The Globe-republican., 1894-12-21

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past and crowns the future with a nalo
of golden, CHEEKY promises. Out from
the shadows come the festive times
when Santa Claus was verify, with
his fat paunch and great. rosy checks;
when. on awalling, stockings filled to
bursting greeted the eye, and at even
tide the flashing Christmas tree fairly
laughed it's satisfaction at the joyous
gladness it was diffusing all around.
Day of the children! An infantine
laugh is the divinest of songs in the
ear of the Christ, who was once Il help
less babe, His only shelter a mothers
loving breast. The Man-Christ took little
ones in His arms and blessed them, de-
claring that all must be as they in
trust and innocence, if they would be
heirs to His everlasting kingdom.
Day of home-bringing and home
gathering. when the loved ones meet
and unselfishly live in the pleasure
each of the other. Tender affection
banishes self and man lives in touch
with his fellow, glorified of the divine
benediction of love. He is nearest to
divinity who gets farthest from self,
and the gifts of Christmas-tide are SO
many pledges of disintcrested esteem
for the recipients. a time is this when
care rolls away like scroll in the fire.
and mirth and good will become the
all-pervading genii of the household.
Love and JOY cross the threshold and
kiss one another, as they pronounce a
blessing upon all beneath the roof.
Peace covers the dear ones as man
tie, and gladncss so abounds that it is
the day of all days throughout the
.metes and bounds of Christcndom.
Christmas of sleigh-bells and crystal
snow, Christmas of warmth and flow
ers, for the Christ-day girdles the
earth and embraces all climates and
all nations. and everywhere, thank
God! it is day of festive JOY and hap
piness-a fitting commemoration of the
fulfillment of the promise made by the
herald of God in the glowing words:
II bring you glad tidings of great JOY,
which shall be unto all people"
It is peculiarly the Christ day, time
when the beauty of His self-abuegating
life is reflected in sublime majesty.
Never selfish shadow Obscured His
path; His the grandest of all epitaphs;
He lived and He died that others might
live forever A man without a home,
He has gladdened end frightened mil
lions of homes. He was man of sor-
rows, acquainted with grief, yet from
His presence an ocean of consolation
has spread out and covered the earth
with its waters of healing. His last
prayer was an interccssion for His enc
mics, and His last sigh a breath of con-
fidence in God.
The glory song of the herald angels,
sung at the first Christmas. that paean
of praise to God and pledge of peace to
man, shall never die. The grandest Of
all carols, dearest of all angel hymns,
time has destroyed none of its sweet
ness and has preserved all of it's prom
Use. Peace and amity dwell where the
spirit of Jesus prevails. and each Christ
day is benson indeed to those who
sec His face through the clouds snd the
mists of mortality.
Christmas. the home day. the Christ
day! May its lessons and its blessings
gladden. all hearts and make truth Of
the common salutatior: "A Merry
Christmas be upon YOU"
WILLIAM ROssFR CoaHK.
Satisfying Him.
II have called" said the captions
critic, ito find out what reason you
can give for representing the New Year
as a nude small boy"
THAT is DONE" responded the art
editor, because the year does not get
its close till the 3lst Of December"
Then the captious critic went ont
and broke his nice new pledge.-InJ'.
annapolis Journal