Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-25
Daily gppeaI.
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EsAn in homer Of ths IacsgBssion Of he EteT-
AL Word. It has been = question. upon which
nueh Of archaeological learning has bssn *
pended, whesksr there is any rasl rssspn for
suppssisg hat the 25sh Of Dessmber S,ss the
real day Of Chrisfs birth. While We haze ne
Piaioa uBsa the susjssf-nesWithstsHSing Dr..
JARVIS, the sninent Bclesislsgiss' azrEnstive
ssgpAsnt-We are inclined to give it 81 least
The bsRsatef the F~rssunptOzs Of prescriptions
An sxnivsrssry being but the symbol Of al
svsHt, De kistioaic reproduction OF CONDENSED
t2hleaz Of historical AEsts, ons 5sy-pzsvidse
fhs v.aihsr is gsos-is a. good fOr all de Fur-
pCses sf esnnsns11tion Sc snsthsF.
Tia h,th Of sush = Psrsonsgs Sc he Bsvier
Of 4Askind, esnRot, - an event, be vel nag
ztE-1, Nksa ys consider Il As the advent Of the
sushcf ef a religion snEshstie to al aniseoseat
s~spsraiFsns, s16 whose Sfnsion make the diff
kEc1es hGiWesn ths aixiliSssioz sf the szfqus
weird Ezd The nodoFn-betWssn Everything
hu1zno. benevolent chssts, rsEnsd, nobls, sls-
waiting, srsltsd in social life, and sEsEything
truculsHs ssl6ih, eosTss, igPurs, low, grOVsl.
ing. DEGRADED. Whether as she s@bssci q s re-
Egio1s or sscial festival, It sszROt be tee highly
regarded.
e. q rsIieisss festival, e briggs ~ into ssA-
Esaion almost personal vita al he circunstsn-
sss sf thO earskly ongin Of thst mystsiouAH
spAiizs parsonage, who had the power 70 in
pscss nsa bsyoza what the world has had the
sslify 10 record Of any being WAC ever eod sks
ssTshi that PsgsonAgs, who withsHt The aeci-
dents, or advantages Of ps-iei.n blrth, or cal
tupe, scsisl Or intellectual, nsy n appeared, VIII
szf attracting 70 hin = uulHtEss, or nsFsr sEsks
to people without exciting the sensation Of So
psrnstaTal awe, and sEoEni when ths ignersnl
clustered fsr instruction, he saful fes ccznssl
and sbsolakoH, aud the Pcor, the afflicted, The
distressed, The estrscissd and ~fiandlsss, for
sy~mpsthining oOmPanionshiP, for help, Tor CO n
fsst, fer consolation, fss gracious words and.
kindly eesdS and who to the Roman proeonVpI
was ts subjsst sfmyEtorious zwe and s-ursasity,
y ths ~eossEpo-sry Jewish historian vas the
sakjsst cf nsvsrsztial skepsieizn, sr dubious
v~apsTAEra, and sho. after the lapse sf sigbsssn
a~sAiuries leaves shs French pklosopksr, after
sunming Up his life IS fhs ssa Of Mary, anti
tAssicaly 70 thst Of the AtbsziGn sage, IN dosbi
a. to whsthsr hs was a zan, or whether he Wss
ssOd.
While Nc may not so-dsy nszEP he prsrcga-
tvos Of she th~eoiegisn, or sacred scholsst, IL
attempting TO peastras sr uRvsIl the mysteries
81 tie incarnation, NO may when ve psnder
Hpon he wondrous philosophy, and mare WOE
Srots logic Of the usg6s Of ths sublime psnon-
age @who spsko Wisar saeb eEut iorisy' as tc
lsavo he Impression upsa tie Listener thai h
"spsks As never man spaks," 81 dwell upon tbs
nshiy Eortl, seeal sid Political effects Of his
apparently chance MISUNDERSTANDING Whia
bsss revolutiani1sa thsught, society, govern
nsBt, beeonirg the test, thr standard, Tho basis
Of al deemed gae5 er correct ia sishsr-desm il
rot ssnsah shs igrisy Of even a high social 81
hanseiuL pride, to finger fz a sins on Ae
scanss and events Of Tho strange ard banbt
birth OF sypssrsuee Of ibis a1tsao1siasry per
CaanKs; ts fellow with tbs faith Of DE Esstsln
ksgi, o. wise men, the g~uidipEs q be newly
discovered star, or Si,h tkal ef The shepherds
rs Instructions Of The cboz Of spgsio hsrales,
- Is ksDble n.ngeE Birthplace in Bsshlehsn;
nv when we bshol6 An eyen In ais asspaddliua |
slssha" 70 esteem It bsssrtk he yrsFoss gyes q
I Aigh dignity IS bsstsw CD hin ibe deaTss
kun.gs sf VoTship, OF oEer So hin gifts q
gsa, Of frSnaineents ssd Eaynh" u hibSses Of
gesuiss "fsith, and hope snd charity
Tbs religious festival shsuld be tie inspiTa-
GoE Of he sooisL AS 4 sseial feast, Christmas
is 9 souvenir Of ksRs, Of friends. sf fsraily
sfseiions, ef family sizes, suggestive Of love, OIL
hoPs, Of joy, cf innoesnt miTth, Of sweet 70
nsEbysacss, Of isadly prophstis visions. Lei
EetsiIhstsnaing The sonber clouds which over.
heSs the hsrison Of our cherished, beloved
sdrEay, or the grim OF gloomy zsmsrisls, CT
Asssws which thrsag ths nsnory CT haunt
e bssssLOld, ths melancholy mausates, o.
%rrFbi4 Of : WsT, net ineensisssnt 90 far as We
&c c5reeFned with q single religious daty OF
association Of shs dsy-nst = siRgis social aasy
e iAs day be forgotten q ouitled, = single joy
Be ieEsgozs, q solitary Observance be- neglected,
& surrendered Le, sisters, s=a moshers. and
hshsE, and broihsrs be loved As tszdsrly as
evsr, and LEI happy nsnsiss szd happy hepes
h1sEg the blessed ohsnbers Of the heart and
mind &c tssy wers woat; and thsash u~nOeeu-
Pisd places aToand the hearth e. tahlo, or ~vassnt
eAtis, or hsHalsss gloves, 81 severed locks, or
unclaimed hEsss, or unhssteEsd compliments
AID glss, may rested "a Ass Tia housahsld is
roi viEhly csEplsss. lss as inltAis tie faith 81
cur Lord ia thisking Inst "sksy are rot dead
bat sleeps" or that Of W-oRDswoRrH's suss
Little sdolsz, who counted ssvsn" broshsrs
and a~iEtsrs, ihSEgh the q spSik'' Of two were
in Heaven 81 hat Of the Higklgnd PATH
arch, vic sver Eunbsrs his dad soma HAnasn,
sns FERsVs ana DSxALD, as members of Tie
living household Il
And thesgo many Of as nay be sbssnt fran
lcEs IN ihe srny, in Tie hospitals, ard else
whars. le. kOas, vita al is images sf fasksr, J
81 nosbsT, OF brother snd sisseIs, witk lie nsm
esiss, is hopes, is joys, - intellectually, as
tkssga hste.Iys present ans let tho Tsuui0n 81
hoSTs ans niRd BE- sE ssnylass IS though We
vGs not ssssrt in the body. And, above al
let tsoss Of rs vhe SIC a. those act issgsi ihsm
sEongsi rs Whs age Gssy fen hone. IN The
Withholding II ssnial Of sny litls ahszSion ef
sscsssozsd eiviiisy, kindness OF hosrf shtyi
ier, q II Is deg peculiarly Of gifts, j, Is 8 dag
shsn gias are Pscsiisrly ssiss blssssl. blessed ,
q hia tbnisesisss, bat mons blesssd 10 hin
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