, 1864-12-25
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&{Hyfn9f NH Az

- - - $500 ~
for presents, for fhmfiy gatherings, and
Tho renewal or ties temporarily severed: The one
rkstiyal which amid INA Inro ipht ~ the d,rh .vrs
-. ..,,,s.--,s-. sh..s 80 ~ s1... ah,.st ~
It's institution mover lost sight Of; christms,, erer
eladtome, evcs welcome, ia brought round to NJ
once more On The eternal Ehir1 Of sbe zodtxc,l
III, Iii .ns ~ :. vs ns.- ~ .c.ns. .bs.s s+sns.
santA Claus In bis snowy robes, and icie1e diAdeu
laughing out tho merry nota Of Welcome and
shniln1 his uact aloft iii II. anvo1onn breaks
als eon'ena ~ around. ]
Christmas Is natural epoch; the bright parhcu-
lar star Of hops In the solar pathway, the opening
door Of promise, For months The sur, tha, been
descending to"es ma lowe. IN me azure gaois,
each successive day eliminating his maridlonaa
altitude, and tho effective strength OF his llteRty.
ING oea"s' eiu"g no nas soak .nto tue aeptas o.
darkness, md sae icy grasp OF the frost king has
seemed to be fxad more and nore firmly into our
sss W. eaen alana, .s "nen, oeno,a
INC oepVo 10 1eaeueuf ING eoAs oto Psusea In nls
downward career, and alter little hcaitation be-
gins to ascend, giving audible promise Of yet an
1nar psnev thr sens,tlnns ernc1,snrc3 bv Stu -
NV an M nsE7nr fhs JStrnve1ri Tht e
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srtnssi Iii, \ cToMa coldsr snd ~ ~ s
a.1,.;h11 shnrfsnnH .vi.h esct, Itr.n1 ~" ~
Rstp1oy evna ws t,a eae9 & oin.na Resio.
1st ~ ass ny ~ 1;e@r ,tn sisrn, M step
ra1 s1sin1 and in xent ferrnr Ne ,rs1t. lin
de tbsi o. ae soas ssngs
1aix na.E n.ch nther 4n5 the rni4
and fhs rioom iecpens. and The wirter Will VIZ
t1e soIItsry echoes Of tic forest, lie saes Ia al
an; icnirs - Il A. the eTecnticn Of tr scntsrne
pronounced aeainat him On his expulsion from
It eesses md he lowest point ia Tic mersdian MI Is
reachcd: lid breathes again, Whaf il tiisf 1he
Inn ssceudinr the points Of rising ana eating r.
ceiiinrf Ave: il is cyen so. The lrsf faint h7n.h
Of hona il strengthened into absojuto certaintv
Lord bath not III him Of forever liz soes open.
inr before him new eaIth. and thoaehvit b. vet
the depth Of winter, he Is intensely happy In thc
sntic1pnijon Of lie coming spring.
rest ffe mental vision On bend In he riycr fanr
thousand years ftmoved-and the physical tYpe
finds It's moral antitype. The light Of the Divine
ihc TcmpIc had been fnr ages dimmcd. tl,a ebni. Il.
gent brightness from The throne Of lie Lord oi
oses the mercy seat, and ane Whole world was In
nc eon9luoa o9ee Gumpla!ueQ o. 3y tne son ol
h1sn, VINO eoutd getao anaWet eltaef by uft!n OF
ale-had been. during several centuries. laps1ng
into moral nienI, ano not eseh lhe advancing CIV
tHzation OF the Roman power presented an excep.
t9n-hs they conquered other nations, theJ wot..
shipped their gods and adopted the new found
the sun oi Rishieepans.s begins arise with hesi
ingtn his wtngs-the To1ce al prophecy and the
hea@ing hand are once more heard and felt Thai
for which the pahiarchs: prophets and apostles 80
long Watched md Waited Is here. eycn The Sign
fruits Of the glorious universal rising.
Then was there great rejoicing. The new crea
ton Was begun, and as at the FIRST, the morning
stars sung together, and the Sons Of God shouted
his rising, and the song arst w1ltte9 hundreds o.
year, ago Was now chanted through the spheres
and formed the burden Of the celestial symphonies
Unto ~ chtid IL born"
The night OF centuries had not then paased. Tht
eSaay eod - e. ee5lr
Spring was only Pnt loEtn a INC REFORMATION, ant
the full warmth Of the genuine Christian Summer
hna not yet been felt; still less have wc yet passed
into the yellow Aunm9, With !a golden ffu1ts-'
ncr Of God7eut then . nov. .aankind josfnlly &C
knowleoged ne "oeaS Eleaaeeet Eik 70 man.' ant
ever e11cc na8 nc antnem 81 te1olc11s oeen sum-
On ne day IN whfen re selentEte saviour born
On this Day rags o9t tfom every cline on TIL
Of Bethlehem "Peacc on earth, good will t1watd
men" -
But Tho epoch we'll NC admit that there Is goo
ground for believing that the Savior's advent d.
chn.eh certainly did not eelebrate lie festival
began the attempt to fl the precise date and hi
no definite record to point to a precise day, the
fell back the analosies and chose tho fourth d.