Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-21
GfRrSTEAc


OttElS Mas
From Ripley, Tenn Enterprise.
Our faces beam. our hopes
mount high. our hearts thrill stir
anticipated joy. oursouls expand
and vse are filed win l1virc
thoughts and kindly deeds: FOR
Christmas-the dearest and holi-
est, the merriest and hsppiest Of
The annual festivals-is near at
hand. IL this Christian land VIE
celebrate the birthday II our Lord
with great festiviiy. We are
taught and believe aa II s. il
vine, aud ths vision His diviri-
yy flashes upon Us in 4 n,iracu.9u
way during this holiday season,
which from time Immortal has
been lt-ingly set ap4 IS Cari5.'s
day.
Its pre- uiaen.ly a day fo-
the children, whose hearts ars
filed with joy at the prospect Of
the jolly Christmas; WITH the
stocking and attendant ideas Of
Santa Claus and his reindeer
scramOlirg down the chimney.
and the brightly decorated Christ
mas tree with its wonderful fruit.
There's YEA h9rc s. l1-g. NJ i1zbt
[ BIZ in ny t,i<at can fad 10 o1-
| N0E 1s - si3lsn bat can sse
J The -Ecv- cast by .hc lone root tree
B tEr-e's never a home 80 us11I 80 !.
high
/ II u 1 an cons.raiue 70 pass e By.
Nor lea-t Sd happy il e. IS no. 5a
! Har bier r.il wuen blessed by the.
/ So Sings Santa Claus, the Gift
Bearer, the Jcy Give- and Light
BF.lger, whose truest and hoEsst
name, however, should be Love.
Tor it's love which prompts his
gifts.
/ The Christmas tree Is q deIfgh.
which ouLasts childhood, and It's
fragrant gFeeuery should be in
every home, for tire i7y given has
no p-lpo-tlOnate relation 70 the
I tire and expense. The dear IL
/ tie children arc busy and happy
preparing their gifts -ud planning
[ iittle ElEGnesscs. SO that ear.v N
lie they may learn the b.ess ed :
res OF giving and loving. They
VII < tie fun ioyof Christmas,
Tor they VIII give IS vel As re-
c.ive.
And - 80. too, t-y
Il the cay cones each year
i To make oar fTielis happy
And sad folks &c cheer.
To TIE Older coEe the memories
jCf the year. the nercies and 5.es
iaEs, the failures 11I wcakn ss
Il CHRISTMAS could c0-ean& bring
7Ei.h 10 only the memory OF cood
/ deeds ard piea5an. experiences.
/ there wolld Be neither the TOME
[ q repentance Egr the sVslr g. 5ot-
/ ter living Chr1t1-as Is rot onLy
: milestone IN or journey Of LIE
Il 3 mech more: Ills q station. 81
/ epoch u which We can refer. Il
las 2 sacred s.ruiz canoe and
/ should oe Z Gay Of solemn rvfuI-
Hess, and no. lero,el entirely u
gift giving and social -eGasl rs.
Nothing cal deprive 0s ~ The
/ lear- ca Elu ULJ believes that Lize
elsth Of Christ was the advent e.
+ the son Of c.. an1 q divine r..
: the Children 81 men. E-ch
successive Ch-is.ul2s shout lIs1vs
Us with larger and n35. s-thou<s5=
iof God, zssh lJfier deals q char
acters with more dev0ul affection
aud with iavisaTated purpose u
do right.
Oh to have dwslt IN Bssslehe-
When the sS2r =: TIE LII saola
To have sheltered the haly waalar-
ere.
! On that blessed Christine ul-as:
To have kissed the teaaer, way
worn feet
i OF The uaotaer IN 1eElad.
And wish Peye-rat wonder anC
deep delight
To have tended the holy child!
Hushl Such I glory is not for the,
But that cars uay stu be thfns
Ter are there net little arez still /.
aid
For tie sake Of the child divine
Are there 10 wandering Pilgrim
row
TIC thy hear and thy home 10 take-
and are theirs 10 mothers who's,
! weary l=a-ts
foG can comfort to- His mother
s1ke9
Let the keynote Of our Christ.
mas be love-''peace on earth
good vii 10 men" Let thos,
whom God has blessed with p!ent,
see to it that their neighbars and
friends have good cheer ant
abundance to make their heart:
glad
So let the merry Christina:
bells peal out their Joyous sorg
Of praise in honor Of the Son VIII
was born to save US from etaraa
woe. With grateful hearts we
wish one AID al a merry, happy
. Christmas.
III pays to wear a smiling lice,
And laugh our troubles down;
For all our little t-i.ls ~ait
dr. l.