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THE EUGENE DAILY GUARD
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908
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CHRISTMAS CAROL.
It came upon a midnight clear, that glorious song of old,
From angels, bended near the earth, to touch their harp of gold;
"Peace on earth good will to men from heaven's all-grac!nu
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The world In solemn stlllenoss lay to bear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings un-
furled; '
And still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world;
Above lis sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing,
And cvi.- o'er the Babel sounds the blessed angels' sing.
And, ye, beneath "Ife's crushing load, whosaforms are bending low,
Who toll along thy climbing way with painful steps and slow,
Look now! for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing;
Oh! rest beside the weary road and hear the angeU sing.
For lo, the days are hastening on, by prophet bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years comes round the age of gold.
When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendor fling, '
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels
sing.
Sears.
NO PAPER TOMORROW
Following our usual custom, for the benefit of the employes
of the paper, there will be no issue of The Daily Guard tomor
row,. Christmas Day. 1 '
A CHRISTMAS EDITORIAL
Right must ever fight its way against the world. Truth must
walk alone in its Gcthsemane. Justice must bravely-faoe its
Calvary, if it would still live in triumph after all eflorts to slay it.
These great truths must be. born in the manger of poverty, or sor
row, or trial, or suffering, finding no room at the inn until at
last, entering'it in triumph, they honor the inn that never honored
them in their hour of need, their struggle, and of darkness. It is
written in the book of human nature, it is the chorus of the songs
of every nation it epitomizes the life of Christ, says the Circle
Magazine.
There comes a time in every individual's life when earnest,
bonest effort, disheartened, distressed, dismayed, says: "What
is the use of it all? Why Should I suffer poverty, sorrow, loneli
ness and failure when I seek to be fair, good, kind, sympathetic,
helpful and just? Why should I not have the good things I long
for?" '
They are big questions they are the very sobs of the soul.
But if we know we are right we should care naught for the crowd
at the inn. It must be that there is something higher in life than
the welcome at the inn, the approval of the world. There is the
consciousness of work well done, of steadfast loyalty to the
ideal, of faithfulness in little things, of lives made fweeter, truer,
better for our living, of a lovelight in the eyes looking into ours
that may b part of the glorious flowing of our days greater far
to our highest self than any mere welcome at the inn.
True living brings- peace to the soul, fibre to the character,
kingship over self, "inspiration to others, but not necessarily
money and material prosperity. They have their proper place
and their use, but they are not the highest. If they were' the
highest, candidates for heaven could be selected purely by "dou
ble A" Bradstreet ratings; they would be taken ever from the
crowded inn, not the lonely manger. At the inn they inquire:
"Will it pay? Is it popular? Is it successful?" At the manger
they ask: "Is it right? Is it true? Is it helptuiv
The Rev. Dr. Ilobert S.' McArthur, of the Calvary Baptist
church, of New York cnty, deserves credit for the good sense -he
has displayed in discouraging the use of Christmas trees by the
members of his congregation, asserts an exchange, which goes
on to say: "The ministers of this country would do well to imi
tate the example of Dr. McArthur, not so much because the
Christmas tree is really a relic of pre-Christian times, but be
cause their influence might help to some extent to check the
criminal vandalism with which millions of small trees are cut
down every year for the Christmas market, only to be thrown
into the fire after a few days." Somehow we can't quite en
dorse the sentiment, probably because we still think that senti
ment should in some instances have consideration above com
mercialism. The happiness of the little ones, enhanced by the
cherished legends of Santa Claus and the time-honored Christ
mas tree, should not be swept aside for reasons no more weighty
than those given by Dr. McArthur. The whole scheme of Christ
mas celebration should be preserved intact as long as possible.
As a nation we seem to be losing every vestige of sentiment
and we are none the better for it.
China isn't so slow on salaries. That of Prince Chun, the re
gent, who is for the time being the big noise, has been fixed at
$101,000, with no restrictions on his "rakenoff." Even a Tam
many politician would be satisfied with that.
We also lead the world in other undesirable things. Last
year something like 35,000 workingmen were killed by accidents
and more tl;an 2,000,000 injured. Maybe that's why some men
have sworn off on any kind of work.
Should Secretary Cortelyou accept the offer, of the presi
dency of that New York trust company, he will never lose his job
by talking too much, as former S crteary Shaw did. '
Yes; togas cme rather high sometimes. Senator Stephenson,
of Wisconsin, confesses that it cost him $106,000 to retain his,
and he considers it a bargain at taat.
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