VERNONIA EAGLE
Widely Quoted Weekly
THE CHRISTMAS TOPIC
Nineteen hundred and twenty-
four year» ago at Bethlehem in Ju
dea, wan born an infant of humble
parentage. With that child was born
into the world a new civilization, a
new Christianity, a new hope. It mat
ter« little to our rejoicing whether
thia Child was human or divine—
whether he waa God or God’a mess
enger of love. Christian and infidel
alike agree that the life He led was
pure and hlamelcH. and the principles
He taught have blessed and sancti
fied the world. All over the country,
all over the world—a few years
hence it will be also all through the
air—sounds the greeting Merry
Christmas! On the sea and land, to
the palace and in the hovel, in the
hospitals and in the prisons, in the
asylums amid the orphans and in
the homes for the friendless and for
the aged, wherever even two persona
meet who know and love the story
of Christmas, the greeting is ex
changed. Where can there be a paral-
eid to the universal greeting? Is
there any other sentiment that has
the sovereignity of this cheerful and
heartfelt word? It travels through
the mails like nothing so much as
the doves to the altras of which the
Scripture speaks, for surely the sen
timent fits from altar to altar of the
hearts of men and is as gentle as the
dove. Grudges and animosity vanish
before the wafting of Christmas
greetings, the smile of hope illumines
VERNONIA AS IT LOOKED TWO
the countenances of those under the
pall of depression, the dimpled cheek
of the baby seem like veritable nooks
for fairy hiding as the lips coo in re
sponse to the Merry Christmas, with
the little emblem of the day that
comes to the infant from its loving
parent. In the days of romance hos
tile forces passed upon the field,
sheathed their swords and clasped
hands across the battle line, greet
ing one another with the sentiment
of universal good will.
SOME CHRISTMAS
THOUGHTS
The Christmas bell as it rings o’er
this old world of ours is trying with
all its might to sing, “The Heart of
the Eternal is most wonderfully kind*
YEARS AGO
So kind, it folds itself :
form of a babe and rests i:
ger of Bethlehem and lets
holy mother adore it.
God knew this babe gif.
blossom forth and its fragt
the world. He knew that c
would be the object of lov
and presents rich and rare
sparkle in fir-boughs at C1
time. He knew that the dark
December would be lumino*'
heavenly-light from the be
knew that all these things
so he sent the babe into
The oaks upon which the
grew were sacred to the D
days of old and htey used
ship under them in the m<.
and devoute way. When hu>
a room or hall the beautif
berries were thought to p
power of keeping away ev
and influences.
Gift giving at Christmas time is, or
ought to be, nothing more than a
manifestation of the Christmas spir
it, which is unselfish, seeking only
to make others happy. Every one
who has been moved by this spirit
has realized the truth of the saying,
“It is more blessed to give than to
receive.”
The store clerk who gets seven dol
lars a week and spends twenty dol
lars for a Christinas present for hi.-
girl should be classed among the
“Christmas greens.”
Never mind, ladies. The Christmas
■ shopping doesn’t come out of your
1 pockets. It is your annual oppor
tunity to get more than even with
the men folk#.
Our
Personal
Wish
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Glad Memories, Bright Days
and a Golden Future at
Christmas
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Happiness—just Old Fashioned Christmas Happiness is
what we wish you. And may the happiness of Christmas
Day Extend all through the year.
To every patron, to every reader who is helping the Eagle
build Vernonia. To our friends and to all our enemies—
“Merry Christmas.”
Vernonia Eagle