Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1952 — Page 17

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I\ A’ •■■:.•, |I. the visit&fthe she^hcrbs. •.. ~ \ And there were in the same country shep- ' herds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And. 10, the angel of the Lord came upon them, aind the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and \ ; i -i ' they were sore afraid. And the; angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, J bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be s to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is \ . Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign \ untp you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a x manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a I md+ritude of the heavenly host praising God, — A \ and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away them into heaven, the shepherds I’• . said one to another, Let us now go even ' Y unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, *? \ \ and found Mary, Joseph, and the babe , ; > lying in a manger. And when thbylhad seen 1 it, they made known abroad the saying '. •' which was told' them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at \' ' those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, • and pondered them in her heart,

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the Lirtfj or I And ie came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made ' when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) ( And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David/ which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) to be with Mary his espoused wife, \ bein/gftat with child. And so it was, i they were there, the days i were accomplished that she should beL » delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. :

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1i v V. V' A ■ the visit or J ' ' * l; d'A • I ' ' , •I’ ' j ' tkfe rvise ••• b I ‘ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of A g ,\ Judaea in the days of Herod the king.. behold, . I, ' there came.wije men from the east to Jerusalem, saying. Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, andare come to worship him. When Herod the. king had heard these things, he was troubled, b and all Jerusalem with him. And when herhad gathered all t,ke chief priests and scribes of the -* people together, he demanded of them where Christ should! be born. And they said unto him. fM-- r W 1° Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written ■ 1 By the prophet. And thou Bethlehem, in the f hH lan< * °f J uc * a * art 1,01 the * east amon 8 i^e p f * nces - t H Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, 4 shall rule my people Israel Then Herod. - I E jj; z quired of them diligently what time the star ■ E appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and W g ffiE 53id ’ Go and search diligently for the young ichild; and when ye. have found him, bring me fe ' word again, that 1 may come and worship him . -4 1 ' W hen they had heard the king, they dej pF <\ parted and, 10, the star, which they saw in the 'J went them *b^! l i* came and stood •'■ * over where the young child wai i*i And when they were come into the house, _ / 2^fcthey saw the young child with Mary his mother, vs/ . and fell down, and worshipped him: and when E?/ (0 V/K4i!< tfcey had °P ene<l ‘Belir treasures, they presented

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■'3 ■ •; V ' i CHRISTMAS FEAST . . . The j toys have been opened and !• church services are over. Now, it’s time for that Christmas feast if and a turkey drumstick. Bethlehem Rites Feature March To Nativity Cave CHRISTMAS is observed in Bethlehem on December 25 by the Roman Catholics and Protestants, on January 8, by the Greek* Orthodox and affiliated churches, and on January 18 by the Armenians. AU Bethlehem, however, turns out on December 24 for the arrival of the Patriarch of Jerusalem .—Cardinal of the Holy Land—who each year brings an ancient effigy of the Infant Jesus to Bethlehem which he lays in the manger within the cave where Christ was born. DramaticaUy the procession approaches: heralded by' a single horseman, his banner Streaming aloft. A corps of native police mounted upon fiery Arabian horses follow and then another single horseman upon a prancing black steed carrying the cross on high; the Patriarch in his cardinal and ermine, mitred bishops, clergy in embroidered vestments and white robed acolytes — swinging golden censers—precede the jeweled pavilon of the Holy Child. Magnificent corteges of government officials, foreign embassies, bands, religious organizations follow, and finally, - American made automobiles mingla with native two-wheeled carriages. The procession enters the Church of the Nativity. The public is not permitted to witness the actual placing of the effigy, as that part of the Church—built above the Cave of the Nativity—is under the jurisdic* tion of the Greek Orthodox church. The grotto-like Caye of. the Nativity in no way conforms to the modern conception of/a “stable;” in biblical times, however, shelters for man and beast were hewn into rdcky ledges—thus, the Stable of Bethlehem. On Christmas Eve, members of all denominations assemble to sing carols above the birthplace of the Holy Child 1 before midnight mass is solemnized in the Church of the Nativity. J Yule Tree Business Figured in Millions CHRISTMAS TREES are a multimillion doUar business. Through- . out the nation, some 15 miUion trees are supplied to the holiday demand. Prices range from $1 to $5, and that , ..adds up to real money. A Christmas tree, in the lake states, is usually a balsam or a spruce. The same is true in New England and the Appalachian section. Elsewhere in the country, virtually all kinds of evergreens are used. The lodgepole pine and Douglas fir are frequently used in Colorado. On the Pacific coast, it is principally Douglas fir. In Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., a scrub pine takes a trimming. In othen localities, white pine, ‘southern pine, hemlock, red an d • white cedar and redwood are used. r The business of harvesting this annual crop begins in the fall, when cutters go into the woods after trees. It continues as truckers bring huge loads to metropolitan markets. In most cases, Christmas tree harvests are actually a part of good forest management. Many land owners manage their swamps to make them yield a crop of trees year after year. Thinning operations are another source of Yule trees. Farmers have discovered that they can get a cash crop from eroded acres by harvesting Christmas trees 10 or 15 years after they are planted. *Hansesand Gretel' Join the Procession The original score of “Hansel and Gretel” was composed by Englebert Humperdinck as a Christmas piece. The musical fairy tale created a sensation. V Since Humperdinck was one of Wagner’s most intimate assistants, his harmonies have been dubbed “nursery rhymes—Wagnerian style” and since fairy tales and nursery rhymes are appropriate at Christmas, “Hansel and Gretel” ha| joined the procession of traditional Christmas music. i ' -r' ' ■ " h \