THURSDAY, ELJi-MEER 6. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Religion in America
Advent Church's Antidote to
Christmas Sentimentalization
By LOUIS CASSELS
UPI Correspondent
What difference docs It
make to people of tl - space
age that a baby named Jesus
was born in a remot- Judcan
village nearly 2,000 years
ago?
That question lies at the
heart of the Advent season,
which began Sunday.
Advent is the church's anti
dote to the sentimenalization
of Christmas. It challenges us
to think seriously about the
long-ago event which we cele
brate each December, and to
consider what importance it
actually has for our lives here
and now.
Christmas commemora t e s
the birth of a Person who is,
by any criterion, one of the
great enigmas of history. We
now call Him Christ as casial
ly and unthinkingly as if that
were His last name. But
Christ is not a name: It is a
title. It comes from the Greek
word "Christos," meaning
"The anoited one," or Mes
siah. Performs Special Mission
Thus, to call Him Jesus
Christ is to attribute t Him
a unique significance. He Is
One who came into the world
bearing special credentials, to
perform a special mission.
Theologians have been try
ing for 20 centuries to define
who He was and why He
came. But it is doubtful wheth
er they will ever be able to
improve on the language used
by the authors of the New
Testament, who witnessed the
mystery at first hand.
Although they knew Him
to be, In the fullest sense, a
human being, they also beheld
in Him a glory which was not
of this world. Groping for
words adequate to express
their experience of Him, they
called Him "Lord," "Savior"
and "The Son of God."
Wears Away
Glib repetition has worn
away the shock value of these
terfns. But the men w'lo first
used them were keenly aware
that they were making the
most audacious claim pos
sible. They wore saying that
Jesus was God Incarnate, or
as the writer of the Fourth
Gospel phrased It, "The Word
of God Flesh."
They were also paying that
lie came on a rescue mission
- to do for men what they
could not do fur themselves.
St. Paul explained the mis,
slon with simple eloquence:
. "Christ Jesus came Into the
. world to save sinners."
Jesus himself put it even
more clearly:
"I have come that men may
have life, and may ha 'e It in
all its fullness."
Subject of Study
There are other Biblical
passages which say the same
thing in different words.
Around Ihem has grown up a
whole field of theological
study called sotcriology,
which attempts to unde stand
exactly how Christ saves sin
ners. In dealing with this
question, however, the Chris
tian church has always main
tained an attitude of reverent
agnosticism, ll hns tolerated
many different theories about
the reconciliation of man and
God which whs wrought, once
and for all, in Christ. But il
has never accepted any one o
them as a final answer to be
enshrined in dogma.
Tliis fact should be borne
In mind by all who have en
countered only one theory of
the atonement, and have been
repelled by il.
Although Christians may
and do differ widely in their
comprehension of the mighty
act of redemption which God
arcninphshrd in Christ, lliry
have been united through 20
centuries by a common ex
perience which Is so real to
them that they cannot doubt
lis validity, even though lliey
may not be able to explain it.
"By His great mercy, said
St. Peter, "we have been born
anew to a living hope . . . and
to an inheritance which is im
perishable, undefiled and un
fading." The offer of a new life did
nnt Avnlri when Jesus rc-
lumri whence He came. He
left behind Him a community
of faith called the church, in
which, He said, His Spirit will
always be active, however
much its presence may some
times be hidden behind hu
man imperfections.
Thus when the ehur.h bells
ring on Christmas Eve of
1DH2, they will be proclaim
ing the same glad tidings of
great Joy thai were first
heralded to an awestruck
group of shepherds on a hill
side near Bethlehem:
"For unto you is born a
.avior. who is Christ the
Lord."
Lamps, Lanterns Help To Brighten Christmas
A wide selection of lamps
and lanterns, fueled with liq
uefied petroleum gas, can help
brighten the indoors or out
doors of homes everywhere
this Christmas and after.
Even LP-gas candles that
don't smoke and don't melt
can dress up holiday dinner
tables.
Not only arc the lamps and
lanterns and candles attrac
tively decorative, they also
are constructed of heavy-duly
materials to provide many
years of safe service.
Can Be Mounted
An extremely popular lamp
resembles an old fashioned
wrought iron lamp one might
see before an English inn; this
can be set on a table indoors
or out or be mounted on a post
to look like a permanent old
fashioned gas lantern.
Slightly different is a mod
el designed to look like the
old-fashioned kerosene lamp.
Available in several colors,
the lamp has an authentic
hurricane chimney and a met
al shade to fit on the chimney.
The base and shade are match
ing color.
For formal dinners, candles
provide subdued light from
LP-gas within the candle it
self. When the fuel is exhaust
ed, the candles are refilled
from a small supply can.
Instant gifts" combining
the best from the worlds of
silver and food delicacies in
ready wrapped, read to give
packages are being introduced
this Christmas by Wallace Sil
versmiths. Seven delicious gourmet
foods varied to fit every
taste and every budget are
ready-wrapped, with their ap
propriate silver serving pieces
in lovely presentation boxes.
The new gift combinations
also include a sterling and
glass mustard jar and spoon
with French mustard; Ver
mont maple syrup and pitch
er; olives, onions and cherries
with sterling and glass mixer
and stirrer; imported fruit
in champagne and a plated
Revere bowl with sterling la
dle; silverplated tray and ster
ling spreader with assorted
English seafood pate's, and
Irish marmalade with a silver
plated jam jardinere.
HUNTERS ORGANIZE
Minneapolis - HTC - Sports
men in Minnesota have form
ed a new organization, Duck
Hunters association of Min
nesota, to promote their
sport. Their expressed aim
is to alert all duck hunters to
emergency problems affect
ing their interests and "to
obtain a fair deal for the
hunter."
FOR DOGS "Dog-gone good" gift ideas in toys for perky
poodles or bright beagles ... Bob Bartos, manager of the
Friskies' Research Kennels suggests tnat you choose Fiaoa
gift with care considering the dog s habits and breed as well
as safety.
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m Pennsylvania Governor Violates iosi Rules of Political Pros
t-anor i noie: Mer i an.
other exclusive inierview by
in ufi national reporter
with one of the new faces on
the national political scene.
. By HAHHY FERGUSON
. Harrisburg, Pa. - lUPH - Wil
liam Scranton, the new gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, is be
ing talked about across the
nation as a possible Republi
can presidential candidate in
1084. If he makes it. his offi
cial biography should be en
titled "How to' Succeed in
Politics Without Really Trying."
He has won two smashing
victories at the polls in the
last two years, but it never
occurred to him to enter poli
tics until somebody else sug
gested it. He ran for governor
only because he was pres
sured into it by a determined
band of men headed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Scranton violates most of
the rules professional poli
ticians live by with a cheer
ful disregard for whether he
sinks or swims. Ask him a
blunt question and you get a
blunt answer. Are you a
wealthy man? "I'm worth be-1
tween S8 and $9 million." I the ticket without considcr-
What was your reaction when able effort to do so," he said,
you were drafted to run for "In politics presidential as
Congrcss two years ago? "1 pirants are wise to organize
honestly don't know.'
Not an Act
When a reporter remarked
upon his candor, Scranton
said: "Well, you know lots of
people think it's just an act.
But I am what I am, and I'll
leave it to you to decide
whether I m putting on an
act or not." Then came the
inevitable question as to
whether he planned to run for
president.
"Nominees do not get on
their campaign considerably
in advance. I have not done
this, nor do I have any in
tention of so doing."
If the draft is put on him
long enough and hard enough,
he would accept, but he said:
"I think that's highly unlike
ly." .
It New Breed
Scranton is 45 years old and
a member of a new breed in
American politics-the aristo
crat. Unlike John F. Kennedy
and Nelson Rockefeller, he did
not jump into the political
pool. He had to be pushed.
That happened when he was
in Washington working in the
State Department. One night
he got a telephone call from
the Republican chairman of
his congressional district. The
news was that chairmen of
all six counties wanted him
to run for congressman, and
all other prospective candi
dates had agreed to withdraw
and support him.
"It never occurred to me
I would win," Scranton said.
"Kennedy was running for
president and my own county
was 60 per cent Catholic'
He said he accepted because
he thought that if he won
there would be a chance to
do something for his home
territory, including the city of
Scranton. Democrats had a I think
34.000 margin over Republi
cans in registered voters in
tlie district. Kennedy carried
the district for president by
30.000 votes. Scranton won by
17,000.
Pressure Gets Heavy
He said he decided he
would run for reelection to
Congress because he thought
he needed four years to ac
complish the things his dis-
ently got up to furnace tem
perature, and Scranton asked
met nceoeo ana men retire lor two weeks to think it
from politics. Pennsylvania ! over. Then he said no again.
Republican leaders, inipresse-1 j That might have been the
by Scranton's survival against ! end of it except for the fact
a Democratic tide, began to i that civil war broke out
about him in bigger among Pennsylvania Republi-
terms. In March of last year jeans and by February of this
they approached him to run i year it had become so bad
for governor. He said no. In that the GOP cause looked
August they made another
pitch. Again the answer was
no. In November Scranton
got word that Eisenhower
wanted to see him at Gettys
burg. This time the heat nppar-
hopeless.
The neat was turned on
Scranton again, ho'Ur than
ever. This time he uccepted
subject to conditions he laid
down. All factions in the Re
publican party must make
If
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peace and agree lo work to
Bcther, and those conditions
were met.
Beat Iht Odds
Scranlon's opponent was
Richardson Dilworth, mayor
of Philadelphia. Democrats
had held the governor's chair
for two straight terms, eight
years. They had a bulge of
about 160,000 over I ho n.
publicans in registered voters.
Scranton won by a whop
ping 470,000. Asked to ex
plain it, he said: "Partly it
was a matter of personalities.
People sometimes get so in
terested in power politics that
they forget about service to
the public. My opponent start
ed striking out in all direc
tions pretty hard toward the
end of the campaign. I think
it was premediated and just
sn ac-t he was putting on."
Scranton hammered away
during the campaign at the
problem of Pennsylvania's
321.000 unemployed and the
decline of heavy industry in
the slate. He is an advocate
of economy in government
rather than increased taxes
and already is going over the
stale structure, department by
department, to see what can
be cut out. He is quick to
admit that he won thousands
of votes because of Eisen
hower's active support and the
fart there had been a city
hall fiscal scandal during
Dilworth's administration in '
Philadelphia.
Goes All Out
Scranton is slow to make
up his mind about being a
political candidate, but once
the decision is taken he goes
all out. He won his seat in
Congress because he and his
wife, Mary, tramped the
streets ringing door bells day
and night. He worked in every
cranny o Pennsylvania when
he was running for governor.
scranton inherited a for
tune. His family settled in
Pennsylvania in 1840, and the
city of Scranton was named
for them. They developed ex
tensive mining and real es
tate holdings in the area and
in addition to that Scranton
has a lucrative law practice.
The future? The calendar
doesn't favor Scranton in the
presidential sweepstakes. He
is in as governor for a four-
year term and cannot run for
reelection under a state law.
That leaves him halfway
through his first term in 1904
and two years out of office
in 1988. It may be that 19H8
will find him back in Scran
ton looking after his law and
business interests and finish
ed with politics. If so, it is
unlikely Scranton will shed
any tears or mourn Jost op
portunities. "My wife says 'I'm happy
doing anything," he said, "and
I guess she's right."
Nightshirts Are
Back in Colors
For something different In
a man's gift, remember
nightshirts arc back! Not the
"ghost - stalkers" worn by
Granddad, but an updated.
Ivy-influenced version keyed
to comfort and fashion. The
nightshirt is now a pull-over
model, of course, but instead
of the "Gay Nineties" surplice
neck line, it sports a button-
down collar a n d a buttoned
placket.
In stripes, plaids and checks,
the new button -down night
shirts will make for some
pretty sporty sleeping.
Experts declare that a fel
low can't cheat by simply
wearing a button-down sport
shirt to bed. "Too short," they
say. "It takes the ankle-lenglh
to prevent them from creep
ing up!"
But for the more conserva
tive, there will be no shortage
of comfortable and handsome
pajamas for those who don't
go for sleep-shifts, of course.
Even more than usual, the
pajamas arc keyed to sport
shirt and slacks styling. Some
look like golf outfits, others
like nautical rigs.
Men's robos are also avail
able in a variety of styles.
Working their way up from
ihe standard mid-calf lengths,
they again are available in
shorter shave-coat styles and
kimono types with three-quarter-length
sleeves.
Big after - shower terry
cloths vie with casily-packable
silks and rayons, while warm
wools and printed challis score
for cold nights. Luxurious bro
cades, velvets and corduroys
are used In host coats for re
laxing In style.
So send him off to sweet
dreams in smart 'n comfy
p.j.'s and robes.
Large Moving Job
Done Without Hitch
Minneapolis - (DPI - Moving
can be easy. Or so reports
Cargill, Inc., which recently
coordinated 600 workers from
several scattered locations
Into the top floors of its new
downtown building.
The Job which was de
scribed as the equivalent of
moving the furnishings nf 50
homes at one time, came otl
without a hitch.