Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-23
A Merry Christmas to Ye All.

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HoH well We remember the time
hDnorcd custom in older settlements,
OF the News Carrier going around
among the patrons and subscribers OF
public journals, carrying with him a
poetic address, and wishing the " com.
pilments vi the season" 10 those me
served. In return the duty was en-.
joined OF unburJening the pocket, and
making glad the heart OF the poor
carrier by the bcstowal Of a small gift.
We are not old enough yet for its re-
vival in our midst, yet it is proper for
Us, who live by your kind encourage.
ment, to embrace so fitting an oppor
tunity to wish most cordially to each
OF our patron. and friends merry,
merry Christmas.
We have thorough appreciation Of
the weight OF our obligation to you for
your kind patronage and support.
Without your kindly aid We would be
powerless to perform the duty we have
assumed in publishing a journal.
Iouth-llke, our hopes were ardent.
orr expectation. great. To your lib.
erality and confiding generosity arc
we compelled to acknowledge that thus
far our success has much over.reached
our most sanguine expectations.
In the gladstone, merry making holy
days, which will have been entered
upon before another issue of this pa
per, let our fervently-felt best wishes
for your happiness and JOY be with you.
Let that prayer of ours accompany
You through life's journey. May many
returns of this most happy anniver.
sary be your lot, and may each sue
ceeding one confer upon you an
amount of pleasure equal to that we
feel in wishing you we'll.
Danish for the time all feelings OF
personal rancor aud hate. Lay aside
all differences alternating you from
friends. Thankful to GoD for his in
estimable gift to our whole race, a gift
which at one and the same time Sc
cured us our Model of Lie, our Teach
er on the Way to Heaven, our Saviour
and Redeemer, from the tainting and
eorrupting influences of sin and death.
Let us be guided by His divine pre-.
cepts, teaching love to God and love to
our neighbor. Let it be treasured in
your recollection, that OF all others
this day was created for unalloyed
happiness and pleasure. 1t belongs to
all of us. Enjoy it, then. as best you
may-wisely we trust-but be merry
and rejoice, for we have great cause to
be thankful.
We appreciate and admire that piety
which finds comfort and its greatest
Joy in the outpouring OF thankfulness
for the great event Christmas is de-
signed to commemorate; but we have
no heart to censure the course OF 9TH
ers, who, of q different vein, "eat,
drink and be merry" and thus attest
their Joy, feeling happy themselves,
and cat peace with the whole world
and TIE rest of mankind"
To each of you, we say, select the
most satisfactory manner OF attesting
your own joy, without marring the
happiness OF others, or violating any
obligation you owe to your own char
acter or for the well.being OF society
and whilst you are thus enjoying your
selves in the hilarities of the passing
hour, give one thought to US. and re.
member that cur most cordial feelings
are with you-that it is no mere idle
fashion OF words which prompts us
now to express to each of you that
homely, but endeared wish" A MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO YR ALL"
reform MOVEMENT IN PORTLAND
A large mass meeting was held in
Marquam Grand Theater, Portland,
Sunday afternoon, at which represen.
tatives of the Episcopalian, Presbyter.