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Show Christmas Essentially the Day of the Child DECEMBER the '.iOth is the Day of the Child, it Is upon this day of days that countless men and women and little ones barely able to speak their language lan-guage utter the great rejoicing: For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given! Even those who hold creeds In which there is no Christmas feel the splendor ot that cry. and those who have no formal creed at all, still know there Is one of the 3fif portions of the year which Is essentially the Day ol the Child. It is the day when even the most unsentimental adult, long since congealed con-gealed and hardened by the years, can hear In his heart the footsteps of the little ones. Today they are running about so eagerly all over the world pattering to see what good gifts may have been received, ardent with a hope that only young hearts can feef! On this day the austere scientist who has almost quit believing in the eery laws of astronomy which recently recent-ly seemed so sure and stable, but which now seem dissolving in a mist of relativity this careful professional profession-al skeptic becomes as a child himself, and considers it hard Indeed if he cannot believe in Sauta Claus, bearded beard-ed fairy godfather of the children. On this day even those who have been the most careless feel like saying say-ing over reverently that beautiful prayer for wisdom In the rearing of children : "Almighty God. heavenly Father, who hast blessed us with the joy and care of children ; Give us light and strength so to train them, that they may love whatsoever things are true and pure and lovely and of good report." re-port." For on this Day of the Child we all remember that the most precious gift we can bestow upon our children Is a capacity for feeling Just such tender and generous and helpful emotions as today stir in the breasts of all good men and women. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |