The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-12-23

Il En 80 o1f pououes nlfuc4s old ant
vosrc. . merry Chrisinss. his u hand
Il = The csy looked forward 70 each yssr by
eli - srxie,y. BY nsny vi,h soIennisv
~ o,h.ss 9TH joyful spsicipssions. IL !,
cooked - 10 . different light By difsren
rerson-. sns perhaps by msny not folly On
lder~'esd- II 30 dsy recognized By th.
lChristisn Church tbroughost the world :.
the snniverssry Of the birth Of Christ II
'h~ esriy sisges of Christian deveIopneas
shen there uss bus single denomination
a sect and thss ose noe kaoua o. The
Catholic. Or Church of Rene. msss uss
specially eeIetrsted on the birthdsy Of The
Saviour end froa the too vords .Cnrisv'
ard "Mses." the vord .sChrissmss.- has
been formed. snc some ~ord sssx ense 70
Ithe eombinstiOn 10 sid 10 exa in Ill the
|netrfn iskgusees Of Cbrississ ecunsries-
Il -ss d.y shss Tor many years after the
|rsisbIi-hn<nt of the head a. The Church "a
Rome. US ceisbssfed q different sines snd.
like many Of the holidays. as -novesbIe.s =
OFF,. hsppe1ing. o. being essebssred ss late
q in the Spriug. Soeb - srks uncertainty
and variety Of evisenee even q th9ss early
ssy- 10 ressrc 10 the date sf The birth Of ne
Savior.
The first esiesrsron Of mess On the birth
dsy i said % hsvs been ordered in . decree
of Pope Telssphcr1s sbout the year LIT.
but - cIfsrsni sutAors end leaders il sns
Chureh strrisssr.she birth 70 different days.
h wss rot - generally observed q expected.
snc . generst,cn .oIioset ges-vstion, it fell
into general diTepute- IN the An century. .
however there s,ssse ~ . series o. devcsse
snS learned sathors md nissIonsriss y ho
sss the necessity u hssiag the blrth-ssy Of
Chrin definitely settled. - that al the 30
pic could Isin - doing hosor 10 she snnu
sly seeurung anniversary A eonvocstion.
called the -Urseney.- eonpossd Of xiss
CHRISTIANS Of Jsr1ssIen. under the pssron
sse Of ihe church Of st. Cyril. vss accord
iacly held. is which petition vss made so|
Pope Juiiss !. for commission % invsssi-
gate ihe evidences sad report 10 The church
q whieh time the Savior uss born. The
Pope fsvosed lhe invss,iesron, sad in due
tine ske report wss made. 6xisg the 25.h|
Day Of Decenbes . ne actual sirth dsy os|
Chrirr- The evidences sere principally shs|
tables 10 The archives Of lbs Ronss scissors.
skich usrs considered ssfEesest, and from
then I'LL sow. the tsy hss bees ssivesssIIy|
recognized BY ebrissisns - The natal day oil
he Savior Of nsskiBd. II 80 ss early
tradition, gesersily believed. hat ChrissI
80 bern sbosi the middle Of tho night
The custom 10 the Roman csshsie eous-
'ries 81 sshering in Chrissass day b thsI
Of three sssses. frss q niduighs|
seeo' . q early dsvn. snd third 10 the eve
nc. dates from the 9Th eentsry. The dsy|
sss ccnsiterrt 10 the double light of holy
ssd cheerful festival, ssS|
sss seeortingly sIssinssished by dsvesisa,
TeIsxs alton iron business. end usivsrssI uss-
'iasest. During the middle sges Il 80 cole
bfsied By the ssy fantastic spectacle sf dra.
sssic nysssries end nersIisies. psrfssnss|
y persoss j. grosesqse masks ssd sisg guIsrl
costumes The scenery ssssIly sspsssss.|
q . infant 10 cradle. ssrrossded y shs
VEsis Mary end st. Joseph. sy bulls hssds,
'hersss. essssrn nsgi. sd manifold ssna-I
senss
Tas custom ofsinsisg esssieIss % Cbsiss-
80 called csrsls. shieh recalled the sesgsI
4 shs shepherds . the bIssh sf Clriss. dates
rom ne tins The ecmnon people essssd %
Understand Lstis- Tss bisAops sss elssey-I
'sa often Joined nth sbs populsse 10 esro-I,
ines end The sonxs we're epliveued 49,,