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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

Fideles" Of the Latin, and
came originally from the pen Of
Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, a native
of Spain, who hourished about the
latter half Of the fourth century.
There is another hymn by the same
Latin author which begins with "Of
the Fathers love begotten."
We have two well-born Christmas
carols by American writer's. 20 Little
Town Of Bethlehem" was written by
the popular Boston divine, Phillips
Brooks. "Shout the Glad Things, Elk
ulting Sing was composed by DR..
Muhlenburg, the founder of the Church
Of the Holy Communion. St. Luke's
hospital. and other charities in New
York city.
"Angels from the Realms Of Glory"
Is by the great hymn writer James
Montgomery, who for thirty years
edited Sheffield newspaper in Eng
land. He is often COMPOUNDED with
Robert Montgomery. who was ridi-
culed and denounced by Macaulay.
"Sing Song This Blessed Morn"
was written by Bishop Christopher
Wordsworth. nephew Of the great
English poet and father Of the present
Bishop Of Salisbury. DR.. Wordsworth
was Master of Harrow. Canon Of
Westminster. and Bishop Of Lincoln.
"While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night" Is by Nahum Tate,
poet laureate. associated with the
Tate and Brady version Of the Psalms.
He died when In prison for debt.
The popular hymn christians
Awake. Salute the Happy Morn," was
written by John Byron. a Lancashire
man. who was esteemed a good scholar
and poet in his day. He was born in
Manchester in 1861.
The two eminent sweet singers of
the church, John Keble and Reginald
Heber, bishop of Calcutta, have writ
| ten Christmas hymns. but they lack
those elements of popular song which
constitute the Christmas carol. Keble
sweetly sings:
Like circles widening round
Upon a clear blue river.
Orb after orb the wondrous sound
Is echoed on forever,
Glory to God on high. on earth be
peace
The lines of the gentle Heber have
their lesson in these days of CONNER.
cial unrest:
II gayly clothed and proudly fed.
| In dangerous wealth we dwell:
| Remind US of thy manager bed
| And lowly cottage cell.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
First Xmas Carol
Found in the
Roman Mass

AROl.S were originally &C
cOmpanied with a dance, and
this carol dancing Is part Of
the rhythmic movement Of
the Oberammergau play. as
we'll as of the dances Of the
Shakers Of Lebanon In New
York state.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
BETTER
DEAD

Lie 10 q burden when the body
b racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
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LET THE CHILDREN HELP

Christmas day is a day for the
children especially. They will have
more pleasure in this holiday If they
are allowed to prepare for 1t. In town
where the children have kinQergartens
the little ones are filled with the hOl-
idny spirit bv the work they are given
to do and the plays they share. The
teacher has them making chains Of
colored paper. strings of red cranher
ries. curtains of red and yellow grains
of corn. They cut out snow scenes.
showing Santa Claus and his rein
deers. They play Christmas games
and sing Christmas songs. They doub-
~ enjoy this sacred holiday for they
have helped to prepare for it. The
shops supply kindergarten materials
for home work. Even the ten-cent
stores have sewing cards with wools
beads. games and colored crayons with
which the children can do their share.
.>,,s.,t kt<&>(. /.
WhsA the Oxen kneei.
Oxen kneel In the stalls at midnight
on Christmas, says English tradition.
They kneel a. II In alteration q the
Nativity.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
CHRISTMAS BELLS

The great yule logs are blazing high.
The halls with holly green are drest.
And blithsome maids and merry lads
Are gayly clad in all their best.
And have ye seen the fairest maid
That ere hath dwelt tween sea an1
sea?
And for my love and for my faith.
Think ye she'll bring q gift to met
o. rirg, ye joy-bells. gayly ring!
o, merry minstrels. harp and sing!
FIJI every heart with Christmas cheer
For Christmas comes but once . yeAr.
The yule nre blazes warm and high.
On oakened rafter. blacksned wall:
It shines upon the fairest maid.
A. down she dances thro' the han
fling my weary harp aside,
(And will she stoop to such ~ IN
l haste to meet her underneath
The mystic branches hanging high
o. ring. ye joy-bells. gayly ring!e
.. merry Ministries. harp and sing!
o. ali my heart with Christmas cheer.
For Christmas comes but once q year.
Who hath SO rare or fair gift
AS this my love hath brought to mel
For I was but q minstrel lad,
A dainty high-born maid was she.
Yet with her lips her heart she gave.
Her heart, all pure as Christmas snow
And for her love and for her faith.
Fourth unto joust and war I'll go.
y, ring, ye joy-bells, gayly ring!
o, heart Of mine. rejoice and sing.
For Christmas love and Christmas cheeI
Shall bless our lives the whole round
year.
Annie Louise Breckenridge.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
Begin Right Now to
Conquer Your Rheumatism

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Begin taking SIS. today, and
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of your case, our medical director
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Director. 100 Swift Laboratory. At.
lanta, Ga.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
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years ago ! suffered severely. ]
consulted a local doctor and he said
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one bottle of Golden Medical
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Write to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
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free confidential medical advice, or
send so cents for the Medical
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

If you are going to again rely
upon the liniment bottle to try to
rub your Rheumatism away, you
will be doomed again to nothing
but disappointment. A disease
that can cause so much pain and
suffering is not on the surface OF
the skin, and cannot be rubbed
away.
Many forms of Rheumatism are
caused by tiny disease germ in
the blood, and in such cases the
only logical treatment is to search
out and remove these germs from
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
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When we are all, rejoicing and happy
in our homes. do we ever think of the
little birds or give them Christmas.
too? What would springtime be with
out them? And yet when do we pay
back their kindness? When wintry
winds blow, and food is hard to find
then is the time we should remember
them. Take little pieces Of suet and
trim some trees for them. II you have
no trees in the vicinity Of your home,
then bundle up in nice warm coat
and 20 where you can find some.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
RING OUT, re MERRY BELLS!

bright icic,es!
Welcome; old holly-crowned Christmas
Bl'the as . child at play. keeping his
holiday.
Welcome him back from the snow peak
and plain.
Up with the holly boush, green from the
winters brow,
Lock up your ledgers and cares for .
day:
Out to the forest go. gather the mistle-
toe,
Old ana young. rich and poor. up and
away!
Up with the holly boughs. ay. and the
laurel now;
In with the yuls log. and brighten the
hearth:
Quick! here he is again. come with his
5oyous train,
Laughter and music and friendship and
mirth.
Up with the holly boughs. high in each
manor house.
Garnish the antlers that hang in the
hall.
Yes. and the meek" of corn With . gay
Rich as the bloom on the cottager's
wall.
Wealth has its duties now, Christian. you
will allow;
Think. then. ye rich. whilst your tables
are spread.
Think Of the wrstched ones. Poverty's
stricken sons,
Weeping whilst children are asking for
bread.
ling out. ye merry bells! ring till your
music swells
Out DER the mountain. and far on the
main:
ling till those cheerless ones catch up
your merry tones,
'ing1ng. Come. Christmas. again and
again."
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

The hrSt Christmas carol
n history Is the "Gloria In Excelsis"
found In the Roman mass. and in the
Episcopal Book Of Common Prayer. 1t
~ ascribed to Telesphorus, bishop Of
Rome, about the year A. D. 139. and
is common in both the eastern aud
western churches.
An old English carol begins with the
notable words:
Behold a simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night.
In homely manger trembling lies.
Alas. a piteous sight
The "higher critics" have wondered
how the shepherds could watch their
docks by night. even in winter In
Judea. but this presented no difficulty
to Robert Southwell. the author Of this
quaint carol, who as Jesuit was i'm
prisoned In the Tower Of London, and.
after enduring the tortures of the rack.
was executed In 1894.
A popular carol among the Germans
Is one written by Martin Luther for
his little son Hans. 1t begins:
From the highest heaven come to tell
The gladdest ews which e'er befell.
A very sad story is told in connec-
ton with this carol. In order to give
it realistic effect In a certain Luther
an church 1t used to be sung by boy
let down from the roof of the church
dressed as an angel. But one day the
rope broke. and the boy was killed.
This put an end to very beautiful but
dangerous Christmas custom.
d. At a time when the liturgical and
biblical plays were popular the
Christmas carol was an important
feature. In Italy In the time Of ST.
Francis Of Assist. in order to instruct
the people, the villagers came to the
church carrying lighted torches, and
there they saw the scene Of the man.
ger filed with hay. and the OK and ass
standing in their places near the
Virgin and Child. Then 1t was that
St, Francis and his friars stood by the
Manager all night long. giving God
thanks that by this means the hearts
of the people had been touched.
"Rare old Ben Jonson," In the days
Of the Good Queen Bess." wrote a
.arol which begins II sing the Birth
yas bonn tonight" And about that time
appeared very popular carol which
is sung in "Merrie England" even to
rha present day. the first line of which
Is "God rest you. merrie gentlemen
Some old Christmas carols have come
down to us in half Latin and halt
English. Among them is a carol which
oppears In the collection for Grace
church, New York city:
| When Christ was born of pure Marie
| In bethlehem. that fair cite.
Angels sang with mrth and glee
In Excelsis Gloria
In this "Grace collection" there Is q
carol commencing "Over the world or
christmas mOrn." by DR.. Mackay
Smith.
The uncouth carol of the sixteenth
century has given place to the popu
lar Christmas hymn of later days
Wherever the English language Is
suolsen Charles Wesley's hymn, "Hark
the Herald Angels Sing" finds a place
In the sanctuary. 1t is also translated
into the languages Of India, China ant
Jauan. Its author was the brother OF
the founder of MethOdism. He was q
true poet and a perfect hymn writer
HIS masterpiece is the beautiful hymn
"Jesus. Lover of My Soul" which was
suug by the Princess Alice at the
deathbed Of the prince consort Of
! England. the lamenred husband o.
/ onpen Victoria.
| "iasmC all We faithfur ID I'M
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

Lockjaw as punishment for peo'
pie who live at keyholes would be tn
proper thing.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15

Listen to the pastors sermon on
Sunday and preach one to yourself
every day.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01

The spirit of cruelty is the deadli
est evening to high civilization.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
KINDLING THE TAPER.

This modern day changes in the observances of
the holidays of faith Some given greater emphasis than
in former times; others fade almost to insgnificance.
Chanukah the approaching festival which begins next Sum
day evening" of the latter type this country The pagan
festival which has Incorporated the Christian Calendar
Christmas has thru its well religious character
dominated the whole life of this To offset this
fuence has made incorporate
this spirit the Chanukah celebration and has thus
large extent become chidrens festival.
The festival should not be reegated to the alone The
today could with profit only hear but relve
the lesson of the Maccabaen struggle and victory Indeed
need for the Jews stand for the
dignity their faith than today when well its
followers. besnirched? -
time to take decisive stand to show by
festivals that their meaning of Importance
of heroes not be perfunctory but real
Their example potent today has BEEN Make the
holiday Jew 1t most
Each with the little tapers light should rededi-
pledge the of his religious ZEAL did the
Then will this generation be strong
those of the and they too will
andard of moral and spiritual recttude
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
Congregational
TEMPLE EMANUEL.

Services will be held at Temple
Emanuel Friday evening at I 40. Dr.
VIM. S. Friedman will speak on The
Pilgrims and the Jews" Saturday
morning services are held at 30
Subject of sermon Feast of the Mac
cabees."
Religious School.
4 The children of the Religious school
will have an entertainment Sunday
morning. when each one will be pre-
scented with box of Chanukah can
dies to light during the week.
Temple Dinner.
A dinner will be given "Wednesday
evening, December s, at G:3O at tho
Albany hotel to receive reports or
committees on the progress of the rev
Temple. Send reservations to 5. II.
Zwetow. Everybody welcome.
Bible Class.
The Bible class. which was post
poned from November 81. will meet
Saturday afternoon, December 1. at
Temple Emanuel. Mrs. Henry J..
Schwartz. jr.. will speak on the
Prophet Hosea, and DR.. VIM. s. Fried
man will speak on the Prophet Jonah.
Friday Evening December 10.
At the services Friday evening. De
cember 10th, the subject will be The
Influence of Religion" The speakers
will give sermonettes. Mrs. NJ. ID.
Barnett will speak on "Co-operatoh
between the Home and Religious
SCHOOL," Mrs. Leon Grammar on IN
fluence of Prayer upon the Chiid :;
Mrs. Morris COIN on ''The Spiritual
Influence of the Mother upon inc
laughter Benedict Shubart o. "Ihe
spiritual Influence of the Fathe: upon
the Som and Ben Solomon on IN
flucnce of the Jewish Home upon the
Child"
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
RELIGION AND THE CHILD

Men Roger Babson and Others who interested the
needed They calling the people to sense OF
religious responsibility In business addresses the religious tone
strongly accumulated not alone the ethical but the truly re-
gous It beginning of rising to offset the
overwhelmed the Nation by its material pros
perity and achievements
obligations the disappearing standards of ethical values in IN
dividual conduct They formerly stronger frner with
greater consciousness religious God religion
a large factor in the lives of former generations o
thinking adult realizes this He seeks to recover
his own faith the people, who find little
desire forget their fvoy and to acknoW
edge the authority law whether of God They
Young creatures of impulse following the direction of their de-
unhapeed large part by any knowledge either OF re-
How should they have it? today little, if
qos life in Religious training is at present almost
reegaed the religious school, which
the spirit the child rouse his soul TO the
which religion should give him. as well as teach nun
of it be done? The religious
either the influence which prompts some
religious the home compliments the spiritual me
latter only the teest NUMBER
blessed indeed are the children storing sweet
lessons souls of spiritual life really lived by
with their parents 1t cannot be ncucated IN line sous
phrases It must be lived .,
are fevor but the environment of the
regious home cools their ordor it does not entirely
adults be commended Denver JeWry increasing
its spiritual activity in degree During the past year one
Of our co-regonists have begun excellent work among
the young people, childhood maturity religious school
benefcen of boys and girls in dstft
city where there has been religious influence at al
another school opened reach other children who have
not had the privilege of any religious instruction.
schools added to those already established which
andv growing helpful in the dimin
shed religious enthusiasm of coregonsts They and 9th,
life among families where has been hey
will plant faith in and knowledge OF God in many childish hearts
honestly protected spiritual strength and their reliance
on their Heavenly Father.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
Junior Congregation.
THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEM
MARY OF AMERICA.

A regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America was held OF DC
tober 81. Present: Louis Marshall
in the chair. Judge Lehman, Sol NJ.
Stroock, Simon Roeder. William Fisch-
man, Rabbi Charles I. Hoffman and
Doctor Cyrus Adler.
Minutes were adopted in memory of
Jacob II. Schiff, Doctor Israel Fried
laendcr, Sabato Morals. The board
decided to name the Professorship of
History in memory of Mr.. Schiff.
The Acting President. Doctor Cyrus
Adler, reported that the students of
the last graduating class had been APP
pointed to the following positions:
Rabbi George Abclson. Community
Synagog. Atlantic City. n. J.: Rabbi
Philip Il. Alstat. Congregation Sons of
Israel. White Plains, \. Y; Rabbi
Nathan II. Colish. Congregation Adath
Israel, Washington. ID. c.: Rabbi Isaac
\. Hadad, Spanish and Portuguese
Congregation. Montreal. Canada Rab-
hi Max Kadushin. The Jewish Center.
New York. n. Y; Rabbi LYMAN J.
Landau. Congregation Tifereth Israel.
Brooklyn. n. Y: Rabbi Norman Salt,
Congregation Adath Israel. New York.
y. Y: Rabbi Morris Schussheim. Con
crcgation Bnai Israel. Cleveland. Ohio.
Also that the graduating class had
presented the sum Of fifty dollars to
the Library for tho. purchase of books
The Library now totals 1.4l5 hooks
and 1859 manuscripts. The Israel sol
onions collection. the gift Of Mr.. Nor
timer l.. Schiff. is not included in this
count. The Librarian reports many
raritics notably the incunabulum de
Erroribus Judeorum 1472-3 presented
by Doctor A. $. w. ROsenbach in mem.
ory of Professor Israel Friedlaendcr:
two Karaite manuscripts of the 18th
and 18th centuries and Il considerable
number of modern books to fill the
gaps created by inability to purchase
during the World War.
The total registration in the Semin-
ary is "a. The Teachers Institute has
this year three departments, totalinS
"a students. The regular department
comprises three year training course
for religious teachers and totals 100
students. 80 men and 30 women.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
NEW YORK RABBI RESENTS
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY
PLANS.
q. c. u. Service.)


New York Noy., 22;TReyerend DR.,
Rudolph Grossman Of the Rodcpl'
;SholoIn Synagog. speaking before his
congregation yesterday condemned the
movement recently launched by the
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
to proseiydse Jews.
In the course of his address DIR.
GrosSman said:
Il read report for the year 191
of two English-Jewish converting as
sociations These two organizations
expended f45,O0O, equal at that time
to $3.50 of American money. and
only succeeded in converting twenty
five Jews. Think of it. $225.OOO for
twenty-five Jewish sous.
THE Jewish faith that has surriv'
ed Egyptian Pnraohs. Russian Cars
and Spanish inqusitors for the last s.,
600 years shaa live on. Why should IL
Jew be converted to the Christian
faith?
1.-THE Presbyterian church has flung
It's cnillcnSe lnlo Jul ttN'h 49, -
accept the challenge as 4 stirring APP
peal to our Jewish souls. Jews we
are. Jews we shall remain, answering
in our loyalty to our faith.
Il object to the unwarranted inter.
ference. l protest against lhs"l'
hurled against Judaism by any OAR"
to invade the domains of our faith tc
convert the Jews. l question this lat
est outrage against Jewish honor
Il have the highest admiration for
Christian missionaries who go among
the ignorant races, who go among the
wretched people Of the Eastern couh-
tries and give them schools, colleges
teachers and nurses: who serve graf
uitously and at great seli-sacrlllce'
and who arc the only force OF nope
for the wretched population.
."To them we give unstinted praise
! They should confine their activities
there and not dare to foist their own
religious ideas on intelligent men ana
wcmen who already possess an ihtei'i-
gent religion"
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
ENGLISH JEWS UNITE TO COM
BAT ANTI-SEMIrISM.
League of Nations Will Deal With PO-
grOms, Jewish Board of Deputies
Is Informed

London-Thc Jewish Board of Dep
uties at its meeting yesterday was in
formed by Lucien Wolf. Secretary of
the Joint Foreign committee of or
ganized Anglo-Jewry, that the League
Of Nations had accepted the, commit
Fees proposals and would il future
take effective measures against po'
groms. In this connection, the meeting
was Informed. Mr.. Wolf proceeds to
Geneva tomorrow. The committee
heard some shocking reports of the
fresh pogroms in Ukrainia and devoted
considerable portion Of its time IA
Il discussion on the best method to
combat anti-Semitism. At the suSscs'
ton of Lord Rothschild. it was de-
cided to found special committee
which should be representative of tn
jewish Board of Deputies, the Anglo
Association and the League of BritiSl
Jews, and which should devote itself
TO offsetting the work of anti-semi
ties.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01
OHEB ZEDEk.

Friday night services will begin at
eight p. m. Cantor +. Fried with
his choir will officiate. Saturday
morning services will begin at nine a.
M, when the son of Mr. Klein, our sec
rotary, will be Bar Mitzvah.
Synagog Forum.
This Friday might the vice presi-
dent and the treasurer of Young Ju-
daea, Mr. Dewey Richards and Miss
A.. Ida Schariro, will read essays before
the congregation. All essay will also
he reai by the chairman of the Forum,
Mr.. Il. NJ. Gottlieb, on the Jewish
Ch.I.
Junior Congregation.
The Junior Congregation held Il
very successful meeting last Monday
and many members We're present. A
resolution was adopted to spend the
larger part of the dues and collections
in furnishing clothing. shoes, and
other necessities to children who can
not afford TO buy them.
The Denver Jewish news., 1920-12-01

Rabbi Meyer Loritch Gil. L. C.. ''oD
was unanimously elected for period
of three years as Rabbi OF
Anshc Emcth Congregation. Pc
ora. Illinois. where he had
officiutcd during the Holydays. Be
fore leaving Scranton, Pa. Rabbi ana
Mrs. Lovitch were rendered a rccep
ton by the Sisterhood and were pre-
scented with n set Of cngrosscd rcSoi"-
tions by the Jewish Federation an"
with II generous purse by the cohsre-
CATION. Rabbi Gutterman was pres
cnt and expressed the regret or inc
Orthodox community at their depart
urc from the city. Rabbi Loritch
has already assumed his new position
and is temporarily located at the JET
fcrson Hotel. "I