Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1951 — Page 14

Basilica of the Nativity * One of Oldest Churches The Basilica of the Nativity at Bethlehem is one of the- oldest churches in Christendom, having been built 1,620 years; ago. As it stands today it'represents the original building as erected by the Emperor Constantine and res- •|- torations and additions made under Justinian. It is surrounded by three con‘‘ik vents of separate faiths, Greek. Latin and Armenian. All three have J the privilege of worshiping in the Grotto of the Nativity, and, suprisingly enough, all three celebrate Christmas on separate occasions. i ■ | If you have something to sell o rooms tor rent- try a Democrai Want '<♦ It nrinae result* - ■■

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—•— Omm CktUimaL OLmoomm Did you know that the observance of Christmas was once forbidden in England—the home of the Yule Log, the Carol-singer and the wassailers? ; ’During the Reformation many believed the undue jollity of Christmas day was sacrilegious. Parliament, on December 24, 1652. ordered that “no Observance shall be held of the five and twentieth’ day of December, commonly called Christmas day; nor any solemnity used or exercised in churches ■ upon that i day in respect thereof.” This edict proved to be very unpopular with the masses of the people. It was not until many years later, however, that Christmas was once iagain regarded as a holiday.

Ly 'Mair Originated in 1846, T]ow a Tdjodern Ouilom Look at the paintings on the Christmas cards you send and receive—you’ll find famous names and some of the best contemporary art. Here is how it an began. . On a December day in 1846, a middleclass Englishman, Henry* Cole, sat at the library desk of his London home addressing to his friends what were probably, the first Christmas bards ever printed. The cards depicted a Victorian family assembled at the festive board and the traditional Christmas customs of giving to the poor. They also bore the now-classic greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.” I Cole, in a historic move, two months before had commissioned John Calcott Horsley, a Royal x ' >* ~ i Jis ’ \\\ A. '* -uffalL Academy artist,. to paint the illustration for the card and had struck off a thousand lithographed copies. He dispatched them that December. This was such a markedly successful stroke of good will that plain Henry Cole subsequently became Sir Henry Cole. Horsley’s art was a far cry from today's Christmas card paintings, but he started a cycle which a'hundred years later was to bring fine art into high favor on Christmas cards. An American shopping for card? may select, for instance, a painting called “Snow Under the Arch” by another Royal Academy member— Winston Churchill, Britain’s wartime prime and famed amateur artist. Or he might choose Peter Hurd’s "One Night in Winter” or “Grandma” Moses’ “The White Church”, or “The Nativity” by Alexander Ross.

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- - . 1 • I 1 Mistletoe Outlived Sinister Meaning Mistletoe, once used as a weapon of death, is now almost a universal symbol of love and peace. According to Norse mythology, there was a god named Balder, who personified the sun. Loki, another god. plotted to destroy Balder. Balder’s mother, when she first learned ol Loki’s intentions to kill her son. obtained a promise from all living things that they would not harm Balder All agreed. iSut the mistletoe, so It was with a mistletoe arrow that Loki induced Balder’s blind brother. Hoder. to kill the sun god. Higher powers intervened, however, and Balder was restored to life. The - mistletoe was placed under ckrlgga’s care, and the mother bf Baida saw that it was never again used to do harm. . The custom of giving a kiss of love dr peace beneath the mistletoe is an assurance that it will never again be used as an instrument of evil. Go to the church of your choice next Sunday. Trade tn a Good Town — Decatur

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Pfcs. Ralph Clifford, 21 (left), and Dominic M. Belgarella, 20. WIPING OUT ENEMY PILLBOXES and mopping up snipers is ticklish business, but all in the day’s work for U. S. Marines battling Communists in Korea. Smoke from white phosphorous mortar shells shrouds

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Flame-thrower wipes out an enemy pillbox somewhere In Korea. I. . i the assault area as a lone Marine takes care of a pillbox with his flame-thrower. Privates Clifford of Pittsburgh and Belgarella of Grand Rapids, Mich., go after a Red hidden in a hut. | (Internal ionalj

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