The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23
CHRISTMAS IN HISTORY.

Some one has said that there cannot he
found in literature single Christmas
sermon which meets che occasion. or
course there cannot
The occasion Is the new birth OF the
world. Unless the preacher is competent
90 say how far the world has grown
since its new birth-unless no can com
preheud and declare the infinite greatness
or that Kingdom OF God which the sa-
vlour Of men promises in the world, and
unless the same preacher can describe
The world as e was. "the people who sat
81 darkncss"-he cannot preach the SER
mon which shall meet THE occasion"
But history IS great preacher History
often chooses 20 preach a sermon such as
no pulpB can preach, and which indeed no
writer. however skillful. can put 10 words
Let Us to-day instead OF a regulation SER
mon. with It's Introduction. its three reg
ular heads. and its applioation-let us dip
into Journals and diaries and compare two
accounts Of the same Christmas season
j. shall be the Christmas Of 1890. And the
people whose celebrations are described
shnU be the great graadfathers OF The
great grandfathers OF our grandfathcrs.
The nrsa scrap OF history shall b. from
William Bradfords' journal describing the
first Christmas of the Pilgrim fathers OF
Ncw England Observe. that an exploring
party has fxed on Plymouth as tho place
for the settlement. They have brought tho
Maynowers wish the women and children
ecross from Province,own into Plymouth
karbor II was the hrst day they spent
on shore.
"Munday the g. day. We went on shore
some TO fel tymher. some 20 saw. some
10 rhine. and some TO carry. so no man
rested an chat day. But towards night
some as they were AT worlte heard
u0yse Of some Indians. which causes - hh
90 c6c 10 our muskets. but we heard no
further. so we came ohoord againe' ann
LEFT some twentie to keepe The court OF
gard that niehs we had siorme OF
wude aud rayne.
"Mundav the q being Christmas day
we began TO drlnle water aboord. but az
night the Master caused Us 20 have some
heore and so on board we had diverse
timea now and then some Beere' nut on
shore noon at an
These people-who made Christmas p"
b. their hrst day or work In the new
vorid-hnd called themselves six weeks
before loyal subjects Of our dead soNet
olrn lord King James, By the grace OF
Col Of Great Britain. France and Ire
land King. defender Of the Faith, etc
let us see what their King was DONG
at this time Here are some recorhe'
Dec. @ John Chamberlain 20 Sir pud-
ley Carleton I'm spite Of perjury. thfte
s. to hc a masque az court THIS 'AIlst-
mas. The King IS coming IN rom heo-
balds 20 receive the rench ambassador
Marshal Cadenot who comes with a suite
OF 40 or 600"
Who was Marshal Cadcnet7 Read, and
you wal know THE Marshal OF CadeneL
s. 70 be sent over to calumniate those 81
the religion Ohe Hugueuo') "ane 20
propose Madame Henriette for the
Prince" prince Charlesl And agaln'
'Thc King OF France al the end OF THIS
year. visited the frontiers Of Picardy in
'his whole Journey which lasted from the
18th - December TO the 18th OF January
new style) the weather was bad. ana
those in His Maiestys suite found the
roads bad " Change tho style back 10 the
WAY our Puritans counted Il, and OBJ
serve chat on the same days. the SIN OF
December 20 the 81 OF January (old stylel.
those Americans in the suite ~ John car
vcr also found the weather bad and tn
roads worse Lot Us dcvoutlv hope thar
his most Christian Majesty did not NM
tho roads as bad NJ .sls suite dld.
And the King" continued The Mercure,
"seut an extraordinary Ambassador 10 the
Marshal Cadenci" Cbrother of the favor
GO Luynes) HE departed from Calais
on Friday. the first day OF January. very
well accompanied by noblesse. lie arrived
"a Dover tho same evening. and did not
iepart from Dover until the Monday aft
pr christmas Day. old styie) THE Eng
ish Master OF ceremonies had scot TWEEN
carriages and three hundred horses
or his suite" II only we could have
al ten 81 the worst Of them NJ plvm
utni They would have drawn our logs
~ us that half quarter OF mile. Bee
@ wcro not born in the PURPLE
~ london the ambassador was led by
he Earl ~ Arundel 20 tho palace Of the
Ute Queen. which had heen superhy and
taEnifcently arranged for him. Pho day
Vas spent IN visits on the part o. HIS
satesty. the King OF Great Britain. OF the
irince OF Wales. his son. and of the am
hssadors of Kings and Princes. residing
London" SO spendidly WAS he en-
retained that they write that on the day
HIS reception he had four tables. with
hty covers each and that the Duke 81
Lnnox, Grand Master Of England, served
trm with magnificent order.
The following sundcy' (which ~ Ply-
muth we could not spend on shore) ne
VS. conducted 20 an audience by the Mar
q,s Of buckingham" (for shame. Jamiei
ataudicnce on sunday what would john
kox have said 10 thatD. where IN.
kAnch and English nobility we're dressed