Gresham outlook., December 17, 1912, Image 10

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WHEN WAS
CHRIST BORN?
u n a n im ity la m a t C h ris t was n o t t o r n
in th e y e a r w h ic h we c a ll 1 A D. H e
was born a t least fo u r ye a rs e a rlie r.
T h e present m e th o d o f counting the
ye a rs was In tro d u ce d by th e Rom an
u b is it lilo n y s in * E x ig u u s in th e s ix th
I c e n tu ry a m i cam e In to g e n e ra l use
i tw o ce n tu rie s la te r, d u rin g th e reign
' '»f C h a rlem a g n e.
H e placed th e N a ­
M erry X m as
o
T is n o t g e n e ra lly k n o w n th a t th e re
t iv it y on Dec. 25. 754. A U. C . - l . e .
I h ji g ra v e q u e ntlo u an to the
I a fte r th e fo u n d in g o f Rome
N e a rly
a c tu u l d a te o f C b rU t u b irth .
a ll ch ro n o lo g is ts agree th a t he was
C h ris t,
I <»r ...any c e n tu rie s we have w ro n g by a ls m t fo u r ye a rs
ce le b ra te d C h ris t m as on I »ec. 25 and a cco rd in g to th e m , w a s lo r n 750 A. 0 .
C., o r 4 It. C.. I f n o t e a rlie r.
huve n o t tro u b le d o u rse lve s
w ith
M uch e vid e n ce is o ffe re d In s u p p o rt
»•firoiK.logical In q u irie s .
T h a t course
A c c o rd in g to M a tth e w 11. 1.
Is no d o u b t reasonable and p ro p e r, fo r o f th is
C h ris t was lo r n in th e d a ys o f K in g
th e ch u rch e s have sa n ctio ne d it.
lle r is l I. o r th e G re a t, w h o d ie d , ac
As a m a tte r o f fa c t, fe w m odern
th e o lo g ia n s and c h ro n o lo g is ts agr<»e as c o rd in g to Josephus, a t J e ric h o A. (J. C.
Toil, Just b e fo re th e Passover.
T h is
to the d a te o f th e b ir th o f th e S a v io u r
\ \ h a t m ost o f th e m agree in , h o w e ve r, d a te has been v e rifie d by th e a s tro ­
n o m ica l c a lc u la tio n s o f th e eclipse o f
is th a t It d id riot o c c u r on Dec. 25.
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G R E E T IN G S
C h ristm a s is n e a rly h ere.
W e c a n alm o st h e a r th e M e rry C h ristm a s
Bells ringing a n d se e th e h a p p y fac es of y o u n g
a n d o ld as th e y g a th e r a r o u n d th e tree.
4 M e r r y C h ris tm a s a n d
4 H a p p y N e w Y e a r to a l l
ED.
Z ^ \ L R S to re at F airv ie w offers
o u r n u m e ro u s p a tro n s
all th e te m p tin g D e lic a c ie s of
th e H o lid a y s, a n d to all o u r
I frie n d s w e w ish to p re s e n t th e
! C o m p lim e n ts th a t th e se a so n in-
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J. M. Davis & Son
Fairview, Ore.
Phone 22 8
G r e s h a m ’s I e n d in g < lo lh i e r
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L a n d .” )
I 'v e re a d ie d th e la n d o f m u d a n d r a in .
T h e K O I X I I O A K H A X G E I n to m y g a in
A n d n o w t h a t I 'v e re a c h e d th e sp o t
U p o n t h is R a n g e I s h if t m y p o t . £
I am not tired, I am not cross,
The Hound Oak C hief is still my B oss
My bones don't aelie, my jo in ts d on 't sw ell
The Hound Oak cook in g preserves m e w ell.
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13 in th e y e a r 750 A. U C „ a fe w
days b e fore H e rix l's d eath.
A llo w in g tw o m o n th s o r m ore fo r
th e e ve n ts b e tw e e n th e b ir th o f C h ris t
and th e m u rd e r o f th e In n o ce n ts by
H e ro d , th e n a t iv it y m u s t tie p u t back
n t least to F e b ru a ry o r J a n u a ry , 750
A. U. C. o r 4 B. C.
1 lie s ta r w h ic h g u id e d th e w ise men
has been b ro u g h t In to s e rv ic e in th e
a tte m p t to fix th e b ir th o f C h ris t w ith
s< ¡e n title a c c u ra c y . B e tw e e n 1603 aud
1004 th e g re a t a s tro n o m e r K e p le r o b ­
served a c o n ju n c tio n o f J u p ite r a nd
S a tu rn , w h ic h was m ade m ore lu m i­
nous by th e a d d itio n o f M a rs in th e
m o n th o f M a rc h , 1004. In th e a u tu m n
o f th e sam e y e a r he o b se rve d n e a r th e
p la n e ts S a tu rn , J u p ite r and M a rs a
new fixe d s ta r o f u n co m m o n b rillia n c y .
I t was b la z in g and g lit t e r in g " lik e
Hie m ost b e a u tifu l a nd g lo rio u s to rc h
e ve r seen w h e n d riv e n by a s tro n g
w in d and seemed to K e p le r an “ e x ­
c e e d in g ly w o n d e rfu l w o rk o f G o d ."
H e th o u g h t th a t th is phenom enon
m ig h t lead to th e d e te rm in a tio n o f tile
d a te o f C h r is t's b ir th
B y c a re fu l cal-
Wliat other R anges fa il to do
T he Hound Oak C hief w ill do for you
W hile oth ers do n o t stand th e test,
The Hound Oak C hief Is still the best.
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“ B e u la h
H O I X D O A K H E A T E R S s ta n d th e
te st
Ask yonr GRA ND FA TH ER, h e know s th e best.
They
to o k
t ile
p riz e f o r y e a rs g o n e liy .
W hy not have one fo r yo u a n d I?
A lthough you do not have the cash,
F or C arlson's store, ju s t m ak e a dash.
H e w ill show you th e re and then
The H o t X I ) O A K G O O D S , o n th a t d e p e n d .
(a n d )
Soon th e ea st w ind w ill lie h ow lin g
Anil th e air fu ll o f sleet.
Then you ’ll need som e o f our w oolen B lan k ets
To cover up your feet.
For we h ave th e fin est line
On eith er side th e street,
Anil our prices on every hand
Are m ost im possible to m eet.
R. R. CARLSON
lir e !
V.
Free!
Home Furnisher
Gresham, Ore.
A Great Big Beautiful Doll !
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TO THE GIRL
and Fine big Rubber Ball Shooting Gallery, to the boy,
g u e ssin g < lo sest to th e n u m b e r of b e a n s in a g la ss ja r d is p la y e d in
out
w in d o w .
N o o n e k n o w s th e n u m b e r of b e a n s th e ja r co n ta in s.
I v ery 10c p u rc h a s e , o r o v er, e n title s y o u to a guess.
( o n tf^ t o e g in s S a tu rd a y . D ec. 14. a n d c lo se s D ec. 24
See Window Display
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fo r
Holiday Goods
Xnias Ç an ch es
luid s D in in g rcvsitn S ets
D ish e s of ev e ry k in d
I l.in d k e t'c h ’fs th a t will plenst-
hiltl s D re sse rs
1 les to p le a s e th e m e n
luid s t a b le s
Big lin e of p ic tu re s
bild s S w in g s
X m a s d e c o ra tio n s
.«unes of nil k in d s
I k in d p a in te d c h in a
' ¡Is to suit all
X m as c a rd s , p e r d o t., IOC
Shop
B ID D L E ,
l ’o u ï
THE CHKI8T CHILD.
c u la tlo n he a s c e rta in e d th a t a s im ila r
c o n ju n c tio n o f J u p ite r a n d S a tu rn ,
w ith th e la te r a d d itio n o f M a rs and
p ro b a b ly some e x tra o r d in a r y s ta r, to o k
place rc p e a ti'd ly betw een th e ye a rs
747 a nd 748 A . U. C.
I he d is c o v e ry o f K e p le r w as a lm o s t
fo rg o tte n u n til th e n in e te e n th c e n tu ry ,
w h e n it was in d e p e n d e n tly c o n firm e d
by
s e ve ra l
e m in e n t
a stro n o m ers,
a m o n g th e m S ch u b e rt o f St P eters­
b u rg . Id e le r and Ite n cke o f B e rlin aud
P ritc h a rd o f London.
T h e m a jo r ity o f th e o lo g ia n s agree
th a t th e d a te o f C h ris t's b ir th c a n n o t
be fix e d a c c u ra te ly fro m th e N ew Tea-
tn in c u t o r fro m any o th e r source.
The Store at Terry
The
^TT P re s e n ts h is c o m p lim e n ts
a n d b e st w ish e s of th e H o l­
id a y S e a so n to all th e o ld c u s to ­
m e rs o f h is s to re a n d to all
p ro s p e c tiv e n ew o n e s a n d re ­
q u e s ts a c o n tin u a n c e of p a st fav o rs
F. I. Hesseltine
Successor to J M
D A \ IS
P V M 227
ONLY
A c e ty le n e L ig h t P la n t
Made in Oregon
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P a tro n iz e H o m e In d u s try
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Every Plant Guaranteed
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i t E x c e lls E v e r y th in g
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C. R
K ELLER , M anager
A P v r f e c t C h r is t m a s .
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GRESHAM . ORI
Beaver Acetylene Light
L e t ns tr y to Im ag in e w h n t n scene
the w o rld w o u ld present i f n il m en th e
e a rth a ro u n d co u ld have m id e n jo y one
p e rfe c t C h ris tm a s —o n e day In w h ic h
th e C h ris tm a s s p ir it sh o u ld m a n ife s t
Its e lf in e v e ry till m an h e a rt in a ll its
happiest,
tru e s t,
la rg e s t
m eaning.
W h a t a fo re ta s te o f th e m ille n n iu m
such a day w o u ld bel W h a t s o rro w s
w o u ld be m itig a te d , w h a t m is e ry as-
suaged. w h a t e n m itie s , jealousies, btt-
ternesses. w o u ld be b u rle d n e ve r to be
re n e w e d ' Such a C h ris tm a s even fo r
one day w o u ld be a source o f im m e a s­
u ra b le b le ssin g to th e w o rld . I t co u ld
not fa ll to b re a k the c ru s t o f hu m a n
selfishness beyond re s to ra tio n and set
m an y s p rin g s o f kindness and good
w ill flo w in g , ne ve r to cease.
W h ile
such a C h ris tm a s , even fo r a d a y , cSB I
JO H N B R O U N, S ec.-T reas
e x ls f o n ly in th e re a lm o f dream s, It Is
w ith in o u r p o w e r to m ake each re c u r­
rin g C h ris tm a s m e a s u ra b ly lik e I t by
tra n s la tin g o u r w ishes in to deeds, by
m a k in g Hie best o f o u r m eans and op­
p o rtu n itie s to m ake life a lit t le b r ig h t­
e r and a lit t le s w e e te r fo r those a ro u n d
us and a lit t le n e a re r lik e th e life we
«■ould t r u ly w is h fo r a ll m n n k ln d .- I.e s -
lie 's W e e kly
Tha Joy o f C h ris tm a s .
R e lig io n Is n o t an a ustere th in g . I t
is a ll Joy th e m o m e n t we h e a r th e
C h ris tm a s angels c h o ru s in g u n t il we
s w in g in to g lo ry to th e m usic o f th e
redeem ed th ro n g a b o u t th e th ro n e .
T h e s e rv ic e o f C h ris t la gladness and
peace
H e m eans th a t bis e v e ry d is c i­
ple s h o u ld liv e In a .verpetual C h ris t
mas
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