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Show REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS Primarily a Religious Anniversary, and Only Secondarily a Festival of Good Cheer. As Christmas day draws near the question arise how far the opportunity to make others happy has been utilized. util-ized. To whom has the essential message mes-sage of this season been carried, the message of good will? This Is not a question of what has been given in form of physical tokens. The Christmas spirit Is not confined to the exchanging of gifts. A word, a letter, a handclasp may suffice. The exchange of greetings should never be perfunctory at such a time. Wishing another "Merry Christmas" should express ex-press the hope that his day may be in truth, a happy one, happy in all its significance and possibilities, and that it may be a token of brighter, more joyous times to come. A certain veneer of custom has environed en-vironed this most significant of all festal days. There Is danger that the real meaning of it- may be lost In the somewhat commercial spirit that has developed of late years. In the churches hymns of praise are sung and sermons are preached to bring back the thoughts of men to the real nature of the day, but each Individual may make it a true Christmas by applying ap-plying the principles of him whose birth, is about to be celebrated. Let It not be forgotten that after all Christmas Christ-mas la primarily the anniversary of the event which forms the foundation of the Christian religion, and only secondarily sec-ondarily a festival of good cheer and personal jubilation. |