Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-24
FRIDAY MING. DEC. "a, 1909.
IHE G. zste wishes It's patrons and
friends Merry Christmas and nany re-
tofns
CHRISTMAS.
turns.

Christmas bells WILL aDlmRte tne "oHu
aeain tomorrow, and hsppy greetings OF
the season., family reunions the inter
chaoge Of presents and incidental coed
n -er will max the celebration OF d y
uhich ia nov almost universally observ'd
90 one of r,jGciDg for what is believed
nv mos Of the CIVILIZED world to be The
g,ss,fst Of all events 10 the history OF
our planet
According to generally accepted chfo'
tolouy. nineteen hundred and nine yesTS
sso a simple event occurred 10 cara
vsn.ary in Jndfan vlllage-sn event
which in no wise a'trac'ed the attention
Of The world 8, the time, but a third OF o
century later began 10 revolnlionize Inc
religious thought Of the sge.
Aoselic choristers had broken the
s,nness of The night, sud iu announcing
,hs birth of the loDg.loOk,d for Messiah
thev unclaimed "Pesce on earth. good
uiII IN men"-s declaration which nss
800 dow, the centuries and sent thrills
of 10y though all subsequent geOefs'
lions.
The spirit Of Christmas has spreaa To-
10 every land, and the occasion Is oo'
seryed 10 one way or another not oniS
nv the followers Of the Great Teacher
bot by Jews, Mshomstsns and even o'
mauy folio sers of Oonfucius
At The time the wise men from toe
esst sppesred 10 jerusalem irqniriog
for the X Dg Of the Jews The revelation
Whioh bad previously been made was
sdll cor fu,d 10 one race OF people
The original vas In the Hebrew tongue
and though here bad been some ua0s
Iatious of The Old Tes'smeOt 10 whole or
in part. tee Great | Am Who appeGrd
10 Moses 10 the burning bush was Sill
REGARDED 80 exclusively the God OF Abra'
ham. Issso aud Jacob. The mission OF
aha babe which at that time was lying
ia the msnger at Bethlehem wss 10
break doEn the wall Of partition and TO
hiring about the real alton OF the fact
chat there Is ueilber Jew nor Greek,
barbarian, scytbisu bond or fres--shst
all are of the human race and sill equsi'
IL sutiectsof the same Creator. Hence
on the Day OF Pentecost when cioVeo
aopgue Of fame rested upon the heads oil
4h. asst bled polyglo,t multitude, the
Gospel was proclaimed 10 ell tongues
The tacrtd writings we're 90 longer 10
be restricted to one language, snd ID
she wears which have followed they have
been translated into all tongues, go that
literally at this dsy the knowledge Of
the Lord covers the civilized portion oil
the earth, &, least, while 1t has been car
ried inlo many of The darkest places CT
she globe. 10 fact the statement thai
she Gospel should be preached 10 ell the
hsbitab!s world "as witness" seems
nearing its ialRlment 10 our day.
Many years have elapsed and the
worI0 has made much history since the
star guided The Msgi to the mapger,
end. IS bss Leeu fOretold, We live IA o
day when some are disposed to question
she literal accuracy of Whist has been
written concerning the interesting events
which characterized the iDtrodacIlon Oh
the present ers. We we're not living ~
the time, cor we're We With Alexander
the Great, when he started on bis SoTlc'
wide rqaests, nor we're We eye'Elt'
nssses of the assassination OF Jaiius
Co,ar, yet the world accepts Phutarch's
statements, who was as far removed
from ALE xaoder and others of whom be
wrote es We are from Christopher Oolum-
bus. L may be only necessary to OBJ
serve that the contemporaries and COM
psnious of the greatest Of all historical
6gures wrote the scenes and incidents 10
connection with his earthly career
The teachings of the N'zirene, not
wilhs'audDg the prtiadice against Him
and his at lbe beginning. have always
appealed to the well.di.pOssd, and while
a little band followed Him at the cut
set, his disciples are now as the sahdS
OF the sessbore. Truly, the grain OF
mustard seed has become q great tree.
The words of encouragement from Him
who spoke IS never men spoke are as
sursncss of a future existence which
Socrates, Plato and others saw through
q glass dsrkly. They have essed the
yokes aud burdens Of many aud are still
abe solace of the thoughtful.
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GENTLE SUGGESTION.
The fact that the Great Teacher was