El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-24

In the fullness of Time God sent
forth His Son." Gal "A.
when the fullness of the time came
God sent forth His Son." r. V.
The Christmas season is beyond
question the most joyous of the whole
pletely Christianity enters into the
life and customs of the people, let him
look about and take a second sober
thought. Associated with the day is
sweetness and light, good cheer, peace,
choiring angels, gifts of the wise men,
the silver star. An old British legend
says when Xmas comes the OK and
the ass converse with one another for
a single hour, signifying peace and
good will. An old Russian legend told
to children says that an OK carried
straw on his horns to keep the Christ
child warm and a Spanish American
legend says another OK warmed him
with his breath. All this is to show
to children the sympathy and the love
OF Christmas time. In the far northern
land an extra allowance of fodder and
nay is allowed Tile horses and the cat
tie Christmas day. In France shoes of
children are set by the chimney on
Christmas eve for the Christ-child to
Sn and in England and America stock
ings are still hung by the chimney. In
Austria the mothers to suit the fancy
Of the children still put lights in the
window that the Christ-child may
walk that night through the village
without stumbling. In Belgium the
shoes are polished bright and filled
with hay and oats for the white
horses of st. Nicholas. In Norway
ting the shoes of the whole family,
big and little in a row signifying that
the owners might live in peace and
harmony all the year. At midnight,
in Russia, the supposed hour of
Cnrist's birth, all the bells ring out
their joyful message, and everybody in
church or on the street or at home
kisses one another in glad salutation.
livery custom and legend connected
with the day is for the promotion of
peace. love, good will, joy. Yes the
whole civilized world looks up on this
day,
did not Christ come into the world
sooner? Why were so many thousands
of years allowed to roll on and the
world permitted to suffer to sink deep
er and deeper in ignorance and sin.
Why was it that the kings,
and the prophets were left to exper-
fence SO much sickness of heart aris-
ing from the disappointment in the
coming of the Messiah. Ezekiel and
Isaiah in prophetic vision said the
heart to enjoy his reign, but they
had gone to their rest hundreds of
years before the first Christmas morn
ing. David tuned his heart and sang
exultingly of the king of glory. yet he
to has been sleeping with his father
for 1000 years when the angels sang
their songs over the cradle at Bethle-
hem. Along with this is may be asked
Why was it that the discovery of the
art OF printing was SO long delayed and
men permitted to remain in ignor-
znce? Why was the discovery of vac
eination SO tardy and millions allowed
to die that might have been spared?
Why was not ether and chloroform
made known
back in the centuries might have been
relieved of untold sufferings? Why
waa America was not discovered
till 1892 and why was it that steam
and electricity were not known till
your day and mine? Back of our lin
tied vision, behind every crisis in the
worlds history, behind disaster and
defeat, all discovery and invention, is
an unseen hand plotting and guarding
all things from the fall of sparrow
10 the making of a world.
1t is believed by those who have
most carefully studied human history
that these great discoveries and in
ventions have come just at the right
time in the development of the race.
Just when Europe was beginning to
awaken from her sleep of ignorance
for centuries and mems minds became
active and alert printing was given
to the world. Just when ether and
chloroform could most bless mankind
and be properly administered and all
other schemes of alternating suffering
had failed God gave them to the
world Just when the race had devel-