Show The Nativity By H. H I. I Phillips A A r T THAT time There went ford fortl forda a a. decree from the Caesars tha the whole world should be enrolled catalogued and hewn to a pattern that there should be a census of ot re resources resources I sources and arms and philosophies I And all went to be enrolled evert one unto his bis own city and Josept also went up from Galilee out of 01 the thi city of Nazareth into Judea Is called Bethlehem because he vat wai of the thc house and family of David tc be enrolled with Mary his es espoused paused wife who was with child And it came to pass that when they were there her days were I accomplished that she should be delivered And she brought forth her first-born first child and wrapped him bim in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn And there was wasa a darkness over the inn now and sounds of quarreling and across the lighted windows lunged clumsy fig figures figures fig I ures shouting C e e eThe I The warlords were in the inn sumptuously quartered lolling in fine chairs in their feet teet their muddy boots on the beds The Dic Die Dictators were there too They had hadI I taken the whole first floor months ahead and were now bellowing orders to the servants And the they could be heard complaining that their patience was being exhausted Greed was inthe in inthe the thc inn sprawled across a great bed Covetousness and Cupidity were swaggering about the hall laughing coarsely Hatred had taken over a double room and could be heard snarling at Envy and Intolerance who claimed to have a prior right to the large chamber with double windows e e And in the corridors of ot the first floor a great bully of ot a man slashing about with a sword reviling his companions companions com com- and boasting pf some book he had written about conquering all mankind and nd reducing those who did not agree with him hum to slavery This man wasp was called Conquest and he was demanding a great front suite where he be could have more breathing breath ing jag space And nowhere within n the Inn was there Love Kindliness Faith Hope or Charity Chanty S e eNow e Now there were in the country humble people with no hate in their hearts keeping the faith watching over their own and affrighted by the horrors that were about them and by the drone of ot bombers that passed overhead blotting out the glory of ot the stars and they were weary of ot ultimatums and threats and challenge chal lenge and counter challenge and sick of heart at the corruption of ot mind and spirit e e e And behold an Angel of the Lord stood over them and the brightness of God shone round and said Fear Fearnot Fearnot Fearnot not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all people for this day is born to you a Saviour who is Christ the Lord in the city of David and who Is the Prince of 01 Peace the Deliverer of the afflicted and the Christ of love and tolerance And this shall be a sign unto you you shall find the Infant wrapped in swaddling clothes clothes and laid in a manger And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude multitude multitude multi multi- tude of the heavenly army praising God and saying Glory to God In Inthe Inthe Inthe the highest and on on earth p peace ce good will toward men S SAnd And they came with haste and found the infant Want lying in the inthe the manger And the arrogant within th the inn were silenced and the drone of the the ships ships of destruction sweeping overhead was was no more neither were there sounds of 01 distant cannonading To their ears came only the breathing ing of the cattle and the first cries cries of the Christ Child And they under stood the words that had beer spoken to them |