| Show S. S L. L Church hurch Civic Leaders Ask Peace Good Will Willi Best Beat wishes of oft the holiday season sea son on and prayers for happiness peace and good goodwill will went out to Wednesday as as' religious and civic civic- leaders d' d Christmas greetings To residents of of a state blessed with progress Industry and prosperity pros pros prosperity thes extended ded their personal felicitations an and d added d a pl plea a for renewed ettor efforts t toward w d fulfillment of the philosophy ophy of Jesus Christ bi Christ brotherly love i presidency Church church of or Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter S Saints 1 ts George president J. J Reuben Re Cl Clark rk Jr first counselor and nd David O. O McKay second counselor coun coun- elor We Ve h humbly p proclaim o our r testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes that Jesus Christ t th the So Son was In the beginning with the Father that the Son was wu the the creator of the world and all alI that In It is 18 that he was made fl flesh sh the very Son Son of God and dw dwelt lt among men that He moved among men in the flesh nuh doing mighty mira miracles leS th that t He is the bread of See rare Tage Column 1 r. r LEADERS from horn Page One Onee Onea e a hungering who eats and none thirsting thirsting- who Ion Iton on Him that He is the fee truth troth and the life that t 1 no other name under L given among men whereby at t be saved that He made madet at t atonement for the fall tall falland talland lam and thereby made It for all aU of ot Gods God's children ba back k finally Into His prest pres- pres t t. t He Be died and was reathe res- res id the first fruits of ot the Uon tion that by and through all aU men will be beed eel ed in the due time of ot the These blessings all come corne be gift from the Author of our beings to every soul upon the face of ot the earth they will wm come If we reach for them po possessed they bring ring the greatest Joy that the souls of ot men can know Most MOlt Rev Duane G. G Hunt Runt bishop bishop bishop bish bish- op of the Salt Lake Catholic diocese diocese diocese dio dio- dio- dio cese Enjoying t the h c blessings of ot peace prosperity and freedom as we Ameri Americans now do let us fill our Christmas devotions with prayers of gratitude to Almighty God Let no taint of or selfishness mar the holy season Christmas should be the occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion of joy and happiness of peace and good will of unselfishness and love It can be all that for us For millions Of bf our neighbors in Europe however Christmas will come corne and go as u merely another day of or misery In place of joy and happiness there will be sorrow In place of peace and good will there will be violence In place of unselfishness and love there will be cruel persecutions born of hate For Fo us merely to think about these conditions should help us UI appreciate the plentitude of our own good fortune May I urge therefore that our th thoughts on Christmas be not limited limited lim lim- to our own homes home and families families fam fam- me to our t state te or even to our country Let th them m go across acro national national na nar boundaries and ocean bar bar- Let them be followed by our good w works Lt Let t every American Amer Janet ican lean home be a fountain source of food of clothing of ot prayers and of brotherly love for the people in other lands who are now bowed owed down with suffering and grief I 1 take this occasion to wish for each of ot you a Christmas filled with unselfish h joys and with the peace which the angel promised to men i of ot good will wilt B Rev v. v Clyde A A. Fleming president preal- preal dent Salt Lake Ministerial Alan Aun The Salt St L Lake ke Ministerial Ain Asan wi wishes she to extend the s seasons season's uon greetings to each ach and every very person person per per- per per- son Bon living in this thin great grut mountain empire The tinsel Un lei and sham of this day has somewhat obliterated the glorious light ht of ot the advent season That light Is 11 the truth that Christ Is is the Messiah of God and end He is the Immanuel God with us When we lose that glorious message we have lost the significance cance of Christmas The ang angers angels a sang Peace Teace on onearth onearth onearth earth among men of good will and h how w true it has been Men of good will wUl have always had th the peace peace-of of God that passes all understanding understanding understanding under under- standing while th those e who have not known God have never known that hat peace To To the people possessed possessed pos pos- by fears fear burdened by Binand sin Bin and bound by Belt Belt- self centeredness we urge you to return to the Babe of Bethlehem and learn again the meaning of ot the unselfish n love lov of G God d f for manMan manMan man Man tan has always been guilty of putting his trust in alliances with other men I and material power rather than God How many times one nation nUon hat has deserted another one man has hu betrayed another and material power has been met mety by y a greate Paper treaties will win not bring us peace alliances with other nations nation will not bring bringus us peace neither will isolation We can find that peace only In the great cardinal principles of God Godas Gods as s expressed ed in th the life Ufe of ot Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour May the grace peace peate and love of ot God the Father be with you Hon Herbert B. B Maw governor of f Utah Throughout Utah the people 1 lave great cause for rejoicing rejoicing- this Christmas season action We have enjoyed en en- joyed oyed a year of prosperity There are fewer persons than usual In Iii want for tor the necessities of ot life Ute The Almighty has hu been good rood to ui us It wilt will willmore Is to be hoped that we more diligently look to the est eats sta of ot each other and inject more completely into our lives the philosophy of ot Christ love one another nother The Innumerable b blessings 1 e t n r which we enjoy should hould increase our feeling of ot indebtedness to that Eternal Being who govern the destinies des des- of ot mankind Merry Christmas And od to all g good cheer chUr persons perlona In n our state tate Hon Earl J. J Glade mayor of ot Salt alt Lake City Salt It Lake City hails the C Centennial On- On n- n tennial Christmas with gratitude and nd pride Gratitude that Divine Providence Providence Provi Provi- dence deuce in His blessings has hu been so 10 gracious and so 0 munificent pride in n an unprecedented series of ot achievements in such fields as AI re re- ed education catlon and the cultural arts athletics business and industry Indus Indus- try ry agriculture and government t. r As Aa mayor of Salt Lake City I earn earnestly challenge all of ui ut by bythe the quality of our citizenship to toi i prove rove ourselves worthy of living I In fit n the United States As fAI Is II 10 so evident from the I events event of the c current week our community 11 is the recipient of tt Christmas l gifts gifta significant far tr beyond bt- bt yond our prevent present power to s see lee e. e i Does this not herald the beginning of a great grut new era r for tor this WI mountain moun moun- tarn tain empire 1 May the spirit of this most mOlt loved of all ah lIe seasons season visit vIlt all of et bur ur In abundance |
