The Liberty Vindicator. (Liberty, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1906 Page: 1 of 4
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CHRISTMAS JOYSr
dOK* THf UMSCfN CHOIRS fl<?E SINGING
fAR BEYOND THE AZURE OONt <*v ^V£i2
And the ch&stkas bells a# r/ngimc _—^ Kr
, rORTSEVBBMG THE CHlLDRfN HOME.
Ah' iHFr coke rpoh dale and dingle.
„ Aye. wr come eroh lands war.
WiD WlM J0YOUO HEAPT5 COMMINGLE
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Heaven t arti am* cam* at
way* to tho** oho ara faithful
fa earth's tail.
Cod laaka through th* gift
that la gt.en far man to look
at
Thar* la n* auch thing a* a
halpmg hand with a withholding
heart.
No man a war had a happy
Christmas by thinking of what
ha was getting.
It's th* c Haai. and not th*
charity w* give that makes tiia
world brighter.
Nothing co. mar* pacri-
lagioua than a to ' ah gift ran
dared in Hia nam*.
Tall of your happiness and
you will find your troublta in-
definitely postponed.
You ar* most likely ta hear
th* angela singing if you go
where soma one la weeping.
No men ever gof any good
auf of giving who did it with an
eye single to his own glory.
Many a man'e appreciation of
Christmas has been spoiled by
hit apprehension of New Year**
bills.—Ram's Horn.
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WISE GIRL.
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Eager hearts nave waited tor tnem.
Loving hands nave spread the least.
Hokes delights are ever o'er them.
And the last is not the least;
Andcomkingled with their coming
15 A PLEASURE NOT Of EARTH,
For THE BIRD Of EOVE15 HOMING
To THf dear old Christmas hearth;
And the Christmas fire burns brighter.
And the hearts Of all grow lighter,
As ABOVE THE LITTLE CIRCLE RISES NEVER CEASING MIRTH.
GWlr
Vlr—
THE STORY OF i •
SANTA CLAUS
Si Nicholas the Frt Patron
Sami of the Uukirrn
•4M
ANT A CLAUS la tba one
myth that will sot down.
The tradition of a benefl-
-rant spirit—call him by
what name yon will. Santa
CUua. Krtaa Krlngle, 8L
Nicholas, Father Christ
Noel—who romre around on
tS of each year, and glad-
doaa tho heart of chlldroa, rich or
poor, by myatartouely leatrlns to thorn
th* wary things they moat want, ear-
wl»w* |g spite of all attacks.
lull Claus, th* real 8anta Claai. to
belli old end young His pictures
■bow to as a jolly follow, with a beard
nag gnat lag the venerable, twinkling
wyaa baapeakiug boaadtng youth. Aad
fit. Nicholas.
young la fMl tog aad action. If wot to
wear* ha towto b* to got over all the
world IB on* night, withowt mining
on* bona* to which Uwaa a daaarviag
child.
He to dtCereat la owary rantry.
tanging la years from th* baaattfal
Chrtot child that th* good chfMrea of
Wamc* adore, to to* jolly old fellow
Bat ft to pot ta tots aras* that to*
writer toeaae to depict Santa Clan* u
both young aad oil It to from a hto-
ns ww
to toto aowntry. to
mri aid- bto to* real
the original of them all, goes way
bark to th* remote third century.
Hit present name. Santa Claus, or
Krltt Kringle, to derived from 8t.
Nicholas, the very Incarnation of all
that was good aad generous.
Bt. Nicholas, destined to b* wor-
shipped In various form* by the chll
dren of score* of centuries, was bora
In Patara. a town of Lycla, la Asia
Minor. From bto earliest day* he
showed a religious Inclination that
destined him to taka a high place la
to* church.
As a young man be entered the
monaatery of Sion, and la time he be-
came abbot and later blehop of Myra
Hla sanctity and learning mad* him
shine even la th* most Illustrious
company, and ha was on* of the most
notable figures at that wonderful gath-
ering of Sit bishop*, who mat at Nlcca
to 111 to condemn th* heresy of Arina
While Bt Nicholas became famous
la to* councils of the church. It was
still more as the special friend of tba
children that bto fame spread.
One of bto era I test miracles. It to
related, had to do with restoring to
life two or three children.
There ara two accounts of the story
On# says that aa Aslan sent bto two
sons to Athens to study. En route
they fall In with a villainous Innkeep-
er, who, to get their valuables, slew
th* two boys, and cat their bodies In
to hits, which b* pat la his brine bar-
rel to sell for pork. Than 81 Nicholas
having saea toe crime la a vision,
came to th* spot, aad restored the
children to Ufa.
Th* other version says them warn
three children, and that tbalr would
ha murderer was a butcher.
ta either case. 8t Nicholas per-
formed the miracle of restoring them
to llfa.
This was th* first act by which 8t
Nicholas proved bto kiv* for children
The second bora etUI more strongly
on to* Beau Clast Idea, for It was a
favor that ho did at Christinas time.
A certain nobleman of Patera was
no poor that be wan aaable tn give a
portion for hla three daughter*, and It
seemed Impossible that nay of the trio
could get a husband 8l Nicholas
learning of tbalr plight came at
Christmas time aad threw a parse
filled with gold Into aa opm window
Th* act was done aa stealthily aa that
of to* modem Hama Clans; to* noble-
maa could not tall who hla benefactor
wna. bwt b* gave thanks and married
off ton eldest daughter
Nact Christmas came another pwra*.
awd to* second dnnghtnr took a baa
When th* Christmas of to* third
year approached ton aoblemaa't carl
oatty pot to* hattnr of him. aad b* am
himself aa guard to aaa who U was
that Mt to* money When to* Mint
the anhlsmaa cum forward
why aa peed aa act shoald
ha pmfiarmad to otonlto. Than th*
ated the great truth that the beat acta
are those that are done for th* joy
of doing, not (he hope of praise.
Thus centuries ago was proclaimed
what la the best sentiment of Christ*
maa giving The Idea of 8t. Nicholas
was so beautiful that It took Its place
among the great beliefs of the chil-
dren. and la different forms It la
found nearly every century.
Roth hla name and his form differ,
but everywhere his labor la th* uoa
la Prance. Oermany, Russia and th*
Netherlands h* la the embodiment of
aa essentially religious Idea, bat to
England aad the United States his of-
fice la mom a secular on*
Franca alwayn represents Noel as
too Infant Jesua. aad to Oermaay, too.
Th# German Kris.
th* nam# Kriat Kladet. corrupted bar*
Into Krtaa Krtagl*. means literally th*
Christ Child
la casual Europe, wham tba Christ
Child Is believed to com* with gift*
for tba HtUe ones, be la dreseed Ilk*
a maiden, carrying n silver ball,
lighted taper* and wearing a crown.
8l Nicholas carries to* same name
la Holland that b* doaa hero. Seats
<"t*ua la Swltserlaad they call him
Hama K'aua, aad la Heligoland. Uoa-
per Kliut
Ha k Nlklo or Nlgfo la Aaatria. nod
boasts toe laiarr of aa attendant,
who assists him to carrying all hla
baadlaa. This assistant to Santa
Class la kaawa as Krampua, aad with
ton children la only a shade leas pop-
ular than hla chief.
"Holy Man" la ton respectful harm
by which ton patron Salat la knows
to to* Tyrol, and hern, too, ha haa
gompn
Th* Christ Child
Worship of tho Wioo Mon.
Hr T. J. CI1AM BEKS A SON.
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Ethel—If you're not going to accept
Mr. Koync. why don't you tell him to
atop railing on von
Clarice—I am. right after Christmas
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
It I* Best Mads by Remembering tbs
Christ Spirit of Kindliness.
A happy Christmas to grown people
end a merry Christmas to the rhll
dren! And let it tie a happy Christ
maa; for that one day put away wor
ties and disagreeable feeling*, and en
ter Into the real aplrit of Christman
which Is to give happlni'** Into Mint
human Ufa. It I* not In the giving of
present* alone that I* the true Christ-
mas; It Is In bestowing kind word*,
kind looks and untiles where them H
not always suaxhlne. Why do tieopln
no often think Christinas a burden,
and wish the holiday season p«»t*
Why should the sad *n<l sorrowful
look forward to It a* a dn »d annl
senary * This Is th# worst form of
selfishness Christmas should be a
day of self forgetfulness and of think
Ing of some one else'* life, and how It
ran be made brighter Them I* n
great deal of sadness and worry In all
stations of life, and a few cheery
words, accompanied by a smile, give
great encouragement and coat but lit
tie effort.
And toe rhlldren' Ikies anyone
ever notice the wistful faces peering
Into the fascinating shop windows at
this season, and remember that prob-
ably this la their owners' only glimpse
of Christinas? That In their whole
miserable existence sever a jieaay ha*
been bandied by them of their very
own* Let the childless one and the
sorrowful one, as well as those whu
dally take their walks abroad, think
of this, and each one in hi* own way
do his best to gladden some life, and
by doing *o feel by Christmas night
that there Is something aft or alt
worth doing and living for In thla old
world, and the new year will he pro
pared for by ending the old one wall
Ignorance
"I reckons." said Mias Miami Itrowa.
*dat what de young gem in* n needs
nowadays ts mo' scientific education."
"What makes you think so?"
~I was dime stan in' under de mistle-
toe fob half aa boar, bat fob all dem
young gemmra k no wed 'boat botany It
might aa well have been a cabbage
last"—Washington Star
A Day of Reckoning.
Twaa the day after f tostnaa
And all tkruush the bourn
Th* children went having
A merry carouse.
While pa In hi* study
Was tearing hw hair
As he eased at th* bit,*
That wee# pilet everywhere
—Town Task*
Of Interest ta fitockHaidar*.
Jasper -1 bear tost Santa Claus bus
given up his yearly roaada
Jampuppe—Ton don't toll Bto*
J as par—Tea H* baa accepted a
regular position on the 'Salariaa Com
miners of various big corporations.
—Town Topics
A Holiday Reflection.
"A Christmas tree la u good deal Urn
u wife."
"How* tbatr
"It s ton trimmtagm tout eeul*—CM
THE VISIT
OF THE
WISE MEN
It Is On* of the Mori Bstutl'ul
of ins Many Legends That
Surround th* Bum of Christ—
Traditional Names cf Th.as
Three Oriental Sages Who
journeyed from Atsr to Wor*
ship at the lowly Cradle of
tho N»w Rrtn King — Tho
Splendor of Their Returns.
Now when Jesus was bora in ltetb>
lehem of Judea la the daya of Herod
the king behold them ram# wise men
from ton east to Jerusalem, saying
Where Is h# that Is born king of the
Jew*? for we have seen his star In
the east and are rota# to worship him
When Herod the king heard these
things he was troubled, and all Jem
hulem with him Then Herod, when
he had privately railed the wise men.
Inquired of them diligently what time
the star appeared And be scat them
to Itethlehem When they had heard
the king they departed, and. lo! the
alar which they saw in the east went
before them till It came and stood
where tbe young rtalld was When
they saw tbe star they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy And when (bey
were come Into to# house they saw
the young child with Mary, his moth
ar. and fell down and worshiped him.
and when they had opened their trees
urea they presented unto him gift*;
gold, frankincense aad myrrh Aad.
being warasd of God la a dream that
they should not return to Herod, they
departed Into their own country an-
other way - Gospel of St Matthew.
When tbe wise men saw the star
they said one to another; Thla Is
the sign of tbe great king; let as go
and search for him and offer him ]
gift*; gold, f anklnceose and myrrh
Alleluia. — First Vespers of Eptph
W.
There la something exotic la th*
beauty of this whole story. It reads
la 81 Matthew a gospel tike a for j
elgn legend Tbe strange secrecy,
too. with which this kingly oriental j
procession with picturesque costumes
aad jeweled turbans and the dark
faced slaves and toe stately atnoptng
camels, passed over many regions,
make* It more Ilk* a visionary splen-
dor. a many-colored apparition and
not a sober mystery of to* hambl*
incarnate word
What a area* for the imagination
was toe birth of to* I afoot' Hla first |
worshiper* la that poor ear* of Beth
lehmn are poor shepherds who havw
been brought to **I# child by to* an
B*M' vote* Bat now a change
comes over toe scene hardly la keep-
ing with tba lowliness of Detolebam
A cavalcade from to* far east ap-
proaches Bethlehem Tba camel ball*
are tinkling A retinae of attendants,
accompanies tore* ltj| of differ
eat oriental tribe*, who coat* with
toetr various offerings ta to* sea-
born babe It la a rnmaaca more ro-
mantic tons rnamars It self would
dam to ba. Those swarthy maa ara
anal They rap reseat toe lor* aad
-.Vi-rZr Tet bar. £
•hat to* world wo«M sorely *p
toVIU *41* tl R tiUbt' tad it'llt'W U*U lilCll
to Clod, men. w* may be aurw. of ruadtta
tlv* habits, of aaretlr lives. The
fragments of early tradltloa aad to*
obaruro record* of aarlrnt prophecies,
belonging to ihetr nation*, have been
to them aa precious deposits which
spoke of God and were filled with hid
den truth They. too. pined for a re
deemer. for anm* heavenly visitant
Their tribes, doubtless, lived la cloae
alliance, and they themselve* were
bound together by the tie* of a
friendship which tbe Mma pare
yearnings after greater goodness and
higher thing* cemented Never yet
had kings mo-e royal soula la the
dark blue of the lustrous sky there
rose a new or hitherto unnoticed
xar Its apparition could not escape
the notice of these oriental Mgr*, who
nightly watched toe skies; their act
enre was also their theoolgy It was
toe star of which an ancient prophecy
had spoken Perhaps It drooped low
toward earth and wheeled a too ssrtft
course to be like one of tba other
stars Perhaps It trailed a line of
tight after II slowly yet with visible
movement, and so little aluiva tbe ho-
rizon or with such obvious downwaad
slanting course that It seemed aa
If It beckoned to them—** If an angel
were bearing a lamp to light tbe
feet of ptlgrima and timed bta going
to ihetr slowness and had not shot
too far ahead during tbe bright day.
but was found and welcomed each
night aa a faithful Indicator pointing
to to* rave at Bethlehem
Wild aad romantic an tba road net
of these wise eathiislanta seemed,
they did not hesitate After due coun-
sel they pmnouncnl the luminous Ha-
ger to be the star of the old proph
ery, aad therefor* God was coma
They left tbalr homes, their state
INTRODUCED IN AMERICA
GERMAN AT WOOfiTCR, O.
Crests* Much C set meat at tba T
—First Choree Christmas Trot
la This Country Alee Cred-
ited ta oat* Town.
Tho first Christmas tree ta tba
United States, it Is iJalakod. saa Intro-
duced la its college town of Wooocar.
O. August liugard was the promoter
and he brought the Idea from bl* for*
mer borne In tii rmaay. For more than
bait a eealary Mr. tmgwrd tnv bee*
familiarly known among a largn cir-
cle of people as the "fathoi of tba
('tins'mas tree." lie died not loag
ago at tbe age of M, after having lived
lo Wooster lor more than *0 years.
Few young people at tbe preaMt
day realise that the Christmas tree lb
of comparatively recent origin la this
country, la tbe early days of Ameri-
ca there was a strong aversion to tba
observance of Christmas after tba
manner tn which It was celebrated ta
many parts of Kumpe. or. la fart, say
observance at all It Is even claimed
that tba New England Tbukiglvlm
was established as a substttuta for
the growing tendency to obsorv
Christmas All Yuletld* festival*
were therefor* slow la making their
appearance la too United Htates. but
tba Christmas tree ram* Iasi of aft.
la Europe tho Christmas Ire* was
first PstablUhed la Rome, aad from
there Introduced Into Germany, where
It stem became particularly popular.
After Mr Imgarl had crossed tba
deep to the new world and sett lad la
Wqoster and th* first Christmas bad-
day season had rolled round ho be
came homesick when bo thought of
the festivities which at that very tlasa
Were la progress In the fatherland.
With a view to railing up as best ba
could th* Christmas scenes of hla old
home he secured a spruce bough aad
with some bright paper and madia*
be made what Is believed to be tba
first American Christmas tre* Tba
people of Wooster, which waa then
but n mere village, came ta large
numbers to saa tba troa. and tola ar*
AUGUST IMOARO.
tetraducsd th* Christmas
In America. ... .
Tea#
feature of the holiday season treated
wide Interest and enthusiasm. At thdt
period the Importanc* of tbe Chrtot-
mas season was growing more rapid-
ly than It had aver don* before, and
th* Introduction of th* Christmas troa
therefor* at thla time could Bearcaty
be styled prematura Th# following
year many of th* villager* brought
Into toelr homes tba boughs of spree*
tree*, too. soil the popularity of too
J
and their affairs and journeyed weal ! Christmas tre* Increased
ward, they knew not whither, led
nightly by tbe star that slipped on-
ward ta Its silent groove Th# star
shone oat la tbe blue heavens aad
slowly sank eastward over th* cave
of Bethlehem aad presently tba de-
vout kings ar* at the feet of Jseut
Who that haa aver read the jeweled
sentences of Fabers tie'h lehem"
will user forget them? Many have
read "Ben Bur." with Its description
of th* journey of tho wise men. who
know nothing of this great book And
vet there Is not la tbe whole cycle of
English literature a aort wonderful
bit of writing than Bethlehem"
aad soon spread
thereafter
ta other
The Christmas Spirit
Bv D. D. Tnowssoa
spirit InflnMoes
atom than at nay |
la history Thla
nan i test la tba at
of Christmas
Tie Christ
world today
v Inua period
superficially
general
tba presentation of gifts to fries is
aad tba considerate kindness dl*
played toward all ctaaaea of brlplaaa
and dependent persons la prorid.ug
oa Christmas day for toelr
aad temporal needs This,
ta too Iraat maatfaotattoa of toe
power which too machine aad spirit
of Christ exerts apoa mankind. It
la »• peclally seen la a moro kindly
attitude of men toward such other.
Tba mlltanaium h*» set yat arrived,
aad to* strogfrtM between to* aa-
Uoas aad classes will conttas* for
year*; bat aa tba Mrit of Him after
srbom Christama Is named Bads lodg
litas which aa para;# awa la aatagoaia-
tic ratal tons will dimlatah. aad the
dm* will coma whoa tba Christmas
spirit wttl ba displayed, during the
entire year aa it to bow displayed
wpoa each Cbrlmmss Bay What tba
world needs meat tar too right aota-
uoa of tta aartaaa prahtama to to*
rapidly
towns
Th# I nt rod action of tba Cbr
tree Into a church, however, remained
for toe year III!, or nMrly a dread a
after Ita appraraAco la tbs boams of
Wooaler Kev Henry C Hehwan at
Cleveland, for bums I haa I# yearn
president of the German Evangelical
Lutheran synod of Missouri and Ohio.
Introduced this llrat church Christ-
mas tree Into Cleveland Ha* Mr.
Hr hwan was bora la the province of
Hanover. Germany. II* ram* to
I Cleveland snout M years ago ( lavs-
land at that time was tba renter of a
j great deal of rellrloos Intolerance aad
| anything la the nature of an taaovm
j lion was looked upon with horror.
Kev Mr Hrhoaa. tike Mr, Imcard,
tx ng a German, recalled th* Chriat-
wias tree of Germany and accovdlaglr
| during tbe first year of hla pastorate
In 1 Terr land he arranged fof b Cbrtof-
j mss celebration in hr* church A
Christmas tre* decorated with glK.
| tinsel, randies apples and randtaa
| comprised a part of to* celebration.
| Tbe reeling oser this Ire* ta toe eaaa-
| isunity ran high amoap other dcaom
I nations It was stylad Idolatrous aad
sacrilegious aad It was pffphiMsA
| that It would bring down tba wrath off
Led Other* laughed at to* troa aa
absurd Member* of to* rharch la
which tba Christ Bias tres bad bean la-
■ if j rated were even boycotted (ar a
tram la tbalr boat sees aad la atbar
way* were made lo Buffer, tbalr a news
era claiming that they bad p i n Had
before a hemlock tree with llghmd
candles aad cheap pictures Oa* ae
two member*. It la said, ware eewa
threatened with discharge by tbalr
employers If they ever again yartiA
rated la arraagtap fas aaafber cbr***.
r aa tre* Tba next year, bouwsut.
the church ea joyed another Chrtoana
tree, aad every year thereafter, aad
as time went aa
th* no* aalvsvwi
and tbe Genoa
aa came ta bo
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