Show CHRISTMAS DAY tomorrow will be christmas the most universally observed day of all others among civilized peoples it is a time of rejoicing giving and good cheer at such a season the hand of the well to do should be open in giving liberally to the poor this holiday feature is remarkably conspicuous in this community the donations for the benefit of the needy are unusually large this season the contributions have fairly poured into the hands of those who have undertaken the pleasant duty of dispena dispensing lug good things for the relief of those whose stores are scanty no one within the boundaries of this territory need go short of substantiate while what may be termed extras or even luxuries will be within the reach of most of the poo poorer people pie the saints above all people ought to observe the day with thanksgiving and should act in a all things in the spirit of moderation this christmastide Chrismas tide reminds us ua of a remark made by the first napoleon in reference to jesus christ in conversation with montholen Mon tholon the great soldier asked the latter who was jesus christ the individual to whan the question was addressed declined to answer napoleon proceeded thus 1 1 l I will tell you vou alexander csezar charlemagne and myself have founded great empires but our empires were w e r e founded on force jesus alone f founded 0 u n ded his empire on oil love and to this day millions would die for him I 1 think I 1 understand something of human nature and I 1 tell you all these were men and I 1 am a man jesus christ was more than man I 1 have inspired multitudes w with ith a devotion so enthusiastic that they wa would uld have died for me but to do this it was I 1 should be visibly present res amy with the electric influence of my looks my words my voice who cares care for me now removed as aa I 1 am from the active scones scenes of life and from fm the presence of ment who would now die for 00 christ alone ma chrism of eighteen centuries makes a demand which is beyond all others difficult to sa satisfy I 1 IS f he asks more than a father can almand demand of libi his or a bride of her spouse or a man of his brother ho he asks for the human heart he will have it entirely to himself he demands it unconditional dit ional and forthwith his demand is granted wonderfully Wonder full in defiance of time lime and space the soul of man with It brall all it its powers and faculties be loftes av ao annexation to she he empire of christ this thia phenomenon I 1 is unaccountable it is altug altogether ether beyond the scope of powers time the great destroyers destroy eis in i powerless to ex nish this sacred flame this is what strikes me most this is what proves to me md cuite bite convincingly that jesus christ is god ob christ was indeed ind eed tb the u son bon of god and on the jay observed as the anniversary of his birth let every man seek t to make his neighbor glad and above all let it not be a dakof disappointment but of gratified anti anticipation cl pulou to the little prat tiers w who ha hang their stockings on the bed bedposts posts I 1 the I 1 neng wishes one and all a merry e ry christmas anil and a happy new y year |