The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 21, 1967, Image 17
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Silent Night!
A church organ was put
out of commission ... as
a result, one of the best
loved carols came into be
ing, and, for the first time
in recorded history, the gui
tar entered the hallowed
circle of church music!
Here’s what happened:
Christmas Eve, 1818, was
a discouraging time for
Father Joseph Mohr, pastor
of the church, in Oben-
dorf, Austria. With the or
gan suffering from nibbling
mice, a new hymn had to be
created immediately for
midnight Mass, something
that could be sung with the
accompaniment of another
instrument.
Walking through snowy
fields, Father Mohr devel
oped the words to “Silent
Night”. Church organist
Franz Gruber then compos
ed the music.
They sang the new song
together at Christmas ser
vices — to guitar accomp
animent.
Although • 1 ; e guitar gen
erally is u 1 toJ; y in the
secular rc r>i of folk, clas
sical and j-.zz music, there
are indicaf.v nslhat it is be
ing redisco’.cl for use in
religious mu-lj.
A church in Atlanta, Ga.
held a Holy Commanior
worship service in 1C30 and
used music from the 20th
Century Folk Mass by
Geoffrey Beaumont instead
of the traditional ancient
^hants.
Guitar, bongo drums and
trumpet were featured in
this presentation employ
ing the jazz idiom and bc-
guine beat.
In Buenos Aires, a young
priest has been teaching
the catechism to the tune ot
Western music strummed
on a guitar.
The use of the' guitar for
religious music was even
a subject of interest at
the Ecumenical Council in
Rome.
Priests from the United
States advanced the opin
ion that rec' ■ ,led guitai
music provides a { ne back
ground for the Mass ir
areas where e . organ is im
practical, or vh re cconom\
dictates a w’orthy substi
tute.
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There are many varying
stories of how our Christ
mas tree custom originated.
One holds that Martin Lu
ther started it.
Ever since that great
leader brought a lighted
tree indoors for his chil
dren, the Christmas tree
custom has captured the
fancy of children and adults
throughout the world.
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thanks! May all of
your gifts be u rapped
in holiday spirit,
your tree be decked
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ELECTRICALLY
LIGHTED IN U.S.
One of the most famous
hotels that dot the Cali
fornia coast line is the lux
urious Hotel del Coronado
in California. )
Few people know that
it is the birthplace bf the
first electrically-lighted liv
ing Christmas tree. .
The event goes back to
1904, the gaslight era, when
electric lights were still an
oddity. It was during that
year on Christmas Eve
that colored electric lights
were strung on an ever
green tree growing on the
Coronado’s lawn.
The occasion was so mo
mentous that none other
than Thomas Alva Edison,
the father of the electric
light, directed the place
ment and stringing of these
first Christmas tree lights.
Every Christmastime since
that date, with the ex
ception of World War H
years when a blackout was
imposed on the coastal re
gion, that same evergreen
is festooned with a multi
tude of gay Christmas
lights to commemorate the
occasion. As a matter of
fact, the lighting of that
particular Christmas tree
has become a festive Christ
mas tradition in Southern
California, attracting hun
dreds of people each year.
The use of the fir tree as
part of the tradition of
Christmas dates all the way
back to the 8th century,
when Boniface, an English
missionary, introduced the
idea of a Christmas trfee to
the pagan Germans,
Martin Luther is said to
have adorned the first
Christmas tree with lighted
candles eight centuries lat
er and German Prince Al
bert, consort to Queen Vic
toria, took the idea to Great
Britain 300 years later.
Boniface suggested deco
rating the fir in honor of
Christ to substitute for sac
rifices to Odin’s sacred oak.
This came 400 years after
the Christian church adopt
ed Dec. 25 as the time for
celebrating Christmas. This
date coincided with the
Mithraic rite of the birth of
the sun, and the Teutonic
Yule feast.
Holiday Parly Dessert—
Elegant Two-Tone Pudding Mold
'Tis party-giving season once ; of creamy lemon pudding, pre-
again. Hostesses all over the j pared whipped topping, candied
country are gathering recipes fruit, and gelatine. The bottom
for festive occasions. Ont very I. . . chocolate pudding, gelatine,
popular holiday party is a gath- and nuts. All blend together for
cring just for the gals. It gives a special holiday treat.
them a chance to relax doing . HOLIDAY FRUIT AND
two of the things they enjoy—| ^y-j- f
talking and sampling luscious ! '
i 2 envloiH's miilavoml gelatine
1 cop cold water
When it’s your turn to enter
tain, you’ll want to put your
best food forward. Choose a
molded- dessert — party perky ,
and tasty — which wins praise
everywhere for its ease.
And you’ll delight in serving In samepan, sprinkle 1 envelope
this party special dessert. It’s 1 gelatine on cup water to
Lean ( I pound '/^ ofiiii-rj lemon
plIlMhi- _ r
1 /L> «aip sliecd eainlied fruit
Vj cup prepared vvliipi 'd toppipi;
1 can ( 1 pound ) chocolate pudtlilig
% cup chopped walnuts
two flavors of canned ready-to-
serve pudding (the secret of the
ease) molded in layers to form
a two-tone tower of eating
pleasure.
There’s no mixing, stirring, or
cooking required. Just open
these puddings ai»d.use.„ Tlieir
soften. Place over low boat,
Stirling until dissolved. Grad
ually stir into lemon pudding
and candied fruit. Chill until
: slightly thickened. Fold in
whipped topping. Pour into fi
I cup mold. Chill until set but not
firm. Sprinkle J envelope gel-
velvety goodnes$ blends stboothly ; atine on 1 a cup water.) Plac'e '/■!
with other ingredients creating
tempting and spectacular des
serts.
over low heat, stirring until dis
solved. GraduaMy stir into choc
olate pudding and nut<. Pour
The top layer of this Holiday over lemon pudding in meld.
Fruit and Nut Mold is a mixture 1 Chill 4 hours. Makes 8 servings.
In, England, and many o
he countries of Europe, i
was customary from earli
\st times to hold feasts an<
celebrations when ther
was plenty of food and n<
•avapring diseases which of
en plagued the land.
A day of thanksgivin 1
'’as tilso celebrated in van*
Hjs countries of Asia. Th
'iamese had a “Swing Fes
ivai” that is very simila
v o u r day o f it t) an k ni*
lie T'hniese and Japanes
Mh celebrate harvest (
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Here’s to your happiness on this hecirt-warming Christmas
Day. We’re delighted ond heort : !y nmteful for the sincere
loyalty and good will or our fine customers. Many thanks.
J. C. THOMAS, Jeweler
“IT’S TIME THAT COUNTS”
Clinton, S. C. :—: Joanna, S. C.
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Delightfully tangy yet
sweet, the cranberry lends
a jolly, colorful note to
Christmas . . . frequently
helping to trim the tree. ‘
Yet the berry we take so
for granted has a noble,
even a distinguished his
tory. It has consorted with
governors and “heads of
state,” as well as the com
mon man, since America’s
early beginnings. It has
even been served medici
nally.
The American cranberry
(Vaccinium macrocarpum),
was used by the Indians
when the colonists settled
this country. The Indian
word for cranberry, Ibimi,
meant “bitter berry.” The
Colonists saw cranes feed
ing on this fruit, which
grew near water, and they
called it crane berry, which
in time became cranberrv.
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Giving
Thanks
Dates Back
In ancient Biblical times
the Israelites set aside a
period of great rejoicing
and solemn ceremonies to
give thanks to God. It is
called the Feast of Taber
nacles, or Succoth, and is
observed each fall by the
Jews..
The ancient Greeks also
had a day of thanksgiving
known as the Feast of Dem
?ter, in honor of the god
dess of the harvest. The
Romans had a similar cele
bration called Cerialia.
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Indians made a paste out
of the berries and ate it
with their dried meat,
which they had pounded in
to a pulp and mixed with
hot grease. This pemmican,
as they called it, was a high
ly concentrated food that
could be carried for days
without spoiling.
Indians also used cran
berries as a poultice for
blood poisoning .’ . . They
taught the Colonists to eat
the cranberries, and be
cause they were so colorful,
housewives strung them
with popcorn to decorate
Christmas trees.
A Revolutionary War vet
eran, Henry Hall, reared a
swamp and started culti
vating cranberries back in
1816. Today there are many
such farmers.
HOLY NIGHT?.
pf- the Star shone on that hallowed night, long ago, when our
Saviour was born, so may it shine this Christmas, blessing you
and yours with the light of peace, happiness and contentment.
May the spirit of Christmas dwell in your heart, forever.
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