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Show I 1925 -1 fej rjHERE is more wealth in the world than ever before and con- S ditions for most of us are easier. There are large numbers of v" f&fai r men women living in this greatly blessed land who can &s pJ well remember Christmas times when there was devout thanks- HP flltSr m giving for enough to keep the wolf from the door. Is the world g Ili&a&al grow"1g better? The answer is to be found in our own hearts gQ and in the manner in which we have treated our fellow men. We have no claim on happiness, on prosperity, on comfort, except as we Sfo ftSjj earn it by well-doing. rjs$ H . r: gmj However proud we may feel of our achievements, it is for us to reflect $3$ tap that all blessings are merely granted to us and not created by us. Possibly they are only loaned to us, our reward here or hereafter, depending upon the way we have used them. The daylight, the sunshine, the beauties of j nature, the pleasures of the seasons, the comforting rains, the crops and practically everything else that contributes to our welfare, come as gifts from Nature under the dispensation of an Authority we may net question and can but imperfectly conceive. There was One, however, who greatly cleared that conception and held up a light to guide us on the way. Under the $jiif constantly extending influence of His example and teaching, it is not possible 0 Spl to think of a time when His birthday will not mean an anniversary of joy. &j. Christmas delightfully excites one's imagination and films one's tenderest emotions. On this day we seem to see Father Time with a face less grim l$i and leaning less heavily on his scythe. The merry laughter of children ex- W$ P tends our fafth and recreates our spirit. Love, peace, good will crowd out Pp 1 0m hate, suspicion, strife and gloom. So, bring forth the yule log or whatever Sf ' serves as a substitute for it. Hang the holly and the evergreen. And, lest p jjjj romance suffer from want of fostering, hang also the mistletoe, that sprig f which times innumerable has worked magic in backward affairs of the heart. Our wish is that the day may be a completely happy one for all. g THE PUBLISHER rj (Copyrlthi. 1925) |