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Show CHRISTMAS AND THE SPIRIT Necessary to Manifest Unselfishness and the Love Christ Drought to the World. Two artists were asked to mako n copy of a famous painting. Tho one mnde mathematical calculations, and produced n technically correct copy, Tlio other studied tho painting, entered Into tho spirit of tho artist, and produced pro-duced not merely nn Imitation, but n picture which glowed with warmth und tlfc. Wo nro not, as Christians, simply to copy Christ, but rather to become possessed of his spirit and so reproduce his llfo in our lives. At this Christmas sensou lot us aim to becomo possessed of tho spirit of Christ, nnd so roproduco his llfo. In "Little Women" thcrfl Is a story told by Louisa Alcott out of the experience ex-perience of her own early days. Tho four children who are her heroines, knowing of n neighbor In need, go In a little procession and carry her their breakfiiHt. Another incident mny bo recalled. It may not "have been precisely pre-cisely Chrlstmnstlde, but It was winter, win-ter, nnd the weather wns bitterly cold. Tlio stock of wood was low, nnd night had fallen, when thero enmo a' knock nt tho door. A shivering child stood there, snylng thnt her nfothor hnd no wood, thnt tho bnby wns sick and the fnthcr gone on n sprco. Sho begged for n llttlo wood. "Divide our stock with her," said Mr.' Alcott, "and we will trust In Providence. Tho weather will moderate, or wood will come." No wonder thnt tho children trained In tho Alcott household grow up heedless heed-less of prlvntlon nnd generous to those whoso need wus great. This Is the true Christmas spirit. If our Christ maBtldo Is pervaded by real unselllsht ncss, wo shall mahlfest to every one tho love thnt Christ brought to the world. |
