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VOL. XIV., No.
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Che ffl Christmas
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Katherine Edelman
to would not be merry, wno
not be glad,
when all over the earth there can be heard the
jingle of Santa Claus' sleigh bells, the patter of his rein-
e eager, expectant little children, their eyes and
feet dancing in happy expectation of the jou which
theij know is coming? I
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ll?ho would not be merry and glad at the sight
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of full stockings by the chimney, the gailu-orna­
mented
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mented tree
tree with
with aifts
epfts on
on everu
everu bouah?
bough?
I ip p L o wou d not be merry and glad at the though
of the gathering and feast that make Christmas a (
celebration of the home and of family ties?
IPho would not be merry when everywhere we
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look we see men and women at their very best,
filled deep with the spirit of love and giving-when
everybody seems to have been touched bu the
magic hand of Christmas?
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llAo wou d not be merry when in every Lome
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there is happy whispering and planning and streets
and shops are filled with a gladsome throng all bent
upon the most unselfish mission in the world: to help
ibrina joy to others?
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11? ho would not L»e merry an a glad mien the
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whole country is radiating peace and joy and good
cheer; when the Christmas spirit has spread itself
ike an encircling mantle over the nation?
U?Lo wou d not De merry and glad and of good
heer in the conviction that some day, when the
Christian citizen serves Gjod in relation to his home
his community and his nation, there will be literallu
S0n earth peace, q'ood will toward men.”?
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