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Show Wfrt dtor? THE BIRTH OF CHRIST TAKEN FROM ST. LUKE CHAPTER TWO which Oban ... THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS LIFT THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN. WE THANK OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS . . . HATH HOLIDAYS TO ALIJ PINSON ha to aB a peo- ple. AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT THERE WENT OUT A DECREE MAY $f Wf)t jfirsi t (E&rfetma And it came to pui tn those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one Into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee oat of the City of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: (because he was sf the boose and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth Anthem see, and wrapped Mm ia swaddling elothes, and bid Mm In a manger, became there waa no room for them in the inn. For ante yoa ia this day ia ths dty of David a Savior, which ia Christ the Lord. And this shall bo a sign unto yon: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying In a manger. And suddenly there was nudtl-tnd- e with the angel of the heavenly best praUng God and laying, Glory to God ia the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward . And It came to pass, aa the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this which is come to pan the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying In a manger. And when they had seen Jt, they made known abroad the oaylag which waa told them concerning the child. ' And all they had heard it Wondered at those things h were told them by the hepherds. But Mary kept all these ' igs, and pondered them her heart. And the shepherds return d, glorifying and God for all the things thal they had heard and seen, as ft was told unto them. . PRESTON, IDAHO We take pleasure at this time in expressing our appreciation for your patronage. All good wishes! her Archaeology Shows Fads Pilgrimage To Holy Land Interest And there were in the Of Each Chrlitmaa finds thousands of pilgrims from same country shepherds keeping biding in the Expeditions in recent years around the r world making watch over their flock by have thrown great light on their way to the birthplace early Christian customs as i of Christ, and once again the k, the angel of the well as file Old Testament many sacred spots in the Lord came upon mem, and example, studies of the ty Land are thronged by the round about them; and they walls of the catacombs used feif were sore afraid. In the early period of ChrisBethlehem, pilgrims tianity show ns that X was it a point to visit the Aadthe aagd laid anused to re i of toe Nativity, be- te them. Pear Nat: for, the Greekthesymbol Christ', lieved to have been built on behoUTl hriag yoa good presentaccountsname for This flu .site when the. Saviour i .tjgtyi of gnat Joy tom of bom. which s tVjfmas ma.td nNazareth, they can sse MU iWfimnw today. Consider- the little town where Jesus ed by many to be irreverent. lived with Mary and Joseph. In the light of history, it Is Garden of Gethsemane ld, Ho-F- ELECTBIC your holiday be filled with happiness Lay - 1 ..K AND MAY THELOVE? Ike not w0jS or Half a mile fromtoe Dead Sea, in a ptacecalled Qum ran are 11 caves, known as the Caves of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here, according to recent archaeological findings, a sect known as the Essenes copied the scriptures of their day- - approximately 100 BC toTO AD. When the Remaa Tenth Legion menaced the sect they fled, leaving their precious manuscripts in jam md hiding them in secret eaves. They never returned to recover these manuscripts and the latter's existence was unknown until 197 when a Bedouin boy accidentally discovered them. : comThe scrolls include-plete text of Isaiah, 1,000 years oldrr than any Hebrew version used in our Bible, and they corroborate the a tin detail is the place when Jems wept and prayed before hla crucifixion and In Jerusalem, pilgrims may visit the Church of the Hoty Sepulchre, tradiwhen tionally toe place Christ was crucified and buried. GENEROSITY, DEVOTION OF THE SPIRIT chududv love OLD SANTA Although he may have various names or come in si many guises, toe spirit of St Nicholas Is known to youngsters the world over. In France, ho is called Pen Noel and he places the childrens gifts in their shoes, rather than in their stockings. In Spain, Santa takes toe form of the Three Wise Men who bring gifts on toe eve of Epiphany instead of OF CHRISTMAS BE FOUND IN ALL OF US ies of Older civilizations, they as archaeological expeditions win throw mon light on continue to unearth discover Christian customs. MERRY CHRISTMAS ACE BECKSTEAD, Mgr. GLENN GORBRIDGE O.H. NIELSEN MARGIE HOBBS you and yours, may we extend best wishes for a truly biased holiday season KENT HOBBS good will tmoard men! Wishing you a bright, happy holiday. LA BENNETT DAWN NELDON NIELSEN CURTIS A. WEBB FUHEnAL HOME lM EAST ONEIDA PRESTON HILLAH HATCHERY MR. AND MRS. RALPH MILLAR KELLER GEORGE STANOER WALLACE NIELSEN LUMDGRCO V |