Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-12-25
Register.
xATURDAY...--.-.-DEC. ss. 1876.
CHRISTMAS.


Holiday be SPENT Shall it be day OF
dissipation and revelry with no regard
Tor the great event to be celebrated
Whilst Christmas brings with 1t many
temporal blessings and becomes the
scene of pleasure and mirtb, 1t is not in
this manner only that it should be cele-
lrated. Especially should il be observ
.d in a spiritual manner, as being COM
,nemorative Of that glorious event, the
birth of Christ Long centuries ago
when Prophets foretold of the coming
If Christ, how with great joy they
praised God, Isaiah says, "And in that
day thou shalt say o! Lord will praise
Thee and the spirit ot the Lord upon
he because the Lord hath Amounted me
10 preach good ,idings unto the meek.
lie hath sent me TO bind up the broken
hearted to proclaim liberty to the cap
,ives and the opening OF the prisons to
them that are bcund;' also the ''Wise
Men upoa that first Christmas morn,
when they saw the star, they reJoiced
with exceeding great joy and when they
were come into the house and saw the
young child they FIJI down and 'eor-
shipped him.
1t the good men Of old were so glad
and joyous at the birth Of Christ and
offered praises to God for the coming
of the Savior of the world, should We
Dot in commemoration offer praise and
thanksgiving to God Cd Christmas
morn. First in secret prayer, and then
at places of public worship, at our
churches. from whose pulpi,s and choirs,
will sound forth praises unto God for
the birth of The iSedeemer. Is II not
our duty to usher in Christmas In this
manner and will it not be pleasure as
we'll in doing so with prayer ard thanks
giving? BY such course We Will De
qualified 10 do the Fast which God
acccpleth, to deal Thy bread to the
hungry, and that thou bring the poor
that are cast out 10 thy house, when
thou seest the naked, that thon cover
him." ''Then shall thy light break
forth as the morning, and thy breath
shall spring forth speedily, and thy
righteousness shall go before thee, the
glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.
s@- Nix. FAULKNER IN CONGRESS -
In the House of Kepresen,ives, Dec,
nth, Mr.. Faulkner, OF West Virginia,
presented the following etitious and
memorials.
TIE Memorial Of Edmund |. Lee and
ueuriet a lis wife, of Jefferson county,
West Virginia, asking compensation
for the destruction of their dwelling
house and out buildings destroyed by
FIRE in July, 1864, without any military
necessity, by an order of MAJOR Gen.
Hunter commanding the Federal army.
The Petition of John Chapman OF
Jefferson county, West Virginia, asking
COMPENSATION tor the destruction OF his
mil by an order from the federal OIL
Ger commanding that department; i'll
September, 1864
The petition of William NJ Morrlson'
of Jefferson county, West Virginia,
praying compensation for the destrnc-
ton of his property on the 4th OF Feb
ruary, 1861, by the Ottor and Missouri
Indians in the Territory OF Nebraska.
Mr.. Faulkner, also offered a resolu-
ton in the House OF Representatives
requesting the Secretary OF the Interior
70 transmit to that body copy OF the
report and evidence OF the late Indian
commission appointed to investigate
the affairs of the Red Cloud agency,
which was adopted. This is de liant
movement upon the part of Mr.. Faux
ner, and as this report will now be
officially before that body, it is equiva-
lent to challenge to any member OF
the House to find fault with it if he can.
The West Virginia Representative
holds himself prepared to defend the
report if attacked.
Mr.. Faulkner also presented a bill
asking congress to pay to the German
Evangelical Church OF Martrnsburg,
$4,000 on account ofthe destruction of
the Church ill 1868, while in possession
of the military forces OF the United
States.
@r DR.. TANNER--It is natural for
our people 10 feel great interest in our
immediate representative from this
county, in The Legislature, and, as the
term for " hich he was elected has ex-
pired, it is due 10 him to say, that he
has eldeavored oonscientiously to dis
charge his duty to his constituents aud
t, the Safe at large. That he has not
accomplished al that he attempted or
desired, is not due to any want of ener-