The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-26
istmas q Merry Christmas.

torn Ill Bethlehem OF Judea. Strang
events preceded, accompanied and fol
lowed that birth.
Joseph, husband of the mother, WaE
told in dream, by the angel OF The
Lord, that Mary his wife, should bring
forth a son, and that he should call his
name JESUS: for he should save his
people from their sins. Joseph anC
Mary having gone to Bethlehem to be
taxed and the full time having come
Mary brought forth her first born son
and wrapped him in sWaddling clothes
and laid him III manager; because
their was no room for them in an inn
There were shepherds in the same
country abiding i'll the field keeping
watch of their tlocks by night, and the
angel OF the Lord came upon them and
the glory of the Lord shone around
them, and the angel said to them. be-
hold | bring you good tidings OF great
JOY which shall be to all people. For
uIi to you is born this day, IN the city
o. David, d savior, which is Christ the
Lord. And thi5 shall be sign
ul.lU you: We Shall find the babe wrap
ped in sWaddling clothes lying in a
manager. And suddenly there was with
the angel a multitude Of the heavenly
host, praising God, and saying, Glory
to God in the highest, on earth peace,
good will toward men. When the an
gels were gone, the shepherds went to
Bethlehem and found Joseph and Mary,
ana the babe lying In a manger.
When Jesus was born, wise men
from the east came to Jerusalem, say
ing, where is he that is born King of
the Jews, for we have seen his star in
! the east, and have come to worship
him. Having learned from Herod who
learned from the chief priests and
scribes that Christ was to be born in
Bethlehem, departed for that place
and the star which they had seen in
the east, went before them, till it came
and stood over where the young child
WAS, And when they were come into
the house they saw the young child
with Mary his mother, and fell down
and worshipped him: and when they
hid opened their t1eas .lres they pre-
sented to him gifts; gol1, and franklin
cenco, auQmylrn.
When eight days were ccomplished
Joseph and Mary took the child to
Jerusalem to comply with the re-
quIrements of the law.
When in the temple, Simeon came
by the spirit to the temple and all
nouncing the fulfIlment of q revela-
ton to him that he should not taste
death till he had seen the Lords Christ,
he took the child in his arms and
blessed God, making remarks in rela-
ton to the child. Anna, a prophecies,
q widow Of about four score and four
years, who departed not from the tenn
pie, coming in at that instant, gave
thanks likewise to the Lord, and spake
Of him to all them that looked FOR the
redemption of Jerusalem.
! Many other strange events occurred,
but the foregoing must suffice our pur~
pose.
The child of Mary born 1878 years
ago was named Jesus. Simeon spoke
of him as the Lords Christ. Jesus
and Christ are not synonyms. Jesus
means Sa yior; Christ, anointed.
Jesus could say, Why callest thou NE
good? There is none good but one,
that is God. Christ could say, I anu
my father are one. The world has had
several Saviors. Has it had one, or
more than one anointed? Kersey
Graves, in The Worlds Sixteen Crucl-
, fed Savlours, or Christianity before
Christ, gives the history OF sixteen cru
cited Saviors. Each of these prob bly,
did something to save his people
Jesus did much but failed to save the
Jews nationally, and saved compare
lively but few of them spiritually. He
came to his own and his own received
him not, except the few. He
commissioned his disciples tt
Ipreach the gospel to all the world, anC
said to them, If We believe on me, the
works that do shall We do, and great
er works than these. But thus fa1
only a small part Of the people of the
world have believed OF do believe il
Christ, and but few of those who have
and do, have done or do the works hi
did, and greater The promise how
ever still holds good, and there are
ooIllO w IlO uU oOAuc vi UuO WORKS III
kind which he did, and some in kline
which he did not do.
The manifestations at the birth oil
Jesus and the announcements and re-
joicings Of men, and women, and an.
! gels, and hea. emily host, at the time
and afterwards, are worthy of note
and indicate that the event should be
Icommemorated. And being commem-
Grated it should be with mirth and
not sorrow, with gladness and not Sad
ness. 1t should be merry Christmas
with every one as far as each one can
be merry. And, as far as people are
saved from their sins by the works
and teachings, and influence of Christ
and OF those who believe on him and
90 the works which he did and great.
er, they have an additional reason fol
rejoicing and being merry. And SC
we wish the readers of the TELEGRAPH
ana all the people A MERRY CHRIST
MAS.
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