Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-22

swhan Christ's star was first arisen,
~'nlnv Nagl mystic story,
'Where His manager, what His mission.
pstore another issue, Yuletide. with
Il holv memories and joys, will have
m..sJ To every noble, generous
s,ted man or woman the greatest
~ y in making others happy. There
" hundreds of little children In Fort
sro,.h whose parents will be unable
y ~ very much for their happiness
n. christmas, and in many homes
.hsre the goods things Of this world
w been furnished with abundance.
,sSre are laid aside toys, outgrown
sin,hIng an over-abundance OF sweets
IA IN for our own little ones pleas
s,ss which may be spared and never
~,.sed that can be sent to some poor
,,ss waif who may be made comforts
ma and happy for the whole Christi
80 time by Ave or ten minutes
,honrhtfulness on your part. No more
<f,ing celebration of an anniversary
mai has given us the greatest OF all
.lfts could BIO observed than by trying
!, he chrlstlike In following His ex-
annie. and no better way than by be-
IN thoughtful OF those whom He told
u rye have always with you" To all
our friends and readers we re-echo the
.henherds on Bethlehem's plains,
sl;iorIa en- excelsIs Dec, ct en- terra
ssx nina bus, bona en- van en- Ia tis.'
lust now Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll
4 Of more than ordinary interest be-
rause of the recent united efforts OF
ma Christian Endeavorers of Cleveland,
/ o. to bring about his conversion by
prayer. Undoubtedly he is in need Of
| conversion. but It would be difficult TO
md any one who could express finer
Christmas sentiments than the follow
/ hg:
1T is beautiful to give one day to
/ The ideal-to have one day apart
zone day for generous deeds, for
good will, for gladness.
zone day TO forget the shadows. the
| rains, the storms of life: to remember
| the sunshine, the happiness of youth
. and health.
zone day to forget the briars and
lhorns on the winding path. TO re-
I member the fruits and flowers
zone day in which to feed the
hungry, to salute the poor and lowly.
zone day to feel the brotherhood OF
| man.
"0ns day 10 remember the heroic
/ and loving deeds Of tho dead.
'One day TO get acquainted with chill
dren. to remember the old. the unfortu-
hate and the imprisoned.
zone day in which to forget yourself
Ind think lovingly OF others.
'0ne day for the family for the IRE
hide, for wife and children, for the love
and laughter, the JOY and rapture OF
home.
Zone day In which bonds and stocks
and deeds and notes and interest and
mortgages and all kinds OF business
and trade are forgotten, and all stores
and shops and factories and offices and
banks and ledgers and accounts and
lawsuits are cast aside, put away and
locked up, and the weary heart ana
brain are given voyage to fairyland.
Let us hope that such a day Is
prophecy OF what all days will be-"
Here is what Bishop Henry c. Potter
BALD about Christmas:
Not alono " there a kindlier spirit
IN the world today; there Is a more self
traclng and more hopeful one. II
easy, II may be said, to have an
invertebrate theology which drops out
OF Its belief the wholesome rigors OF
our fathers creeds. but what IL this
but to emanclpate society from un-
pleasant moral restraints and to dis
miss people to n life OF selfish ease?
But is that life of selfish ease
which is being spent by millions Of men
ana women today in the service Of their
iess Fortunate fellows?
II ANYBODY thinks that Christmas
tna Epiphany mean only Santa Claus
tna candles, sugar and sentiment, let
nm go and stand in the police courts
" new York and see q modest woman
mere who Is watching. day after day
anu week after week. for her hayward
ana sin-stained sisters.
LET him faIlnm tar nj nno, thn ct raatq
az night as she hastens after some poor
snlld OF shame who is plunging down
mo some low dive there to perish.
poiy and soul, amid its foul fumes.
Let him see such a one, and their
name Is legion wherever the name Of
.ns babe OF Bethlehem has gone. count
,ng no fellowship too vile, no errand Of
nIcy too hopeless. no life OF poverty
ana hardship too austere. IL only they
my kindle In another breast that In
saau,hgulshable hope and Joy which has
"akened to life in their own.
Mhat do they do 1t for2 Can money
suy such service? Can the love OF
'me klndle such an enthusiasm? Can
a, Ilsnteous resentment because the
",ongs that others have endured sus-
IN w. such men and women as these?
co, y In vain that we strive to ac-
tSu tor such an ardor until we own
m tF'i VI tHul l1Bnt 'tnnt never was
" ~, ,si q. or sea- that has enkindled II.
e,,n a. " be true that, though Christ has
p,,',d u. bringing into II the Light OF
inr hine Life, the world is not grow
M Fishter then 1t must be because
Nv. 10 whom he has brought that
~ ~ are so unwilling to receive II. or
~ ~ 30 reluctant TO reflect IL. There
rse. ,hose who do not receive II and
ceriair y, even as there are In nature
vh.m Substances that have supremely
nay may may be called n diaphanous
thsr rhey receive the light, but
,ns receive II only the more graciously
., nv widely to difuse It. And like such
's'ahces are certain men"
M, sound was 10 be heard. Every
vas ns was still as death. The blinds
ve, closely drawn, and The curtains
ami. pulled down. so that only the
e, r,at OF the window against the
MN, showed that there was day
", on the outside.
on ~ body around the house walked
W, 'p'oe' and each face bore a worried
hs,o, parity happy look that did not
neS m unmixed dread. A white-cap-
~ Nurse was Hitting about the hall
no,s. yons,antly going In and coming
frn,. out the door OF room
est'a which occasionally a faint moan
tau once, when the nurse appeared.
llt,i pearded man who was leading q
wnn, golden haired boy by the hand
mia w 90 her and looked inquiringly
s,rs,4ner lace, She gave him nm an
~ hk look that seemed 10 say LET
snsispe' He turned nwuy and the
,cairty on his face deepened