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TIL L CHRSSMA3
THE SPRINGFIELD NEW
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR
“The People's Paper*
V u t O. L ib rar
y
NUMBER 4»
HFRINOFIBLD. LANK COUNTY. ORJKION. THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 1927
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Hòifcion
- and Worshipped Him -
More Useful Gifts
Altiact Shoppers
This- • I Christinas
for children, tricycle«. kiddle care,
and little table and chair «eta 8ev-
m l of then« aeta have had to he
made to order to till the demand, Mr.
Wright sakl
"Of courae, we do not handle email
toys,” Mr Wright .-»plained, “but It
doea aeem that people are spending
their money on more useful things.''
After the first of December, to tffe
tenth or fifteenth of the month, there
la always a slump In Springfield buy
ing. Mr Wright said. Thia, he ex-
plained, la because mill workers heat,
tale to spend money until they kno*
If the mills will resume work after
Christmas
Once uasured that they
•will, they do their usual Christmas
buying Thia happens every year, Mr
Wrtght said, and thia year docs not
differ from the rest.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H Turner of the
Turner Novelty store, have also
noticed the difference In buying thia
year. "I.aft year we sold so many
little things." Mrs Turner explained.
•‘But It seem s they're buying better
things this year. We have a much
bigger atock than laat year, anil many
of our most expensive things, such aa
doll carriage», toilet seta, dishes and
ruga are sold out."
The difference Ilea In the class of
goods purchased. Mr Turner explain
ed
Although the amount of money
spent la about equal to that spent
laat year, more people are buying use
ful things, afid not so much brtc-a-brac.
"Home people aeem to b e downhearted
about business," Mr. Turner condud
ed. "but we're expecting a bigger year
than before Already w e hare had to
send In nun» orders to restock our
atore."
Itiulloa are now popular Chrtatmna
gift» and much Interest along thia
line 1« report« d by W H. Adrian. local
Atwater Kent, Croaley and Zenith
agent.
Many people will take Ford car en
rollment« for Christmas. Following
the showing of the new car the first
time In Springfield Monday. K. R.
Danner. local dealer, reports a acore
of ordera on the books.
Grocery »tores and meat markets
expect to do an exceptional good
hualneaa at thia Chrlatmaa time
A. R. Ladle«
Mr«. Bert fhutne was elected preat-
nt of the taidlea of the O. A. R. at
meeting at the home of the retiring
raldent, Mr» C F. Egglmann. Frl
y arternoon.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
alter lAXton, senior vice-president J
ra. Mary Flatt, Junior vlce-prealdent;
ra. C. F. Egglmann, seeretary-treaa-
er; Mrs. Pearl Metcalf, musician;
ra. Nettle Metralf. patriotic Inatnic
f; and Mfa. Mary C. Magill, chap-
M r«. Doan H e a d 0 .
Kerry Chrtatmaa —and a Happy
w Year to each customer, without
ra charge.
If your radio doesn't work well, let
ua fix It. Fix-It Shop, South Fifth
Phone 172.
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Do Your Share;
Catch the True
hristmas Spirit]
EMMA FLO WILSON
Christmas Play, anti mak* good
cheer,
r Christ mas com««, but once a
year.
Contrary to alorlea of hard llm««
and ararcg money. Springfield iner
chants. a« a whole, think there la
Juat aa much money being spent on
Chrlatmaa presents thia year a" laat.
The difference ll«a In th e practicality
of the preaenta bought. they way.
"It'a the first year I .ever naw an
many people buying aenalble pres
ent*.“ declared 8 C. Wright of III"
Wright and 8ona Hardware company.
Many of Iheaa preaenta are for tbo
home, or are the kind that <au 1»
enjoyed by tha whole family lie con
tinued
Ilia atore haa aokd, eapeolal-
|y large lot« of furniture, dlabea.
floor lamps. plate glaaa mirrors. and.
tines were written four hun-
ago. by an almost forgotten
Tusaer.
't you picture the Chrlatmaa
of hi« day—the enormous
Yule-tpr brought into the great hall
from the forest to all warmth and
light, »he wreaths of holly and mistle-
Christmas candles alight, mins
singers, merry feasting at the
h banquet table! And withal—
Igorious spirit of good fellowalnp
the sacred interpretation put upon
sards, "Peace on Earth, Good Will
en!"
Is no leas in evidence
That spirit
spli
tooa>— and the Christmas star IX still
one of Joy and love!
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w hen
they had com e in to the houte, they ta w the
young c h ild w ith M a r y , h it m other, a n d they fe ll, an d
w o rth ip p e d H im ; a n d when they h a d opened
th e ir tre a tu re t,
they p re te n te d H im g iftt; g o ld and fra n h in c en te a n d m y rrh .
M a t h e w 2:11
T^eligion
ROBERTA. MILLIKAN, world-
We have rejected the old tribal gods,
famous acientist, In an address on
the god of wrath and vengeance, and
the subject of Evolution, declared
have substituted the god of Love.
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By Dr. ¡frank. Crane
that religion was one of the most strik-
As the progress of men's minds has
exainples of evolution. This was not in
broadened, as their understanding and
the way of controversy or heresy, but
sympathy have deepened their concep
was merely emphasizing what was al
tion of God has Improved, and no one
ready taught In every important theolo
can look at the activities of churches
gical school If Importance in the United
States.
today and compare them with those of
yesterday and not see that there has
Scholars have been pointing
out that there was a progres
sion of doctrine in the Bible,
the God of the Old Testament
not having the Ideals presented
in the new.
There is no doubt but that
religion lias atlvmieed greatly
form the days of Moses until
the days of Christ,
Christ Jesus Is said to have
come “In the fullness of time";
that Is, he came when the de
velopment of mankind and Its
stage of progress warranted
hjm.
Since his day there has been
a great progress made. Form
erly. religious denominations
were cruel. It was common to
.
have fierce fighting among sects and
both Protestants and Catholics were
guilty of things of which they would
not nowadays be guilty. The idea of
God has undergone considerable vari
ations. God may be the same "yester
day, today and forever." but our under
standing and apprehension of Him pro
gress.
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been a great advance.
The missionaries in foreign
countries are not so much in
terested in making converts to
their beliefs as they are in do
ing good to the people.
The recent activities of the
churches have all been in the
line of helping humanity rath
er than of fighting certain be
liefs.
In other words, there has
been s definite evolution of re
ligion from merely belief in
té certain
tenets to practical
helpfulness of mankind. Re
ligion means nothing more
Qian a devotion to the general
good
Whatever there is of
God nowadays is a God who
Inhabits all of the people and
whatever makes for the welfare of all
mankind Is pleasing to Him.
Religion, like everything else, must
be tested by Its results. Its triumph Is
not due to Its wanting all people to be
lieve In certain things so much as M is
in improving our well being.
Christ—whose birthday we now ob<
serve—knew all of this— and to prac
tice “PEACE ON EARTH.”
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, OWN
once a year comes the opportunity
‘to each person to be born anew. No.
matter how weary, how self-centered,
how narrow, how shriveled or how
engrossed we have become in the
twelve months pursuit of money, glory
or success, the chance comes at Christ
mas for all of us to become new men
and women.
•
Selfish gain may dominate our lives
for eleven months and two weeks,
but tor the fortnight before Christmas
at least unselfish love should be the
triumphant note.
The king of the Christmas season
Is the child.
How much happier we all would be
If we could grasp his carefree spirit
and give our love as unstintlngly!
The child puts his heart into the
Christmas and therefore be takes a
heart full of love with him when the
day Is done.
Christmas is the time to remember
all the big and little kindness which
have been bestowed upon us through
out the entire year, and however you
remember it—-whether with an expen
sive Christmas present or erlth a
greeting card—remember tt with love,
with this in mind your gifts will not
be coarsened by any desire for dis
play or to receive som ething in re
turn. and It will be far better to Rend
the simple Christmas greeting than
a showy gift that lacks the Christmas
spirit.
For no matter how much money
yon spend, you can give no more
than your friendship or love with
each gift.
The rich, happy beyond their
deserts, should not let this day pass
without making happier some of
those for whom life has been less
easy. You need not go far today to
find a child with sorrowful, longing
eyes, or perMTt>s an outstretched
hand. Don't leave that hand empty.
You will find easily some man or
woman, old. cold and poor. Don't
pass without putting at least a mom
ents brightness Info the tired face«
end faded eyes. The k«ndnesa of the
InWlDduat makes ltfe possible In a
■world that is hard f6r so many. Do
your share— big or little— give happl-
jiesg to many If you can— to one or
two at le a st
And do not forget—all you who will
«at. <\fftnk. and make merry, that
.Christmas la, after all, Chrtat's mas«,
and It doea not mean squandering,
folly, gluttony— but a holy and beauti
ful thing?
Then your« will
.Merry Chrlatmaa."
be
Indeed
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work call the Fix-It Shop, phone 172.
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