The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1887. CHRISTMAS, 1887.
Christmas ! What a charm there is about the word, so familiar to a Christian's ear ! How it recalls reminiscences of the events which took place at this festive season, years and years ago, when those who have now passed away, used to charm and please with their kindly and genial greetings ! Yes, once again, the revolving year has brought us round to the joyous, blessed Christmastide. Throughout universal Christendom Christmas Day is regarded as the highest and greatest festival of the year. Cbristmastide is a season when people endeavor, and m the great majority of instances successfully endeavour, to forget the cankering cases and anxieties of every day life. It Is a festival when, m accord with the dictates of that infinite love which found expression m the stupendous event which the daycommemorates, our higher nature seems absolutely to revel only m kindly deeds. It is a season when our higher nature loves to give free scope to those noble and generous feelings what we are glad to think, did not suffer extinction at Tha p a 11, It is a season when our less fortunate fellow mortals, the sick and afflicted, the widow and orphan, the aged and infirm are compassionately remembered and each one does, his or her, little best to ameliorate their life's sad or bitter journey. What a pity it is that such a bles.se.4 season, so fruitful m good and generous deed? could not be prolonged the year through I But suph can never be the case. What is falsely termed " the great battle of life," demands all our care, all our attention, and all our energies. Then let us be thankful that by mutual consent there is annually a brief truce, and let us all endeavour to turn that short truce to the blesjfc 3£count. In concluding our usual Christmas a^Je we shall adhere to the time honored custot^ and wish our readers, one and all, A Murry Christmas AND A Happy New Year.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 2
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344The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1887. CHRISTMAS, 1887. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 24 December 1887, Page 2
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