v ECEMBER 26. 1950

lilodE-n ..- and certain contaxniporary schools of Paych- ology and Anthropology attempt in various ways to disguise the traditional meaning of Christmas But no su'bterfu.ge, whatever its ulterior motive, can long suppress it! true significance.

The feast of Christmas is the hlurglcal celebration of the anal- ,-ersary of the Incarnation of the son of God. It llmt recalls the scripluhai accounts of the birth 0; the Saviour.

St. Luke's Gospel provides most of the details - the Journey of Mgyy and Joseph from Nazareth w Betfhlehem: the birth of the child in a stable or cave because lithe-re was no room for them at me inn", the announcement of the hh-in to the shepherds in the negyby fields; and finally the visit of ihe shepherds to Bethlehem where they found Mary and Jos- eph "and the Infant living in the -iiianzef-" ,

St, Mark's Gospel does not deal with the event. St. Matthew but records that the Child was born of ii virgin; and St. John briefly

By His Eminence Cardinal McGuigon (eapmaim I

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it outlines the theology of the In- carnation, concluding that "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us."

The church has loxig regarded the event as a kind of contract -or bargain or exchange by which, on the one hand, the Son of God took upon Himself a human na- ture so that adequate atonement might be made for the sins 'of men, and by which. on the other. men were made capable of some kind of sharing in the Godhead. As St. John puts it: ”Buo, as many as received Him, He gave them power to be made the Ions of God."

So stupendous, so exciting are the implications and consequences of this bargain that all Christians try to recall it annually by every fitting expression of joy and pleasure.

The sad part of all this is that from the earliest Christian times so many worldlings have -rejected Christ and refused to share in the divine Life. They prefer to plod along at the lower level of na- ture as though the higher one of

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Erase, with all the dignity and significance which it can impart were non-existent. Fortunately there are some who are not so blind and foolish and -I would in- vite. my arse. as many as pos- sible to emulate their splendid examrple. Of course, the gift of faith cannot be forced on anyone. but it comes more readily to those who are properly disposed to re. ceive it. i

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503033 1305"” 30-3115")! absolute poverty of a world which 1-scmh 3-D1V1ll0l1 on0ll"Y refuses to accept this birth. more 5-Tmcklnu 0!lPllY AHINBP manifest than in W. H. Auden's 9. Goodwill 4.Shapes 21.Lampreya behunmi Cmisbrms poem of 3 l0.I-eIveI 0! nsain 22.Pni't few years back. Auden had tried

shook 5-Younz of: and rejected both Freud and Marx 12-530?! 0?"-9? Chimlh as "savioirrs” of men and finally i3.Rlng-shaped 0. Monetary 23.without turned to ch;-gt through the

C0"! "ind 'm"- W" teachings of the eminent Protestant 14-Fem!!! (UM!-) 34-Hlvlns theologian, Karl Barth. In the

IMGP 7-Put "WHY : , '”, remarkable succession of deep in- 15-H9" 8-CRY”?-l 5'5"" ”'"h" h""'- sights which so abound in his

c'3V"'m3 9-uqum "hm poem "For tfne Time Being", Au- 11.Muslc note butter . 2li.Puzzlea 84.'l'oo .de,, descrlfbag both our world nhd 18.Anypowcr- (India) 2s.Dancei-'a 85.Deatlny the one mp, which chm; was

fuldeity l1.Stone, cymbals 37.'1'opashum hom .. one wherein --darkness 19-F1191 WTWTIK 31-Wm"-"Y min!-bird and snow descend on all personal- 20.Chalr tablets auiatanta 88.support ' , mu .. one whengh --our piam 3'3-JEPIMIC 19-VIP" 33-win!” 4040053005 ' have all gone awry" and into 24.Plundei- 19. Bestowed insects for which --the yams Wm 3.-rive mo

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putout near; " '"'”"V”' The weather smells of their pl'oIf. hate 29'B'”m3 And the houses smell of our so. Land- ,8”; me" white 3! Hebrew Deaigehas opened his Mn") And the black hole calls the 83 King of (me! Bum" As the evil and armed draw V (Bun near." 3”'5""" In this world both Herod and 85 gimountl his twentieth-oentiiry counterparts ' fxgln" o" reject Christ as a threat to rea- ss hm mu" son and civilization. Auden has .333; Herod ask why men cannot see i 0 that the notion of an incarnate A1" pmjecuns God is absurd. "Because it is," '42 xlgooutfgu says Herod, "and suppose, just 43'Acta 0:. for the sake of argument, that it ' 'r Ada" 3' isn't, that this story is true. that (gin, Y, this child is in some inexplicable '44 Obsegu manner both God and man . . . i DOWN Would that make life any better? 1 cm” on the oontrary it would make it t' far, far worse. For it could only

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, at Christmas, also to let I b1l'm' day gift for a former member.

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the spiritual riches of the life of grace which is obtained through the Savioui-'s birth. and the stark,

mean this: that once having shown them how, God would expect every man. v-lhatever his fortune. to lead a sinless life in the flesh and on earth." '

But Auden's answer. and ours, is that it does make life better. First. because those persons close to Christ. like.M.ary and Joseph. showed that the "average vtiy" is capable of redemption, showed that our "normal vision can walk to perfection."

Secondly. because the event of Christ's birth on that first Christ- mas defines the true significance

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send 32.00 to the 'r.n. Lensue Christ- mas Seal Campaign and 06.00 to the Childrens Aid Society. collection for the evening amount- ed to five cents, Gift fund 42-cents Everyone that has old woollena to send away were asked to bring them to the next meeting.

It was decided to hold an auction sale of pics or cakes at the Jan; uary meeting. Mrs. George Kitaou invited the members to her home for this meeting. Mrs. Chester Edwards. Mrs. Heath Lai-ter and Mrs. nibb- ort Tremere are the lunch comm"-

nice. The meeting closed by singing

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i'TI-IE GUARDIAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN ' Santa Greets Kiddies at the ” Queen Charlotte”

Over 100 children were made wei- conic at H. M. C. 8. Queen Char- lotte on Dec. 20. Above and at right are shown groups of happy youngsters applauding the arrival of Santa Claus. who came dcvm the chimney on the Parade Deck and greeted every Child with a hearty "Merry Christmas" and a lovely gift.

The party was sponsored by Connolly. Finances to cover the ex- through the courtesy of Capt. J. J. Connolly. Finances to cover the ex- penses were donated by the messes and officers' wardroom.

BLILLETINS FROM BIRDLAND

WINIFREBYE. wiisoii

CHRISTMAS WITH THE BIRDS

Happy Christmas holidays to Canadian bird watchers! At this season many of you are taking time off to look for birds that can now be found too far frcm your im- mediate neighbourhood.

Every winter, either during the

Of Childhood

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"Christmas indeed. 'Tisn't worth all the fuss and trouble." she com- plained, as she dragged herself and her parcels on to the bus. And I, tired and tarnished, silently agreed. "I'm completely worn out," sighed the young assistant, and the harassed housewife and all the weary workers took up the plaint.

Then two lltile children skip- ped up the steps, waving gay, col- oured balloons; their faces so bright that for a moment we for- got our aching arms and feet and empty purses, and felt that after all Christmas was worth while. As

After all, it was the feast of the Child, and the little ones the world over rejoiced with Him. And men I thought of the long ago, when as 3 chug 1 peeped out river the val- ley watching the candles being ill in every cottage window. and WW1- ing, and wishing, oh, wishing for Christmas to come. For in child- hood everything is final, and twelve months is an eternity. O O I

Christmas! cart lumbering along a stony road, laden with good cheer from the distant town. Church bells ringing out over the hills. Dim shadowy figures hurry- ing through the star-lit night to Midnight Mass. The song of Wei- come to the exile who -returns hiit once a year. The t'.iiy bare church, with the crib, the glory of child- hood, gracing a dim corner.

The bus sped through the noisy streets, but the city had faded, and I was back once more in the tiny cottage on a iviiidswc-pt liill.

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My grandmother was a brisk old lady, and each year she announc- ed the coming of Advent with, ”Chrlstmas on top of us, and the chimney not yet swept." And when that was done, what cleaning and scouring, so that everything shone, from the old sugar chair to the china cat sitting solidly on top of the dresser. As we helped my mother decorate the house she would explain that holly and ivy were chosen because they grew outside the stable at Bethlehem. Great care was taken in arranging the holly. ”There's an angel on every thorn of it,” my grandmother warned us. The evergreens were left hanging until Shrove Tuesday. when they were taken down and burnt under the pancakes. Many a time I heard the story of the shepherd boy, who, on that first Christmas. was ashamed be- cause he had no present to give. So he picked a bunch of holly

the leaves grew gay with crimson berries. Then the youngest shep-

last week of the old year or the very beginning of the new, able- bodied enthusiasts hike for miles along country roads and through wcods, watching and listening; Eager car owners and their friends get a little farther from home. Brave souls living within reach of a large enough body of water to attract Ducks and Gulls often hire boats. that they may get a close view of these feathered friends- but: this is a cold wishing it were not necessaiy to wear such heavy clcthing. climb hills and even mountains. All these people are on the same quest - Findings of experienced observers are sent to executives of bird societies. The combined information. collected finally by the National Audubon Society, fci-ms a valuable list of birds that may be found in various regions of Canada and the United States at this date. Last win- ter marked the 50th anniversary of the Christmas bird census. It be- izan with 2'1 observers: December 19i.9 showed a total of 4615 observ- ers. Bird watchers therefore are setting a better understanding of the distribution and abundance of North American birds. Weather 15. of course, a most im- -portant factor. We in Canada pro- bably experience most difficulties when we turn out for the Christmas ocunt than do those living in mild- er climates. Intense cold. slippery footing, frozen lakes and streams. heavy snow. or a deluge of rain may spoil pleasure-but "bii-ders" are de- termined people. And what is the reward? There is alwavs the chance of seeing a Robin that has forgotten only south: or a late leaving Song Spar- row; a flock of Rerlpolis may have Flown down from the artlc to stay here during the most severe weath- ef: lbcbmv Wnodpeckers. shorten- ed owls. or other permanent resid- ents migh show themselves: it might happen that a. band of gypsiel. such as Pine sisklns or American Cress- billb, took it into their heads to visit our vicinity that day. Depending upon the region in which you live. the route you have chosen.,and a certain amount of luck (something bird watchers nl. ways need to take inw considerat- ion). a single person may was 20

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Literature

And Life

By BOOKMAN

IN THE CHILDREN? HOSPITAL '

This is the title of a short poem by Tennyson, and if the poetry is not up to his high average, the story is touching and beautiful. The scene is a children's hospital and we have two doctors one, good and kind and the other a.' pagan at heart. There is also at nurse who tells the story. Two sick children are brought before us.' One was a boy caught in a mill and terribly mangled. The doctor" called in to help is described as having harsh red hair, big voice,i big chest, big merciless hands. "He: seemed happier using the knife than in trying to save a li.mb. He might mangle the living dog that had loved him and fawned at hisl knee. He said to the nurse that! this boy would not need her carei much longer as he would die. She replied that she would pray for her? charge, and ask the Lord Jesus to? cure him. Then the doctor said with a sneer, "Can prayer set al broken bone. The Lord Jesus has, had his day." How unlike doctors: that we knew. We have known some who prayed before an opera- tlon, asking help from the Great Physician. Sir Thomas Browne was a credit to his profession; so was Sir William Osler both Christian men.

The nurse like so many whom we have known was kind and re-' ligloua too, and she declared that she could not keep at her work and see so much sorrow did she not believe that the hope of the world was true. The doctor left and on the way out passed where are lit- tle llrnmle lay very ill. But the reg- ular doctor was thus still with the nurse. Emmle was asleep and the

doctor said "Poor little dear; I

3;": dmerent Wm" 1" ” "V must operate tomorrow or she'll ' i never live to see it. through, I fear." How do Brown Greene” cum” Emmie had heard this statement

and called to the next cot where little Annie lay ill too, "What

' v- shall I do? A picture hung in the.

l0k ward and Annie told Emmie that

just as the picture showed Jesus

' Tgllaring kind to little folk. so he would be

., kind to her.

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that the .Lord Jesus would not

Amruffgn; know who she was he had so many

others to think of and there were, other sick children there. Her lit-, tic neighbor, Annie told her to leave her arms outside the coun-i,

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ithe National Anthcmafter which a dainty. lunch was served by the hostess and the committee in charge.

side her bed for three nights, but maid not cam: on looser. Nature

herd knew that of all the gifts,

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An Irish Writer Tells

Christmas

Early in the afternoon of Christ- mas Eve, my father brought in mi Bloc ha Nollag-the great Christ- An Irish Writer - Take Two

mas log. As darkness fell, my brother, who was the youngest d the family, lit the candle carefully and placed it in the kitchen window. This was a sign of welcome to the Holy Travellers who might bl seeking shelter on this blessed night. Then my grandmother sprinkled the four walls of tilt room with holy water, and the Rosary was said.

On this night we added a special prayer for the dead of the house- hold, and asked a blessing on the living for the coming twelve months. My father was the first to

the bus drew out. a crowd of rise from his knees. The prayers schoolboys at the corner took up were over, and Christmas had the carol, really come. "Come, come. Come to the We had supper of champ -co1- Manger, cannon swimming in butter, fish Children, come to the Children's cakes covered with pririil, -a kind King." of white sauce-- and cups of tea

and thick slices or fruity brack. 1 think I enjoyed this meal more than the great Christmas-day din- ner.

Wlieii supper was over We sat around the fire, for in our part. of the world, this was the evening for staying at home; no one would dream of going visiting on Christ- mas Eve. We listened for the chirping of the cricket and cheered if we heard it, for lie was said to be iiie "King" of all luck. Then my gr.-indmother would take a good Lzaiisrying pinch of snuff and tell us the stoiy of the Flight into EZHJI.