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BABY of the m anger, overlooked by the m ild-eyed oxen and wor-
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shipped by the wise men with th e ir frankincense and m yrrh, cam e to
w J ^ establish a new kingdom — the kingdom of God.
One other kingdom He cam e to establish on this earth to m ake glad
the h earts of all at this blessed season— The C hildren’s K ingdom of Christ mas.
A t m idnight the portals which shut this magic kingdom off from the w ork­
ad ay world swing silently open. A t d aw n the little people of the realm begin
to troop into it. Little p atterin g feet, funny little form s clad in nightclothes
sw arm through the open gates of the K ingdom of C hristm as and take posses­
sion of the hanny day.
Thè horns blow, the ra ttle s sound, the drum s beat, rations of sugar plums
a 1 1 comfits are served out to the pajam a-clad army. Chariots, carts, queer
anim als and autom obiles speed across the carpeted plains, and the reign of the
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children revels itself out to a sleepy end a t nightfall, with dolls and sw ords
clasped in hands which cling on a fte r the eye.- have fallen shut in sleep.
It is a g re at day— a day of sweet foolishness— a tim e for the baring of
h earts too long screened from the eyes th a t long to look into them and see love
enthroned.
M ake the most of it, the best of it and all you can of it for it comes but
once a year. Most people find them selyes unable to buy the presents they
would like to buy for Christm as. Som e find the season a timo of unhappiness
for th at very reason. T ry not to feel thus. It is not the presents either given
oi .eceived th at m akes *the day of good. It is the love spent and not money
th a t counts.
The DAY should break down every b arrier between hearts estranged and
be the startin g point for b etter relations and new affections and above all it
should be the day of the C H ILD R EN ’S KINGDOM.
And w henever C hristm as is m ade the children’s festival,based on Love,
His gentle spirit will be in the m idst o f it.
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