Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-25

st. Luke, Isl chapter, 18th TO S0th verse;
%. And in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto q city Of
GRlilss, named Nazareth.
q. To virgin espoused to man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of David;
and the virgins name i0Gs Mary.
2s. And the angel came in unto her, and
said, Hsii, thou that art highly tsvoured,
the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou
among women.
%. And when she saw him, she wss
troubled at his saying, and cast in her
mind what manner OF sslutstion this
should be.
80. And the angel said unto her, Fear
not, Mary: for thou hast found favour
with God.
81. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in
thy womb, and bring forth 8 son, and
shall call his name JESUS.
50. He shall be great, and shall be called
the Son OF the Highest; and the Lord
God s!lsll give unto him the throne Of his
father David:
80. And be shall reign over the house of
Jacob forever; and Of his kingdom there
shall be no end.
"a. Then said Mary unto the angel,
how shall this be, seeing know not
mani
IS. And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come
upon the, and the power OF the Highest
shAlI overshsdow thee: therefore also that
holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son Of God.
80. And, behold, thy cousin Elizabeth,
she hath also conceived q son In her old
age; snd this is the sixth month with her,
who was called barren.
81. For with God nothing shall be i'm
possible.
IS. And Mary said, Behold the hand
maid Of the Lord; be It unto me according
70 thy word. And the angel departed
from her.
80. And Mary arose in those days, and
went into the hill country with haste,
into = city Of Judah;
40. And entered into the house Of Zach
arias, and ssluted ElizsDsth.
A. And 1t came to pass, that, when
Elizabeth heard the sslutstion Of Mary,
the babe lesped in her womb; and Eliza
beth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42, And she spake out with loud voice,
snd said, Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed Is the fruit Of thy womb.
As. And whence is this to me, that the
mother Ofmy Lord should come to me?
A. For, 10, rs soon as the voice of thy
SANITATION sounded in mine ears, the babe
lssped in my womb for JOY.
As. And blessed IS sbs thst believed; for
tbsrs shall be q performance Of those
things which were told her from the
Lord.
4s. And Mary said, Ny soul doth mag
nifty the LorG.
A. And my spirit hath rfjOiced 70 God,
my Saviour.
As. For he hath regarded the low estate
Of his bsndmsiden: for, behold, from
henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed.
4s. For he that Is mighty hath done to
me great things; and holy Is his name.
so. And his mercy IS on them that fear
him from generation to generation.
81. he hath showed strength with his
arm; be hsth scattered the proud in the
Imagination OF their hearts.
81. He hsth put down the mighty from
fhesr seats, and exalted them Of low de-
gree.
IS. BE hath filed the hungry with good
thipEz; and the rich he hath sent empty |
away
"a. He hath holpen his servant Israel, |
in remeuabrsnce Of his mercy;
IS. As he spskS to our fathers, to Abra- |
ham, and to his seed forever.
SO. And Merry sbode with her about |
three months, and Istnrned to her own |
house.
81. Now EIizabeth's full t,gue came that |
Ehe should be delivered; and she brought |
forth q son.
IS. And her neighbours and her cousins /
heard how the Lord hsd showed great
mercy upon her; and they reioiced with
her.
Sc. And it came to pass, that on the |
eighth day they came to circumclse the |
child; and they called him Zschsrias, after |
the name Of his father.
so. And his mother answered and said, |
Not so; but be shall be called John.
6l. And they said unto her, There is
none Of thy kindred that il called by this
aams.
50. And they made signs to his father, |
how he would have him called,
IS. And he asked for writing table,