CHRIST'S MISSION. Rev. Or. Talmage Preaches a Christ. mas Sermon.s The World's Greatest Emaneipators Were All of Hirth fhe Offender's Hope-Season and Forgiveness—(wod Will to Mem fowly of Forbearano: In his sermon Sunday Dr. Talmage chose the universal theme of the sea- son The lected was, “Now when Jesus was born ' Matthew ii, 1 the Christmastide in Bethlehe At midan of the sky a cl m, rht from one of t inant LI 44 dinary observer Lhere for such a celestial poor man ana and Mary outhouse The sun: passe i, and ) and cheek of Mar nity, t © rrand everiasting and mother! eme in B star been unfix light mar orch t brilliant and n advent an house of Sguart, © wondered center gelic circum: too smal advent too grand ior ditors, the w rude to be It is my worn and as I want aCcCumuialive that nig ing were Worst ip property h honore on the What Christen friends Jesus thousan and your side and enlisted are the sympathetic mighty arm of night eighteen 1 idred ninety-five years ago Was wrappe 1 in swaddling clothes and mid in a man- ger. Ob, what magnificent encour? ment for the poorly started Again you that in that village night w heart and the al one who one Christmas about and 1 have to tell that whether you eall it barn ss born good will to men ness, or forbearance geniality, or affection it was no sport of high Heaven to send its favorite to that humiliation It was sacrifice for a rebellious world After the calamity in ly did tae adder to sting, or fo paradise. not on OX Degin » gure, and the and the elephant to smite with tusk, and the lion to put to bad use tooth and paw, but un- der the very tree from which the for- bidden fruit was plucked were hatched out war and revenge and malice and envy and jealousy and the whole brood his of cockatrices But against that set the Hethlehem manger, which says, “Bless rather than curse rather than assault,” and that Christmas night puts out vindictiveness It says ‘Sheathe your sword, dismount your guns, dismantle your batteries, turn the warship Constellation, that car ries shot and shell into a grain ship to take food to famishing Ireland, hook your cavalry horses to the plow, use your deadly gunpowder in blasting rocks and in patriotic celabration, stop your law suits, quit writing sn- onymous letters, extract the sting from your sarcasm, let your wit corus. eate but never burn, drop all the harsh words out of your voeabulary ‘Good will to men.'" “Oh,” you say, “I can't exercise It. 1 won't exercise it until they apolo- gize 1 won't forgive them until they ask me to forgive them.” You are no CHristian then-I say you are no Chris. tian, or you &re a very mmeonsistent Christian. If you forgive not men thelr trespasses, how can you expeot onr heavenly Father to forgive you? Forgive them if they ask your forgive. ness, and forgive them anyhow. Shake hands all around men." O my Lord Jesus, drop that spirit into ail our hearts this Christmas time! I tell you what the world wants more scene | endure than anything | shall meet you there | that “Good will to | else—more helping Lands, more sympathetic hearts, more kind words that never die, more dispo- sition to give other people u ride and toearry the heay end of the load and give other people the light end, and to ascribe good motives instead of bad, and to find our happiness in making others happy. Out of that Bethlehem crib le! the bi L 1 “Good will to and the lion eat straw like That controversies, an ox le id men.’ prin t settle all it thea until will ve world will keep « there will be onl 1 ail the earth He came rer, and He f the set Lo wash aw lead th is than a that is | mparadising and for and for at fon me race that was night given ih nD you wonder we bring led Hh Aan event FOU Wonue . we Lake youthful voice and q selebrate it? Do you w Raphael and Rubens and Giotto and Ghirlandajo Italian and German painters gave the of genius to Madonna, Mary and her en LY Mi nder that Titian and and all the old mightiest stroke their sketch the boy? Oh! now | see what the manger was Not so high the gilded and jeweled and embroidered cradle of the Henrys of England, or the Louis of France, or the Fredericks of Prussia Now | find that that Bethlehem erid fed not so much the the stall as the white horses of Apocalyp tie n Now 1 find the swal Aling clothes enlarging and emblazon- ing into an imperial robe for a can- Now | find that the star of that Christmas night was the {iamonded sandal of Him who hath the moon under his feet. Now | came to understand that the music of that pight was not a eomplete song, but enly the stringing of the instruments for a great chorus of two worlds, the base to be carried by earthly nations saved and the soprano by kingdoms of glory won Oh, out oxen of Visi queror only Heaven, Heaven! 1 After all our imperfections are Jone I shall meet you there. Ilook out today through the mist of years, through the fog that rises from the cold Jordan, through the wide open door of solid pearl to reunion. 1 expect to see yom there as certainly as I see you ye. What a time we shall have in high Heaven, sonverse, talking over the sins loved, apd sorrows comfortdd, Yaiiles triumphant! THE CENTRE DEMOCR n AY Bome of yonr children have already gone, and though people passing along the street and seeing white the door bell may have said It is only a child," yet when the brokens hearted father came to solicit my serve ice he said, "Come around and comfort us, for we loved her so much.” What a Christmas morning it make when those with whom voi to keep the holidays you in crape an will 1 used are a!l around Silver haired old fathe ain, and who had so many aches and pains decrepis Heaven! er young a mother and tudes well again, and all your vrothers and sisters and the little ones. How ! you! The glad they will be to see have been waiting. The last time ti saw your face it was covered with tears pallid fr watching, and one of them | and distress, and ym long can ime agrine to-day, fast the with one hand hold shining gate, and the other wung out toward you saying: hat almost ht that gh tha SiNDEers as you anda been provide waning are detailed tov eo the others went i » back next ther gentiemen , and ka and shovels endeavored to dig down 0 Mr In the a valuable came back to the db with ple his bearship meantime Rice Via — i nt nis sent dog, and few squawk,” and the This got Mr. Via determined to go in The 18] the den was a long, horizontal passage: way about two feet high and probably two feet wide. Mr. Via prepared a torch and fastened it upon a long pole, which he thrust into the opening be fore him, and entered without knife, gun or other defensive weapon. He had not gone far when the bear seized the torch and extinguished it. Sew. eral times this occurred, but finally Mr. Via located him sud found his fine dog in a dying condition. He backed out of the hole, asked for his gun, and whije some of the others pushed in the'torch Mr. Via succeeded in shoot ing the bear in the head, killing him instantly Mr. Via then came out and his son went In to bring out the dead bear, The den was A large aperture, probes bly twenty feet square apd ten feet high, and was approached from the passageway above described by an ine clined plane. The young man went through this passage, entered the den, and pulled the bear to the passage, and then endeavored to pull him through, but found he was unable to do so. He lay down on his breast and grasped the bear and the others caught hold of his feet and brought both man apd bgar to the light The bear weighed easily 200 pounds, and was " “fat as butter "-=Richmond Dispatch. woe in a minutes heard a dog failed to return he and rescue his dog excited and entrance «Women male a mistake when th do not wear warm woolen socks " winter, instead of lisle thread hose «= : Atchison (ilove “ HURSDAY JANUARY 2, 106, SIONAL, CARDS Bang Promy attention to all Attorne AY LOR — a le Se ced STATE : NORMAL *-: SCHOOL slleges are rey A well cond Graduates and meet with ex . yi he handsome new 1 $4 +t a cost of one hundred and twenty-hive dollars. is now finished and oc i Accommodations hin Electric light in every room, spring beds, wardrobes, new furniture, fourteen bath rooms, Hot and cold water on every floor. Fan system steam heat. Smead system of Everything is new and convenient dents may enter at any ume. 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For further information and par ticulars, address E. H. FAULKENDER. * Attorney-at-Law. Hollidaysburg, Pa. 8.8.1y State | | trator of, ete each | | i i ] | i | | LEGAL NOTICE E KCUTOR'S nsf DMINISTRATOI A REGISTER 8 NOTICE The following a amined. passed and fled ister's Ofee for Lhe ins egatees, creditors and a interested, and wil phan’s court of Centre of on Wednesday, the 20h d | The second partia Rockey and John Yearick Adam Shaffer, late of M : The sixth partial a t of and Samuel Evert, executors, « Evert, late of Penn township, dex 5. The account of James Harris of Samuel Foster ate ton te borough, deceased & The first and Anal » nt of Angeline Meliride, guardian of (uroline MeBride Sum my, (now Dale) The first and Anal ae Rishel. administrator {, et Rishel, late of Gregg townshiy 6. The frst ard Anal a Shaffer and Mary J, Erba eum teslamento anners of, ele an, Iate of Bellefonte bor igh, Hed by Mrs. Katherine shaffer T. The acoount of Wm, 11. Bressler, adminis trator of, ete, Rebecea Bressler, late of Halnes : 14 eaned wnt of Calvin of Michael deceased mt of Katherine administratrices of Mary Mor deceased, as | township, deceased unt of 8. H. Benni minor child n township, 8. The first and final ac son. guardian of Nellie Johnson of Nancy Johnsen, late of Mark deceased, 8. First and final account of Henry Brown, administrator of, ete. of John Divina ate of Walker township, deceased, as filed by Solo mon Peek, his administrator 10. The acoount of Mary J. Odenkirk and WwW. A. Kirr, executors of, ete, of John H, Oden kirk, late of Potter township, dee eased 11. First and final account of Martha K, Packer, executrix of, ete, of J W. Packer late of Curtin township, deceased 12. First and final aceount of Jacob administrator of, ete, of Jacob Miess, Potter township, deceased n trustee of Sarah KE. Shaner and Mary Grace ghaffner. under the will of Mrs, Clarissa Awl, late of Bellefonte boro, deed GO. W. 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