The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-21

The annual holiday season ,sncarly upon Us.
Next Wednesday ia the anniversary OF the day
the ercatcat humanity ever saw when SAVIOR
was harm int" the world, 10 redeem mankind
from the curse inflicted upon our first parents
Tor their disnbclicncc and disregard of the COIN
naiiis OF Him after whose image man was
e formed" According In received chronology.
eighteen hundred and sixty seven years have
passed since the shepherds On the Chaldcan
hills iclt "thc glory ii the lord round about
" thciu." aud heard an angel voice from the
heavens laying "li"hold, bring you good ii.
''ding' 81 great joy. which shall be- ~ all pco-
PIE. for unit" you this LAY !. horn in the city
"ol David asANloR, which Is CnRiSr the LoRp."
~ wonder that at such an hour the "multi-
t'i'lr 81 the heavenly host praised God. .
.hnuting GLORY L. God in the highest. aud
" peace an earth and go"l will towards men 80
Truly the tilings 50 triumphautly announced
ct that day have been "t' all people !" through
al agcs since then. aud IN every CLINE where
the name 1T Jesus and his mission to earth
hav" been made known. pr"plc haN" comin'm-
GRATED Christmas.
VIII" does not love this happy season Whose
heart o. :" cold ~ not 10 warm up with the
general Joy shat ushcr- in Christmas Through
"ui the year. mcinlcfs of n family may be- wide
ly numbered. hut at Christmas all seek the old
family hearth stone. All love to come togcth
"r ~ ~ Ghildhhds hour hul live ever again.
even t'r Sc brief period. III" harry day. long
e"n" L. greet old friend, and n-suciatcs tn
bring back I" mcm"ry srcnc- enacted in other
year. Not the least pleasant "f all the pleas
ant srcnrs "i Christmas il these reunions 1t
will bring. To all it prcsagc- relief IN the
short raus" between the closing up ofthc husi.
n".- 81 the past and the commencement of that
ofthc New year. and families gather t. talk
over th" past anl L. plan for the future 10 con
sraiulalc "arh either upon their pr"spcrts and
successes. or to sympathiEc with each other ia
their troubles and Affections.
The romantic illusion. the I..ciical mystc-
rics- which once clustered arudnd Christmas,
are all gone; melted away ~ the light ct a
civilization which measures th" ysluc 1T al
things by the standard Of practical utility. sud
hiss almost made lr,c,ry bye ~"rd aud - mock
cry. and lite current. which runs only h. the
jingle II rnr.,1t ran. We hear no more 81 the
'''f'''''' VIZ nh'' ''f ihr b"ar : mead. and
the hearty aud urroar"us irs.iy...c: 90! ~: E%s
zen iaih"Fs' about which old t""firoy Crnyon
'"''' :" lirHTantiy. Tn" i'ct -. the children
now nav" all Tia" 1"' 10 Themselves. aud that.
'"'' th'T must ENJOY according {" III" rccciV
'd notions 81 sueial d,."ip!iH., At the present
''y IN 'nrh way n will not iniring" those
'"''' 81 if"rri"'y ani d"""rum which should
It,. At. L..
regulate W" conduct "i "ftHc hd't, aAd g'afie
mon hd' ''''' 1t L. " ''a'"H "i good cheer
amt general relaxation. aud may this Christ
mas OF iso' b" the happicst ia all our cxprri-
'nc".
rms holiday as u well known. i. always a
I'''"' Tor he giving aud receiving OF gifts
4h'' 'H'''h' doubtless had its origin ia the fact
'"A' "h"h inc wise mon 81 Chaldec had fol-
'''"'" N" e''"nge star until II brought them Ia
"A''c 'he e"Vi"r lay ~ a hanger at Bcthir-
'u''' ""F ic'' Town and w"rshiPcd him"
""' P''Srh'e" UNI" hiin gifts gold. and
''hSii'"h''' ana nyrfh' How many young
n'"''s nav" been delighted by the besL'val of
M ''''''"' presents, .i'"' the manner Of the
hr'' Ins'Itui''s ofthis yearly offering oi alice.