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A CHRISTMAS CAROL OBERAMMERGAUS TERCENIENARAY

l _ __ , Impression of the Passion Play

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_ _ _ ; 'I‘o hail the King of Glory.

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"lt Is More Blessed fo. . H_|1gy`1|{a`i]m¢n' Add to

Give Than Receive”

HIS has nothing tqdq with

E banks or savings accounts; _(_ but more money is saved at ‘T',f§` Christmas time than' any

other time of the yearl Yes,

saved, That may sound absurd to a io: of people who have spent all their money buying piesents for’ their families and friends and neighbors. but it is trlleujllst the mme. How? Why, because giving is the finest sort of saving, and not only saving, but investing. Every good gift is a permanent gain to the giver: it is better than a. bank book carrying the some amount. for a gift is more truly s saving than credit account on _e. bank ledger, If y0l1 want to save your money, give it away--wisely. Does that wand unmasonalilei Remem- ier. it ls more blessed to give than' receive,-F, H. Sweet,

Z4 Late “It” Arrival

‘ Came Just. in Time

vl=:nYoNE was watching.

@ waiting, hoping. They _ all

hoped "it" would surelyar-

live on time. _

They hoped "tt" would not

full them.

"It" helped the Giristmss season

so much, ' _ ' _ _

Everyone and everything' loved

"l:_" _

The children loved "it," the

grown-ups loved °'it."

The trees of thc Iorest loved “il” And then "it" arrived. “It” sr-

rivcd into-almost when everyone was giving "lt" up._ But even though “it” was a late arrival "it" was not too late for Christmas day. "It" came late Christmas ew. _

And havent you guessed what

"it" was? _

SNOW of course!--Many Gra-

ham Bonner.

Beauty of the Snow

At the Yule Season

HE beauty of snow is not 'on wide, glaring expanses, on level, unbroken plains. The

F., eye could not endllrt. 1101' \fl"..f.` the heart accept, _the blind- ing monotony of such conditions.

The beauty of snow _lies in con-

trast. Who has not seenlong. bluish shadows creep over it at sunset? or marked with delight, the thin pencilings of bare branch- es shifting over its surface by moonlight? Snow requires changes. interruptions, so to speak, _tu HHH! out its character. The ruggedngee of hills makes the valleys yet mhré peaceful. 'I’he stark, rough “glory of the trees" lends decision to a landscape; the thinnest, wind- whipped edges weave patterns of indescribable frailty on the pages of the snow.

So it is with Christmas. We

could hardly live up to Christmas every day in the year. The whole moaning would become worn and threzldbare through constant ss- sccintion. When it does come, it should stand out `by contrast, in great and shining beauty. The worries, fruits, failures and dilap- pnintments of the months lust won" should lend the proper "shu- ri~.~.'.'inz." so that the purity of the rio" rfnnds out in while distinc- tlru.

Anil if the heart must ache a

little. ns nl! hearts do no matter how rzront thc lwppiness, ict the pain be the nencilings of branches cn the mntchless nsve of Christ- r»r~.::_ olvlmz it added beauty and clmr:~.c'.cr.-liinrtha B. Thomas.

THE RIGHT COSTUME

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Our Christmas Cheer

RDM house to house they go

- with cards and calendars cf

cheer. presents and surprises. ~ Always cheery, never com- plaining. how much they add

to our Christmas joy and pleasure!

If cross expressions were worn by

those who brought us our Christ- mas presents it would not be the same, And yet they work so hard, so overhard, they carry sc much, and all to others!

Our maiimen are a pretty won-

derful- lot and ou.r Christmas time is .added to by them to a very big degree.

It seems as though we should do

our part to give s little cheer to our mailman in gratitude and apprec- iation of the spirit in which they do their work.-Mary Graham Bonner.

Bringing in the Yule

_ Log for a Merry Feast

NE of the most delightful of

. the Christmas ceremonies In was bringing in the Yule~log.

According to s.n_Euglish writ er, this was a massive piece

of _,woods frequently the rugged and grotesquely marked noot of n. tree. Ill was drawn through the forest.with shouting and laughter. while each .Wayfarer reverently saluted it, since he knew it to be full of good promises and that in its flames would be bumt out old wrongs and heart-bumings As it came into the great hall, the liv- ing-room of the old castle, each member of the family sat upon or saluted it in turn. and sang s Yule-song, after which all drank to a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; A favprite Yule-song began with : _ -_

_Welcome be ye that are here. Welcome' all, and make good

cheer, '

Welcome all: another year, '_

Welcome Yule.

-1'. H. Sweet

Christmas Today

Thirty-four years of the twen-

tieth century have nearly passed. And what dramatic changes, what drastic revolutions we have witnes- sed over that span of years. When considered' in connection with Christmas, perhaps the change is even more impressive. ._

Let us imagine an individual

who has been cut. of t/ouch with civilization for the past thirty or m'ore years anives in' your city just in time for our 1934 Yuletide cele- brations. Can you imagine his emotions' upon entering a. big city like Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Winnipeg or Vancouver on Christ- mas Eve? Could you wonder-at his amazement, at him rubbing his eyes at the vast array of inven- tions and innovations that have swept the world in that period of years. '

For no lolnger must we await the

slow, uncertain means of horsc- drswn' vehicles. Fleet trains, auto- mobiles, alrplanes and ocean liners speed across land and sea bearing with them gifts for loved ones.

And while letters still play an im-

portant role at Christmas, speedy telegraph and cable services aid us in the dissemination of messages, money and flowers.

Even the old gramaphone has

been superceded by the radio which brings us music, Christmas greet- ings and other messages from the world over ss the vast networks of every great nation are linked to- gether st this festive season.

Our imaginary friend would find elvlllmien no longer isolated by great distances but rather united into one in the celebration of the birth cf- Christ. ' "Peace on earth, goodwill toward men," has a vastly diderent and enlarged meaning today.

lvor..wH.i.r_.Hs, , EXPECTED

LITI'Lli DICK was too

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dislwomtinent on Christ-

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world-famous.

almnergau, which

name for the mips!

river Ammer as dfiinct Unteramlnergau or the lower dh!- triot of the same river. There is nothing outwardly to distinguish this village from hundreds of other such pretty Bavarian villages usu- ally nestllng ln a ring of hills. There is only the inward distinction ofavowmadebeforethehishaltar and faithfully kept for the last three hundred years which marks out Oberammergau from its neighbor- ing villages or indeed from any other village in the whole of Ger- many.

This year is the tercentenary of

the vow, and so that year the per- formance is enacted as a ahlmkoff- erlng for the continuance of this long tradition. This is one of the few performances outside the _rog- ular ten yearly cycle deemed by the vow. Has a Real Effect on Gander

No make-up or wigs are allowed

in the play, so that the first- thing which immediately strikes a new arrival is the long hair and the beardsodsomanyofthevillagers. Even the porters who carry the luggage from the station look like the apostles! These are the outward signs of participation in the play. and closer acquaintance reveals the fact that such participation goes far deeper than outward signs and has a real effect an chiuscter. Clear eyes, klndlv faces and grace- ful actions are the rule in Ober- smlmergau.

The play itself begins in thc

morning and goes on all dav with an interval for luncheon. its set- ting is a ihea/tre whose stage is open to the sky. 'I‘he audience watch the performance under a huge arch throudi which can be seen the

lovely backgrolmd of the Bavarian ills. The perfomnnce has real depth

of spiritual insight, and carries s message to everyone who sees it. sending away the thousands who come-to' we/tch, silent and thought- ful. The action of the play begins with Palm Sunday, carrying on through Gethsemane to the arrest of Jesus in the first part; conclud- ing. in the second part. with the various trials. the Oruciflxlcn and the Resurrection.

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would hold I-lim to the Guidance which He knew was right His mother, His disciple, His best friends. His enemies all conspired to keep Him from going to Jerusa- lem with its inevitable end. He had to not utterly alone, certain only of one tihing-thafi; God was lead- ing Him. _

Another lesson from _the play ia

the motives of those who opposed Him. 'I’lrieyoneandal1actedi'rom a desire for security. There were the high priests who wanted eccles- iastical security, Pilate who wanted the security of his reputation as an administrator, the traders inthe temple who wanted financial se- curity, Judas who wanted intellec- tual security, the disciples, spiritual security, and His mother, family security. Everyone consciously or unconsciously acting from self- interest. and because they acted so, because they could not or would not ses God’s true guidance for them, nd only did they make the way harder for Him bufc also His moth- er and His friends increased their own suffering enormously. . _`

.Vail-ls Chose Security

Judas is very cleverly portrayed.

He wanted tc understand and he wanted security. Because he could not imderstand he once lagged behind in indecision from follow- ing Jesus, and it was then that the messengers from the lilgh. priest caught him. Judas who would not gb unless he could understand, waiting while the disciples who also could not understand went an being content to trust It was the eternal choice of trust ortraitor.

In the play Judas lives right

_ _through the last supper taking his

communion at th`e hands `of Our Lord. Even such a ceremony could not move him. indeed he went di- rect from there to the high priest. It was not until he saw that Our Lord was to sufferthathe repented. It was then that he saw how self-

_seeking had foreshortened hls_.vis-

ion and blinded him to the real ccnseouences of his acts. “I did not Rive Him to you to kill him." he says. and departs to l-lang himself.

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In the trial before Pilate the

force of the crowd ls brought into play. You see the priests stirring up the people, you hear t-he excited crowds of some seven hundred per- formers ` all shouting “Crucify Him." It is a thrilling and despair- ing scene-to see democratic choice in action, to hear the voice of the people, and to witness democracy in the wrong.

From there the play moves on

with the sense of inavltableness whldz the Gospels show to the end upon the Cross. Perhaps suffering. could teach where talking couldnt. Perhaps pain would win wihere par- ables had failed.

You sec indeed this principle in

notion. Asthe end becomes more and more apparent. so people were more and more divided, driven to the fullest identification with Him or to the blscbest opposition to Him. You see Judas convicted, you see Joseph of Arimathes. and Nico- demus both make a stand for Him in the council when the death sen- tence was being considered. In a wordyouseeoheCroesasssym- boi of complete surrender.

And after the death the soldiers

and the crowds depart, leaving only His most faithful disciples, and the women with Joseph of Arimsthes to take the body down from the Cross. is ii. scene of deep sad- ness and of deep silence contrasted withttienoiseofffiecrowdsatthe crucifixion lm before. The women 80 with the body. and it is bome in onyousgainhowlaigeapartthese

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Put Christmas Wreath

in Its Rlghtful Place

' aommunity house with happy a...,..pations. Meanwhiletwo little folks and a dog were enjoying themselves on s big ice oaks along the bay shone, As the ice moved off with the tide the children laughed with dellaht. but Pluto after dropping his tail and think- ing a moment, surprised them by giving a running leap into the water and striking out for the shore.

Not long after. sim Gannett

opened the door of his boat house to see what the dog was barkihc about and was greeted with a shower as Pluto shook himself. Then the dog ran in, st/ood upon his hind legs and begged. Gwll- ing his eyes towards the 0900 door. As Sim did not understand this Pluto caught hold of his coat and pulled him towards the door- way. Thinking that the dog meant something, Sim, finally looked out and saw the ice floating seaward with the two small figures upon it.

It did not take the old fisherman feng in get his me down to the water and push it out through thu floating ice, and soon two young- sters and s happy d0i! were hud- dled up in the bow of the return-

E HEY were putting up the

Uhristmas tree in the village

ing boat.

After the carols were sung that

night, they put the holly wreath that had graced the top of the tree upon Sim Gannett's neck, but Sim took it off and put it upon Pluto and he acted as though he knew that he deserved it.-Christopher G. Hazard.

Gay Christmas Thrill

the Greatest of All

__ HE love in our hearts foward 9 our fellow men; the havi-U.

expectant, gay eagerness of

_ children and their joyous.

_merry voices; the pure, white,

soft beauty of.s-now; the deeply ra- freshlng aroma. of the forests which for a brief period we bring into our homes; the cheer of thehome fire- piace:_the bringing together of all members of the family; tlie'gst_sty and the enthusiasm of christmas shoppers; the stores. decorated and locking their beet in holiday attire: the cordial, heartfelt. #set- lnp which are extended tom and which we extend to others; there- newing of old-time friendships by the sanding of s bright Christmas card; the generosity in our souls toward all; the carols which fins out the Uhristmll spirit of ardent worship; me bright. significant stars twidkifng dom from the heavens above; the simplicity and

the bca of the diinstmls sea- sm: allulycrm a pert ‘tho gust Christmas thrill. ‘fliers il no thrill in the world its into it!-lhty aniunrsuuur.

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THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Christmas spirit necessarily finds

many men and women stranded on the shoal. off somewhere. far from the general happiness.

Nevertheless, words of Chandos

_are vital. "The faculty for happi-

ness is srgift, in any temperament, whose wisdom and whose beauty this world too 'little recognizes.” Chandos’ thought is not easy for a cerhln type of mortal to cultivate. but the holiday spirit may to _any extent help out. Self-recognition was soundly urged by Marcus 'Aure- lius many centuries ago, and writ- irgs of other Btoics preach tran- quility and harmony through the philosophy that says, "It may -all be for the best." _

A shipwrecked sailor. buried on

this coast. _

Bids you set sail!

Pull many a gallant barqne, where

he was lost, Weathered the gale.

KEEP A CHRISTMAS RECORD ‘

Why shouldrrt it be fun for a

family to keep a record book in which to preserve the interesting things about the annual Christmas celebration from year to year? Some people keep a record of the important happenings of their everyday lives, but it is ra‘l‘er in- convenient for the average person to take the time to make it com- plete enough to be more than a date and a line or two. A Christ- mas record would give all the de- tails of the family's Christmas pre- scnts, the names of the guests, the menu of the Christmas dinner. the iunusemerlts and games, and may- be a tracing ofthe bs.by's first lit- tle shoe! Every succeeding year would add to its value and inter- est.-C. F. Wadsworth.

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A FAIR EXCHANGE

Laura and Tommy often had im-

portant d!acussio_n|.on seious sub- jects. Christmas evening found them in l grave eoiloquy. There seemed in be a slight ambiguity about who gave them gifts, God or their father. It was s' matter which could ‘hbt DO littlsd. Finally hun slid hi I lllpkldf We i

"You know, Tommy _that daddy urn em- only mam trims we."

Tommy appeared surprised.

"Who’s the other ons?" he asked.

"Godl" answered Laura mo-

'rommy gave the occasion much

reflection. Then he said .sarnestlyz

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Who Is Your Neighbor?

A Good Christmas Game

-~ H18 is s very lively Cruisi-

tj mas game, and one especial-

ly useful in an emergency.

. for it can be played without

preparation of any kind,

Arrange as many chairs as there BN Players in the form of a cir- cle- When this has been done the Dirty must divide lub sides, one side being blindfolded and taking possession of the chairs in such a way that each has a vacant chair athis right hand.

The other side then move ail-

mtiy into the middle of the circle, and at a given signal they must all mysteriously and noiseleeely seat themselves in the vacant chairs. At the word "sing" the unblind- folded players must all start sing- ing. A wsibkncwn tune may be arranged beforehand. 01' they may all sing anything that happens to occuriothematthetime..

All endeavor to disguise their

voices as much ss possible. The blindfolded players must listen at- tentively, the object of each being to guess correctly who his singing right-hand neighbor is,

Those whose guesses are correct

have their bandages removed, and change places with their singing ncivhbors. The unsuccessful gues- sers must try again. One guess only is allowed each time.-lf. H. Sweet.

Good Old Mistletoe

The Swiss name for mistletoe is

"Donnerbesen"_or Thunder Blos- som snd it is suspended l the doors of farm houses as A ggotec- tion against lMitning. Of course. in Camda, Qrsat Brihln and the United States .it receives an en- tirely different interpretation' st _Christmas--God bless it!

'nie tree goes all the

way -back to tho- Egyptians for, ffrom the use of the palm tres inthe worship of their qcddsq_I\1s,»we trace theprennt day' Christmas trac. During the _HMM feast. wslve 8,1500” hid to- eadi h\mt‘l\‘of accounted for s ’ lloliidhtof inobclsance to

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So I'll whisper one to you, _

I . Grandpa rays that all who try ii.

Find that ei/ary -word is true : “Would you have a happy dayf ‘ "Gif/1 some happiness away." _

Grandpa say: this little secret

Should be carried fhro’ the year:

And if all would try to heed if. j

' Earth 'would .raon be full of cheer.

"Would you have a h¢|pPy My f _

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There Is Satisfaction

In Trust In the Future

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_ 3 s w DB 6 me streets people turned and __ -looked after her with pity-

lng eyes and thmldht to

themselves 'what a hard lot hers must be. Yet, had they but known the truth she needsdno NW. 101'. although peer in material wealth. she was far richer in other things than many of these who looked upon her with compassion. For her heart was of oontentmem. shehsdachildlikefafthandtrust in the future and she was content with her lot in life, realising that while the lacked man! of the things which wealth could buy. God had given her many other gifts in- stead: The fulln

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lady is busier than ever. lut the silent thing about bn ll the M- pnulen on her face. 'Ib lt! it shines, does not half describe the brightness of it. Cnc day Tilly Tinker said to her:

"What makes your fwee like s

candle, Mrs. iaith?"

“Blass rw. '.!.1l1yi" laughed the

little old lady. "What do you mean?"

Tilly had difficulty in explaining,

but she finally _succeeded in mak- ing Mrs. Larkin understand v/hat she meant by comparing her face to a candle.

‘Til tell you a secret," said the

little old lady in a whisper: “At Christmas time I always pretend I'm looking at a Christmas tree! A tres with a thousand candles, everyone lighted! Bo perhaps some of them are reflected on my face. !t's s fins way to keep a face look- ing happy, Just try it yourself!"

Perhaps Mrs Larkin found the

but recipe for happiness-she filled her hands with good works and ho- mind with the hrlthtnsu of 2`|‘»;ted.c\o4l°»-'-Martha l..'fne-

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etntion toout' faces! - Have you. ever thvulht about

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Better than a thousand candles

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Aunt Mehitablds Present

Aunt Mehftsble had a powerful

and active imagination that often kept ha' awake. She was ever WMU!!! difficulties by imagining than and making things crooked by tring to straighten them out. “I-mam." said she, "I csn’t think what has ‘got into George; I didnt _like the way 'he looked at us this mornhig.” _

"Probably he was thinking of

somebody she.” - answered her brother. r <

"George," begun his aunt the

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