The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-12-23
CHRISTMAS.

q! vi d he'doChciy past. 10 others
psrchance the ruptials of another more
joyous term. May it be to all our readers
the harbingrr of higher hopes and aspira-
tons. uuder the impulse of its inspirs-
tions, and the magic Of its grace.
We may make it what we will. The
wonderful leve of God to mankind in
order to encourage obedience to his laws
has annexed present e wei! as a future
reward to good life; aud has SO inter
woven our duty and our happiness togcth.
er that while we are fulfilling our obliea.
tions to the one we are at the same time
making the best provisions for the other
There ls no more resonant blast from the
gospel trumpet than issues from the moral
teachings of this glorious annlver sary
for an extreme of catholicism and char
ity creed. From all it should exact a
tribate of unstinted Joy and happiness
not only in the family and social circle,
but in the daily walks of life, for the
report it brings of glad ldings of redemp .
tion.
Children, this is peculiarly your festival
In commemoratlon of the birth of little
child. We wish you the happiest enioy
m ent ofits festivities. You celebrate the
birth and incarnation of the blessed Babe
and we would have you also recoliect Him
in his capacities of Prophet, Priest and
King, He acted as Prophet when He went
through Judca preaching the doc
trine OF repentance, He discharged the
duties OF High-Priest, when lie offered up
the great sacrifice of L imself upon the
cross, and He entered his kingdom and
established it never TO be overthrown.
when after His ascension He was seated
on high. He has sad "suffer little
children to come unto me and forbid
them not"
From time immemorial the custom of
presenting gifts at this season in com
memoratioD, we suppose of that greatest
and best gift to man for the evil of the
world, has obtained universal observance
Let free handed hospitality now extend
her cordial hand. Let warm and melting
charity diiate the fountains of the hear,
and overflow with the milk of human
Kind ness. Let those. who wanton and
TOT In afluence and ease think how
many at this very moment feel as they
dance along, all the sad variety of licensed
pain. How many pine iu want. How
many drink the cup of grief, or eat the
:oitter bread of misery How many pierced
by the wiEtry winds shrink into the
sordid hut of cherries poverty. How
many shake with fercsr tortures of the
mind, passion, guilt remorse. How
many stand around the death-b bed of 6
dearest friend and point the parti ne
anguish to bleeding bosom.
Those whose hearts are cold and unaf
fected by the claims of this sacred seasor
VIII express the joy Of their carnal minds
with very different sentiments from tbos,
who with their experience of their neeo
OF 1t, celebrate with praises and thanks
giyings the return of the nativity of Chris
with the great multitude of the heavenly
host who sang at His birth glory to Goo
10 the highest and on earth, peace goot
will toward men" Their pleasure will
be found in being liberal to the Door i,
visiting the fatheriess and afflicted. and
IN showing bowels Of compassion to tbei
brethren; while the fire of divine low
will be kindled IN their hearts by rnusi n,
on the compassion Of Christ for their ow,
souls. 49,
Wealth has done much to vitiate on
moral sense: War has dulled conscienc
70 the quick instinct of right and wrong
and with this a lax observance of the law
Of God and the hardly less imperativ
roles which protect social life. Are on
Sopntsins oflrelgion sending out liyin,
vsters, or are they broken cisterns from
-1aich there are nGbeeiing ,iBs for I'll