Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-12-21

Tribune today presents ST.
part condensation of Star =
Bethlehem" the story of Il
birth of Jesus. now being ofrcrc
daily ut the Morc.ead Plancta
'ium ut the University of Mort
Carolina in Chapel IiillD
"Now when Jesus was born
Bethlehem of Juiaea in the la,
of Herol the king. behold. the.
came wise men from the east
Jerusalem, Saving, Were is
that is born King OF The Jew
for we have seen his star in T.
east. and are come to worSh.
Him. When Herod the king In
heard these ingS. he was trOr'
led. and all Jerusalem with hin.
And when he had gathered n
the chef priests and scribcs O
the people together. he dCmanir
Of them where Christ should h
born. And thev said unto hin,
In Bethlehem Of Judaca: for thu
I is writ ten by the propSct. Az
thou Bethlehem. in the land &C
Juda. art not the least among thc
princes Of Juia; for out of the
shall come Governor. that Shall
rule NV people Israel. TEE
iIcrod. when he had p'ivilv cal
"a the wise men. cnluircd or
them diligently what time t..
star appeared. And he sent thee,
to Bethlehem, and said. Go. an
search diligently for the youn~
hili; and when We have found
him. bring me word again. tN"t
| may come and worship him al
so. When they had heard tie
king. they departed; and 10. the
star. which they saw in the ca.
went before them. till it came
and stood over Were the young
child was. When they saw the
star. they rcioiced with exceed
ing great joy"
The Gospel according to Saint
Matthew 2:l-IO (Thc edition of ,
1911. commonly called Authoriz- !
ed
PART |
This is tie Scrip,ural passage
that has given rise to one Of -.
our lovclicst Christmas customs
and obScrvances - the tradition -.
of the Star Of Bethlehem. and ,,
Of the Three Kings who came 20 (;
Bethlehem with riffs of gold .
and myrrh. And in ,
these passages the astronomer d.
finds his stake in Christmas. be-
cause Of the question. What :;
was the Star Of Bethlehem" ,
Tn bricfcst answer is. I'VE -,
do not know" We; with this, ),
, .raight-forward reply we woald ,
l'smiss most interesting matter q.
hat leads us into fascinating
,yways of religion. science. his
tory and philosophy. Some very
treat minds OF the past have q
vrc<tlcd with this problem and e.,
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err r'Se; oscar. "'''..'. PC -
'ANS' th' "'S ,"''''' ."S' - ~ '''e'' >
ore .""'C'S an" ms I'M" ~ ,-..
We o." ITO. H''"" "''''' 80 -. =
" is porn 'N'''"'i &c I''' '.' q.
ne time o. year Is "'It,'.E So -
~ IN me S'r.P'"'", ',' '''''. -. u
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lays was not TIC same 49, o"'S
u TO-DAY .., - ..--,,.o :,
In SAM -N"o'.,T"' NV - - :
luo.ed ABOVE 'e''' IN ','"t , ~, :.
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mn" '-',.--'' Al 90,
sam, MAIN COOS w, - III.
u me '.''.'.'' '''..N'.' - ~ 1.Lu..
y Jesus NOT COS -'', -, "o'; 49,
hos. two GOSPEL is at the time
+ hi. Lg7-ism bv John. IS
Sair+ LIKE tells MS that il was
rriIc Caesar Aurustus was en- f
,,r,r +, Rome AID there is y
further statement which will be +
discussed Iatc~ at some length.
The fact that our era does not S
% ..uallv date from the year OF {
the hirtn of Jesus has long been