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Always For A More Progressive Brookings-Harbor Area!
ONE, NUMBER FORTY-THREE
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
CHRISTMAS PAY
1946
Christmas
ACE ON EARTH J GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!
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And they came with h a s t e , and
And it came to pass in those days,
found
Mary, and Joseph, and the babe
that there went out a decree from Cae
lying in a manger.
sar Augustus, that all the world should
be taxed. (And this taxing was first
And when they had seen it, thev
made when Cvrenius was governor of
made known abroad the saving which
Syria).
was told them concerning this child.
And all went to be taxed everyone
And all they that heard it. wondered
into his own city. And Josenh also went
at those things which were told them
un from Galilee, out of the Citv of Naz by the shepherds.
areth, in Judaea, unto the citv of Da
But Mary kept all these things, and
vid, which is called Bethlehem: (be-
pondered
them in her heart. And the
cause he was of the house and lineage
shepherds returned, glorifying and
of David).
praising God for all the things that
To be taxed with Marv Ire espoused they had heard and seen, as it was told
wife, being great with child. And so it
unto them.
was, that, while they were there, the
And when eight days were accom
days were accomplished that she should
plished for t h e circumcising of the
be delivered.
child, his n a m e was called JESUS,
And she brought forth her firstborn
which was so named of the angel be
son. and wrapped him in swaddling
fore he was conceived in the womb.
clothes, and laid him in a manger: be-
And when the days of her purifica
mtiso there was no room for them in
tion according to the law of Moses
the inn.
were accomplished, they brought him
And there were in the same country
to. Jeruselam, to present him to the
sbpnhords abiding in the field, keeping
Lord; (As it is written in the law of
watch over their flock by night.
the Lord, Every male that openeth the
womb shall be called holy to the Ix>rd:)
And. Io, the angel of the Lord came
And to offer a sacrifice according to
unto them, and the glory of th e Lord
that which is said in the law of the
shone round about them: and they
Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two
were sore afraid.
young pigeons.
And the angel said unto them. Fear
And, behold, there was a man in Je
not: for. behold. 1 bring you good ti
ruselam,
whose name was Simeon: and
dings of great joy, which shall l e t )
the same man was just and devout,
all people.
waiting for the consolation of Israel:
For unto you is horn this dav hi the
and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
city of David a Saviour, which is C hnst
And it was revealed unto him by the
the Lord.
Holy Ghost, that he should not see
And this shall he a sign unto you;
death, before he had seen the Lord’s
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swad Christ. And he came by the Spirit into
dling clothes, lying in a manger.
the temple: and w h e n the parents
And suddenly there was with the
brought in the child Jesus, to do for
angel a multitude of the heavenly host him after the custom of the law.
praising God, and saving,
Then took he him up in his arms,
“Glory to God in the highest, good
and blessed God, and said,
will toward men.”
“Lord, now lettest thou thy seixant
And it came to pass, as t h e a n ^ s
depart in peace, according to thy word:
were gone away from them into hea For mine eves have seen thy salvation,
ven, the shepherds said one to
Which thou hast prepared before the
Let us now go even unto Bethleht m
face of all people; A light to lighten
and see this thing which is come
the Gentiles, and the glory of thy peo
pass, which the Lord hath made knov
ple Israel.”
unto us.
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