A Sad Christmas To Many

Considcriug tliat last Christmta day was the cighteen hundrcd atid siztynioth nnniveraary of thebirth of Chribt, and tfaat llie religión ha foundcd was above all thii.gs thü reiiion of love, the oondition of the Cbristian wor!d pre■et)ta a cuiinus spectacle. Somo forty uiilliona of Germán CbristiaDi are helping in every way in thoir power to kil! rad maiin a siuiilfir numher of Freucii Cbristians anrl destroy tiieir property. LtirD number of y ung Frenoh Uhristians, too, are lyiug in wak belnud tiedges and in ditohes, tryiug to Blioot Sa'8.i)g Germán Christians flircmgü the ïiead ; ud wben Oerman Cbristians oatuli tbem, they hoot tiem through the beaj. Over half of France tbs Chiiátian cburcbei are turnod into bospitals for persons whom tbeir brother Christinfc uve h rribly ganbod and mutilated. In anotlier (ju.irter of lOurope, Russinn ('hristiaiis uiiuouiice tbeir deteruiinaüon to kill and maim ny niiniber of Latín Chri.tliariB, beside Mohamnmdant, that may be neoessary in order to secure theuieelvea tbc privilege of keepiDg in tbo Bla k Bet as muny ir.strumenlg for deutroying life and property as thty tbink proper, aud the Latín Cbtistiam roply that they will in their turu alaugh(er any number of Greek Chrittiau, ooner tlaii submit to auytbiug of the kind. Over bere we d not at present propOie to kill anybody. but it i only a fjw vreoks (-1100 a notorioua Mn8:)chuutts Chris: ion got up imd cahnly propi iod. ag a mean? of uiaking politica) capital for tho party, tbat Amerienn Cbris ians generally ohould'go to killinjf Kngliüh and Canadiao Chrigtuns and des'roying their property, oa ccount of a cei tain aum of nioucy ; and larga numbors of the niore "udvancod" Chrigtiang tliiük (bat, altbuuh be was mistaken, be U still a dear, fieligbtfnl, Duf;bty man, and tbat tln-y must really forgive liim. To n beutben looker oo of otue cultiviitnn atid ri'iiHo of humor, tho w!: ie thÏDg, the Ciiriiituias ftitivál incluüod,