Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-22

day ~ q message to the 10000 Cath
Qlics In this state. TT. Rev. Daniel NJ
Horman. bishop Of Idaho. delivered his
annual Christmas greeting at st
Johns cathedral Sunday morning. Re-
ferring to the unrest OF the world. the
apparent trend toward pleasures In
their entirety and lr4uries. he urged
Catholics to turn 20 the birth of Christ
Tor new inspiration to lead them to
higher levels. Congratulations were
extended to the various church organ
4 ixations
Bishop German spoke at both the
and the 1890 o'clock masses His adj
dress forming the message to Catho-
Hes Is as follows.
HEAVENLY MESSAGE.
GLORY to God In the highest and
peace on earth to men of god VIII,
is the heavenly message which an
nounced the advent of Christ and ep-
itomized the meaning of His coming.
The prophetic vision was fulfilled and
fhe brightness of Goa began to shine
on a dark and lonely world. The faith
ful shepherds a type OF human kind,
whose worldly pre-oc2u- alton does not
uproot the Unborn rational craving for
the divine. were attracted to the stable
mt Bethlehem by the things they had
seen and heard.
1.-THE brightness Of Cod shoue round
about them and in chat brightness they
saw an angeI who said 10 them: Fear
not: for behold bring to you glad It'd
jngs of great joy, that shall be TO all
the people FOR this day is born to
you a Savior. who Is Christ, the Lord,
in the city of DAVID These hum
BILE shepherds, with the Virgin Mother
and her holy spouse were the first
adorers of the Divine Infant. They un-
derstood the mystery and with hearts
filled with joy and peace, returned
clarifying and praisins God.
MINDS FILL WITH WONDER.
''We who bear testimony to the truth
OF Christ, welcome with feelings no
less yiviG than those excited in the
shepherd adorerS, the anniversary of
that first Christmas night Like them,
we understand the mystery. 1t is the
mystery of the Word made Flesh. We
know it's meaning. II is the fulfill
ment OF the eternal plan Of God In
the work OF our salvation, For this
day Is born to YOU Savior, who Is
Christ the Lord, in the City Of Da-
vid.' Our minds are filled with won
der and our hearts with JOY and graf
itude. Good cheer prevails and a
Merry Christmas has the ring of sin
certify. II is a time above all Others
when the soul wales to an apprecia-
& ton of things divine. The carly morn
ing will find thousands Fastening to
Worship the New Born King. who is
tahaa,,n t,,et " a 81 as a,han re
lay tiny infant in the mangcr OF
Bethlehem. Not only will they kneel
in alteration but they viii also re-
ceive in the sacrament OF His love, the
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mas morning YOU H. we the blessed as
surance OF the presence of the Infant
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SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE.
For Catholics cbristmas sbould
have a very special significance VIVA,
disappointment il Would bav. hncr
n the shepherds of old aud The C.o,,,;te
kinps had they moi found IN ,bo ,nnai,
stable Him whom they vearped 10 Sec
:. His presence made that sbcIterinr cave
OF beasts a palace and gave IL n .
warmth and a glow comnared with
which the royaI mansions Of earthly
kings and potentates are but a gloomy
habitation which can satisfy "a hes
only a bodily craving for luxuriousness
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pr.senoe ,hat g,vas N cathn III
churches their sacred character ant
makes them temples of worship, wher.
human and divine love meet in hol,
union. Without this abiding p>> ,ence