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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-12-23, Page 1• • • • • • • • 1r • 4 • 124th YEAR - 51 .THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, .19x71 ti SINGLE COPY 20CT !3,rr4L:Y, 1071:-- N • ND it came to pass in those, days, that yjhrre went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all rhe world should be taxed. ( And this taxing. was first made when Cyrenius Was governor of Syria.) - And all Ment to be taxed, every one into his own .city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out' of the i;.ity' cif Nazareth,, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and^`lineage of David) to be taxed with.Mary his espoused �� ifc Sing great with child: And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were -accomplished that shy should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, :end wrapped 1 lim in swaddling clothes, and laid j-iim in a manger; because, there m.is nti room tt')r them in the inn. • de- 010. AND there were in the same country shepherds abiding 'in rhe field, keeping "Watch -:over heir flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, ,_and<the.glpryr of the Lord shone around about them,: and, tiey were sore afraid. And "- ` t°1 . t l-strt+tintt lliem,, Fear not: for, belibli1 T bring you "A6.04--' g` cs -- _ • which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in t1 e" city of David Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And chis shall be a sign unto you; Ye 'shall -find the Babe'v rapped in swaddlinif; c'rothcs, ling in a- tnanger. • And suddenly there Was wirYi the` "angel a multitude of the G6(Y, and' sayirig; G)Q'ryto. -God'in the highest, and on earth peace, gond will toward' meh. 41* tr AND it came to pass as the -angels were gone away from them into heaven, the , shepherds" said one 'to another, lei us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, 'which the Lord hath. made known unto us. ^ And they Came with haste, and jound Mary, and Joseph, and the Babe lying' in a manger. And when --they had, --seen it, they :made -known-=abroad the saying which was --told- ... them concerning this Child. And all they that heard. it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 4But Mary kept all these things, and pon- dered them in her heart. • And the ,shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God . for all the. things that they had heard and seen, •as it was told unto them. • N� NOW when Jesus was born 'iii Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod rhe king, behbld, there came wise men from the East to- Jerusalem, saying, Where is. He that is horn King of theJews? For we have seen His star .in the East, and are come. to• worship Him. When Herod, rhe king, had heard these- things, he was troubled, and, all Jerusalem with him. 61' .'b „. AND when he had gathered all' the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he 'demanded of chem where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it' is written by the•prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the .land of Juda,. art not the leastYamong the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Gvetnor; that shall rule my people. Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called, the Vise men, enquired of them diligently what time the. -star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and. said, Go and search 'diligently for rhe young Child; and when ye have found Him, bring me .word again', that I may..,,corne and worship Him also, When' they had heard the king, they -departed; and- lo., .the -star, which they saw in"rhe East, went before them, rill it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star,.they,.rejgiced with ek eeding great joy. And when the} were cone into house, they saw the, young Child ,with Miry' His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream ,that they should not return to Herod, they' departed into their own country 4,norher way.. • , A} ^ �w 110. r4", orlitams, • 1