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Season of Christmas
Evokes Spirit of
Trust, Faith
Indicative of the integrity and
trustfulness prevailing throughout
the world at Christmas time, peo
ple of Holland often entrust gifts
to total strangers requesting the
passerby to leave the package on
such-and-such a doorstep.
Half-way across the globe, Negro
families in Virginia long have ob
served the table-covered-with-a
sheet custom. The dining room
table is covered with a sheet.
Names of everyone in the house
hold are written on slips of paper
and pinned to the sheet. Gifts are
sneaked under the sheet when
everybody is supposed to be asleep,
and even the youngest child re
frains from ‘peeking’ until the
gifts are unveiled Christmas morn
ing.
OLD CUSTOM
Christmas caroling was a thriving
custom in England of the fdurth
century.
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UNITED STATES IS
CHRISTMAS CAROL
"MEETING PLACE"
In towns and cities throughout
America, in churches, public squares
and along home-lined streets, over
millions of radios and public ad
dress systems come the strains Of
the world’s Yliletide melodies—old
as bygone centuries, young as “I'm
dreaming cf a white Christmas ..
The United States, meeting
place of carols from all Chris- I
lendom, contributes yearly to
(he traditions of Christinas
music by writing new songs and
popularizing old ones.
The cards of Europe arrived with
the peoples who came to America
to settle. "O Came, All Ye Faith
ful ’ (Adeste Fideiis), eventually
translated into 119 languages and
dialects, belonged to no one nation
but was the common gift of the
continent. From Germany came
Luther's hymn for children, "Away
in a manger, no crib for a bed ..
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JJappy Cjew t^ear
Thibodeau's
England sent “God rest you, merry
gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
. . And Prance provided the
beautiful “Cantique de Noel” or
"O Holy Night.”
Three American composers did
much to revive the ancient custom
by writing new songs which are,
:oday, among the world's best be
loved carols.
"It Came Vpon a Midnight
Clear” was the inspiration of
Edmund II. Sears, a Massachu
setts Cnitarian minister, in 1849.
Less than 10 years later Dr.
John Henry Hopkins, Jr., Epis
copal rector from Williamsport,
Pa., composed both the words
and music for “We Three Kings
of Orient Are.”
Perhaps the best-known Ameri
can carol, ‘ O Little Town of Beth
lehem.” was written in 1868 by
Phillips Brooks in Philadelphia.
The young Episcopal minister, later
bishop of Massachusetts, was in
spired to write the poem by the
memory of a trip to the Holy Land
two years earlier. The rollicking
"Jingle Bells,” though non-religious
in theme, also came from the pen
of a churchman, John Pierpont,
and has enjoyed almost a century
of popularity.
FOR HOSTESS
Holidays mean more entertaining
for her. Make her feel the part of
a charming and gracious hostess by
giving her a beautiful black satin
housecoat, trimmed lavishly with
black lace and a finishing touch in
a heavy gold locket.
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Legend relates that the crown of
thorns which was placed on the
head of Jesus was made of holly
and that before the crucifixion the
berries were white, but turned
;rimson like drops of blood.
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old gent. So strongly, in fact, we’ve
asked him to he especially good to
all our friends in 111 is community. He [
will he around to see you, we know,
and meantime, may we wish you a
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As the joyous songs of Christmastide
ring out again, telling the happy
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to Men” we extend the Season’s
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greetings to our many friends. May
your Christmas be one of content
ment and good cheer. May the New
Year bring you a full measure of
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Chas. W. Carter Mortuary