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Show EDITORIAL CHRISTMAS IS MANY THINGS Christmas is many things: snow and sleds, holly wreaths and mistletoe, a holiday holi-day from work, the laughter of friends, the ' light in the children's eyes, the joy of a dinner and a sadness for some who remem ber the past. Christmas is more. It .is a time for ; prayer, for thanksgiving, for meditation on the things for which the day is set aside. Henry Van Dyke wrote inspiringly on keeping Christmas. He said, "It is a good thing to observe Christmas Day. The mere marking of time and seasons, when men agree to stop work and make merry together to-gether is a wise and wholesome custom. It helps one to feel the supremacy of the common com-mon life over the individual life. "Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs of little children'; to remember re-member the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you and ask yourself whether you love them enough; to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear in their hearts; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas. "Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem over 1900 years ago is the image and brightness of Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas. And if you keep it for a day, why not always? We give you these thoughts and our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas extended ex-tended throughout the new year. |