The time has come when Providence is about to make justice pronounce the last word that the Old World used to pronounce by force. Gentlemen, this is not the first day that mankind are on this providential course. In our ancient Europe England made the first step and by her example, before us now for ages, she declared to the people, "you are free." France took the second step, and answered to the people, "you are sovereigns." Let us now make a third step, and all simultaneously, France, England, Germany, Italy, Europe, America, let us proclaim to all nations, "you are brothers." CHRISTMAS BELLS BY ALFRED TENNYSON Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The year Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out a slowly dying cause, Ring out the want, the care, the sin, Ring out false pride in place and blood, Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. The Holy Supper is kept indeed In whatso we share with another's need; A CHRISTMAS HYMN BY ALFRED DOMETT He was born in 1811 and Domett was an English poet. died in 1887. This is his best-known poem. It was the calm and silent night! Seven hundred years and fifty-three And now was queen of land and sea. Held undisturbed their ancient reign, 'Twas in the calm and silent night, His breast with thoughts of boundless sway; What recked the Roman what befell A paltry province far away, Within that province far away, Went plodding home a weary boor; A streak of light before him lay, Fallen through a half-shut stable door |