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Here is a Man who was born in an obscure village, the
child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another obscure
village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty,
and then for three years He was an itinerant prea
never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never
owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to
college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never
traveled two hundred miles from the place where He was
born. He never did one of the things that usually ac
company greatness. He had no credentials but Himself.
He had nothing to do with this world except the naked
power of His divine manhood. While still a young man,
the tide of popular opinion turned against Him. His
friends ran away. One of them denied him. He was
turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery
of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.
His executioners gambled for the only piece of property
He had on earth while He was dying and that was His
coat. When He was dead He was taken down and laid in
a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone and
today He is the centerpiece of the human race and the
leader of the column of progress.
I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies
that ever marched and all the navies that ever were built,
and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that
ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of
man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary
life.
It is this life's birthday that we
celebrate this Christmas. In the
spirit of the love of our Savior and
Lord Jesus Christ, we here at Buy-
Rite Realty send you the warmest
of Christmas greetings.
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Lewiston, Minn. 55952
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