The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-12-23
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WASHINGTON. u. c., December %. 1850.
The days and weeks Of the dying year are nearly
numbered and here Genes Christmas, merry, fresh
and young as centuries ago when the old druds rst
decorated homes and cathedras with holly ivy, mis-
tieto and laurels, and
.swhen Christmas hroached the mishtiest ale
wSeS eS .aa sas %sTTsi o a .s.er
A poor mans heart through half the year"
The opposition Of our Puritan fathers against the
celebration of Christmas because Of Its early heather
practices has entirely ceased and now old and young
philosophers, statesmen and christians, have come
to look upon It symbolzing the birth Of the child
Emmanuel, the loving Christ Of the world and the
Savior of mankind. The angels sang Glory to God In
the hearing of the shepherds that glad morning on
udeas plains and that song has been ringing In the
young hearts Of children and comforting the srrug
Cling Of manhood for 800 years. The loving
spirit Christ has begotten kindly influences In man
kind and hearts throughout Chrstendom. the world
over beat In sympathy with the blessed invitation
'.Sufer little children to come unto me- and SO the
Christmas of Gay, Is chiidhoods sunniest season
even though the winters SHOWS mantle the earth.
BUSY hands and whirlng wheels through all the
year have been weaving from the warp and woof of
affection gifts for loved ones So after long thous.
ands years the heart Of the Infinite gave to fallen
man his own Son the most loving gift In all the
universe Of God Msy the day. dear reader be to each
and all full of precious memorfes-a light to fumne
the dark shadows that lie along the pathway Of each
human life.
Ever since the dark days Of 1850 thore has been
un,nyted guest present In many public asssemblage
both Church and State and though bearing card of
tnyitatiou vet heroic spirit has given this guest the
scat of honor on all occasions Senator Vest Of No.,
discovered this invisible presence In the Senate
days since and called attention to the in the fol-
lowing elegant and classic manner: The peovie
sent out BY Plymouth Church and other pillars OF God
and morality. headed BY the Old scoundrel, John
Brown who afterwards Justly expated his crimes on
the scafold at Harper's Ferry were responsible for
mucb of the violence of that unfortunate time. ''
This scion of chyalry has nothing say against his
Missouri friends who were principal actors in the
drama that was enacted for the purpose OF making
that noble free State of Kansas q market for human
chatties John Brown the rst myrtyr and Abraham
Lincoln the In that long your years the Nation
nlled up the list by adding half million of hero,c
Names all of whom died that the Nation might live
n freedoms legacy in pite OF the hate and malice Of
Mr. Vest and ali his southern friends
The Committee on Public Grounds have recommend.
ed an approximation of ST. $50 900 10 rcca m the ats
along the Potomac to the southward of the White
House Malaria has been very prevalent In that part
Of the city. and this crying evil has been borne for the
past nifty years during which time the sums expend-
ed yearly have aggregated sufficient to have complet-
cd the work. and the Government would have reclaim
ed land worth at least s. 600 0o-at least three times
more than the work would have cost. A strong lobby