| Show t 7 GERTRUDE G D Dm VI m a WALTOn WALTOnA ALTOn t A PEW fEW YEARN YEAR J TORVY Y GREATEST wish for this tha MI I year Is that we would hie I back to some of the ways waya t 3 and times Umes of the old years i Nothing seems genuine and I substantial as It used to be In the old days s 's of neighborly visiting families spending their evenings at home I when good times did not depend on the theater or spending money Young p people opIe now spend more in one evenIngs evenings evening's even even- ings ing's pleasure than we used to spend spendIn In a 0 month There was time to be at home home- time o o be kind time to what to-what what are we coming to these days Mrs Long asked despairingly as we of the executive committee of the Missionary society were dispersing for tor our home homes the last afternoon of ot the year Just at atan atan atan an end To our senses we hope bope Mrs Reed broke in But there are some things genuine In these days Mrs Hannis beganI began I heard such a beautiful thing yester yester- yesterday day Do you know that Mrs Phillips Phillipe In Japan writes every day to her frail mother here As the wife of a noted American teacher statesman and missionary mis mis- Mrs Phillips has bas a school for foi girls In her own home and yet finds find time to send love messages every day dayto dayto to her mother who told me that she frequently received recel four or five missives missive a day If It the mails were irregular Think what Joyful anticipation that mother experiences each ench day dayl I Here Is an example of ot a daughters daughter's thoughtful thought thought- ful tul devotion de that thatis is s unchanged amid amidI I the new notions oft of oi t the tile times We Ve tee feel sure the mothers mother's love Is 15 no less les keen because some som someI I mothers find more mor pleasure In a theoter theater the the- ater oter than In caring for tor the children at home Perhaps ItIs It ItIs itIs Is the Individual i who vho i Is s c changing h the times rather X than times chan chang changIng Ing lag the Individual We mortals are the changers Cour Courtes Courtest Courtesy tes test tesy kindness patience humility meekness gentleness contentment mother love even happiness are as at I stable In themselves us the sun the tho wind the rain which vary as os they are Influenced by material elements The sun Is always s 's In Its place time Is la unchangeable kindness courtesy etc I repeat are waiting t to be of service ser to us The same spirit that prompted prompt prompt- ed the neighborly visiting In la the the- olden olden old old- en times we may have at nt any time this New Now Year The spirit of ot Christmas Christ mas inns through all the changing foibles foible of humanity remains the same We Ve lose kindness by neglect In using It we e lose luse the spirit of ot Christmas the Christmas tha thoughtfulness of ot Mrs Phillips he Phillips be because cause we are not practicing their use Mrs Mra emphasized in her ber charming way Im going to write to my mother every day this year And II And AndI I various voices exclaimed It If If we would fill tIll our New Year with red letter calendars days as Time lime for nome Home day Time for tor VisitIng Visiting Visit Visit- Ing day Courtesy day Patience day etc ete before we wc are a aware n varo there might blight be Perfect day and there ml might ht be he Mrs Hannis lowered her ber voice who voice who knows knas lint hut that some of ye e olden time lime days days' may be a part of the thc New Year v 1928 Western N vr w paper Union I |
