| Show MERRY CHRISTMAS christmas brings the remembrance of a gift so great anil and wonderful Nond erful that all who realize what nhat it meint to the world orld feel the desire to give gie something in return though it kiy be nothing more than the expression of a wish for a merry christmas no one was aa anxious to receive the gift at first people do not always kno know the value alue of i what hat is given gien them the only door opened to receive it led into a cattle stable but now non whose nho e door does not fl open at Clint christmas mas to send some blessing some word of good cheer the old carol sung to a fe few shepherds has gone around the world now noa and the message of peace and good will has been earned carried everywhere So Som esou when vou on lav im a new born babe in a mans arms vou ou are pretty sure to bring a smile to his face and softening to his heart as well an infant is a great peace bringer what has touched and softened the heart of this grim world more than anything else is that christmas brought a blessed child down doun to earth and laid him confidingly in the arms of humanity brought him from home and left him an cutca outcast t that the opportunity might be gien him to the love and tenderness which is aery childs birthright this it is which bich moves us to itne atme to make children happy at ahn christmas amas they may be like those who aho float along with the nver ner knowing nothing of its love loe source high up on the hills but even een if they do not knox know ahl most of us want ant to male make it a merry time for the children it is emphatically the childrens fest festival ial no one ever regrets it who goes out of the way to make some little ones happy at christmas time the are the special friends of the christmas child and it is well A ell to be able to entertain the longs kings friends if not the long king him himself elf it does the world good to ope open n its doors and take in the seasons greetings greeting business goes on all the happier because there is a warm charitable feeling in a mans soul toward his employer or employees or acquaintances quain we are all so busy ve ue are apt to forget to be considerate forgiving and land it is well to let the brain rest and allow the heart to rule sometimes or men may lose the faculty of loving loing and being charitable centuries of experience have hae proven that it is well to make a clearing house of the season to squire accounts by wiping jiping off all the old grudges and settling ettling old squirrels and lite listening rung once again to the message of peace and good will anger and malice never neer ga gave gae e a man happiness nothing but forgiveness and charlt charity can do that let us forgive and forget and it will be a merry christmas |
