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Show ICIIIIISDIAS (llir.UIMI. Tub Deibrit Nkw liat only good tslslit- ami lclniilj' frtllnga for nil mankind nt thin imon of general fra-Irintsallon. fra-Irintsallon. Wo lull the day obsc-rteJ by common content in Clirltlsniloro ths anniversary of tlio Havlor' birth, yrltli Joyful conviction that It If, Mwv all clhtrt.a .lay tint tiling Lrolncrhoo 1 and rrdrnitillon nrntrrto humanity. The lndunr of Inn groat sr.aitnolt sucli that It linnt-flts tho reco wlirruvur It rcm trail!, and at tlio cluoof tho nineteenth century It till surround tlio Ohrltlma season and tenJ lo unllo and ijlaJcton tlio suulsof men. rht struggles ami strifes that are In-clJout In-clJout to u world hats) trulu and t rror, Kood and otII aro struggling fur Ihu mastery, aro rulliuiulstml for tlio tlni, hn L'brbliuai comts, and oilng cltm aod cliura drop tlulr wia-jn, menial an I matorlal, and lieartlly with taoli other haiipl net and )ro;rlly. TbU unt have a salutary ellVctaa Iliuycan roll on, and tlio ru-sull ru-sull will m (ho fulfilment ot llio choral iirocilitc-y of tlio angl, on tlio ilaln ofllelhleliem near two lliou-anil jear ago. Thla I not only tlio season fcr kind frellogs, for forgiveness of Injuries, for (ho coining homo ol tlio aUent and roillual, but for Iho taetrclso of that cliarlty wlilcli IncluJm all lint tbo term can bo mado to signify! Magnanimity Magna-nimity lo friend and foe, lenleuco to erring humanity, geuerotlty of fnllng bud ad, bonovnlcncu to lliosu who are liuir.il. Tlia our houll bo reniew Urt'd, No one, at this limn of festivity, thtulii suffer laili. Tho Matter whoso birth warolilrato left at n legacy to lilt follower thu auccor of thu needy and distressed. Tlio lllile one aro i.rormrly the rr clntcuUof gift at Christmas. Christ took cliltlren In Ills anus and b'twed llieni. '(ruch, Ho uiJ, "In tho Kingdom of heaven." It U a splendid custom to nitlco their heart glad on tho birthday of thu ItaJc-sinrr and mala the atsot-lallona of tho time ahd the event eu ilcliant to them, That li ii lesson In Christianity that cannot fall to make a iiror liu reulon. It li pleasing to ronleiiiplals llio fact tint each rucve-edhig C'hrlitmti la bringing the nation nearer together and dunning among thou Iho spirit of goodwill. It augur the approach of that glurloui day when Christ shall lie King of tho holts earth and all nullum nu-llum ihall I gathered under tho wlilto tvlngsof pi-ac. Thu Dmchit NtNVa wlihri a happy Christmas to all -ample. T IU aut crUicrsltcateuds mint cordial greet lug and epectal congratulations, and hoiaa that nothing will mar Ihelr hap plniM, but that Joy will made every homoa delight and inry heart gay. May tho Christmas of '01 bo tho beet they liaveuterrtleciraic-d t |