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Show I WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS jjj jjX'HHISTMAS Is fnr other j yi IjL' than a vision, a poetic rcn- &' S dltlon of the facts of life; J iu It Is an event set deep not only 12 ft In the history of men but In ft ft their fnlth, their worship, and -h x their way of life. They hnvo x v. ncvor risen to Its level; they K ft have never, by united effort, f) jf given Its spirit the tremendous tj tyj effectiveness of concerted nc- .f V tlon; but, even In Ihelr Infirm- lj W Ity of Intention nnd their feeble- ji f ness of practice, Christmas hns A jJ given their life on earth a ill- ( X ' vlncr meaning and n kindlier x Jii habit. It has enormously In- K ft creased the value of that llfo; It ri ?f ls Increasing the spiritual con- j Jif tent of the thought of llfo In it J the minds of men; It Is giving JA ft It n wwceter savor, h softor rl grace, a wormor atmosphere as 'J a men more nnd more Interpret rS S life In the light which streams ft from Ilethlehera. Hamilton jl! ft "Wright Mable. A |