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The pee
| The ancient tr. se groom ami Ae 1...-e.
sereueiy smiling on tac ~erle
Bcho.d we'll p.else1 ga ESQ si1s
Their forms and .,ttuce- .r-i' iei.
As the reflection ci % % -E;,
Betwtea Tvs, FURNISHED H. ...-- S.eaur,
lamps anon bridge at u--nt
Stretch cu an so a .,r- ti~ -l.
i.-i the .ua- vision rs-o.--- seems.
Christians.
W.t. .oots.ep. Slow. injury .a.. cad.
Ii LruUs enyl-l L.d 81. q. a1.., ieversete.
old Christmas .aes {. c'- rar ra ned year-
-i: giif.
| One Of the NEST rcl...kahio facts with
regard to the tc-tiya! OF the Nativity Of
Chris, i. that not only Is nothing authcn-
tic known, but tb4t there are absolutely no
historic data on which dependence may be
placed as TO the time # year in which it
occurred. Tie earliest records OF tie
Church tell Us that some communities of
Christians observed the festival on the Isl
of January. some on the 6,h Of January.
while athef, celebrated the 18th Of Decem-
Der. Others again adhered TO the 29,h of
| March. the Jewish Passover. lille Others
kept the festival on the 39;h Of September,
the jewish Feast of the Iabc-nlele=. Many
writer's and chronologi>ts are inclined to
accept this latter date - the true anniver-
sary of the Nativity, on the ground that
the shepherds were watching their focks
at night, which they ware not likely to DO
in Winter-,ime, and because it was in the
Autumn that the assessments took place
under which the Jewish people were taxed.
Bat the 25.h Of December and the 9th of
January have been almost Invariably the
DAYS On which the Eastern and Western
| Churches has respectively Observed Christ
mas. In connection with this dispute as to
the exact date Of Christmas there is curi-
oas and interesting incident recorded in
connection with the old legend Of the Glas-
tonbury Thorn, which. till late day. was
supposed by the SoneI-et-iire peasantry TO
bud on Christmas Eve and bloom on Christ
ma. Day. In the year 1913. there had been
considerable discussion concerning the date,
or. a. it was called, the old and newstyle OF
Caristmas. "On Christmas Eve (uew styIe)a
vas; c0ucoursc Of people. say sheet OF
that day '' attended the noted Thorn. but,
TO Their great di~appliutmeat, there was no
aDpearauce ui il blowing, which made
them watch 1t narroTiy the oh OF Janu-
sIY' Oh1l9'iii1~ D@9 W st'11'l -
tury. the E.-teTn Church especially began
a more strict and elaborate observance OF
Christian festivals, an example wlich was
S,rr followed by the " c-.ern thJrcL and
in tine the midnight mass was introduced,
in order To iitiy and relisiJusly u-ae. IN the
Christina, MORN AZ old translation from
the Latin ot Naoge1r9r- thus alludes to
the II A'''9
-' Then comes ths day ~ e-elu the Lorce
D.t hr-n-e lis berthe q iasse
whereas - m-ani -Lte up they Use
And evcrye man 70 uasse-
THIS tine - hole c1uutei i5,
That divers earnesthe
De thinAe the waters D.. 10 vine
are cAann@ed sc-Aln--e
! searching Investigation as to the coz
rect date of the Nativity was eventually or
de-cd by Pope julius the FIRST, and the
twenty yhflh day ut December, the day
originally tCcreei as the anniversary Oi
the birth OF Christ by Pope lelespherus.
IN the year l35. was accepted by ali the
Christian ChGrchcs, with the exception oi
The ArmenlanS, who continued, 50 late a.
the thirteenth century. to observe the
fessts Oi Christmas and the h?iphany To-
getner. on the tth Oi January
One of the Old English ballads shows US
t4sN - AA49 N'.'4-7s---.AN 49,
toms were observed N bisone Times Vhe
Of the verses runs .hus:
.,..,- NJ po..,-. ,-,,-e -,t nm and rise.
/ 81 ven in'ende to laake cur Christmas pyes,
,cowr'r.n- the pewtre fAiies TO- Cis.e5 Share
AMI Aaf-gr5 music 10 ear ls -.,.. n uS' 'N cat
1n ID All he N,nloscs M =. ia --eeue~
from heliicN ''' go II m -
We Se' glimpse 't 'nO-e curious "-' -uF'l
I <
Sc Down with the Rosmarie. and so
/ Down wiir tne B,ies and Nse,toe=
i'sWn = I'm tne NO. ~ a., r4,,f
rbn- 81 ~. .,tnr-stiti. ~ i-d
| Not one lea Branch tn,re lett seaini.
| For LOOK, how maly caves there los
81 ,n,nv collins yys shall see
J
/ II i uuiputfcdy from tie customs 0l an
| rier. r;truni>f. that thr NOR. festive charac-
49,: ~, ~. .,,.,. ,,r.. derived Az this
period OF Tie year the Romans held the Sat
urnaiis nr r, O;cing- siia- tle sun lad passed
the " inter -0l-ticc. 1t ,hc same season
the Per~ian- wutSilfpcd tue san under 'he
figure OF Mltaras, tnulr t''d OI Li-ht, anu
the Pb@EiciaHs beld r-llsiouS holidays IN
honor OF Blal or Bel, their tod oi the san
The Druiis wOrshIppct latanes, and the
GOths and Scandinavi1ns Their H9q lhor
The Sey ythlans diG honor 60 tneir Hod " ouln'
| VINO Nd- ditSi "Hle' III H!''--'' '''
I mythology.
| Tho singins of Christine carols j. almost
- = .,t.1; So . ..r t,;,-i-.:,r
ity In the early ages oi the Christian
| Church, the Bishops were IN the habit oi
singing carols with their clersy. The word
carol, derived IRON odHtare, to sing, ana
rola, word expressive OF great joy. which.
though at first oaly apply ins to solemn
ecclesiastical hymns, has, IN tAc course "i
many centuries, been brought u coinpf~'
a variety OF secular chants connected WIZ
Christmas Carol singing undoubtedly had
It's origin IN 'ue 9Oi.H ~ St5;+
aogeis I'D ahno"uC.nS 'iu "'i'" ''
the shepherds Milton has some lines ih
Paradise Lost which bear testimony IL
this
"U.uIace Of birth solemn as-eI tells
10 10 s.ihPlcl 81. .l,ITtus ,l, 80 - L, S...r
~ ines -lsusS - a., aI 80 Iiis c,-,J sun
VI spuaui'" u d" W 49,
| I, tho MANY colored Christmas candles
L" ~ 1,,'S -. - i-.,,3 -. min. p
the carry OnElssii"7 -'' ~ 80
.laG r's, Iie to the n,1aern Christuas tree.
.ud wbar ot tbs tnTxeys and mince pies.
,r;tbont which a Cbri-tna, dinner wo nd be
no dinner at all? The Christmas turkey Is
| by no means an invention Ot the gGuFHsetS
| of the nineteenth century as the following
u u. " - IN -.