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'HOLY WOMEN SOUGHT HIM WEEPING'

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Antiquity of Celebration-Various derivations of the Festival-Its re-

lation' to Judaism-And to Heathenism-The exact Time of the Nativity

not ascertained-The three-fold Cycle of Sacred Seasons-Christmas

Topics-Course of Prophecy-The Incarnation the great Fact in the

History of the World-Defines and Limits the Fall of Man--Rationale

of Christ's Poverty-Manhood the highest Offering of Earth to Heaven-

Ephraim Syrus-His Hymn on the Nativity-Cosmas of Jerusalem-Ode

from his Canon for Christmas Day-Mauburnus-Heu quid jaces stabulo-

Luis de Gongora-Sonnet on the Nativity'-Archdeacon Churton's

Translation-George Herbert's Lines on 'Christmas '-Herrick's 'Ode of

the Birth of our Saviour'-Wither's Christmas Hymn-Bishop Jeremy

Taylor-His Lines on 'Christ's Birth in an Inn'-Poetic Literature of

America-Dr. Edmund H. Sears-His Angels' Song'

ST. STEPHEN'S DAY-DECEMBER 26.

Early Commemorations of the Martyrs-Probably of Apostolic injunc-
tion-Singular glory of St. Stephen-The Proto-Martyr the greatest of the
Martyrs-Manner of Commemoration-Epistles of the Churches of Smyrna
and Antioch-Nativity of the Martyrs-Meaning and acceptation of the
word Martyr-Letters of the Churches of Vienna and Lugdunum of Gaul
-Privileges of the Martyrs-Effect of the Novelty of the Hopes of Chris-
tianity-Volunteer Martyrdom-Definition of the expression 'Christian
Martyr'-The Ideal Martyr-Caswall's Translation of Sanctorum meritis
inclyta gaudia-Martyrdom not one of the Evidences of Christianity-
Various Victors over the fear of Death-Lord Bacon on 'Death'-Dr.

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