fearing that he was dead, there came a voice through the twilight, very small and still, like music sounding from a distance	Facing p.” 70

 

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul,
May keep the path, but will not reach the goal;
While he who walks in love may wander far,
Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.