Our Savior's Birthday Editorial Emphasizes Christmas Spirit
The Herald presents an editorial stand on Christmas, praising Jesus Christ as the world’s central figure for nineteen centuries. It urges joy, charity, and the education of children about the life and sacrifice of Christ, inviting ministers to share their messages and praying for mercy for the poor and afflicted.
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A Christmas Reflection by Dr Dinwiddie
A Christmas meditation tracing the 25th of December as the hinge of world history since the birth of Christ. The essay envisions the nativity as Heaven meeting earth, the angel chorus, and the dawn of a new time marked Anno Domini. It urges peace, forgiveness, and Christian gratitude shaping nations, science, and the church through the Christ child.
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A. G. Dinwiddie
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Christmas in the Spirit of Joy and Charity
The piece argues for Christmas as a spiritual festival of love and charity rather than mere Santa Claus revelry. It urges joyous celebrations that aid the needy, condemns excess, and recalls Christ’s birth as the universal gift of grace and peace. It notes Christmas has late historic origins and calls readers to embody compassion.
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Belongs to the Children Christmas sermon by Dr. Wharton
Christmas belongs to the children and to their day by divine right. The author argues against treating December 26 as an extra Sunday or a purely religious festival. He says God consecrates the day to childhood, joy, and family love, warning against harsh Sabbatarian views and end with a note on innocent lives lost.
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T. A. Wharton
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The True Spirit of Christmas by Rev T H Athey
Christmas, December 26, is celebrated as the birth of our Savior and the turning point of world history. The piece extols Christmas as a season of family life, gifts, and divine love embodied in the child Jesus, noting its festive joy and spiritual uplift. It argues the date is not fixed in the New Testament and questions its divine mandate.
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Duty of happiness in Christmas reflections by Rev A E Clement
The piece urges joy and duty during Christmas, linking happiness to faith, reunion, and renewal through Christ. It warns against wasted opportunities and petty enmities, celebrating home gatherings and the spiritual gains of a life aligned with grace, hope, and moral discipline.
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McKennon Anderson & Foster Store Seeks Better Record in 1909
The paper thanks customers for 1908 support and pledges improved service in 1909. The store closes Friday for Christmas with normal hours Saturday, and announces discounted leftovers in Cloak and Suit. 1908 magazine tickets expire next Thursday. buy now to complete purchases.
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Christmas Season Sermon Calls for Renewal and Charity
A long religious meditation on Christmas faith urges renewal of life through righteousness and service. It contrasts spiritual joy with earthly gains and appeals to aid the desolate, stressing compassion over gifts and echoing the biblical hymn "Glory to God." It also criticizes a local newspaper for a disputed claim about Democratic headquarters in Nashville.
A Joyful Christianity Christmas Reflections by Rev Mack
The article extols Christmas as a joyful branch of Christianity, linking joy to Christ’s heart and the Christian year. It contrasts festive joy with sorrow for sin, notes that some allege happiness, and ends with a note of personal tragedy of a lonely individual amid the season.
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End of Roosevelt mess rouses New Haven editorials
The New Haven Register laments a long Roosevelt era and laments political factions. It mocks Congress and Roosevelt allies, hints at upheaval in the U S government, and questions future peace and charity in politics. The piece parodies current figures and calls for a reckoning.
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