Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-30
4 Short Account Of Some Of the Most
Important Events in Its Life, and
II Brief Mention of Some of Its Lead
and Present. by
Rev. Father eoepfert.
Continued ffom last week.

I Continued ffom last week.
During the holys season, Catholic
priest may be allowed to stop for a
while on his historical journey, to wish
his friends in the City, in the camps, in
| the county and elsewhere, a Happy
/ Christmas and @Glorious New Year,
laden and adorned.with all the gifts
and blessings of our Divine Infant Saw
/ Jour-
| In this article, we had intended to
treat the importana question OF our
schools and teachers, but SO sacred is
the time that we cannot refrain our
thoughts, for week or two, from fol-
lowing their natural bent and running
into the bright, hallowed, joyful, re-
ligious channels Of Christmas and New
Years ations. Archaical and
modern Eagle River matters must be
postponed to next year, although the
seasons thoughts 4 fittingly find their
place on our pageS History.
This year our Christmas ceremonies
have been exceptionally solemn and
devotional in ST. Peters church. In
honor of the King of kings Birthday,
our handsome church wore it's best at
tire. At the Midnight and the two
other Masses, the sacred edifice was
crowded with worshippers of all de-
n nominations.
In Eagle River. not as yet, a popl-
lous town, whichiit soon will be, our
reli gious festivals are carried out with
as much pomp and solemnity as in the
biggest cities. Our youthful choir
simply surpassed itself. Richly de.
served praises we withhold: for our vo-
cal and musical Talent readily joined
the Angels choifs singing on high
4 'Glory to God III the highest, and
peace to men of good will"
The communicates were numerous
and fervent, forfhey adored Christ
born anew in their hearts. mo room
in the inn' for The Divine Visitor; but
a warm welcome in the souls of the
faithful The castor at all the Masses,
most earnestly Yroclaimed to attentive
audiences, the glad tidings of great
JOY, our Saviol1r's Birth; and theologi.
cally, with Scriptures in hand, ex.
planned to his hearers the adorable
Mystery of INSTRUMENTATION, in man
ner which alI8Will remember. The
/ Pastor, evidenaly, meant to impress
upon the minds Of all that Christmas,
the Birth-DaWof Christ, is unequaled
in ACKNOWLEDGMENT Word, eternal
Majesty, hunably appearing meath our
frail form ana figure, for our salvation:
our God, Crdator, Redeemer, Master
and Judge; tie Birthday of Him at
the very mehlion of whose adorable
Name ''evelY knee shall bow, in heav-
en-, on earthgand under the EARTH" 1t
is sad to thihk that, after so many cen
turtles, ther#are so many millions in
this and otl{er lands, especially Asia
and Africa, NV no reioices not on Christ
mas day, aM are :'sitting in darkness
and in the Shadow of DEATH and as
yet do not Recognize or celebrate, as
all Adam sgehildren should. the great
est event hthe worlds, in all crea-
TONS hist4py, the Birth of the God
man, the lAfghty Divine LAX of love
and mercWthat connects the spiritual,
invisible Horld-God and the angels
with the Material creation-man and
/ his admirable surroundings built up
for us by 9pr heavenly Father.
Assuredg, at Christmas, all the
children H men ought humbly and
gratefully and lovingly kneel in pro
found Alteration before Christ's crib of
/ Bethlehem, before the Son of God
made maas the brightness of his eter-
nal Fathers glory, and the figure OF
/ his substance. before Him who upholds
all thingsby the word of His power,
who comes among us to pay our debts,
to heal our wounds, to enlighten our
minds, to free US from sins, to clothe
us with the garment of innocence, en-
purpled with the heavenly hue of His
Precious Blood.
Hundreds of millions of christian
recognize the great Luminary, and