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Show H v fc h fc ft THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT "With all Christendom fighting each other, somo ' people think there Is no room left for the Christmas ft xnesiugo of Peace on earth. Yet there hafe been wars V to. ail ages, and the Christmas spirit has survived Rg them alL Tho present war is on a bigger scalo than Ijl' any previous ono, but there is no moro suffering. WSj From all these conflicts tho world has emerged the Km . wronger. Wrongs and abuses have been put an end B& tt. It will bo so this time. So wo can meet around E' onr Christmas trees with hearts full of hope for the Br entual triumph of the Christmas idea. BJE. The Christmas message of peace may be near BBj rralliatlon. It must dawn on tho hearts of men BBJ after this war, that some better way of settling dls- BBt putes can be formed. When tho nations that started BB this conflict learn tho truth, some of tho causes of BBT iar are going to be removed. BBf With all this burden of sorrow and fear to IHE carry, it will bo hard for some homes to hae a BEf BgbL hearted Christmas. But the human spirit rises BBl to emergencies, and to thoso who havo glvenv thelr H bojs to tho country's service hae the Inspiration ofV BE no bio bacrlflco. ' , ? H Tho Christmas of 1017 should bo full otthlov ff jag and glIng spirit. In so far as one makes other BE jenole happy and relieves necessities or confers WBL i blessings, ho can tho better forget his own anxieties. Dk far tho children It will as usual, be tho ttmo of jolly BBj irollc. Tho sorrow and fear of the world do not H touch them. They will beat their drums and toss fiX? fche'r dolls as If tho world were all caro free. Tho IBf Jiest mood for all of us Is this simple faith of culld- Bflf iood, which trusts tho powers above to mako "all R ACll. |