Show L ta merry christim Ch i one all 1 A miny I 1 what fond remco braucek brau what baci bacich ed i of far off childhood throng the mind and Jei flow the henrt heart ai aibe we I 1 aport uie the greeting I 1 r the joys of long gone youthful days come back to poh acer to chasten chaat km and to purify once more J amid the toil oil and alts the strife of busy life IM if mccurn cut A HIM holy end hallowed ary eit 0 year is i 4 waning mid aud in a few short days t will be L numbered auth n ith the past nevermore never more to io return thus thun do vc i c swiftly pass on towards the eternity tern tei anity ity of the future leaving behind with its of joy and borrow of if I 1 peace and war warfare faie of good and onil eil the eternity of the part once more then do db we lie A merry christ lynst ans lie he recurring nagib of lifes desert eighteen bundred and auxt ys yearn yean ago today alay iu in the mango at bethlehem in judea was tyoa born a lowly child abose coming kroph cy hul had foretold foie told and all 11 nature testified mid poverty find want the infant jc su the il son on of god nud and the savior of man afan wab born oro bringing lifo life and light and hope into ibbe world bow 1 j N now when cebue MM as born in of judea a the dayn ot of herod the ha king behold thora there came I 1 mon inon from ibo to Jer Jenin malem alcin 4 3 2 where lii A he ut that 1 li boru bon ki iong n g of the jews toi for we hara ean seen his hi tr star in the ho est east and anbarc are wine to i p blan 2 1 3 2 1 S and thare were la in tho the name bamo country abiding la in the blad pina watch over th their ir nock flock by ight 9 0 and 10 lol 1 the Z of the lora came upon them ltd the glory of the he lord aljon round about them ad th thy they y roro ahmid i 10 and the angel said unto tham fear not for behold I 1 bring you good of grot groat joy which hu all b bs to all people i 11 21 unto you Is born thir day dabin in the city or livid it sa savior v I 1 or which is ia chrisa the lord luko luke 11 k such is the lo 10 simple hanath 0 of the jacded year by year lor for nearly nineteen nt untA nom ficia amid and hay has the horld commemorated tho the grandest and most moa nehme event in maria history his hilior lory ind and today to day ad anid festivities find and peace mid and joy aie tte no tilled on to ce celebrate the lie anniversary of him rho thed died that man might ave j anion mong chili in christian lands hereter the light of the gospel lias shedid shed its pence ful and life giving ruy the day is ia con K coated ci abed to feasting and joy on thin bright laborn ii ioni ahm lot mry every heart bo glad and when then the sun ron rhall havo have gono gone down doti on this of thu day ot of glad tidings tid lot effry epry lienert be to some pod dono done to its felloe and the ol of A ts memory no not t be darkened by ft a cloud 1 the e strafes tn f es and toils oils find and turmoil of busy and ou tending dilg life should bo be hushed ou on this day I 1 ind itt aucy hour de demoted 0 ted to ailant hi lanty y emiles junjoy ind joy let not this day by phout leaving in the of each ono one of is its record of lindly kindey greeting and deed of I 1 ove nud good will to men in w ing the events aten of now waning err we lave all much to be thaneul thaul fal for peace eacel liko hitri prevailed prevail od our lately land and the hand of providence Provi dono ian aa dealt kindly with our common country cou arho ho of etith have blau signally blessed li all that pit ains ui to their temporal welfare u ail prosperity penty ling ban hailed upon them j thil ChrI christmas bItmas day then may be ampro denoted demoted to while cilc the litle litile ones around each peaceful fireside gleeful Q rejoice at the coming of santa chauy rith us im toys tind find and things may he goldei hearts rejoice m ith them at the re ance of a blob jinga which have come v them throughout the car ai aa mysteriously w s tilt th giffi bilte of kris rig K dinglo anglo to their bair ni t let ici I ci un mahl our surrounded by lent and pro with bright ayea and ah jho am cwm of joyous pattering infant fed not aget the ut ricken md ind tho the sorrowing tho the apor ioor and the so that in after days he be remembrance of the christmas christiaa Christ maa c of lay ay recall to our conr minds the emile of gratitude de m r good done some suffering alleviated some liFt rity cicely beA bestowed towed or acme sad and beart uada ade glad let us ns remember that ho he whose irth wa celebrate today to day enjoined charity and reminded emin ded to tin that tho the poor shall alwa always s bo be rith ug in after days when alien tho the petty strafes I 1 nd ignoble ont aits r lich may now vex and annoy have been forgon for gAon may we look back ck on 00 this thin christening Christ ning benido the modern modem jordan ordan and near tho the american dead soa with 10 remembrances sava bava of good done tad ad lindly kindly greetings greetin gH to ono one and all j to our readers all of overy every claw and pot inseon creed and faith and with hearty good rill fill xe we and ft kindly christmas greeting |