GRESHAM
HOLIDAY OUTLOOK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
O l'T L O O k. GRFSHÂM, OKEGOX
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CHKISTMAS IS BIRTHDAY SEW YEAR CHALLENGES
OF GOOD WILL.
OCR BEST EFFORTS.
A ttr a c tiv e
I n d e e d -—
the new hat styles
This hat and many more
that we are showing will
win your instant approval
for they have th a t indefin
able, yet vital element
called “style.”
MISS H A LS E Y
bowsett Bid«.
w ith E lizab eth ’s F rock Shoppe.
"B ack of th e season of C h rist
m as
And back of th e g reetin g s you
get
Is th e pleasure of th in k in g of
friendships
T h at have never gone back on
you yet.”
May the coming year be a
prosperous one for you,
is the wish of
Elizabeth’s
Frock Shoppe
D ow sett Bldg.
Pow ell S treet,
P hone 1331
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G resham
T he m essage of th e angels who
T he y ear 1928 sta n d s before us
T hough
th e
observation
of
sang above th e B ethlehem plain s as a ch allen g e to th e best th a t is C h ristm as is not m entioned in th e
w as “P eace on ea rth , good w ill to in us to m ake it the best y ear ever. Bible and no exact d ate of th e
m en.” And th e C h rist who cam e The m istak es of 1927 a re history. b irth of our blessed S aviour can
th a t night to e a rth show ed men In They can n o t be co rrected . The be given, we th in k it a good cu s
a m ost m arvelous m an n er, th e y esterd ay s a re gone forever. T he tom to once a year—th e 25th of
deeper m eanings of love. So. w hat tom orrow s a re before us, to be D ecem ber—observe it as a recog
ever o th e r m eanings we may find seized upon before they, too, are nized legal holiday by com ing to
in the thoug h t of th a t first C h rist only a recollection. We do not g eth er iu God's house for p ray er
m as day, let us rem em ber th a t it is know w hat th e y ear has in store and conference in reg ard to the
th e b irth d a y of good will. Since for us. It m ay be a year of g lad th in g s of Jesu s C hrist and his
th a t g re a t ch o ru s ra n g out th ro u g h ness, o r it m ay be one of sadness. church. We th in k it not o ut of
th e silen t night, th e w orld has W hatever it b rin g s to us of profit place to tak e each o th e r by th e
learned m any, m any lessons about to ourselves w ill depend largely hand and w ish each o th e r a very
th is ‘good w ill’. W e a re a little upon o u r own efforts. O ur lot, for "M erry C h ristm as,” nor to invite
prone to look at th e lapses and th e m ost p a rt, is w hat we m ake it. o u r Sunday schools and o th e r o r
failu res of hum an kind to th in k of
May th e e n tire y ear for you be g an izatio n s to p u t on special pro-
w ar, and of social injustice, and of one of new triu m p h s in self forget- 8ra ® s , nor have we an y objection
o th e r im perfections of hum anity. ful love. May you live on th e ,o tlle custom of giving and re-
But a fte r all th ese have been con sunny side of God and th e g enerous I ceiving special gifts.
sidered, it is yet tru e th a t th e side of m an.
We ra th e r th in k th ese th in g s
w orld has learned and is y et le a rn
In a d istra u g h t w orld may you ought to be done, and if done in the
ing priceless lessons of ‘good will en ter in creasin g ly in to th e sp irit sp irit of love to C hrist and h u m an
to m en’. And, oh, how g rea tly th e and w ork of th e P rin c e of Peace. ity w ill su rely be blessed by him
C hristm as season helps in this! I t May you be stead ily ea rn est, in who is th e giver of all good and
is a tim e of joy and gladness, of view of th e su n se t hour, w hich is j P erfect gifts. But let us have less
love unconcealed.
I t is a tim e not fa r aw ay. May th e presen ce of S an ta C laus and m ore C h rist in
when peace and good w ill, and him w hose y ea rs sh all have no end I our p ro g ram s, less gifts, if need be,
m ore th a n these— love itself— go w ith you and set his blessing ant* m ore of th e giver, less senti
have th e ir w ay in th e h e a rts of as a golden coronal upon 1928.
m en tality but m ore sym pathy, un
happy people. How fine it would
d erstan d in g and love behind our
S. F. PIT T S,
be if we could m u ltip ly C hristm as
h an d sh ak es and g reetin g s. T hus
P a sto r G resham Tem ple.
by 365, and project its sp irit to the
we sh a ll be m ore like th e Babe of
■ends of th e earth !
Bethlehem and th e C h rist of C al
Peace, good w ill, love— let us
v ary and thereb y prove to o u r fel-
hold them for all men. In the
lowmen th e re a l C h ristm as sp irit.
SPIRIT OÉ CHRISTMAS For
J nam e of him whose b irth d ay we
to know him is to be like him
SHOULD PERVADE.
’ keep w ith joy, we offer th ese th ree
and to be like C h rist is to have
C hristm as Day!
T he day on genuine C h ristm as joy and b less
to all of our m any friends through
.
o u t th e com m unity. If joy has w hich we celeb rate th e n ativity of ings. F o r—
been your portion for th e year our Lord Jesu s C hrist. T he sea “As of old on C h ristm as m orn
may th e joy of th e C hristinastlde son of gifts and good w ishes, of C hrist in us ag ain is born
As a little child.
be even g rea ter. If au em pty chair joyful social g ath erin g , and good-
bids ,h ‘8 follow<7 8 be
m akes you all b ut dread th e holt will to all. How gladly we give wi
,
.
Meek and holy even as he,
day gaiety, m ay the peace of C hrist our tim e, o u r money and o u r ef
L ike a little ch ild ,
th a t su stain ed him in his d ark est fo rt th a t w e may exem plify the
hours lift th e b u rd en from your love of him who gave his life th a t “And, oh, w hat joy som e day
To h ear him say to thee,
h ea rts. F or peace, good w ill, and we m ight live.
Thou gavest me a hom e on ea rth
love are not th in g s for th e m om ent
As Seventh-day A dventists we
Now thou sh all dw ell w ith m e.”
but a re etern al. May you have join w ith all o th ers of th e C h ris
Best w ishes to all for a C hrist-
gladness and m irth th is C hristm as tian faith in th e h allelu jah chorus like and C hrist-tilled C hristm as
tim e. We w ish th ese for you, but of goodwill to men. Our earn est season, w ith th a n k s to th e O ut
they are ligh t and fleeting. Most desire and p ray er to God is th a t look for being w illing to be the
of all, and m ost sincerely, we w ish we may have a p a rt in th e w ork of channel th ro u g h w hich these g re e t
you peace w ith all m en and w ith ca rry in g tru th and light to all who ings m ay be sent.
God, good w ill tow ard all m en and a re iu d ark n e ss and sin.
Y ours for a happy C hristm as.
an abounding love for all m en, and
JOHN S. NORDELL,
T h at w hich m ost ch arm s us in
for him w hose b irth d ay we keep.
P
asto
r
H
aley B ap tist C hurch.
th e riv er is th e o u tstan d in g fea
HALFORD V. W ILHELM ,
tu re s of rap id s and w hirlpool and
P asto r M ethodist E piscopal Church m ighty falls.
N evertheless, the
G resham .
riv er is th e steady onw ard flow of
w aters from th e m ountain to the
sea. Such is o u r lives. T he red
le tte r days— how they gladden our
Pocketbook F u ll, Too,
m em ories!
T he C h ristm as days.
"My boy, you've got to p a r t w ith T he day w hen a ch erish ed ch ild
six m olars. T h a t bridge goes, and hood's gift gave joy to o u r h earts.
you need four fillings and a new Our first day a t school. Our g ra d
plate.”
uation day, and m any oth ers. But
“D octor, you said a m outhful
life is m ade of sh in in g m om ents
m aking up th e h ours flowing ste a d
ily onw ard from childhood to old
age.
T he C h ristm as sp irit is th e rig h t
sp irit. May it get such a hold
upon our h e a rts th a t n ot only on
th e b rig h t days, th e high days, b ut
on every day, th e sp irit of C h rist
m ay rule.
T. F. SOULE,
Local E ld er S eventh Day A dventist
Church.
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(Brrsltaut (Theater
Jewelry Gifts
for Christmas
There is no gift like a Gift from your Jeweler. If you
are in doubt as to what to give, we’ll Bolve your problem for
you. We have jewelry for every member of the family.
Lovers of Diamonds and fine quality of Jew elry are p a r
ticularly requested to view these striking creations.
Extraordinary display of W atches, Clocks, Silverware,
Leather Goods and Novelty Jewelry.
The Gift th a t L asts
Makes L astin g Friends.
Choose Your Gift
—a t—
itlealep’s
Jetoelrp ásdore
Powell Street
Gresham, Ore.
CHRISTMAS DAY
TIME OF GLADNESS
Of all th e H olidays and Holy
Days of th e year, C h ristm as is p r e
em inently a day of joy and g la d
ness. In th e life of the child it is
th e culm ination of m any hopes and
d esire s; In th e hom e it is the
m eans of fo sterin g affection and
love; and in the church it un ites
God's people in w orshipful p raise
An insurance policy may seem strange
and song. The u n iv ersal Joy af
as a Christm as gift, yet wliat can you
C h ristm as is ce rtain ly w onderful
give your wife and family th a t shows
W hence com es th is charm which
more unselfish thoughtfulness for
th rills the h earts of young and
old? W hence is th is pleasing hope
them and their future welfare. We
th is fond desire.o f seeing and m ak
will be happy to tell you about our
ing everybody happy on th is dav?
different policies.
T he an sw er com es to us in the
m essage from heaven to th e sh e p
herds on B ethlehem 's p la in s: “ Be
We represent some of the best companies in the United States.
hold, I b rin g you good tid in g s of
g rea t joy.”
Y ou will find the pick of the places in our list of property.
N ations have th e ir re d -le tte r davs
MOTOR CAR COMPANY
and festivals, but once in th e year,
IS FORCED TO MOVE and only once, th e w hole world
stan d s still to celeb rate th e advent
M. C. W ebster, who has had of a life. Only Je su s of Naza’reth
show room space for his line of claim s th is w orld-w ide undying
Office 2751
Gresham, Oregon
Res. 2757
H udson-E ssex c a rs in th e Quinby rem em brance.
g arag e for som e tim e p ast, has
It is o u r hope and p ra y e r th a t
been notified th a t th e space will
n ot be av ailab le afte r D ecem ber SI. every home in the city of G resham
Mr. W ebster has m ade dilig en t and in th e ad jacen t com m unities,
w ii . i ."
search for su itab le q u a rte rs for his may experience the divine presence
As your p asto r I w ant to Join th e
MERRY CHRISTMAS
b u sin ess b u t th e re is n o thing to and the preem inence of th e C hrlat-
be had in G resham . I t w ill th e re child on C h ristm as Day and th a t heavenly and e a rth ly w ell-w ishers
fore be n ecessary for him to handle th e benflcent F a th e r of all man a t th is glad an n u al occasion. But
his sales from a P o rtlan d location kind m ay g ra n t to each and every we a re all m in isters a t C hristina?
A fter th e first of th e y ear he will individual a prosperous, a happy tim e, we preach th e gospel of
Goodwill and P eace” when we
be at T enth and B urnside w ith th e and a blessed New Year.
REV. E. HORSTMANN, P asto r
h e a rtily and sin cerely g reet each
P o rtlan d Motor C ar com pany. He
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resham
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th e r w ith a “ M erry C h ristm as.”
expects to co n tin u e w orking this
Now peace Is th e rew ard and
te rrito ry and w ill be on th e lookout
fru it of goodw ill, we ta lk about t^ e
for a su itab le location here.
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Saron Lutheran Church am opg individuals and natio n s?
m any of his X m as Gifts
from our stock of h an d
Issues Cine Magazine Do you rem em ber th e peace ux-
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some Shoes and S lippers.
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T he special C hristm as num ber pedition sen t o ut by H enry Ford
W hat b etter offering for
of T he S ilen t M essenger, m onthly d u rin g th e g re a t w ar and his s lo
fath e r, b ro th er or son, or
gan,
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by
m agazine and b ulletin of th e Saron
any of your m ale friends
L u th e ra n church, is being d is trib C h ristm as.” L et us m ake- it o u r
th an a p air of Shoes or
C
h
ristm
as
slogan
th
is
year.
uted, and is a beautiful num ber, . e-
S lip p ers.
We have a
Out of th e tren c h es of suspicion, >i
plete w ith tim ely a rticle s and Illus
splendid
asso
rtm en t for
tratio n s. T his num ber co n tain s S2 111 will and h atred ,
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of
greed
and
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pages, 10 pages of w hich a re of lo-
Ì cal production th ro u g h th e efforts selfishness,
O ut of th e tren c h es of stifling i
, of the Rev. Enoch Sandeen, p asto r
of th e ch u rch , and Dr. Ju liu s G. riv alry and com petition.
S ture, business m anager. It co n
Out of th e tren c h es of slo and
W ishing you a
ta in s several pages of local a d folly.
We have a few broken
vertising, a fine
double-spread
line« of «hoe« at very
Very Merry Chrismas
W h en th a t sp irit of goodwill,
greeting from p asto r and church co m rad esh ip and brotherhood p e r
low price«.
and a Truly
m em bers, and a cu t n t th e p ro
vades o u r home, com m unity and I
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posed ch u rch for th e congregation,
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Happy New Year.
n ation, th en sh a ll we u n d erstan d :
w hich will be th o ro u g h ly discussed m ore fully and experience w ithin ■
j and acted upon a t a m eeting ot
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o u r own h e a rts a M erry C hristm as, t
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the board of tru ste e s called for
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O ut of th e tren c h es by C h rist- i
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CARL DAHL, Proprietor
J a n u a ry 6.
m as.”
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T he m agazine goes Into about
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REV. E R. D. HOLLENSTED,
Pilone, Shop 41
Phone, Rea. SHt
250 hom es. T his p a rtic u la r Issue
P asto r Sm ith Memorial P re sb y ter- ,
is enclosed in a special envelope
Ian C hurch, F airview , Oregon. ,
w hich is illu strate d w ith an ap p ro
SYK.I.SIHIL) AH H IK
p riate yuletide g reetin g , th e w ork
of Mrs. Sandeen.
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M erry C h ristm a s!” hear them say
Many a m an says “h ello ” to the
As the east is grow ing lighter.
Sing the song of g re a t Joy th a t th e S hepherds a t th e grange
GRESHAM. ORE
angels beg an ;
telep h o n e g irt who w ouldn't d are May th e Joy of C h ristm as day
W here th e Babe was born
Make y o u r w hole y ea r gladder, Sing of g lo ry to God and of good Sang with m any a change
to g ree t her th u s fam iliarly on the
b rig h ter.
w ill to man.
C hristm as ca ro ls untl! m orn.
<tCí«tCtC!€i€t€?<t€íC5 street.
'— M arg aret Deland.
—Jo h n O. W hittier.
— H enry W. Longfellow .
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A Gift That Protects
B. W. THORNE
J. C. ALLMON, M anager
It has always been the effort of the m anage
m ent of this theater to secure the best possible
pictures for you. We feel you are entitled to the
best and on this idea we base our claim for your
patronage.
We appreciate greatly your patronage and will
endeavor in the future to give the same careful
attention and good pictures as in the past.
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MORE CHRIST, LESS
SANTA (’LAI S.
We wish you all
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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“oooi>
SANTA CLAUS
Is on his way
n
FOR DAD—A box of his own favorite cigars would
please him more than any other gift.
FOR BROTHER A carton of Camels, Old Golds,
Chesterfields or Lucky Strikes would make a
big hit.
FOR SISTER or MOTHER—A big box of candy.
ROBERT’S CONFECTIONERY
Phone 1361
(ire* ham
GRESHAM SHOE SHOP
Hailey ’s
Barber s Shop
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