CBADLE OF CHKIST.

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ICqyrrtXr. LowU EV«»»wt w l^a.J ,| |( Wasihsi.io.x, Dec.%L—The rrtorjr ol Mll

the Incmruation la here tol.l by J»r. Tab u a

mace Id a new way. and incilral ua* if

la made of throe day* of featlvity; text. th. Matthew I. IT. "Ho all the com ratloiii' •lit

tram Abraham tn I>arid an 14 cenera- [ Uooa. and from David OtiUI the carry- j in caw at Into Bahylou are 14 cetiera- j Hud*, nod from tie- carry luc away Into ' Babylon unto Chrlat are 14 feuera- : From what many conakler the diilhut | nf

nml moat unlmiKirtant cha|» teruf theiv,.

New TcaUment I take my text ar Dud It full of practical, atari line at eternal luteren. Till* chapter la t front door of the New Tcaiainci throuch which all the a|il.-nd..r» evnncellau and apdaftiBcfty cut* Three time 14 crnenilkma are t>|«‘l. of la nyr text—that la. 4i ccncratloti. - reachitic tlnwn to Chrlat. They all rvlatloo to him. and at trait 42 *en. tiona itaat affect ua. Jg they wen- m wr feel the rc.ult of the cobdncaa. they were bad. ire feel the n-atilt their wrlckodncoa. If acme were c nnd oome were had. It la an Intcrinlncliny Inflococe that |*ut« Ita rolchty Iimnd upon u*. Ami a* wr feel the effect of at leaat 42 «encratlnna l«i«t we will la turn Influence at k-aai 42 s<-n-cratlonx to come. If the world alrall lw«t a thouaand yaara. So. you arc. the cradle Is more Important tlian the

ride aUticliicr dt-ath of the or . it f<w I lie pec up

■ally waylnc. •'Slay I Vou cannot yearw of at-.-, ami ! that tmhiirv cr rill aurt-ly Include j ory of a aja-i-lai

nidnlght chill !•*“

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Sign Painters.

Kin. i.-ini xocrnt. WM. LAKE, C. E., Rt?nl I Jrstrito Aieent.

I propoae to abow you some of tlie almdowa upon the Chrlatlc cradle of Bethlehem ami then the aunablnr that l>oured In upon the pillow of alraw. Notice amotifi the abadotr* on that Infanfa bed that there waa here and tlicre a ttpcdmcn of dlaaolute anccatrr. Btwutlful Both hla anc-wtr-aal <>U. yve! Dcrtrat Aaa one of hla forefatlicral Oh. yea! Hooeet Joseph hi* father? Oh. yea! Holy Mary hla motherl Oh. yea: But In that cencaloclcal table were Idolatrvtu and cruel Ammon and opprraaive Krbolnam and some men whose abomlnathma may not be perOcnUrlu-d. So you aee bad men may bare pood deeceodania. One

In the line of n cornea a crack ma’ and merciful and chntoua Chrlat. Oreat ewcouraccmrnl for tiioae who had in the 42 c< »'r*tlRna Oiat preceded them, how ever cloee by or bowrvi-r far back, aotue Inatancue of (wrukloua nod baleful and corrupt anceetry. To my amaaetiKTH. I foaud In tboae parts of A u.trails to which many years •CO felon, were Uanaportcd from lUi«Und that the perccntace of crime waa leas than In tboae parta of Au.tralla ortclnally aeltlrd by honeat men aud Ctwal women. Some who are now no Jmllctal benches In Australia, and In blcta Covernmcntal posltlona. and In

leaders In aoHal life, are the cran.l and pwnddaticbleca of men and v eu who were rilled from Great Britain to Anrtralla for arson and theft assault and fraud aud murder. So Me It k possible for the dcacrlldauta of

those who do w Since we are

f earth and all the .1-

Bethlehem waa an < David, the shepherd la n there, hut after he 1

,e Iwaih

d place to I*' l"-rn

»ere were creat U>»na famous at lime, but the nativity we today luUmaltal had la-eu cmIle-1 by some "tb- Icoat atnonc the prtacw of Joda " huna-4f was to make the town

tiki all eternity.

men of V

portuntty. why do yon not make the « of your nativity memoraMc for r phUapthroplMt—liy the diarrhea build, tbe free UbratlM you o[»n. the cnOeffea you endow! Go back to tlat tlllacr where you w.-re Imrn, as Mans., ami with your wealth bless the ilairtnasl where In childhood yon (dayed*and mar by where your fatlk-r

the Uat sleep. There

vlllace. In America ^henlc or

il? % Sill Itl

SHOP A 4 K .\l K-

If in

drrful of fhriat's II (ocity of rtculum in

toted and trk-d t it literary wort.* bate I been the result of mi Edniontl Burke rear

more or leas affect re oo*ht to be paile

with those who go

Inc that they may Ite the victim* of unhappy antreedenta. How lenient It oucht to make ua In our JodjrmcnU of the faUsn! rtrtal- ticj h»ll.42 fBcratlaaa taidr-df^thetd paafilu* them tbe wrou* way. Five hundred yearrf lief ore they ware born there may have Iteen a parentace of talqulty auemeuted by a corrupt parentane 3«' years ago. Do nut blame a man been oar he cannot swim up the ra|ikla of Klacara. Do not blame a ship captain because ke cannot outride a Caribtiean wldtiwind. Tbe father of thla man who dead wnitic may hare Item all rltrttl and his mother aU right, but away hack In the centuriestfbetr may hare sinned a laid propensity which be now feels. One of the Ten Commandments riven on Mount Sinai reroculaca the fact that ..erD may (kip a Bene ration when the commandment *pcaka of visiting “the Iniquity of tbe fathers upon the children unto tbe third aud fourth tn-ncra-tloo." but aay* uothlng about the second generation. and If evil may skip one generartnn why tint two atyl thri-e and four and live gr-ncnttlotia making a mighty bap and alighting very hard upon tbe brad and tbe bean of some poor victim! Better be • little merciful toward the culprit, lest after awhile acme hereditary cell l-oro lo tbe year Irtgi or non. haring akl|ii>rd the cenlartea. allgti' jn»l •» heavy upon you. Meanwhile keep carefully your family records. The oCTt*tcc for the family record In th* BIMca l» t*-. n tlie Wkl *nd New Tr-Statnmt*. la a dual >P profhiatb place Tba* “record, put In such lutpreaelve surroittMlpiga of chapter. bound-tl on obc aide' by the propl.echa of Malaehl and on tlie other »k1c by the go.p.1 of Maillx-w. will receive alnaa amt Miw-tlly from Its |a>attlon. -. That record la appropriately l>><ind up With tile eternities. Do not slmidy aay \n your family record. “Born at anch a tpwr and tlk-d al anch a time." but If tBere ha. l«.-u among yAur aucmtnr* crated and mu-ful make a note of It for tba cnoonran-nient of the Mlowlng generation. Tiro TntnTly “rivorda of the Bible—tbe one In Mnltliew reach Ing from Abraham to Christ and. the one In I.nke beginning with Joseph and reaching hack to thesauri' with the aubllme atatement "which waa the son of Adam, which waa the son of God " I charge you lo tbl. doty of kaephig the family record by Hie 42 g'.uvcatlaaa which a tv-part and tbr 42 gaoemhms wUl'ii an- lo come. II la a good thing-Hie new habit abraud if seeking for one's pedigree. Another shallow on Hu- thirldie was that II stood under u-.h king, llcrtnl was at that tin and the complete hupursouatiua of all » to evjH-ct gtsal treat ment. So dark was the shadow drop pink on the cradle fpnu that lulqultoui throne that the peasant mother tiad t< Un her balk- out of It and make haaty llglil. Depraved baldts of tboa anthorlty are apt to la- copied by JecU. and from the Imuiorala of tbe Uerixiic throne l Judge of of sin In I lie air when the I Bret breathed It. Thlrfctet nut fcaeft tbe Iwlac warm w hen In tliat wintry mouth with Id* motlier he

came a fugitlte.

Historian, say that It waa al a t! of pea re that rhrtBt was tsirn. hut his birth aroused an aauuair ' the flethlcbem nuustacr

imbered

us men during life or help-.! In last win and testament ami there i hundred neighborhoods waiting fig anch benedict Inn from their (trials Notts. By some such charity In;hr Bctlilclietn angt-U to come lack i ami over the plain bouse of your Ity ring out tbe old anthem of d will to men-" Christ. I-orn In »n ohactye place, made It an widely known by hi* self sacriflcM and divine charity that all round tlie eurtb Ibe village of HrUdrisai baa It* name woven in gar latiiU and cbanled In - Tc Dcnms" and built In bouaea of prayer. broaklng through the shadows it cradle For we must have Juhi lance dominate the Christ ms. festival. Tliat was Walter Scott's opinion wlten In "11 arm km" he wndc: A rbrHSmas *«i*'*l «4t wonU! etaw A t--. maa'a l»wrt thtoarli lirtf lb. ymr Wife were .m a Halt for purpose* of rcrolliusnt that J-atu was born. Tbe 111 Ide translator, got tbr wrong word when they said tliat Joseph ami Mary

oat people always 1 ixatkitu Besides tbl hie folk bad nothing turban that protected hla head from an was aot worth taxing: tbe w > sandals which kept her fi from la-lng <ot Iff the limestone rot of which Bcthh-hcm la mostly made up. were not worth taxing. No fact la that a ptoelamsthin bad mad* by tlie emperor Hint all tbe pie between Great Britain aud Partbla and of those lands Included to some appointed place and gin- tlielr names In. Is- regl.tered and an their loyally to tbe Roman emp Tliey had walked HO mlb* rough read to give their tiamra and take the oath of allrgfati

w alk HU tuih*

glance to our king, one Jesus? Csaar Augustus wanted to know liy the ord on which that man and that man wrote tls-ir names or tiad them written. Jual how many people In hla empire he could depend ■xtgenry. How many u ihratbe gworri for the Roman eagle amt how many women could lie depended on to take rat an hattb-flrld.'’ The trouhlc la tliat In the kingdom of Christ we do not know how many can Is* depended on. There are so many men ami women wbb -ord on the tdy. They do nnonnee tbclr allegiance to the king

in tb* battles bi da troops. In t

are so many half and half dladpb*. so many utie thlrd They rather think Ihe Bible Is -ate (iarts of il. and they bo(ie that

how Christianity

the nations. They stay away ebure-b on communion days and tiopc sbeii they have Uied a* long a* they

an In Ibis world tbey

tuak Into leaven. Oh. give In your

lamesT Be rvglrtcretl

vi-ont down here and In tbe Lamb' look of Ufe up there. Let all

voriil know *

-are to go as far as Joseph and Mary talked. If you have to go tsl mlb* Isa We you flm! Just tbe right form worship am! just tbe right creed. Another gleam of sunshine striking hrough (lie aiindou a alawe Hull Christ c iraiRc was the fart of a apectal dl ilue pron-ciinn. Heretd was determ In*1 upon the child'* deatrin Uou. Tlie oiai.t-v pm all his wit* together In iltalacvm for Ua- stopping of that young life Jn.t rtanct lie ilraiuatlaod piety; be swldculy got re-llglot

Cleeronlc or like tl

blind

louse of Virginia, when

.-her cried out In his aermun. "T-k-dii.l like a philosopher, but J«*u*

Cbri*t died like a God."

riot'* oratory was unlike anything

live

rrltlilMii of the world said. " spake like tbl* man." Dramatic?

Why. Im- took np a chlbl out of thebu-db-nce and ret him on a table am! by the embarrassed h.-k of the child taught bnmlllty. Hr sent the prose Ing and eoofouudnd, out of the room by one aentemv of sareasm. Notice when he reveabd hlmrelf after his rca urrectlon. by Uh- peculiar way tie pro noUDced tin- ore word "Mary." bis power of took shown by the way Ivti-r. the great aportlc. w-!lt.-d under It Thibook nays. “Tbr l.irel turn.il and b-.k-

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e. b. LAtce, Niiil>erint«*ncl«*nt ol' OCEAN CITY ASSOCIATION From it* orgaulwtion, and also ‘ REAL ESTATE AGENT. I J Has thouaatitls of Building l—t* for sale al -various (irii-t*. Home very I /“Vhcac and bsaltd in all (arts of tb-ean City. AJ | have a g-»>l mahv Inqiiinre for l‘ro|«-rly Is-tween hlb and I2Hi -Ireel. I Anyone l.avlng pro|>erty f->r sale might do well to give me Un-ir prices. re--ti- desiring I" Buy. or Sell, or Kachan** (•rei|»-Tty. wnubi tb. arfl E. B. LAKE, Association Oflioe. No, ’rt| Aslmry Avenue, Ocean City. .V J.

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r known

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pulplL for tliat ptilpll declare from olos-n speaker that I have et have fr-ua that poku

ence bear one word of a sermon, ms ; • of hy|s-rhole: A,camel trying to I It* hump through the eye of * Hewing womat-'s needle and all that leonii-d talk alsiut a gate called the “needle'* eya" only Is-IHUlng the by- : perhob.-. Tower of sarcasm: The liy|-> atyliil by him "the whole who need not a physician." Ills (siwer of peroration: Tlie crashing of the UrnOf the poorly t«0t house on tbe : btaeb of Hh- Mi-illU-rranian. Power to advantage of elreumstan.-e*: t an auditor asked lilm whether they ought to pay taxes to Clear, brist praelbally salil. "If any gcnib--an In this audience has In hla pocket Roman penny. I wish be would Just hand It up to me." And some one handed him a penny, such as you cac

rind in s

obverse of It Daring tbe

all UiW L If yog

iml luxe sti—Is whipped up. t be could kneel at tliat cradle. W to smile at wliat the Imperial v sabj wb-ti be ordired. "Go and •b diligently for the juuug child. *hAt ye have found him bring L that I may go ami worship him k-ture full of cblhtn-n hurled over

u* a little hniuwhin of the mam which Ill-rod would have tn-at-renl child If lie vvulld once hal t- gi hand on It. Jlut Herod could no that cradle. All tin- detective* lx otat failed in tlx- wareh. Yet 1 been (siluft-d out by flashlight fro: midnight leaicny.—JU the nelghl—rhood ktM-w aUiof It. The angelic chorus in the cloud had called musical ■ teutlou to II Nr- aeotlnd guarded down by tlx- pliknv of tliat Ib-tliielx-m caraiansary • Why. then, was I'

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f distinct utti-ratx-e. so : | coubl hiar “He iqx-txsl.' , Ing." No mumUing am! i .

rhi-s. the r auinfaJ* 1

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is -Babiy. I vhalcr and t

r a remarkable the whaler lv

of the flftics. The

a man uamisl

>e was generally ■cause he had no Is scalp. He was

FRED BOERNER. FLORIST

CAFE R gY CITY N HAVE YOU TRIED CHEWS

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other title of the on came the orerwhelt

ChrtsL "Render ■

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with thick, matti-d

some w ho were laid wlten they away, while poor 'Babiy' wt we killed the quis-rest bwklug men of a whale I ever saw. I throwing the flrsl harpoon. It — “ I tapered off longer thas that <. t" i other whale we had ever root wi nB " i fore, and the oil that came from “c* ! of a peculiar color and had a t

' the

c must not only look worldly stand|xilnt.

a-hlrtwluds into sllcnee. and a- wavia of the sea He dot ami opened doom of light Into the m

how be;

rule* re-gareling cb-anl

aman. J. w. CHEW, luiilicliirer ud Propriflof Ult 'ap 1 " ' ' BB0TT ' S FHARktACT, Wh OCEfM C\TV

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\Yill litre find the work up to date in workmanship and prompt execution a business feature. You

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f I but

and turned deaf car* Into ca b-rlos of musk-, and with one tour

la of Incuraltle lepro* eorwed bialthy clrcnli

Hon througti revereat paralysis, an made tbe di«d girl wakeg atxl ask fi her tuotber. ami at his eruclflxlon (nil

is dark as 12 o'c

Infltx-m

I the h

night, and a will go on i

grow roses and the I make full Inhalation, nta) the I of paresis take Ixaltbnil brain, t _thc Tftsf lllll.-ss ts.Tilm- nilik'Ullil - -k and robust of chest ami b of foot, and the last (stupe, his palais-, and ll.e U-i i

early,every pm r or Itaa-Ooi-t

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Rest satisfied that our prices are always right, all things considered.

There must

\

binking j The Liquor Traffic and its kitul^-d evils are forever pro-

» b-a.i | hibited by deed.

•hov-J-' l° ver °* Temperance irkuMc. and Morals should combine to

A time in

busi-

ucss career when our services are required, and we feel you will Ik-

d tlx aunshiix- of Hint C die of Ih-thk-hcm. In tb-s. time* I realize that there-nr ■lies umb-r shadows, uh. -artC^'flr-Talops and i-ala

i Iw- -o«ufoni-tl 1.

But t!

k gleam-

nUr Supply, Railroad., Steamboats And all other Conveniences.

' 1 hoosands of lots for salej i at various prices, locatt d in all! parts of the city. . - For information apply to j

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With our commercial work, such as Envelopes, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Business Cards, Invitations, Posters, in fact anything in the printing line. Drop in aud get prices.

- shado

the elands of the Christie re deft by gloViotfk light, ilseai nn tbe Strugcba through which we ; “M II- all (simm*1 and must y,-l (-ass. dlab

■se little

r- E- B. LAKE,

Secretary

'r'S: Ocean City Asso’n,

'"’jsmii aiMiMRim i

U not lie shall nut Is

D. MAHONEY , I V. Cot. AatricM Ml CiBkiu. SU.. PUMi '. S. JOHNSON. Agent. Ocean City. N. J.

E. W. BURLEIGH & CO., LUMBER J- N - JOHNSON, and PLUMBER, MILLWORK STE * M * nd 6« F |TTE8 '

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