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THE CHEISTIAN NATION. Vcl. 61.
A CITY OH'RISTMAS IDEA AND
PURE RICH BLOOD
WHAT CAME OF IT.
(Continued from page 4.)
PREVENTS DISEASE
most branch of the municipal tree in
Madison iSquare Park, and throughout
Bad bloodj—that is, blood that is the branches 8,000 tiny electric lights
impure^ oi' impoverished, thia and
were placed. As though joyful over
pale,=-i3 ^sponsible for more ailtnehtB
than anything else.
such a splendid idea, the heavens let
down a light mantle of dry, glistening
It a£eets every organ and function.
snow, until every twig and branch and
In Bom6 eases it causes catarrh; in
limb of the giant Christmas tree was
tJthefSj dyspepsia; in others, rheumatism;,
and in still others, weak, tired,
covered, and in the electric lights the
entire tree was a blaze of twinkling,
languid feelings and worse troubles.
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And at sundown, after the last
lights had faded beyond the skyscrapers
bordering the Hudson, and beyond
the towering Palisades, these lighis
were all switched on at once. The
great star at the top of the tree sent
out a beckoning light remindful of
the Star of old which guided the wise
men to the manger In Bethlehem.
From the lofty heights of Madison
tower the chimes burst forth to be
taken up by all the fashionable
churches, including the great St. Patrick's
Cathedral, on and about Fifth
avenue In that vicinity, and these
chimes were echoed by the ancient
edifice in old Washington Square and
the gray cathedrals of "Little Italy"
on the upper east side.
ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION
KING JAMES VERSION Heb. 11:12 AMERICAIT STAHDAED VERSlOlt
Now faith is the Bubstance of things I Now faith is .assurance of things hoped
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. | for, a conviction of thihgs not seen.
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members of the city council headed
an elaborate parade, and on Christmas
day there were wonderful Japanese
daylight fireworks.
That was how the city Christmas
tree idea grew the firstyear. In 1913
all of these cities repeated the Christmas
ceremony. New York with a tree
Savior, to rich and to the poor alike.
—Judson D. Stuart, in N. Y. Mail and
Express.
A SATURDAY TRIP AROUND THE
WORLD.
There is a weekly paper published
in Washington, D. C, which should
twenty-five feet higher than on the
previous season, while other cities be in every home: it is The Pathfinder,
and being issued from the Na­
and towns throughout the country, including
Washington, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Pittsburg and
tion's capital, is a paper that appeals
with ever Increasing power to every
l,A.merican, home-bom or adopted.
scores of others, took it up, and erect.
ed municipal Christmas trees. In
Washington one tree was erected on
There is positively no department
the White House grounds, where the of the world's life which is not treated
every week at greater or less
Then appeared a band of trumpeters
sounding the fanfare from "Parsi­
President viewed it from his back
porch before going away for his own length in The Pathfinder by men and
fal." Nearby the church of Dr.
family celebration. Another tree was women specialists. It is a seven day
Charles H. Parkhurst opened wide
erected on the ellipse at the base of epitome of life throughout the world
every window and door, and one of Washington Monument. There the brought Up to Saturday of every week,
the largest and best of choirs in all
local authorities, members of Congress
and men high in authority in the is in the 22nd year of increasingly
and illustrated most graphically. It
New York sang "Stilly Night."
From sundown until midnight this government departments took part in successful publication, and there are
great star twinkled from the treetops,
and hundreds of thousands of tree was erected on Independence school teachers and other professional
the celebration. In Philadelphia the scores of thousands of preachers and
•people gathered about the tree in the Square, on the plot of ground that people and merchants in every line
square, upon the streets around the holds the building where the Declara- to whom The Pathfinder is the means
square and in the windows and on tion of Independence was signed. In of keeping in familiar touch with the
the roofs of the skyscrapers.
the belfry above the cracked liberty world. We are so persuaded of its
And so it was that the splendid bell were stationed musicians who value to you that we have no hesitaplayed
Christmas carols, while the tion in commending it to you. Send
idea of a municlipal Christmas tree,
which was brought to the mind of one
mayor touched a button which caused fifteen cents in stamps to The Pathfinder,
Department T., Washington,
charitable woman by the chance remark
of a sick little girl in a squalid The first idea of a municipal Christ­
D. C, and receive it for thirteen
the tree to be instantly lighted.
east side room, proved so great a
mas tree, as outlined by Mrs. Herreshoff,
was simply for a beautiful spec­
•will be as enthusiastic about it as we
weeks, and at the end of that time you
success.
In Boston the iMayor presided over tacle of a wonderfully illuminated are.
the celebration, a choir of seventy mammoth Christmas tree, solely for
trained voices joining in singing "We the benefit of the thousands of poor
Three Kings of Orient Are," followed in order that they might feel that STUDY CONDITIONS.
by chanting the hymn "Adeste Fi-
they, too, had a Christmas tree.
deles." Then came the singing of
The underlying, essential element
of success in business affairs
While this idea was not lost, it grew
many other carols and hymns and the into a greater meaning, and now these
any one sending their name and address. mayor's favorite ballad, "Sweet Adeline,''
and then "America." Twenty
municipal Christm.as trees throughout
is to follow the established laws of
'This offer is made by this well-known house
the country bring the spirit of Christ-
high-class dealing. Keep to broad
to introduce their large catalogue of general thousand people were gathered on the
mas, with its good cheer and good and sure lines, and study them to
merchandise, household goods, jewelry novelties,
Care etc., and the discrimination readers of this are publication
common.
will and its lesson of the birth of the be certain that they are correct
exercised
requested In managing to send their tiie name advertising and address de­
the Footguards band awakened the
ones. Watch the natural opera­
Up in Hartford on Christmas eve
are
How's This
immediately, partment of inclosing the Christian five 2-cent Nation, stamps and to echoes with the strains of "Onward,
tions of trade, and keep within
cover we must packing be and first postage.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that them. Don't even think of tem­
convinced that an •Christian Soldiers." It seemed as
advertiser Send today and is be worthy the possessor of confidence of a piece
and of silverware patronage that before you will his be proud order of, Is which though the entire city turned out to cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh porary or sharp advantages. Don't
accepted.
costs you nothing.
participate in the celebration beneath Cure.
waste your effort on a thing which
We cannot agree to become the open sky. The tree stood for a F. j. cheney & CO., Toledo, o.
guarantor, nor to adjust petty misunderstandings,
but for a subscriber which young and old gathered and perfectly honorable in all business transactions are Satisfied with 3 life of petty
week, and was the
ends in a petty triumph unless you
center around Cheney ^,''Yf• ''^_ for the undersigned, last 15 vears, have and known believe F_ him J,
whose account is kept paid up we will
° . and nnancially , abie to ,_ carry out ' any obliga- success. Be sure that before you
passed Christmas greetings.
tions made by his firm.
gladly render any reasonable service
In San Francisco there were seven national bank of commerce go into an enterprise you see your
In his dealings with advertisers In
1 oledo, O way clear to stay through to a successful
end. Look ahead.—John
this paper. Since 1911, investment
trees put up in Golden Gate Park, all Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actoV,le,7Q
with fAe.dvvf decorations The ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur-
advertisements of every kind have
tieen debarred.
D. Rockefeller.
ablaze witn eiecinc uecoiaiioub. lue faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
ipark reverberated with the music of Price ts cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug-
^
, gists.
many bands, while the mayor and Take Hall's Family puis for constipation.