Christmas Bells and Charlemagne Cathedral Tale
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Christmas Bells eloquence contrasts with a Berlin to Aachen tour tale of Charlemagne’s cathedral. The narrative recounts relics legends a wolf trapped as a church soul bargain and the devil outwitted yielding a legendary crack in the bronze gate.
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Aix-la-Chapelle
Brussells
Cologne
Charlemagne
Shenandoah Valley
Jesus
John the Baptist
Senate
purgatory
fogies
Black Forest
Urian
Arian
Missionary Support Urged to Aid Rev Keiner
J Paul Stirewalt of the Executive Committee on Missions appeals to pastors and congregations to promptly send funds to Treasurer J N Stirewalt to sustain Rev Keiner in field work. He stresses no relaxation in giving and urges timely payments for the missionary’s salary.
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Keiner
Missions
J. N. Stirewalt
J. PAUL STIREWALT
Night Hymn for Christmas Eve by Martin Luruer
A devotional Christmas poem praising the manger birth and divine visitation. The speaker thanks Christ for human salvation and luminous hope. It emphasizes light from darkness and the desire to become like angels through grace.
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Martin Luruer
Fear Not as New Year Message in Our Church Paper
W L D reflects on the biblical phrase Fear Not guiding believers through Abraham’s trials and the Nativity to Easter. He urges readers to trust God, reflect on life before year’s end, and commit anew to serving in the Lord’s vineyard with assurance of divine reward.
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Abraham
Canaan
Lot
Abram
law
heaven
hell
Pilate
God
W.L. D
The Origin of Christmas Sun Festival Theory
A Voice writer argues Christmas evolved from the Pagan Sun Festival noting sun worshipers celebrated Dec 25 as the sun’s return. He claims Christians adopted the day to replace old rites, linking light and creation to Christ while easing converts away from idolatry. The piece concludes the date’s origin mattered little to its spiritual impact.
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the Voice
Christ
That Glorious Christmas Song and Faithful Reflections
A sermon from the Lutheran Observer reflects on O Holy Night and the Nativity’s universal appeal. It traces Christmas traditions, pagan roots, and Christian meanings while affirming Kris Kringle as secondary to the Christ Child and the mission of peace on earth. The piece ends with a poignant meditation on loss and heaven as a mother tells her children she is going on a journey and will not return.
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Christendom
Ygdrasil
Valhalla
Tabernacles
Israel
Egypt
Christ
St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Kris Kingle
Christkindlein
Jesus
Christ the Lord
Hosannna
Hosanna
Mamma
Katy
Florida
South
Detroit Free Press
Misunderstandings in Home Life Cause Unhappiness
The piece argues that misreading relatives fuels home friction. People misinterpret moods and actions as anger or irritation when weariness or embarrassment is the cause. Understanding neighbors and assuming best intentions could smooth domestic life.
Omnipotence and Providence Highlighted in Faith Remark
A religious reflection asserts that every Christian should have something to say and that every man is a walking eternity. It claims the plain man possesses omnipotence to defend him, omniscience to watch him, and infinite goodness to provide for him.
Twenty Old Newspapers for Five Cents Offer
An office advertises twenty old newspapers for five cents. The notice mentions neuralgic persons and those troubled with nervousness from care or overwork can be relieved by taking Brown’s Iron Bitters, a trade remedy promoted in the period.
Pledges Sought for Home Missions in Our Church Paper
Readers urged to send names and pledges toward a home missions fund with several contributors listed from South and North Carolina and Virginia. The message stresses urgency and ends with a counsel about judging critics while facing sheriff sales.
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HENRY W. LONGFELLOW
Our Church
Virginia
the
Lutheran Observer
EDMUND HAMILTON SEARS
J. Q. WATERS
Rome
F. M. Setzler
RE. T. Horn
Board of Missions
Pitt street
Charleston
S. C
Roseboro
E. T. Horn
R. C. Holland
Lutheran Home
Newberry
J. H. Wyse
Pomaria
R. G. Chisolm
Louise Chisolm
C. Armand Miller
Salem
G. W. Holland
G. A. Setzler
F. E. Keller
Haiglers
Church of God
earth
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