The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-25

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TO have been more Of Heaven than 81 eerth.
These hsliowed femembeaness sansOt dsoay.
They come upon the soul With . magical thrill,
and 10 the darkest days, when sorrow makes
lie almost burden, they fondlY win stay %
light up the dark and drsaF pathway, and the
b. art with IL lat throb will beat With tAsn
still. Yee, Christmas time necessariIy leads
the mind to the past, and it is hoped that the
thoughts produced thereby may lead the soul
TO . better realization Of the future than it
hiss ever before experienced, 30 that when
tho last Christmas draws nigh, in the winter
of life, the soul may be wholly prepared to
enter into the presence Of Him whose birth
the day commemorates.
Be joyful, be forgiying, be charitable on
this sacred day. BE joyful that Heaven has
smiled upon you and given you health and
prosperity, and the "fat of the land; be for
giving, remembering that by taking revenge q
man is but even with his enemy. but in pass
ing il over he is his superior; and then, above
ALL on this Christmas Day, be Charitable
Tue charity springs from the heart, soften.
the affections, and leads us TO feel for other 4
woes. Reader, this would certainly be the
worst spent Christmas of your life should yot
and yours be joyful while poor family il
your neighborhood passed the day in wan
an tears, without, aid from you. While yot
are enjoying the genuine comforts of this dsl
o. good cheer, there are unfortunately thos,
in our midst who are draining to its yer,
dr.gs penury's bitter cup. Oh, remembe
shch, ana nake haste as carry III 'no uo' +"
possible to cheer up their drear abodes witt
tho sunlight Of christian beneYclence.
The drying up Of a single tear hath more
OF honest fame than shedding seas OF gore.
All can make this indeed the most joyfu
Christmas day Of their lives if they but Civ
full play to the finer feelings of their nature
To each and al, our many patrons the CAT
Cry family extend the compliments of III
season, and sincerely trust that health Ant
w.alth. nrosneri;y and ioy may 90 with tn
entire incubation of keoknk until Christina
comes again.
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CHRISTMAS Eve AMONG TIE SABBATl
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/ speak at length OF each Sabbath School Una
assembled last evening to begin the christ
mas festivities now upon us, but this Will
I impossible, rs the stay at each place was nee
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