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of thearrival of St.Joseph of Arimatheaat Glastonbury,England,some-time around the year 63 A.D.,to spreadthe Gospel of Christ.It is said that onChristmas Day,he stood on Weary-allHill,addressing the unbelievers,andprayed for somemiracleto convince themof the truth of his words.As he struckhis staff into the ground,his prayer wasanswered—the staff immediately shotforth leaves and blossoms.From thisstaff,carried by St.Joseph from Pales-tine,there grew a hawthorn tree which,so the legend runs,blossoms everyChristmas in eternal tribute.  \nWhile this legend is neither provednor disproved,we do know that a flower-ing hawthorn from the East—the Thornof Glastonbury—did exist on Weary-allHilluntil the Puritans destroyed it in thesixteenth century,that thorns which werebudded from the present stem still existin Glastonbury and blossom everyChristmas,and that the Church of Glas-tonbury,the first Christian Church inthe English-speaking world,has playeda major partin thehistory of Christianity.  \nHugh Ross Williamson relates,withcharm and understanding,the story ofthefloweringhawthornandGlastonbury.He tells of St.Joseph of Arimathea,who  \npm the Cross and buriedey at Glastonbu   ch(continued or    p)  \nTFH  \n$3.50by Hugh Ross Williamsonllustrated by Clare Leighci  \nAl1701 bb8831  \nCOP  1  \n942.38  \nRoss Williamson,Hugh.The flowering hawthorn.  \n\n|  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n# B\n\nKern County Free Library  \n1.Books may be kept until last due dateon card in this pocket.  \n2.A fine will be charged on each book whichis not returned by date due.  \n3.All injuries to books beyond reasonablewear and all losses shall be made good to thesatisfaction of the librarian.  \n4.Each borrower is held responsible for allbooks borrowed by him and for all fines accru-ing on them.100DEMCO  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