The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-19

CHRISTHIS.

ani -.''n We shall greet ;hc coming II Eigh.
teen ilandN'l and sixty Nine. Aud Christ
ms. t"'. is upln us. Before another issue of
oar paper. our readers will be- happy ia the
cni"ymcut Of that holy festival. Friends far
scattered will bc gathered around family
boards. beneath roofs that have sheltered them
in rhildh,-.l aud a. they par,akc of the g'ol
rhccr gathered thctr will speak Of days
lang .ync' aud live ever again the sunny
hours 'i hyson' year. They will gather en-
foo! n"n' from The passing hour. aud. forgetting
t'r O. hri"i -cr-'n. The rArc- Il l.lr snd the per
plrvitir- # business. will fully abandon them.
s"l,c- 8" thu pleasures inspired by the assur.-
;ian' arouud them.
But there are homes that will not present
such pleasant scenes at Christmas homes
where want anj poverty holds sway where
NJ nl't'nri turkey will greet the appetite. aud
whore ~" happy iiocs will be found NOR
.cl 80 bread VII De COOL cheer L. the orcu
l.ant- g such h.n,".. an they will D. glad Il
they can ga ll"r ru,ugh oi food aal fuel fur
ih" iHy. without havins any 8" spare. All
Will act hs able o. do tAi- there will D. ssf
''''.J iu -"ne dwriiiuss. while perhaps in al
.niuiu; nAcs. ~ is lft. AMI gaietv. To tho..
VIII hsy. plenty ~, appeal. aud invoke thcig
synp'ih! and tr Tor the suffering j.,,r
rams ever t"' h'i "' 'i' y'n Nh'"' ~ Your
NV" h''sh''i".'."s' '''' i'r'Hna'" than your
"i'''''H"' '"'! n"'' '''a'i them. -" that
'''! 600. nave reason ?" r"J''e' over a good
Christina. d.aucr. sai y"n~ reward will be-
found in iii' luxury 81 thinking shat you have
''"'t ''"''' ~ '"' happiness hnd comfort 81
'''''" "'r'''' '"F word Tor IT, your ""u
'"'""! "'i' "' ~ ''"' 't''r' 'ni E"nr ""h
'',,'''' wa ."''' app ~" your course.
what ''''l' We r'y 8" d." l'''lc "Hss This
- l'"'"re''''s 'h''rs"a'"". aud however much
"" '"'''r'h'' ''f;'' f'""'h may ie"l about
-, "ur lttt." nurr 90" htlui to cnjuy them.
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"' may o. r"siiauns hl"n notes g. De- paid
next wees "r about ,lrnuud. upon ~ that
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'",''7"''' 'n'f '"'"N ""'! 81 'he presented
gift received. %. weelmeats aud Santa Claus
and u they Civ. thought to f,tur. JaV. ~
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"''' NM '"F'stih"s
VIII h' o. Pheasant Pc tni- one. Who would
rob tArm Of their uapp,nc.s. or mar their 81,
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900 20" isre. children. he glad while you nav
ham. IA, ,.tr .t...k ,,. , ,.irt.,,u,. 80. 81
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. Ntsit F'Hf .t~'.iihg- Hft l." shower upon you
b.. choicest .iiis
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Ga" '"a''fi. 20 History 90 Christua-." which
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all "Hr ri"ht. %" glad, and may NO uupleas
Ant incident 4 .tt,rh their endowment ~ p.,
,,i;l.y
u''s8i""' "a! = regarded throughout the
'"iist"n worn NJ iAe important day 81 the
year AMI whether The birth 81 CHRIST occurred
1n 'h' twenty hiih Day 81 December. or few
"'!s fhcr" later. '' matter Of no great
i''i"'h'' 4h" isnihrahcc OF setting apart e
IA! con st 30 thc tact that all Christians, by
E'h.s"' "h-"nt' accept a speeihed time irr the
60 l"hf"ti"'i ~ thir event
H. Pagan Rome there was yearly eelcbFa-
"h'"l''4 Tic HHtutnnlia. or FESTIVAL oi saturn.
""t. wa inttAci by tie prevalence II uni
N'rsal license and merry making. The slaves
N''' theh permitted To- ENJOY period Of Tree
d"m n speech ami behavior every one feast
80 aud reloiroi wor. and business were en-
ArcIy suspended houses were decorated with
Iiureis AM ryergreens; presents were made
~ parents and .riendr and all sorts Of gaines
aud Amusement were INDUCED in by the cit
tzcns. Ia %" early ages II Christianity, IT,
ministers frequently experienced difficulty in
inducing TIE convert = refrain from indulg
Ing ~ the popular anus.menis which were 80
largely participated IN ny their pagan neigh
rasy nj Jen,,,ci,,i,,. ~ ,':.,i ..'a,
bv the ;Jee a.. ~ S,f.I ns'ch-i.ss.'.s.'
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ti,u. .pJ thc,, 10, tI.,.,.i,.i Co -
tbc varioa. cer. ,,,,,i,.. ,s,c,ic,J =. ~. -.
,ent ri,,,t. The r.s,iit 49, L,.,, a.
medley - Christian aud pagan rites which
,,ytriLut. :, mat. an ~ f..,iyi,i.s -. 80"
,n..ieru CLri.ttnas Thu. cere,non;.. ,;,s.
and .Y,nl,,I. ono. All - ,,..,ins, q, ,'.s",..
hav. leon trau.f.rr.d ,yitbont thei, ,,,.a,,i,',
t. Christians. aud have come u have an en
ufsi! ne" anu n,h'f.ht sisnihcation. This
~ I"a-,' - true th'y have c"ine 10 mean joy
al thc "iTih 81 ~" saviour Joy IA view OF his
'"E. l"r man ihd' Jey ~ burying animosiiies
shd feNiNihg ificndshlp dn"ng men. and last.
e"' not i.ssi' ~ "Iening peculiar JOY to mil
H'ns "i Iiiti. i"iS' "h" ar" not old enough 10
nhdsrstahh W" mysteries 81 hiythoi"gy or the
'huieaeies 81 'he"'"g!'
on the evening 81 W.. twenty ionrth Of De
',em"er' OF ,ht's'inaH hNe' The christmas holi'
davs may o" eaih IN commence. SIR walter
H,''t giVes p'"'"t" "' nfis'nas Eve ~ the
"i"eh hn" ~ VERSE ~ l"l""si
ION Christina. Eve tl.e hell. wer. ,,r..
an Christina. Nv. the mas. W.. snn,.
That nnIy night IL an The wear
Saw the stoIsd priest the chalicc rear.
The damsel donucd her kirilc sheen;
The hall was dressed with holly green;
Forth g. the wousl dbl merry men e..
70 gather IN the ini.tlcioc.
Then nl'ened wide the barsn's hall