Show Christmas Is Birthday of the Prince of Peace I HE sound of a childrens children's T THE I quarrel broke the Christmas J- J afternoon quiet Mrs Steele put aside the bits of tissue and ribbon ribbon ribbon rib rib- bon she had been collecting and called her three sons to her Boys she said I have one more Christmas gift gUt for you They gathered around her In excited an an- It was the very first gift mentioned when the Christ Child was born born born- Gold mother asked the eldest eagerly No Frank Franklin in Something far more precious Peace Peace on onearth onearth onearth earth remember Good will is seldom seldom sel sel- sel dom forgotten at Christmas but peace too often Is But how can you give us peace cried the second in disappointment I cant can't be sure son No person alone can guarantee peace but everyone everyone ev eVe ev- ev can help Right now I can show three boys how foolish it is to quarrel How Mother Franklin you are arc stronger than your brothers You could take their toys But suppose then they join together to take yours In the end endall endall endall all the toys will be broken and you will have quarreled for nothing But suppose they take mine first it be better to agree to all play together and all enjoy them than to fight Is that the way with nations too Exactly Wars leave everyone worse oft off than before But dont don't people want peace Mother Wanting is not enough When everyone vho iwho wants peace does something to bring it about then Christmas will really mean the birthday of the Prince of Peace Peace- the coming of Peace on earth good goodwill goodwill goodwill will to men Helen Waterman e 0 Western Newspaper Nc Union |