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Now, this was Presbyterians, Baptists, and
Methodists in the early 1800s. It goes on to
say:
"But the Episcopalians and Catholics and
the German churches were all open. Inside
they were decked with evergreens.”
Now, this was an article that came out in
1865 on December 26th in the New York
Daily Times, and it says that at this time the
Baptists, the Presbyterians, and Methodists
did not consider Christmas as a holy day, but
the Episcopalians, the Catholics, and the
German churches considered it as a holy day
and had their celebrations.
Just a few other quotes and I'm through:
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