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The
First Christmas
QH lUnnia J. Knoch.
In 111* Wisconsin F«rm«r
•'Merry Christmas! M&rry Christmas!
Clangs Ihe heavy, de«p-to»ed I*ll,
And all the world elves haek the answer:
Christ Is bom, and all is well.”
OVER nineteen hundred years aso
(here lived In the little town of
Nazareth a humble carpenter and his
wife, Mary.
At this time the ruler of the Roman
empire, Augustus Caesar, required all
persons to pay taxes for the upkeep
of the kingdom. Joseph was a de
scendant of King David. Although
he was living In Uulilee, the law re
quired him to go to Bethlehem In Ju
dea to pay his taxes.
When It was time to pay the trib
ute, Joseph took Mary with him on
the Journey to Bethlehem. It was a
tiresome Journey. They were very
weary when they reached the little
town. Joseph went to the hotel s to
get a room where they could rest. But
poor Joseph was disappointed, for so
many other people had come to the
little town that day the rooms were
all taken. No doubt Joseph and Mary
felt lonely and discouraged as night
.’nine on. At last they went to a stable
to find a place to sleep. Here In a
manger the Savior of the World was
born.
This was a very lowly place Indeed
for the I’rince of Peace to be born.
Prophets had been foretelling bis com
ing for many years. People were ex
pecting him to come, but In some very
grand way. Some thought be would
make the kings leave their thrones
and himself be the ruler. But he
caine as a sweet, dear little babe.
Now, you wonder how the people
beard of his birth, In those long, long
ago days when there were no tele
graphs or telephones? Perhaps you
think so Important news as this would
be announced publicly by the highest
officials or the richest people In town
and a holiday declared.
But not so. The first news of his
birth wns told to people engaged in
a very humble and lowly work.
Methinks it must have been a beau
tiful warm night. Ear out on the hills
of old Judea the shepherds were herd
ing their sheep. No doubt they were
talking together about the big crowd
In Bethlehem that evening. Suddenly
there appeared In the sky a- bright
light. The shepherds were afraid. An
angel spoke to them and said, "Be
not afraid; I bring you good tidings of
great Joy which shall be to all people.”
Then he told them that Jesus had
been born in Bethlehem; that they
would find him, a bube, wrapped In
swaddling clothes lying In a manger
with his mother, Mary.
Suddenly there appeared with the
angel a host of other angels singing,
“Glory to God In the highest and on
earth peace, good will to men.”
After the angels were gone the shep
herds talked over the wondrous news.
Then they hurried away to Bethlehem
to Bee If It was true. Sure enough,
there were Mary and Joseph nnd the
little babe, Jesus. They then went out
to tell otherß.
God also told the news of his gift
to the world by placing a new star
In the sky. The wise men saw It and
followed its shining rays until they,
too, found the "Babe of Bethlehem."
These wise men worshiped him and
gave him gifts of gold, myrrh and
frankincense.
This was the first Christmas.
CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR
By MARY G. BONNER
fpHE air was keen and cold
and Invigorating. The snow
was falling gently. In every
house Christmas presents were
being wrapped, cheery messages
and cards and letters were
being sent. Almost - forgotten
friends were thought of and re
membered by a card, a wish,
a small gift.
For Christmas wns in the air!
(©. 1523, Weitcrn Newspaper Union.)
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QUiriatmaH Wtratlj
New Year Wishes
By CHRISTOPHER G. HAZARD
Copyright, 1522, Western Newspaper Union.
ASSURANCE
the rear may bring
w Of things not understood.
We certain are that everything
Wifi have to serve our good.
We may go on with joyous tread
And not a single thing to dread
SOMETHING NEW
2J MID the false, amid the true,
***• Between the laurel aod the yew,
Thank God for something young and new!
And may tbia new leaf of time’s page,
This fair addition to our age.
Be filled with sunny wit aod ssgel
NINETEEN TWENTY-THREE
YYY AY the New Year be threaded through
HI. With strasdt of blue and gold foryou;
Things high and precious, far and fine.
To serve, Inspire, delight and shine!
frar’a Sup
And here we eland to say “Good-by!” *
Brief words—ami yet we scarce known why.
They bring a motature to the eye, ¥
And to the heart some qnukes and aches;
We speak them ve»ry tenderly,
With half a sob and half a sigh—
“ Old Year, good-hy! Old Year, good-by!”
—W, K. Burleigh.
"LJERE we stand again on the
AA borderland of Welcome and-
G»od-by. There Is so little be
tween them and so much either
side of them.
When the great bell of time
strikes the midnight hour, and
1922 passes into the land of long
ago, there is one simple resolu
tion that we can all make with
pretty good Burety that we can
keep it till the next midnight
chimes —that we will be a better
man or woman in the next year
than in the last.
That won’t be a hard resolution
to fulfill in some degree, and if
everyone Is even a little better,
there will be a heap more good
ness, kindness, success and love
in the world when 1923 rings out
that there Is now.
The untried year brings with It
another chance for all —a chance
to make good where we have
failed —a chance to benefit by
what we have counted as fuilures
In the year that is passing out.
The old year has been a difficult
one for many. Some have lost
heart. The new year, which gives
promise of so much that is better,
will bring new courage and hoi*
to them.
If we can let the unhappy part
of the past year go with It, and
only remember the good, It will
help toward all that is best In the
new.
One of the best things that we
can hope for the untried year Is
that It will be a busy one for
everybody. Work is the Vest pro
moter of goodness and happiness,
and the best cure fqr trouble and
sorrow that there is.
When the solemn' happy
“ring out across the snow,” let
them ring out with them the bad
things and ring In all that Is good
and true and beautiful that is
within the power of each one
of us,
ANIMALS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY
Oxen, Cows, Sheep, Goats and Pigs
Blessed in Churches of Italy,
Spain and France.
TN ITALY, Spain and France more Is
made of New Year’s day than
Christmas and on St. Sylvester’s eve as
the last day of the year is called the
utmost joyousness prevails. Even the
animals are blessed In the churches.
A correspondent who attended one of
these quaint ceremonies, writes:
The priest lifted high the host ami
said some words of benediction at
which the people fell on their knees
with a response. An acolyte with a
holy-water sprinkler passed through
the columns of animals deftly throw
ing the sacred water upon them. The
oxen and cows were thus blessed first,
then the sheep and goats and lastly
the pigs. A moon nearly full glittered
high above the mountain stones aud
combined with the light from the can
dles revealed the long, polished horns
and heaving sides and sleek coats of
Uie oxen and cows and the white
woolly skins of the sheep. The acolyte
passing among them, Incensed them
and their bellowing, bleating and
squealing arose to a tumult. But. high
above all, the voice of the priest was
heard, as he chanted these words:
"My children, God In his goodness
sends me, his unworthy servant, here
to bless your flocks, according to an
ancient custom of our mountains, so
that these animals by whose aid yon
live may Join In our religious cere
monies which usher In the New Year.
Let us then sing a loud hosanna of
praise to the ever-merciful Lord so
‘lenient to sinners.”
NEW YEAR CALLS PASSE
The American custom of New Year
day calls, so prevalent in the social life
of this country In the Nineteenth cen
tury Is little practiced todajr.
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