The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-27

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10 yop, gcnllo rcndor vlieihof ymi
lyo lo town, counDy,hamlot orpalnte,
rinm'iill once o year nnd
sadny fot murt ny OH mankind
Il wherever ilp sonof odds recognized
IA the savior Of t.io world, iir plonsani
.oclnlro-unlons aud innocent f,Fiiyi'
Ties. II - The day Of SAINTS CiaQg
Krlss Krlngle, or -. Nicholas, ~
fancy may prefer, the saint being one
aud the samc. II Is aday ON which al
generous hearts lay aaldc anlmosiliey
party aspctity aud bitterness ana
come together ~ n group ol LOVING
sons In fathcr's house. IL Il u day
blessed In the annals Of manhlnd, In
which all that IL coarse, yulgar or re-
v.ngelul must he cast.asldc, and only
The gentle graces and better emotions
Of our heart allowed to reign. Yes,
10 reign in all fiilness. Every Chris
tian nation Of earth, rs n matter o'
course, and millions of men who
belong to no Christian nation, yet ny
The comfy of international courles'cs,.
recognize, observe andrcapcct the day
"A the annual Of the greatest event the
world ever saw since Adam and Eve
we're created in the Garden of Eden.
Christmas !--thc blessed day on which
the Son of God was born of the Virgin
Mary, in Bethlehem of Judea--a DAY
sacred to large portion OF tue
human family Christmas! re-
sonent with holy associations
is upon us; and thus early IN
the morn Of the holy day.. ON It's
eighteen hundred and sevcn'y-third
return, we send out the DAELAs HER
AID to greet you.
What heart so cold---what mind 80
,tolid,--as to be unmoved by the return
Of this great day of days! Who so
yengoful, who so malignant, who SO
welded to the demon hate, as not, on
this day, to forget and forgive, and eN-
pand his heart to embrace all of human
kind In ono grand, loving enbmee!
After years OF war and subsequent
alienation, crowned by "a happy return
to the more cengenlal ways of OLD,
may we not all this day lift Jnr hats
bend our knees and thank God for His
manifold blessings and experimenting
goodness to poor fallen man May we
not return. thanks to the Most H'sh.
because in all our.angfy paasions---o'sl
sectional animositie s., our vlola-
tons Of His mandate, go DO unto
Others as we would that they should dc
unto us,p that He has yet spared u'
and gfaniedus time to sceand ieoifec'
tle'erIor Of ourwasG. 81 7:
Christmas! Holy and blessed day
A day to BE- forever Observed with
cheerful and thankful hearts with
devout recognition of human fraillis
and divine perfection ia day remind
ing us of our transitory and frail exist
ence---and yet, permitting the oAereis(
of mi4th and joy!
Yes on Christmas day, we may bt
hilarious, mirthful, hospitable, JOYFUL
but proud, boastful-neyef: we may
celebrate the day with every innocent
Joy and anusemcnt--but profanity
drunkenness, hatred, quarreis,' fights
maleyoIence- these and allevil pas
sions, should be dismissed from oul
hearts. let not the sun holy Christ
mas give. light to one-o of these angry
passions or sinful acts. But, rather, let
every act go 70 verify Holy Writ its
solemn asseveraticn that "God nladc
man IN his own imagev' Themofe 30,
that Dallas is a new town, sprung up IN
land so lately the home of the
savage, wherein the name Of Goo
and His crucifed Son, werd unknown.
AS we have driven out the, Heather
and reared The sign of the Cross, SO lel
|us celebrate His day as to show that
we are not as the Heather, who bows
down to wood AID stone, but intelli-
gent and grateful men and women.
Parents, instruct yolr aops .and
daughters as t. the duties of this day
of days! Direct their tender minds. as
they should go--to joy and rejoicing
But to wrangling, dissipation and pro
family, teach them to turn their backs
| and close their ears.
Children, sshonor thy father and thy
mother that thy GAYS may be long,
Love, cherish and obey them. &c
forth this day as they direct. Turnnol
away from their advice. Honor then
and you honor Gods command. Bs
Joyous, kind, gentle, forbearlng. Visit
with presents and kindness any LITTLE
sick friends you may have. Cheer
them by your tender smiles and isind
attentions. Love sne another iou
who are rich, have a tender regard fol
the poor. StifIen not your necks ~
pride, for 1t Is offensive to God
but seek out the humble and
make them happy, for IL IS well
pleasinginthe sight of"0ar Father
who art i,T Heavens" ~
In all things, dear readers--old,
Young aid mindie-nged-strivc tc
make this day what it should be
throughout the ends of the earib!--a
day of joyous pleasure, forgiveness,
happy reunions, sweet interconrse,
genial visitations, mutual aids, frank
cconciliations-sil all underline firm
conviction that the Lord God OBnipo-
tentreigneth forever more: ~ ~
Dear children, II you, who are happy
in good parents and abundance. know
Of a single poor orphan, or the
the son. or daughter ofa single poor
ncighbor, go at once and take with
you those things which he or she ear-
not buy, and say: I" Brother, sister,
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