Christmas Potpourri with Moore Nast and Carols Origins
A retrospective on Christmas legends tracing Clement Clarke Moore's 1822 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas to its creation and widespread fame. It notes the first illustrated edition by Nast in 1868 and the evolution of Santa Claus imagery, along with early Christmas hymns by Ambrose and Prudentius and later poets like Milton and Tate.
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Clement G .Moore
General Theological Seminary
New York City
St. Nicholas
Doctor Moora
New York
West Twenty-third Street
Moores
Bhoe
Moore
Troy
Bewnpaper
Ore
Cholara
Alice
Ante Claus
Santa Claus
Doctor Moore
Cor Moore
Ata
America
Keese
United States Army Engineer Battalion
Grenade
Nica-ragua
Mary Christmas
Ghd
Boston
Mass
Xo Jolly
Hoover
Darley
Thomas Nast
Harper’s Weekly
Nast
Dasis
Ambrose
Milan
Prudantius
Coma
Prodantius
Landa
Sedulius
Jesus
Ben Jonson
Georges Wither
Jonson
Cnid
John Milton
Ines
Charles Wealey
Nahum Tate
Pri
Brooks
Roy
Mary
Thera
Austin
Texas
Superior
Wis
Aho
Arried Herbert A. Ronn
Pittsburgh
Edward
O. Claus
Olaua Ayooue
Mra. Claus
Christmas Hums Through Time From Puritan Rules to Modern Joy
Fragmented text blends Christmas verse and anecdotes from Wichita to Pittsburgh, noting Santa legends and a 1621 Plymouth tale. It recounts early New England Puritan bans on Christmas, Bradford’s 1621 remarks, and a 1639 Massachusetts law fining Christmas observance, then cites Cotton Mather’s diary entry about Festivities.
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New England
William Bradford
Plymouth Plantation
Govr
Massachusetts
General Court
Boston
Euch
Bay
Cotton Mather
Lesson outlines for December 18 A Holiday with Tous
The document lists weekly lessons focusing on Christian living for youth and adults. It covers topics from denying self and following Christ to growth through Bible study and prayer, family life, home as the social unit, citizenship, worldwide peace, wealth stewardship, and unity of humanity. Each season emphasizes practical applications and devotion.
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Ife
Mrang
Ufe
Bethany
Jesus
Mary
Ths
Chirla- Han
Wallay
Heaven
Seeson
Seesan
God
Christ
Dying Soldier Recites Cross Before Death
An orderly finds a dying officer who asks for a prayer as a soldier considers a small cross his mother gave him. The officer takes the cross, murmurs a line about bearing the cross before dying eyes, and then dies.
Blessings in every duty and the weight of gifts
A reflective meditation on blessings and sacrifice, noting that every favored circumstance carries responsibilities. It suggests richer rewards bring duties, aging parents require care and gratitude, and even uninterrupted happiness carries the need for sympathy toward others.
Sunday school needs young men as teachers
The piece argues young people neglect demanding tasks in personal service to society and church. It urges young men to take on the boys class, noting that teaching requires study, effort, and commitment rather than easy duties.
Sought Aid to Repel Israelites of Exodus
Letters believed to be from Palestinian cities to ancient Egypt request military aid to repel the Exodus invaders. Sir Charles Marston cites clay tablets found at Tel El Amarna, dating to the Israelite conquest period, suggesting Palestine Arabs sought help against the invading tribes.
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Palestina
el Amartia
Egypt
Charles Marston
Bibiieat
Suzorin
Palestine
Watriorn
Charles
Flebrews
Tel Fl Awarna
Eternal Mystery Dialogue From Genta Nostra Romer
A fragment features a dialogue where a parent asserts punishment while a child questions the necessity. The excerpt hints at guilt and hurt within a family context, attributed to the title phrase Eternal Mystery and the figure Genta Nostra Romer.
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Pap
Genta Nostra
Romer
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Christian Standards OF Life
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