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Show I December 25 a momentous day in the history j of the world. j Christ the only perfeet mesa that Qxd or the world has ever produced. ' i f h n t. P-nnoblinc faith which keeps civilization alive and prepares the soul of humanity for the great beyond. In every Christian heart that beats the day will be, one of reverence and humility, in thankfulness ithat God in His merciful wisdom created a son whose death should redeem the world-In world-In the churches, at the home firesides, on lofty mountain peaks and in the barren wastes of the deserts, des-erts, on the waters of the deep and wherever mankind man-kind is, there God will be to look into our hearts and note the manner in which we observe the anniversary annivers-ary of His Son. 1 No heart is so pure hut what it can be made cleaner and better by concentrating the mind upon Ithe wonderful deeds of this perfect man. No soul is so steeped in sin but' what it can be purified by repentance and belief, for Christ gave his life that such might be so. As we observe the day, let us honor the man whose birth it commemorates and the God who created crea-ted Him. But let it not end with the setting of the sun or at the stroke of twelve. Let us carry the lessons and the impressions of the day into our future lives, into our daily affairs, and into our pleasures and our pastimes. Let us invoke the gentle and forgiving spirit of Christ in all things we do and say, to the end that the life which was given for us may not have been in vain. It is the least that we can do" for so much that has: been done for us. |