The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-01-07

diamond set from Tiffany, or Carringtoa,
OF humber present among tue Il spaorsr
(apoores ju tho outward token, hut The
kwsalth pf heard aud ttbs rich lsgsaylO
love s the ssmo. But we aigrss,
|. .ssssiio, wha can keep fftsosn diiigFessiug Il
such strains. Added to the din o.
thousands of horus, there Is the cx,
piosion and crack and burst and pop Of
seuib and cracker and rocket. With the
street mongors Christmns n,sahs noise
All! Well in the Charity TINT warns
|in' our heart ut this time let them shoot
aud pop, and blow horns and yell Tis
their enjoyment. Mayhap they have
no happy coEy, genial home noiloring
smile of cheer jsno comfortable dinner,
NO loved ones. Let them shoot and yell,
May God provide for the homeless ana
wild and the, wicked, out in. tho cold
street. Tis better thus, better than
though they wandered wretched and
silent, or, piled perhaps their ncfarious
trades. : Better that the streets should
hum With their 'discordant jubilee, or
the very, stones would cry out. So tho
night of tho Christmas eve Naned in the
city, The noise. slowly merged into the
silence and dark of the night and tho
city slept. But the stars watch for the
dawn Of the Christmas morn, and that
same star in the East hcraldcd this the
eighteen hundredth Christmas as it
heralded the morn when the CHILD Con
was born upon earth. Happy earth,
bright sun, happy hearts on that Sab
bath hristmas. Cold as frost, clear as
q sleigh bell, bright as sunshine, was the
Sunday, the Christmas in the city.
Merry voices greeted the morn, happy
salutations hailed the season, and the.
stockings were emptied, aud the boxes
were opened and love was in homes.
Loved ones kissed and renewed again
those vowes Of love and constance. Hate
slumserd and shrunk wretchcd and
disgraccd out into the dark and silent
oblivion. Happy groups, so happy as
they gathered around the fanily-altar,
and with their hearts glowing with the
love of God, thanked Him in high
Heaven, for this the first, the greatest
Christmas.gitt, the gift of his Son,
whose teachings prompted all this loyc,
renewed this on these Christmas morns.
The bells of the City Churches rung
ont musically and clear, their brazen
voices sounding the main Christmas
hymn, as they called all to his temple.
The churches OF the Episcopal, Catholic
and Lutheran denominations were APP
prorriately dressed and dccked with
evcrgrccns, and wrcatl.s, and fcstoons
and flowers, and the emblem cross and
crown and hcraidic star, the Alpha and
Omega, could be seen conspicuous
tokens amid the decorations, while the
altars stood dressed in living vcrdure
and beauty. In most Of the churches
sermons appropriate to tho occasion
were pronounced, and Chrstn,a ant heins
sung to the grand roll and "sweet
thunder" Of tho organs.
The streets were alive at the hour of
the close of services, with the happy
congregations going homcwards to their
happy home Christmas dinners. There
were the aged grandfathcrs, with her
who had gone through lifo's pilgrimage
as bright solace to him, leaning still
upon his arm. Another milestone in
their earthly career is being passed, and
that milestone to-day is dressed with
evcrgreens ard flowers There arc the
young and happy. Hope beckons them
to long and peaceful life ambition
stirs them to look throngh the vis.ae ard