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Show Too Much of Santa Claus, and Too Little Jesus, in Christmas Spirit Today By DR. NATHANIEL SCHMIDT, Cornell University. As a celebration of the birth of Jesus, Christmas seems to be gradually grad-ually disappearing. The name is indeed more popular than ever, but the hero whose advent is celebrated is no longer the Jewish prophet. It is Santa Claus. Whatever the evidence regarding the existence of Jesus there can be no question as to the tremendous challenge the spirit associated with His name presents to the order that prevails in the world today. In view of the devastating wars between nations and sinister preparations prep-arations for still more terrible wars, a social system that allows multitudes multi-tudes of men to perish in misery and starvation while enormous wealth is concentrated in private hands, and a deadening formalism and sectarianism sec-tarianism in religion, there is need of a prophetic voice that humanity will recognize as coming from its inmost self. |