A KING IS BORN! WORLD REJOICES
Carolinian
Extends
Greetings
At, i.rijs time of tVir v*»r vi
pan o t/i obr-crve th‘* birthday of
~i us the }<nn of Ood The CAtfO !
biNIAN looks forward each year
to the. publication ot this special!
Christmas edition w* it gives us
thr ovnxiilunity to greet our sub- j
.vribers. teaderr.. advertisers onri
other friends wi<h a special and .
harm wish for a most joyous noli
clay sea sou,
lit part .Years It lmt been tie
"i tom of this newspaper to pre
wnt for your enjoyment a pagf
of stories and other information:
pertaining to Ur: holiday and
fentered around the religious sig
nificance which if denotes.
On this page may lv? found Tlu
Christmas Story and other storlet 1
which relate to the birth of Jcsue ,
Christ,
Churches in the area# have
plaiujed special iulflWr serv
ices for Thursday morning,
0«>r«-mhpv is. and Watehnighi
meetings have been slated fo*
Wednesday nitht. December
.11, at many of the churches
in the city and county.
Charitable organisations in thr
area- have made many hearts glad
by contributing food, clothing and ;
money to individuals, hospital,
and families. One such corstribu
fioii Is made annual to the chi!
dren at St. Agnes Hospital by a
local chapter of a national social ;
organization.
Business in Palei-Tu will b> -
practically at a stands!dl for thr
next few dsye, moat of them bav
ing Closed Wednesday. December
24, and will reopen on Monday, J
December 39. Another long boh -1
day weekend loom, for many area
residents as the New Year hull
da" will be Tin on Wednesday, De
cember 31.
Raleigh and Wane Count's
schools closed Friday, Dee cm - 1
her 19, anil city schools w ill r« -
open on Monday, January 5.
giving the school kids more .
th-rn two weeks to enjoy their
gifts from Sarda and a vaca- j
(ion from the three R’s. Wake j
County's schools will open
their doors. however, on
Thursday, January i.
All in all li appears that this!
will be a Christina* or relative |
peace throughout, the world.
May vc again extend to you)
our best wishes for a Merry!
Christinas and a Happy New 1 Year.
Missing
King
BY RILEY Hi GILES
Jett Stuart swung easily to the;
platform white the train paused \
in a glare of lights before heaving!
itself north. Everything looks the!
same, he thought. It's all as dingy!
as when I left. Even the snow,'
ranaed in uneven drifts under the'
train shed, looked dreary
His sketch pad bulged out. of
his coat, pocket as he walked
through the tile-walled tunnel to
the street, carrying his battered
suitcase. Not much to come back
with, not much to show for two
years abroad.
He walked out into the bad part
of the main street, among build
ings with dark, sullen faces lip
•tteked with smears of neon
lights. In the square he saw a
huge fir strung with colored bulbs
and topped with a lighted star. A
thin-faced, stout-stomached San
ta Claus brushed past him, car
rying a metal lunch box. He no
ticed several people carrying gaily
wrapped packages, but their faces
were tight-lipped <nd grim.
NO PI. HE ELSE
lie remembered then that It
was the Christmas season. He had:
not plann-d to arrive home then,
but when you so by freighter you J
don't arrive by schedule. And the
34th, h c thought. Christmas Eve
Os ah the da;- to conu bn cl, to
that house, the very day hc had!
beep blottting out of lus mind '
that day he never wanted to re-;
member. Well, there was no place
else for him to go.
On his war up the hill to the
house be stopped off at the
corner grocery He'd make
him- "If a fen- sandwiches and
Kill a couple of can- of beer.
The electric)!> would still hr
shut off. and fhere would be
ret heal, hut h<- remembered ,
h» hod it lew logs Jeff for the
f ; replace. He'd probably shove
off again ns a few days
"You don't come around any
more Mr. Stuart”, the -Tocer said,
ptortni? ft' him tloomil". "The
"u w;nns rfcet. in»,v be ?‘'
viO» that. Lv* been «vw. i
lApAiu,, Places Htes that
Tpp grocer's Rlmv-T oak! plainly
thsfc. there **- no cluaiti or placet j
like that. He returned to his po- i
•itbion at the counter, lean!pc on
an elbow apatnst, the. frown-food
tucker. * Merry t'hristmm. Mr.
Stonn't", he sold to Jr-ffs denart
•ng back. "Merry Christmas.” The
•r 'll nt the top of the door Jingled |
■ emily as Jeff went out.
Be turned the key in his own
door almost with panic, “I should
not have come back”, he mutter
ed. "What made me do ti?” Or
1 erhaps. the thought hit him. I
.shouldn't have gone away.
II was Ml he could do to keep I
from callin': Kathy's name a hc
cn toped th* 1 enormous studio ih ■
had made together out of a ram
shackle old coach heuse.
f (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HI GH ..
At The Foot Os The Manger
BY JOHN TRAVERS .MOORE
There was talk among thr sin jiiicrd • that an angel had up
-1 peered and more were to ronif, but tin littlr shepherd of Bethle
hem had no gteal hope ot s«< ing Heavenly visitors oi hearing tb
i angels sing Ilis favorite lamb was missing again, and he was
| busy looking for it. which naturally required the attention of
[ both—but mostly that of the little -shepherd.
For some reason. h' c favorite lamh causeel him more trouble
then all the est of the flock and kept him continually looking
after it to make sure u was here, and not there or someplace rise, i
Perhaps this was because hc eon- j
sidered it the finest lamb in all the
land, of Judea. And perhaps it real- j
ly was—not that it looked much j
different from any of the other j
lambs, except that it was whiter j
and more lively, and liked to romp ,
and play—and it belonged to the j
j little shepherd.
THE STAR IV Till' POOt,
But there were times when ii ,
i tired hir patience, and tonight was j
I one of them, for the little shepherd !
i had wanted very much to stay on j
i the hilltop and watch for the an- j
gels and the golden star -the lav.
I gest ever to shine on Bethlehem,
land tno one that would guide the
shepherds t<> the nev born Kin?'
Os course the little shepherd
knew exactly where he would find
the lamp—down at the bottom of ;
the hill, where it always hid, look
ing at the stars on the pool.
And just as he found it
there, he tripped, and grum
bled slightly and even frou rie*!
at it. which was considerable
punishment coming from (he
little shepherd. Bui ho careful
ly picked It up and carried it
back to the fold.
He though that he had caught a
glimpse of a large golden Star a
mong the other stars reflected on
the pool, and just to make certain
—he looked up. The<*e in the sky
it was: A Star over Bethlehem ■
and it must have been then all ,
the time, for thc> little shepherd ;
had not though* to look for it go j
j directly overhead. It ■ enned curt - 1
1 ous that when everyone els*, was •
IA Forgotten Saint
BY REV RAWLEY MYERS
Os the traditional figures that grace the Christmas rnb. StJ
I Joseph is certainly the least known He stands in the shadows, j
I like part of the background scenery, a forgotten saint. Yet here i
I is the greatest saint in heaven next to the Blessed Mother herself, j
It is time that the great and noble Joseph he better under-!
stood. It is time that fallacious folktales concerning this man
.among men to put to rest forever.
| Joseph so often Is pictured a a, -
j loitering old gvandadriy. But the j
best authorities tell us that Si '
Joseph was about 30 at. the time j
of fcb: birth of ( KnT. Common i
■serre dictate.'* tout he must have j
been young and r.irtmy. God' gives !
1 no one ptpn an asriqaioen! he is
| liable to can v <O. */e» <;<v’ cum
• inlspiotvd Jo:,! ph to lie !hc protect
ior Os Ma y ;-<k! th. Child.
A MAN'S MAN'
Can you imagine an ociogena- i
dan making the arduous trips j
from Nazareth of !be North to :
Jerusalem and Bethlehem in thr '
: South? ft would take a virile
' youth to lead Mavy and the Child
safely on the flight into Egypt,
through desert wastes, amid wild !
animals and marauding bandits
pursued by Herod’s soldiers.
Then, too, we recall that St.
.Joseph was a carpenter This is
no work for an oh! man today,
but in Palestine 11MW years ago
wl'-r* the craftsman had to rut
and hen the wood. carry the
planks, and transoort hi* bulky
J product*, only the strongest j
could ply the trade.
looking up for *hu Star he bad bad j
to io"k down to find it. But lv
had found it, and that war what j
was important, even though he i
first had lo discover it, on earth !
before iic saw it m heaven.
When he reached the top of tno I
hii! he made the lamb lie down !
boride him. to keep it from caus- j
im: him further trouble, at least- j
for th< moment. And he talked to- ;
t as be often did when the night (
was particularly beautiful and j
peaceful and he was tile only,
shepherd on the hill.
Ib- hud board about th' a Star that
was now shining bright and golden
directly over Bi thlchcm and of :
viu'it the angel had said -to tl ■
shepherds, and what the shepherds
and 'aid to hue Arid of course he
told tliis to his favorite lamb.
GOING TO SEE A KING
He told it that in two shakes of 1
a lamb’s tail-lie could go to Both- I
ieiiem and even sec the newborn !
King, though he knew this was not -
’.cry likely, because one does not j
just, say "1 am going to ace a king." j
;md jo, and be allowed always lo j
see one.
But two shake* of a lamb’s
tail are also put very easy lo
sec. and the little shepherd
•was unite certain that he rerv
P'o-lhl.i might have missed
•■'•'■ins (hem. Besides, he want
ed so badly to co to the won
rierful happening he (bought (
that if hc hurried, even now he
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! Joseph was youthfnl and vigor- I
j ou* r o doubt handsome, tanned by j
I Urn hot sun and row wind, big and i
Uomr with rippimg muscle* and :
I calloused hands. He was. -n abort. |
tin kind ot men op< American
; Uyy. arttuir-*. !
ffailirr than forgetting St Jp .
, -;l ph. v, r .■would bring bun forth |
as a, model for our youth. For lo- i
i Mpb is 3 faint for our limes The i
■ 'bine that mode St. Joseph *0 j
j pleasing to God was, not his phy-j
! s»c«1 stren/rtn. but his strength of j
foul manifested in his purity, c- 1
bed fence. and sens? of justice.
These, inched, arc virtues lor mori
j am teenager.'-'.
St. Josph was » man's man He
was not afraid to light. Like a
■so'clier hc stood hi' ground and j
dip not surrender to temptations I
against, purity.
Bb men physically who arc
weak within oft-n try to
1 High and brag about their
I Bib* to cover no for their cow
j ardiee. Strong in body, they I
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St. Francis At Greccio
A |.KG! Ml
Adapted By
Brother Bei edict bimoo <) iAt
Or, tin slope or a U.,d, mountain j
opposite the town Civ- do hi I
the -,-v of it j. -ti ! t.) i > in- - ■ '• '
| dor who goes in search o.' ! esn- i
'•i;enn ,Sr,netuarK;-,, vvill o'seovei j
Ironi • t:;; a .-mall niona'--ry j
whose foundation go-s as f.-i back j
;v the !---n,nin of tiu- nth r-n
--j lory. Tib.- rnon-i "■ i«
i’ ith a miracle work'd by nod Io
how th .t th- hfc <■<: St Praticis
! sod his friar- - .thould be a retired '
! one. and should he phased in places
i secluded from tire mu . e of the
j world.
-1. . • t trs !,!•••! Hu.; IPUHCU
iIou? even I before narrating the ac-
I conn* of She int'-l tation of the O'ib.
j which afterward took place in fHi
| i run art cry .
thk hoy *mi nu m:wn
Among the many in Hu town o r
j Greccio who had resolved by the
1 preaching of sh Francis to live ;■
liolv life ens a rich iron wort fro- ;
1 -montly visited the Saint Th. two
. often hold im : ho I y rnnvi a •
Hons. But this wealthy gptilJ' ,usn
i being old and dolicfilc. found il
no easy task to ascend the steep
mountain leading to Francis' soli
tary abode. Being desirous of not
i missing those instructions which
I filled his sou! with heavenly con -
j solation. ho room - ted St Francis
i to select his abode «on, -'.'. hero n -m
j him.
St. t rancis assented on con
dition that it little hoy should
i tic placed in the pkirra which
|Christinas Gift For Esteban
Bt ESTHER MILLER PAYI.KR
j It v. H»i break in Lie Andes i
; mountains of Peru, '' hen 14-year- i
| old E.rtcbon slipped on h>: fad’ d ;
| poncho Hik fat hot and hr: Jlsnta:- |
j were already at the ilvpr mite i
| Hi* mother ladled mush for llsi.e- j
i ban and his pis*.nr ''Vinca, after :
j breakwft, hoe the beany and pet? :
i toes on the ierraev* We want food j
; for our Christmas feast!”
| "Esteban, yoih,sheer the alpaca?
: ?:o the wool can In sold t'efm-c lito |
| Feast." Baby Carlo* on her hip. j
j their mother trudged to the mine :
i Kortin:.* sheds.
After he ate, Esteban said
to Vinca: "When fatlo "t*
hack from achoo! hc r- d (•> me
With I eottM iro to * n bnol ton '
‘T' lto ami I,ill* hat e * rt> h
uncle In Uma! Where could
'on set school money?'' asked
j Vinca.
| “Father Ernesto soys tor m- to ]
| save money for school when I’m j
; *btr- to 'vork *tt Hie mux ”
‘Tic s ti-'ochinj you to read »i ? ■
t write.'' reminded Viiv.-u "t'h-1 ;
| •• '-Utd ncj, you hsppi
''Father mad in to hr »*iiei
! church, too. sh h:>f little *imr for
| n if." frowned Ei-'t-.-lif-n.
Vinca look the hoc: "1 mm' :
i -vork. or ik> Chr fin es feost ”
UTS RE'H UNn
1 F-Tclvin v.-i jit to the stone on- '
" ; yeard to s-hnar the nlpa-u.'-
"Y'our fingers arc nimble'" said .1
! voice behind him Est< Ton Juntoed
j at the- words, for hc- thought him
-1 vlf alone, lie turned.
! "Luis!'' Ik; exclaimed joyfully.
! Luis described his life In Lima,
j Esteb.'.n said: ' You have a gay
j tbne! Wien do you studyf"'
I t.»’l? ■ lughed'. “I don't go <u I
j '"ciioii! I'm sure wed 1n ”-or'-. hut ,
I'm with fellows who twin them- i
selves to other peopl's pocket:.." j
l Esteban gasped
* t a n(I * ill thp middle nf t)i>’
Mm it; that (hr hi" should 1
j llirou ;i firebrand; ,in<! that
wherever it '■Slot'tit ‘trike,
j that should be the plan’ of hi*
i i rsidrnr' - The proposal ua*
readily accented ain't thf rh h
man n.w I'ouviucod that thf
brand would not go beyond
th» piarra.
Tiva bov ws: f her? v-tth T-hc
brand sarroutided by the throng
of people a stale ot eager :-u
--sppnse. St. Francis ordered the boy
to Throw the brand; but lot it. '.vent
onward till 11 struck a rock a mile
distant from the town, on the slope
of a high mountain, where it left
a black mark which can be seen
even today
flod having shown by a miracle
where the monastery should, be
built, and Iti- mountain being the
property of the man who accepted
Hie proposal, he donated il to the
friars, and there built a Monastery
for their use.
Being in one of his usual re
i m preparation for the feast
of the Nativity. St. Francis war in
nired to represent the treat my?*
levy in ucli away as lo bring to
pm mind of the people the birth
of the saviour with all the atten
ds n! ci rcumst a rices
He constructed « platform in a
little chapel near the door which
leads info the monastery. On it
he built an artificial grotto, in the
interior of which he placed the
figure of Mary and of St Toseoh,
nod the ox and ass representing
She two animals that were in the j
stable .it the time of the birth of
"You'i’r nuick" you could cam
j led* picking pockets, especially
j when the Christmas Fvc crowds are
around the CathMeral."
“That’s -fesHng!'
"Rich people have more n they
need? Working' In the mines you’ll
he old 'fore yon earn enough for
school- With me it wouldn’t he
long. ’
Before Esteban mold answer
there was a sharp crack and a
roar Esteban's shears fell “Mine
landslide!' he shouted.
Esteban and Vinca ran down to
1 the min"'. Lids ran home muttering
Why should 1 get hurt too'"
i Vinca nobbed: "Papa, Mama and
: Carlos." She made the sign of tnr
j Cross.
••Hope we’re in time!" panted
Esteban, sweating.
"I : " Mama and Curio--" gasp
I ed v : uca.
j "Mon are digging ft only Papn’s
j Mama o»mr nimung sobbinr
•‘V’.-pa and !;" llamas arc buried!"
j Ms:iw prayed.
i f p *r ! npgn to dir; Vinca and
As met* were brought into the
•nr, Esteban looked eagerly. None
j was his father
"There should hr s doctor in our
illasc," complained the man next
to Esteban, "’fill Dr Manuel gets
here from town, many will die un
ices someone helps Father Ernesto.’’
Esteban’s shove! struck some
thing soft. Hr groped. "A llama
with a yellow tassel: One of Papa's
Hamas!
Vines caled; "Esteban quick!**
In spite of blood and dirt. Este
j ban recognised Papa on the ground.
( He frit warm, but wasn’t breath
' inf. Following Tether Ernesto’s in
j ■'tniel lons, El chan gave artificial
i rcf-pirntion. Aching, Esteban felt he
j could not keep up the pumping
i any ’oncer, hut be did.
j the Christ-Child. Then he placed \
| outside, here and there, the figures j
j of shepherds in the act of watch- ■
mg their flocks, and on high the i
heavenly messenger announcing to
j hem the birth of the Saviour,
OH INF API’AKI MOV
On Christmas night a solemn
Mass was sung in thr chapel.
Sl Francis 'ervinc a» deacon.
Mass being over the figure re
presenting the Divine Infant,
which during Mass had beep
exposed on the altar, was on
ried in proeestdon by the eeie.
brant of the Mass io the spot |
and was placed In (lie manager
by St. Francis.
No .sooner had Francis deposited
a beautiful infant surrounded with :
the sacred fiettrr than (‘hois! ap
peared on his arms in the form of i
.in aureola of glory, T,he people |
were overcome with ;i supematnr- :
a! joy- at the sight of the divine j
apparition.
Tile prodigious event was soon ,
spread throughout the surround-i
in" neighborhood, and among the
friars who, desirous of imitating
the devotion of their Holy Father, j
introduced the pious custom of j
representing the “Grotto Crib” in .
the different churches at His order
during the holy season of Christ
mas.
(n the course of time the devo
tion was introduced into other |
Orris-r. and later pious people had j
churches outside the Franciscan. .
the great mystery represc nt.ed in I
j some fitting place within thei r
private homes.
"l)i Manual!" Ail shouted. The
doctor .rushed to Esteban's side i
‘Good work!' he said. Then b<
poured something between Papa's ;
lips
Esteban worked on Mr s breath
ing:’*
When Papa was all right Erie- >
ba worked with others. How long ■
he worked he did not know, until |
the priest said: "Rest."
The doctor stayed alt night
sleeping a few hour* in the
prtrsl's house. Esteban, curled
in I*ls poncho at the font of the
doctor’s bed helped again ai |
dawn Before the doctor left
that night, he gave instructions
about the care of the injured
to l ather Ernesto and Esteban.
Ml he hack as soon as t can."
Mr gripped Esteban’* hand.
"Vou'vc healing fingers. Von
should hr a doctor!”
wfoil to be a doctor.’' E'lcbati
answered knowing now Must he
did "But how.'"
Out.' l.ord will fuid away! an
,:u re.-’ (lie yirH'.'t
Daily fair coaxed F' tchan to ro
to Lima with him
"Mn Esteban vas torn between j
wanting money fast so he could *tu
dy, knowing he was needed at j
home snd not wanting to steal
Luis repeated: "We must be m
Lima for Christmas.’’ Finally he
threatened: "You must go with me! ,
You know my secret!”
"T won't tell Papas hurt. 1
couldn't run away at. Christmas!"
Luis towered over him. "You’ll i
go or you won’t live until Christ
mas!"
Esteban dragged up the path to
ward home. Luis is bigger, he
thought He’ll force me to go. !
ward to be a doctor but where'!! |
the money come from? Maybe 1
should go with Luis and learn to j
Steal.
(CONTINUED ON NEXT I’AGEI 1
Jesus’ Birth, Childhood
World's Greatest Story
Editor *. Nott THr Carounian takes particular pleat sure
>n reprinting item thr Holy Pihh the story of /e-,n..’ bhtk and
early growth (As taken from the Author’red or King /antes Ver
■ ion. 2nd Chapter of St. t.uke.)
(And t> ‘fiitie lo pas*. m those Hqys, there went out 9 decree
from Cae'sar Augustus Hint the world should be taxed.)
(And this t-iMiist was first made when Cy-re'ni-us was gov
emor of Syria.) And all went lo b> taxed, evetyoiv into his own
emor of Syria.) And Hi wild to 1:><! foxed, everyone into his r.ity
And Joseph also went up from 1
Galilee, out oi the city cf Naweth 1
into Jude, onto the cpv of David 1
which is called Beth'Jc.hem, n*-~. j
~ "or', hr war of the hou.tr uki |
neage of Dftvtdt,
To be taxed witii Ma ry ’■ - I
-potssed wife hems: great w ith '
rhild
\nd e <t ' i’.at > ■ h 11( »Ji,-■ j
there, the day were arcom- I
oi*shed that she would He deliver- ]
And the brought forth b-r find- i
j born son, and v rapped hurt m
j 'radding clothec, and laid hurt ft* '
! manger, because there war, no j
nora for them m the urn
And there were in thi sarnr j
ountry sbcpiif-vds abiding m t,!ie j
• Id, keeping watch over their
lock by ntgiit
And. !o. (hr atls r 1 of the
f ord came upon them, and the
idor'. of the t.otd hour round
■•bout thrrn; md fhry were
-ore .(fraid
VfirJ the :» ng r I sj.d unto
thon. fr.ir not: for: behold. I
bring yon good tidings of treat
toy, which shall he to ail pen
pic.
Tor not" roll is blurt tips
flay. In tier ejfy of David, i
Savior, which is Christ thr
f ord
Alyri this U'y! : f., ,g yt—q • -nTr |
-.-t>,r Ye shall find tb- u-o- u, ar* 1
pod in S'u a,idling clothes, lyinc in
J a manger.
: And Middenly there '.’•»* with !
j the angel a multitude >d the h, ,
l only host, praising God. -nd i> j
j me. Glory to fi'w.l, irt t>p hi;,ln. t 1
unci ott earth peace, good will in
ward men
And \ cam-- (u r-'■ th- hi- i
! cels were omo away f-.-n thee,;
j into Heaven, lh - :• .-ari
I one to another L- t us notv go even
junto Bcth'l'-hem, :uiH -• t'-n
j uiiiU! winch i coni- ; . p.-
' which the Lord hath made know --
i unto us.
' And they c.m.e wi'h ha '■ ami
j found Ma ry, -nd foceph. and !',-■
j babe lying m a irang- r
And .mien they had ecu H Hu -
i made 1. no w n abr - -,d the \ ■ -
j which was fnld Mvcm conc'-min ■
I this child
) And all !hey that henr.i -t \
i dored at those things which wi r>
i told them by ihe h -nh
But Maw kept all tM ■
and pondered lh< u w- he, rt
i And thr- shepherd,-. r<'tui n<wi
c'orifyinc .inci ;•••.:mg Gn-i so u
j the things bh .t they had heard'and
I seen, as It was t.otd unto them.
And «hen eight days were
Hceomplished for the cirynoi
cf-.tng of the child his mini
"»s called it .x. wbirli v. as
•o named of the in-pi heforc
■ The Living 1 ree
BY FLORENCE WEDGE
A decorated evergreen is oik of th< most delightful non
j essentials of the Nativity season. Wi ran keep Clmstmas without
it, for the real wonder of Christine; ts a Child bom unto tp: and
i a Son given to us for out salvation. But Up tradition of the
tinseled tret is here to stay.
Most of us. at some time or other, have wondered about
j the first Christmas tree, Who decorated it? When? Where? What
is the connection between the birth of a Saviour and the presence
of an evergreen i nour homes?
LOST IN AM IpUTt
It. would seem Up.it (lie :.tik'ms
of the Christmas tree is last u
the maze* of aniinuily Soup
j scholars believe it had to do wiUi
Übo worship and invocation of the!
j "Spirit. <>! veaet»lion’ and relate i
lit to oiitei enemoritp! frees, ; nch !
as Up Maypole or the St John'-!
! tree around which people of an- j
| other age danced «>u the longest,
, day of the year.
Others associate the Christmas I
■ tree with the beautiful old legend
jof the Tree of Life When Adam
; lay dying, runs the legend he
| sent. hb. son, 'Beth, to the Garden
!of Eden to lieu for the Oil of
| Mercy. This was refused; how- 1
i ever, the angH who stood pi. the;
pate gave Seth a nprtp, from the j
Tree of Life wit h insi ructions to J
plant it. upon his father's grave
It. was long a widespread belief j
that the sprig grew and piodue- 1
| THE CHRISTMAS STAR
BY ,lA< Kll VVAIM H
Up in hoiwn. ■•.11 Ibe sturr *> {
; twinkling brightly, became they i
i were asked to parade outside the j
' anira of Paradis; w eerc one of :
j them would lie chosen for a very |
important job
The angels met them at she
gates, mm! arranged them into
rows, with live smallest ones
in front, Sal r. t Peter hustled
out and inspected them with a
thoughtful gaze. Then lie ehosr
the smallest of all the stars,
and she was overcome by the
honor. "I am very young and
stupid,” she said: "! am not
sure that 1 will be aWo lo do
my job as it should be done.
Is It very difficult."
Saint Petdr laughed. “At sny !
j rate," he said, “you are frank and i
j modest. The angels will teach yon
i what to do, and if you liston tare- !
[—
lie uni conceived !« (be
! 11 ©rob
j Af"i when the da vs of her purl*
; f’-ntlon, according to the law o.f
IMo e= were accomplished, they
’ brought him to Je i u’ca-Sas", to
. present. Him to the Lord;
<As if is written in the law of
| the T ioi 'i, l l '.' male that orxsnetb
! 1 he- womb ’hull he called holy to
}: 1 r for "I 1
;
And ip offer a sacrifice accord
Inc io that ; ditch i: raid in the
i lav- of the Lord, a Fair of turtle
i dovee, or two young peigeons,
j And, behold there was .3 mar
j io .Tent sa-leM, whose name wa*
! Sim c*or<; and the ..nine man <» as
I jurt and devout, waiting for the
;'• •.T.olation n f Is'ra-eh and the
Holy Ghost was upon him
And it was revealed unto him
i \ the Holy Ghost, that he should
rot sit death, before he had seen
tbe Lord's Curls*
And he came by the Spirit unto
die tempte; and when the parents
in-os.,,ht jo the child .b- sits. «o do
o'- him aft. :, the eo (urn of the
! law.
Then he took him up ip his
, uritis, and blessed God ami said.
Lord. rose pit. .fbou IViy (jef.
j tu depart in peace, according to
; word.
I O’- mine ev. . h-v.'S ’pen tbv
i salvation
Which thou hast prepared be-
I fore the f lee ©f all people:
1 A light to hghtep the Gentiles
; and the glory of thv people
1 1 a el.
And Joseph and his mother mar
j veiled at the.," things wlimJ) nere
I >k>■; j of him.
And F : "-ie.on hi ed th*--i rind
••••id unto Ma'>•> Hi- mother. B'
hold. fid-, child i i. for the fall
nd ri.-ipi' of many in 1 Va vl, anc
; for a sign which shall in spoken
against;
1 V-.J 3 . 'viird dt pi- r.-e
‘-lrough 1 i:y g'i p ru’d IGO.I (hat
ihe ihonght.-i i.T i.’-ip,v hearts may
*''ii i‘ '
And there “ m one An ne a pro*
: thr daughter or Phn-nu'et.
t. 1 : tribe of 1 let-, hr •* a- of s
•-it --a’ and hsd lived -.’-tth an
’•u -'hand seven years from' her yir
* “'nil
An -he a ■' 'low cf aboti.
' -:ir ;m : f.,.iir • ’rir , V.hich de
I ' i-' ■-■■-( lint f■■ ■ : ! ' ■ I Jjpt
I served rtod 'vilii fasting end prny-
And Or- rum e;* 'p that ino.-’nf
ere thank' ni.rv.i unto sh -
i.ned, and eo,-.l; of him to -ill
i them that iouki'd for rt-d-nlpfiort in
j Je-ru’.-.a-leni.
' ti. -. had 1 fi •
(’ON ! !\i ’ II ON NS'XT t’U J'i
ed u>e wonder • working rod nf
Mown Lal-er it w.e, cut down and
east invar thru Hill according
;fn the legend, d was r> <-,v, i-eH
land iiiahioned Into the Cross on
! which Christ wu* crucified
Tinae are •. arjoita accounts of
i Christmas festivities dating back
*to the Middle but scan*
j mention i-- made of ■? decorated
! tree A forest ordinance from
! Ammersehweiei- Alsace, dated
1581, ruled that, "no burgher shah
have for Christmas morn than one
bush of more than eight shoes'
length". From ;< travel bool is
! sued in 1805 we learn that, ‘at
| Christmas time in StraMburg they
set up fir trees in the rooms, and
| they hung on them roses cut of
many-colored paper, apples, wa
| fees gilt, sugar, and so on."
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fplly ! aiii sm-e ; ijy 1 :!! do vex?
well "
TH» riitiM KINGS
First of all, the angel:, had to
make lua the mot-l beautiful star
j i>, a'i the world, so they blew on
! her, and then polished her with
their .Peeves. And us they worked
ihey told her tirelessly over and
over again what she had to do.
it was a very important mission.
Siie listened and was afraid, be
cause it seemed such a big respon
sibility, but the angels were very
patient.
Soon a happy smile spread
over their faces, because the
little star was word ported,
and knew everything she must
do. She was shining very
brightly too. There was no
thing more for thr angels to
do. So the star came down to
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