New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-06

must have that faith IN IT, of which acton IS the
appropriate form ard 10, the progress which we
have sought for SO painfully VIII unfold upon Us,
as naturally as the seed expands INTO blossoms
and irGt.
did not mean 10 preach Sermon. But the
cvergreens, and the music from ncighboring
| churches carried me back to the blll-sIdes oi
Palestine, and my sprit jnyountarliy began 10
ask What response does Earth n01o give to that
chorus Of peace and good Wi!
Il matters little that Christ was not born Oh
That day which the Church has chosen TO com.
ncrnorase his birth The associations tsrncd
round it for many centuries have consecratcd II
to my mind Nor am Indifferent to the fact that
it was the old Roman festival for the Birth OF The
sun As a form Of Mcr religious idea 1t Is inter
cstng to nc and [ sec peculiar beauty il thus
Identifying the birth Of the natural sun with the
advent of the Sun of Righteousness, which, in an
infinitely higher sense enl!ghtcns and vlvlics the
nations Thelcarned argue that Christ was prob
ably born in the spring; because the Jewish peo-
pie were at that season enrolled for taxation, aud
this was the business which carried Joseph and
Mary to Bethlehem and because Tie shepherds
of Syria would rot be watching their tlocks ~
the open air, during the cold months. 10 these
! reasons, Swcdenborgians would add another; for,
according to the Doctrine Of Correspondence IN
folded by their 8: Illuminated SCRIBE" Spring cor
responds to Peace: that Riapason note, from
which all growth rises in harmonious order.
But an wiling to accept this w-lntry annlvcr
sary, and take it to my heart. As the sun now
begins TO return to us, SO may the truth and love
which hctypitics, gradually irrad!ate and warm the
globe. The Romans kept their festival with So
cal fcasts and mutual gifts and the windows Of
New ork arc to-day flied witt, all forms Of lux
ury and spiendor to tempt the wealthy, who arc
making up Christmas boxes FOR family and friends.
Many are the rich Jewels and shining SUITS this
day bestowed by affection or vanity. In this l
have no share but if were rich as John ia
cob As.or, and not so fearful of poverty as he Is
said to be, would this day go to the shopof Ba
ronto, poor Italian artist, in Orchard street, buy
al he has, and give freely to every one who en-
Joys forms Of beauty. There arc hidden in that
small obscure workshop some little gems OF irt.
aIataster nymPhs, antique urns OF agate, and
Hebc vases OF the costly Vcrd &c Prats. There
is something that moves me strangely in those old
Grecan forms. They stand like pctrfcd nelo-
dies from the worlds youthful heart | would
like to buy out Raronto every Christmas ana inlX
those far humanities of old religion with the
Madcnnas and Savours ci more spiritual time.
4 t.!cnd of lninc who has no money to spend
for Jewels silks, or antique vases, has
poyed his Christmas more wisely than .iils: and
IN lis action there is moro angelic music, than IN
those DIVINE Old statues. lie tjI!c,i large basket
full OF cakes, and went forth INTO or most m!scla-
Bic streets TO distribute them among hungry cinl
drer. How little dirty faces Pccpcd diicr him.
round street corners, and laughed from behind
open gates! low their eyes sparkied as they led
along some shverng barciocied urcn, and cried
Out . ihis little boy mas lao no CAKE SIR =
sometimes greedy lad Wo'iiu gct TWO slaicS
by false rretenccs but tins was no conclusive
proof OF total dcpravity, IL children who never
ate cake from Christmas 70 Christmas. NoWcli-
der the stranger with ms basket excited prod-
gious sensation Mothers came TO see who 1t was
that had been so kind TO Their Little ones Every
one had :. story 10 tell OF health ruined by bard
work OF slckiy cll!drel, or drunken huso'nds'-
Il was 4 genuine ou'pouLIng Of hearts. iii'o!eSI
son Of the tmeraid Isle s'ooa oy' ioDDiig IFS
head, and exclaimed, " i'id my eyes ever see inc
like o Thai y gdi'ie'hah living c"he - i'i''S
he cont Know, ana never taking o'' money
Tor the same.
Alas, eighteen centuries ago 'l'a1 chorus %
Sooo VIII was sur ''i' y ~ s''''I ''ti U' -
SyihP''!i"i's Aii''''S'I
III thc coufsr "i lis oiiiis''i.aS ."iii''s i''y
lileiu ehteio" " "o's' o0o" , ''''e' = l'i'
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faSS,lay d Woii''''i WIN ''''' ''''>o D's al ~
Without 100" VI me ~ III,
apartment was an ago. Weather: Dcae'i "Di''''
She pointed TO an oia 'aShc' % pms '''o l" ,e' 's
she SAID FOR sixteen years nave ca'lieu Ma la'
basket on my arm through 'I'g S''oo's 81 -'o"-
olk' ana often have conc nome win me''S
'cct, without money eho'5si % puJ NY sui'p''-
But we must always pay our rent III aVsn ' ::
whether we have q LOAF OF bread to &c, cat or n0i
Seeing the bed without c! lou hef vlSler M
gmrcd how she sept: On 'nt mouse Is very