CHILDREN, before we gather round this old Christmas-tree, I will tell you something about Luther. May this gift, or little book, add something to the innocent pleasures of your Christmas homes, while- "Rich and poor in grateful chanting For the joy that visits earth, Join to bless the dear Redeemer On the morn that gave him birth." List of Illustrations. And though the Christmas tree is not hung with pretty toys and sugar plums, to delight the eye and please the taste, it is yet adorned with beautiful pictures and sparkling gems from the life of the great Reformer, no less attractive to the mind and heart. May it help to remind you of the Christ-child, whose returning birth-day lights up your homes with mutual love and innocent joy. DEAR CHILDREN:- THIS little book has been prepared for you as a Christmas gift. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by MSU's copy has been written on, apparently by a child. The page is surrounded by a decorative border. corner Fourth and Wood Sts.A decorative version of the title page, with the title in frosty letters and the "T" in "TREE" printed as a pine tree. Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 Christmas stories Sunday school literature In the case of unambiguous end-of-line hyphens which divide a word between two pages, the hyphen has been removed and the trailing part of the word has been joined to the last line of the preceding Unambiguous end-of-line hyphens have been removed.
They are being made publicly accessible as an educational resource. The works have been encoded in Tei.2 conformant markup. The copies consulted in the creation of the electronic editionsĪre owned by the Michigan State University Libraries and theĬlarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America." Schaefer & Koradi 1868Philadelphia This work is part of the collection "Shaping the Luther's Christmas Tree Theophilus Stork 32 p. URL: The text this electronic edition is based on was publishedīefore 1923 and is therefore in the public domain according to State University Libraries, Digital Sources Center. Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources Creation of machine-readable version: Riva Pollard. Conversion to TEI.2 conformant markup: Ruth Ann Jones, Michigan State University Seadle, Michigan State University Libraries, Digital SourcesĬenter. National Digital Library Competition.Michael Transcription] Stork Theophilus Michigan State University Libraries, Digital Sources