Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-26

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30 y NAT 90 e'i ; s,-f pointed down 10
tns sAFsenF v'f'lpisee' Tor . star Of Joy
po'n's ao~n - very honorahis nativity
a h-~ e'e'1''y o@ses from that boar.
maj minute
bessfifni and appropriate b the eus-
tom of eeiehrating the anniversary q
such an event. and clear on into the
ushursa an The ninssies the recurrence Of
t''st Cay OF the year IN an old mans hfs
e.siees recoSninon and more OF les con-
sra'ai@iloA 70 also nstlons arr se-
eustomea 70 Celebrate The anniversary
81 Their birth and ths anniversary OF
the e'rth of thsfr great hsross or de-
hs-rs<s 90 n<n<ractors- The <7d q FEB
ruAry ana he AN 81 July are never
sli"sed 10 PES IN cur Land without
banquet and oratlon and bell ringing
and e<nnonade. But al cther birthday
aAnixsE-~riss are tame compared with
TOE christmas sustitiry. which ceieoratss
TIE otrtndsy ce-raosd 10 my text
frotast@nt AMI tntnohc ana treex
chureh@s. with al The power OF music
and garland and PROCESSION and coxoi-
osy. pur The words OF ny text into na-
t.onsi and eontirentai and hern'spaeric
chorus. To ~ child h born On
the 18th q Dsessnosr each ysar that .
We ths1as IN 81 fan4s and o. fetsrs
and 81 A2rks ana 81 Isaac and al
tne asaicA'sa eA'nsirAis' chspei-' meet
ink houses and ehnrcnss Clear roana me
"oxId
We shan soon reach tns nineteen
hnndretA anniversary OF that happiesf
event ~ Al tina Ihis century - 1y-
Ing. Oniy seven more paissfsons. and
rs heart VIII cease 70 oeaI The myers
OF many % you VIII "rite IL ~ fns head
or your letters ana the loot OF your I'M
portant docninrnfs- "iSo II VIII DO
phy.icai aud moral sensation unlike
anything eise you navr before expert
encei Not ono hand tnas wrote "lsoi'
~ ne fndncnon 81 this century VIII
have cunning ieft 10 write -isoi- ~ The
Induction OK another
The destn o. one century and the birth
OF snctnsr century VIII % sublime and
suggestive and ssupenaous beyond al
estimate. 10 s'Ana oy tns grave OF one
century and oy the cradle of another
VIII be an opportunity such as whole
generations OF TIE ~orias innAoitane
never exrerlencea. iprsy ood that thsrs
may Pc no SICKNESS or easnaiiy 10 ninder
JonT arnvA al tnat goal OF 70 hinder
Jour taxing part IA the veiencfory OF
the departins century aud the salutauon
OF ne new
But - that season win be the nine
ten hnndredth anniversary Of Saw
tour's barta. l now nominate that great
International jnblles or exposition 10
opened IN this cluster OF cites BY thu
ssacoast ON Christmas day. the 25th 81
December. 1900. 20 be continued for at
lesst enc month into the year 1901. This
century closing Dec. ii. 1900, and tho
new century beginning jan I. 1901.
vii 70 not be tine Tor all nations TO
turn aside Tor few weeks or months
from everything else and emphasize the
birth q the greatest being who ever
touched our planet. aud could there be
. more sppropris,s time Tor such com
msmor.fion than this elimination Of
ths centuries which are dated from his
nativity fon know that AL history
dAtc- el,hsr from before Thirst or after
thrirt. from II. Z. or a. ID IL viii b
the year u oar Lord 1900 passing into
tae year iSti-
We have BAL The centennial at pn1is-
delphia. esieorttiFe Ok the one hundrelth
anniversary % cur nat'ons BIRTH We
have had re ms<nincens expcsiflons az
New Orleans and Atlanta and Augusta
and - Louis We have The present
World sexpfsition AZ { nicAs'o. ceie'5ra'ive
81 TIE four hnndrestn anntFerss.ry ~ tisis
eonfsnrut's sfnersence' ana mere are
~ least two oth~r great ceieoraf''ns
Promised fpr toie conntry. AMI oth-
- Countries VII have tner historic
events - eotnn'slaofate' oat TIE oae
event tnat ht5 most - 90 via re vel