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the acton free preii monday december 23 1968 distinguished scholar had doubts about poem twos tho nig i hefoic chriitmu when all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse with th6se lines begins the ramiliar poem a visit from st nicholas today this poem is u treasured part of tho locc of christmas ofton quoted and publishod at the yulctido tcusoi surprisingly the poel who created it wus far trom proud of his work a distinguished lliblical scholar and professor of divinity dr clement clark moore wrotu the poem lor the amusement of hi children at chruliiu in ih a villor in ihu home at the time copied it and had it published a year later in the troy n y sentinel 1 he poem appeared anonymously lucitive dr moore felt thai he as u piolesuir iii divinity oioiild nut he a o c fa led willi vulii uiullnnifkd work lor more ihiu 20 yoim hi rcluvcd l take credit lor ihe pnem in ik4i the poem wn published and lor ihc lirvt time ciedllcd in hi creator clemen clark moore christmas 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hody ol knowledge on vvhith most hut not all sclndais aniee i he eiieial outlines ol christs 1 tic are clear ik was hom in llethlehem jrew up in naarelh spent most ot his ministry in dalitee north and west ot ihe sea of ialilee and died in jerusalem ihe ceulie ol ins ministry was at capernaum and he is known to have lived or woiked 111 perhaps a doen othei cities and towns in dahlee jesus travelled up and down ihe laud which is mm israel joidan svna and 1 ehanon at hat tune most ol this area was the easlern oulposl ot ihe k o man 1 inpire and the civilization particularly alone tlu coast was lleleiustic i 01 thai reason jesus avoided the coast and spenl mosl ot his lime in the inland jewish centres his mmisiiv and teaching appeals to have del 1 her alelv omit led lie utile centies uit7 spread tl chr istlinitv tit the xientiles uis letl lo llu apostles i h e m os t uii por t a 11 i grecoroman cities ol jesus dav weie such places as samaiia jericho i ie sidon scpphoris iihenas and c aesarea pluhppi jesus visiteil them taielv or never when he did he went most ot leu lo ihe jewish sec i ion ot the cilies or staved in semisecluston on the outskti is i 01 todav s totuist the llolv 1 and is a iich sloiehouse ol t 1 e a mm es it should he 1 e mem he 1 ed however that imu li li is wm it al tact is touifiiiue i 01 example the site ot the senium on the mom t is 110i known ihoiijh oval sites iiorlh and wesl ol llie sea ol galilee claim lhit distinction itolli ml llermon and ml i ahoi are tliinuil lo he the sile ol the i iansliuuaiiou hut llieie is inikli to see ami much to poiidei in the wliou aiea 1 10111 jeiiisalem 1101 ill lo tihlee here at luislinis mil the veai rouml theie is food toi ihe nunil and soul ol man in uussia russian clnldien hann up iheii slockms on new yeus i ve 111 an i icipat 1011 id giandtilliei i insls v 1 si i i h oil nh ommunisls eliminated the 1 e 1 1 1 1 0 11 s c elehi ikihi ol hnslmas ihey allowed the children lestivihes ol ihe season to villain girls tears grow christmas flowers hlooimni in the heu t ol winlei and siunetiiues even in the siu ihe hnstinas lose is a plain famed in legend accoiilini lo an old story a pool hllle shepheidess had no rill to ollei the litisl hlld and sit she wepi m1e11 hei teai toiu hed the round llowets spiouled lehthled she plucked an unit til and hastened to ihe 1 11 1 ant i he caress ot his lingers huncd he petals pink llolamsls class the hnslmas lose as a member u ihe hutleuup timilv nalive i southern i umpe and western asia it has leathery ditk ireen leaves and laipe saucer shaped llovvers with while 01 rose linked sepals accoidin to ihe i iicvclopeiha americana ive ujttkyow a mem ouastuua the family store pat and bill greetings vvn the miiaelc of the nianytt mankind finds jit eternal mj sour i hnstinas hr hlrssrd acton welding rr 4 acton hot oogs dollghkiuts mil hfmllim mlll lanplovvt ismiikiiium snniifnn llm nruidl ill illf lllil liiti lllcy idilll hi tllllnlllll ivillll i 11 wm 10 ilrn iwimm pirlv tli istsk phnln ic tlwztt vifii w practical view in early rome hnslmas is ieitinr toi t oumifit tal this inodeiu tomplaiui while it mav have lorce is soinewh it liikuil in oiiinahlv i hale the uhi aits ol tiviut piesenls said ihe wiliv uoinaii poel muti il who hwtl and wiole hoin ahoul ml lo mil ui kins which has heen tleliveied in luui he poinledoul o that h would have heen much l ills ne liu hooks easier lot ihe inesseiiei tohniij mis lomplainl was epnsed hmi live pounds ol stiver in 1 senes ol poems wnlten toi a plile wealihv palittn at the time ol 4 ihe s ilum ilia lln paiui leslival 1 11si1l1l inn o hrislnias i 1 0111 w li u li 1 anie ma 11 v hlm t v mhi s nni o mil inllil alwas aveise to piesenls allei jioii cue mis ii hiiyui new jtot christmas that your lioart sliaros tho blosaod joy ol the shophords k roszell shoppe lisin i- mmnlk nl miliii f- m sa illls mill is llllllllk hn imi with fond impim lliit all wnir iioimiiv drtiiu t onir true m hiihi von niir iiihi wuiiim for 11 mr rrv giritlnnjn managfmint and stafr the bank of nova scotia cit happens every yeir it bout this time somehow hearts arc lighter friendships are warmer a new spirit of good cheer is abroad m the land you see it in every face hear it in every voice sense it everywhere in a hundred different ways we would like to pack all of this holiday spirit into our christmas greetings to you tyler transport ltd service that satisfies since 1929