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

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such strains Added TO the din Of
thousands Of horns, there is the cx.
'piosion and crack and burst and pop Of
lsquib and cracker and rocket. With the
street mong gers Christians nleans noise |
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in our heart at this time let them shoot
aud pop, md blow horns and yell Tiis
their enjoyment Mashap they hare
no happy ceEy, goniai home allowing
smile Of cheer rsho comfortable dinner,
no loved oaes. Lot tham shoot and yell,
Nay God provide for the homeless ana
wild and the, wicked, out intho cold
street. Tis better thrs,s better than
though they wandered wretched and
silent, or piled perhaps their. ncfarious
trades. Better that tho streets should
hum with their discordant Jubilee, Or
the very stones would cry out. So the
night of the Christmas eve Waned in the
city. The noise slnMly merged iase 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 groctcd the morn, happy
hailed the season, aud the
stockings were snptied, and the boxes
were opened and love was in homes.
Loved ones kissed and removed again
those vowes of love and constance Hate
slumberd and shrunk wretched and
out into the dark and silent
oblivion. Happy groups, 50 happy as
they gathered around the family y-altar,
and with their hearts glow;rg with the
love of God, thanked Hmm high
Heaven, for, this the first, the greatest
Christmas.gitt, the gift of his Son,
whose teachings prompted all this lore.
this on these Christmas morns.
The bells ofthe City Churches rung
ont, ,ausicaIly and clear, their brazens
voices sounding the ratin Christmas
hymn, as they called all to his temple.
The churches OF the Episcopal, Catholic
and Lutheran denominations were up
proprintely dressed and decked with
and wreatl.s, and fcstoons
and flowers, and the emblem cross and
crown and hcraldic star, the Alpha and
Omega, could be seen conspicuous
tokens amid the decorations, while the
affairs stood dressed in living vcrdure
and beauty. In most Of the churches
sermons appropriate to tho occasion
were pronounced, and Christmas anthems
sung to the grand roll and "sweet,
thunder" Of the organs.
The streets were alive at the hour Of
the close. of services, with the happy
going homewards to their
harry 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 are the
young and happy. Hope beckons them
to long aud peaceful life ambition
stirs them to look through the vistas and