Show 1 J c CHRISTMAS 1925 V a I vv V t SJ HERE is more wealth in the world than ever before and cont conditions conditions con con- t for most of us are easier There are large numbers of of men and women living in this greatly blessed land who who can L well remember Christmas times when there was devout thanksgiving thanksgiving thanks thanks- giving for enough to keep the wolf olf from the door Is the world a. a growing better The answer is is to be found in in our own hearts and in the manner in which we have treated our fellow men We Ve c have no claim on happiness on prosperity on comfort except as we earn it by well well doing However proud we may feel of our achievements it is for us to reflect that all blessings are merely granted to us and not created by us Possibly they are re only loaned to us our reward here or hereafter depending upon the way we Ie have used them The daylight the sunshine the beauties of nature the pleasures of the seasons the comforting rains rains the crops and practically everything else that contributes to our welfare come as gifts from Nature under the dispensation of an Authority we may not question and can but imperfectly imperfectly conceive There was One however who g greatly cleared that conception and held up a light to guide us on the way Under the constantly extending influence of His example and d teaching it is not possible to think of a time when His birthday will not mean meart an anniversary of joy Christmas delightfully excites ones one's imagination and films ones one's 3 emotions On this thus day we seem to see Father Time with a face less grimand grimand grim grimand and leaning less heavily on his scythe The merry laughter of children extends extends extends ex ex- tends our faith and recreates eates our spirit Love peace good will crowd out hate suspicion strife and gloom So bring fo forth rth the yule log tog or whatever serves as a substitute for it Hang the holly the evergreen And lest romance suffer from want of fostering hang g also the mistletoe that sprig g which times innumerable has worked mac in bad backward Nard Nand affairs of the heart Our wish is is that the day may be a completely happy one for all THE PU Copyright 1915 r- r |