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C H R IS T M A S
BY PAULINE EAHHKL
Christ mas. ju st'o n e word, uinl yet in that
nne word there Is a world-wide m eaning and
significant e. Everywhere, for all tim e, Christ­
mas has been, to people of varying creeds, a
day of varying emotions
It Is a day of glad­
ness or one of bittern«»». It Is a day on which
happy mem ories become glorified or hard
thoughts sting like acid In an open wound. It
Is a day that banishes huli-wuy m easures
t
day that may easily lift one to the heights of
happiness
and jnst as easily plunge one to
the depths of misery.
F or th o se who do not feel it at all. for those
whose feollugp are indifferent,- so m eth in g in
S P IR IT
significance of Christm as. It is the spirit of
love and good-fellowship— of peace and good­
will.
Believe in Christm as yourself and make it
w hat it should be, rath e r than leave it to
others to m ake It w’hat you would like it to be.
Make a spirited and determined effort this
Christm as to brighten this 'world and its
hoiiKs, and bring to an actual reality the
greatest message ever heard—th at message of
hope and possibility—PEACE on EARTH—
GOODWILL toward men.
Peace and goodw ill— not for a day, or for a
year—but for all time. Give the spirit of
Christm as a perm anent place in your homes
ami in your hearts th at it may grow so strong
that qpthing can destroy it.
A Merry. Merry Christm as to you. The best
we could w ish for anv one of you is a true and
•warm understanding of Christm as.
agree with Mis» F arquhar that the true Christ­
mas spirit is withering. But again we repeat,
C hristm as is what we as individuals—m ake
it.
Nothing ÍH life Is without alloy—even
Christm as m ust have its flaws. There are some
few people to whom Christm as is a day of giv­
ing and taking -of expectancy, disappoint­
ment and paiq; a day. in fact, of great worry,
distress, sorrow and ill-will. To those people,
Christm as Is merely a day on which to pay
social debts. Those are the people whom you
hear say that the m odern Christm as is losing
its spirit and meaning and that it is nt Av vic­
iously commercialized by dollar-m ad business
men.
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Gifts in themselves are of little value—
they are symbols of som ething else—and be­
hind the gift is Che sentim ent that is the real
life lias gone .wrong
Christm as is what we make it.
A Christmas Editorial
To many
it is the day of greatest happiness. Those who
recognize the opportunities it offers of taking
Light the candles on your tree of hopes.
a little hit of joy to the lonely, sick or poor
This is Christm as.
know that Christm as is the Iwst day in the
Let h earts refresh and take joy and
year
and there Is no question In thejr mind
Forget the trials of the day or the hour.
Know th a t this world of ours is governed
by a wisdom far beyond the com prehen­
sion of man. Even as the Swallow's fall
is guarded—so are you—and yours, all
mankind, and he who learns the peace of
ever-reliance on HIM. will heve no fear
and can well afford to m ake thife day of
days one of rejoicing and praise giving.
gladness to those who are heavy laden.
as to why they do the very same things C hrist­
This is Christm as.
m as after Christm as.
They knot* definitely
Listen closely to the melody in all crea­
why they hang stockings for the kiddies, light
tion because it is there for those who will
Christinas trees, decorate their homes, and
hear.
spend endless hours In surging, struggling,
disarmed
Christm as crowds to secure a tiny token for
eyes of Love which com­
ringing
some friend.
prehends only th a t truth
land of our and to a most
is all in all.
favored people.
Certainly they know the joy of
Christm as Day is only for those win» lose
themselves In rem embering others.
In the National Magazine, some time ago,
Have all knoW that duplicity is
by the
gazing
Christm as
This is Christmas.
And—’tis
day which
Day
there appeareed an article by Anna Farguhar,
—the
In which she said:—
resound with the echoes
are
this
They are
through
our
m eadowy land and great
should
m arts of commerce.
W e.
of their laughter—a true
"S an ta Claus to tters under Ills pack, 'w ear­
ing a long, old face these days. Probably In Ills
youth he had no idea of growing old or depart-
hig this life. Nowadays, he creeps down the
chimney stealthily ns if som ew hat asham ed of
his mission, like a polar burglar, and his eight
tiny reindeer make small clatter on the lawn,
for many of their Joy-hells have been lost.
W’hen Santa lays a finger aside his nose r e ­
flectively In our times, he exclaims, •without a
hit of jolly shake below the waist, "D egener­
ates! Degenerates! Has my world come to
Hut h a pass th at people wish to pay me for my
presents? Can it he that little children are so
surfeited with toys that they stop to a«k how
much they cost before accepting them ? There
was little Willie, I hs I year, who said to his
mamma, when he first saw the beautiful Svooly
dog, "W hat's it got Inside? Candy or money?
Don't want a dog unless It's got som ethin’ In­
side!”
And undoubtedly, there are many ready to
chimes
throughout
echoing
Children’s
a
free
people
reflection of the Child of
made so through our faith
t
in HIM—m ust never lose
God whose birthday it is.
the understanding th at It
Carry gifts. Let Love
r
shine. Happiness is in the
is the dem ocracy of our
heart only when \ve are
every m an
giving -Love.
worship
None is too old—nor
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none too young to gaze Into the star-H^bt
night anti see again the vision of the
m anager.
Child King
Feel that spirit of Him, the
Jesus.
He brought to us an everlasting herit­
age of Love—Peace
Hope.
Set aside the frown and hold out a
hand of hearty welcome to Santa Claus.
It Is the spirit of HIM you Welcome.
religions,
which
I
ceeding
His
Christm as
Mercy
Cift 'CIvar« Will
Find News Of
Interest Here
and
g iv in g
to
his right to
in
h is
w ay.
makets each
furth er
suc­
proof
of
His Goodness.
None shall perish.
'Tis Christm as.
Awake and salute the happy morn.
Thrill again in the joy of service—and
the love of fellowmen.