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A noble pair to Bethlehem came, Joseph and Marv were my name; '1'“? Muht s lodging in the Inn, But there no room was found within.

Christ's Mtth lilacs was a cattle shOfl

How oonifortless His little bed! frlitlffillalildiiflld manger He was

In ancient owaddiing bands arrayed. iAJld cheer-less was that resting lace "

chnllsnked an no His nredouitiisls He pointed to Msery relieved; and the elimination. of everythin- the crowning tealturo of Hi5 iwonir’ He ifound in fills "pod news for the ipoor." (The ‘phrase 'i-Ie ‘borrow- od ihrom Isaiah. but I-lle made it His own.—the splendid promises in {serials for "the moor M18 broken- hearited. captives. blind and bruis- ed" appealed to Hun. Time has ‘laid dts hand uponJ-lie word and dulled its freshness. "Gospel" and "evwogellicau" one no looser words of sheer happiness like Jesus‘ “good news"—~they are technical terrms used in "handbooks and- in controversy; while for Jesus the ‘igoodnews lfor the poor" was a nlew word of delight and inspir-

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Teach your child t0 save regularly “i985 of spending l’ lessly. Opai a “V1088 account For l’lll'l’l to-dvcin where his money grow. By the time he race, reaches mgmr‘ . Who left His glorious home on

'lbe =- 31’: ca we“ u Th: lovely mans-ions in the shy. will“ No vianids rich for Ill-m were

the power to B’ ' 6 hls own WAY m But cattle sound about Him fed; His comforts in His life were

world. 4B p,“ Cpltal s 0.100.000 ' few “" ‘ - iii-WW And at Hinhdrth were rough and new.

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Yet he in Heaven wore n crown, And saints iiim rvorshbpod falling

down, (Before Christ, angels’ glory

paled; The! WOPEWIHPBd ‘HUB with faces

veiled.

But Haliiimselt thus humbled

W. Sinners to save from endless woe, Prepare them for a place in

Heaven, Which to ibelievers will be given. The world rejoiced not at His birth,

For sinful were the sons of earth;

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i001‘ Christ they did no vigil keep, The Jewish nation. was asleep.

One thing indeed for Him was fair

lie had a loving mother's care, Who oft her darling son caressed, And fondly to her ‘bosom pressed.

And by them Joseph nobly stood, Providing daily what he could; lBut it is clear _ that they were

P00!‘- With the wolf almost at their door.

Thoush anon heeded not l this

event, ~ An angel was from IIeaven sent, To tell that Jesus Christ was

born And that the Esst Hi5 star adorn.

And suddenly a glorious light

Dispersed the shadows of the night,

Ffhe sight the shepherds rmuch amazed,

As they all at the angels gazed.

A host ‘of angels came from Heaven, To tell the favor God‘ had jKlVClI, 'I'hat Christ in a. manger would ihe found, ~. »- i - ‘ Though nations were asleep pro- Wfound. ,, r .l v " ' resce unearth they sang a1 The worTdWrom found, lliis blessings give, . ' Believing souls may joyful live. ‘

Christ first to shepherds was re-

Goli has tad r now He'll rich

ve ed, _ While from the world he was con- ceal . , iIi was the poor ones found Him. first ' Of them was most that followed Christ _

But Gag‘? providence will not For three rich men came then to

They 01:2 come from a country Guided 3'1. glorious Star.

Their gifts were myrrh, frankin- cease, gold, _

To Christ presented, we are told.

And" then returned to their own

land, As God Himself did them comm- and.

Of Iils birth Herod heard

ear,

And of the star that did ap r; He saw in Christ a rival king Who would on him much mischief

bring.

And Herod is now in a rage, His cruel soldiers all engage, Bethlehemfi» infants young to slay, ‘With Christ aimo__, them do sway.

But Herod is a bit too late, God's purposes to frustrate, ' EBut they shall all acomplished

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ibe. ln spite of wicked man's decree.

The parents with their infant filed, By night to E8???- duwn they sped, Where God for them a place pre-

pared And from the cruel tyrant saved.

Then Herod on the infants tell. Because he was the slave of hell; lllound ‘In him was no compass-

ion: He was Ln Satanic passion. In Rama. heard is wee. in; sore, Such as was never ~h before, Found mothers comforted won't

he. . Because their infants dead they » see. ~

infants suffered death for '

s Beloved ‘Boriwere from the first; rand their are new" in Heaven-

crowned, Throughout. sterility renowned. - . r . . lnfillrislt] was their " salvation I-i . By I-lis rich crass they all were saved, , Ilor thsvo iwes virtue in Ills death. From tlis foundations of the earth".

' pines our thoughts" were‘ oii,l10me_ " sure enough; on the» skating .-and,

Xmas in lllli’ Colonial Possirioas

By Douglas MoDougal Imagine ‘being ice~hound or tropic hound at Christmas time. The for- mer predicament is hardly to be preferred to the latter, in that it is really too much of a good thing. But these sensations I am going to try and telLyou about in these in- teresting differences; two Chrlst~ masses spent in our colonial mos- sessions," one on Alaska and one in Phllllplnes. , .< - , On Christmas eve in our cam? near Slltkrnwe were a gloomy bunch indeed. As we‘ sat aroundour dim oil lamps and smoked cui-‘irfusty

llliristiiiaitireetings

' Let me wish you the kind of n

‘Christmas

That Christ came to bring to the earbh. I

W11 ofineiigce and 800d will and contentment,

Of merriment, laughter and mirth;

Let me wish you the great joy 0 giving, "

L?! m0 ‘Wish Wu a child's" heart made glad;

Let me wish you good cheer, and true friendship,

In the best Christmas day that you ever had.

The "Lost Chord

and, of fcoursiefflonythe“ GIRL.

about our former Chi-istmasses and really said more on this lonesome night than we ordinarily would have divulged in ii crowd. Toward

ldnlght we wrapped up and We!!!

r a run down the long road. The cold moon cast blue shadows on o...‘ [now-clad drills and niece them glisten with an eerie light like they had been sprinkled with diamond dust.

Another year found us in the Philliplnes, surrounded by a lot of tropical beauty which did not all- pea. to homesick boys. Early in the evening we attended an anti- qu ed movie which was shown tw ce a week mostly for the Ameri-

and Britishero who are resid-

_s of‘ the islands. At midnight

t e natives celebrate muss, a cus- orn which is the result or ions

j Spanish rule. and after that plctur~

esque scene there is nothing to do till tomorrow. Christmas day is spent In much the some fashion its it is in the states. There is the ex- change of gifts and visits which used to cake up our Christmas day and which is-still practiced in some places. The nartives have long ago learned to say "Christmas Gift" iii crisp American, whereas they used to be rather timid and await the

reticent manner. If one is lucky as l was, one is acquainted with officers at the rharraclrs and is in- vited to a roast chicken dinner on which the army cooks have spent hours. The day is usually wound up with a bend concert on the beach, and no prettier sight can be imagined then/the warmly and navy olioers in immaculate white, their ladies in their best, n few Castlllan beauties and many native women in Pins oloth dresses. All in all, this is the nlessanter of the two cele~ brailone, _

Satan has mode man; his slave And none from ihlni but Ohflst can

"sever _-

From int" ‘alone will come re- . e '

(And everlasting joy and peace. Fronr__l>leav~en down the Saviour

came,‘ To deliver us from sin and shame; To Him that Heaven to- earth

id brill. A [Christian's song o! praise we'll. r s

‘All glory be to God on high.

"Bush frost-meat Ohryt from men

received, a it! dsoetlafi. lflllllld s ldfil '.

Who t! iiiis so‘ do x t Mo; sac .60 t: ‘ .

Who ushered in the Gospel day.

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1nd Holy Qpirit, Jflfi‘ are one.

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aouinaldo (gift of God) in a rather i

‘Seated one day at the organ,

coasting’ parties. andmotliers pies, I was weary and ill at ease, To‘ ' hear us exchange yarneifonb would‘ . have thought; (we 'a."wihole_ ’ "ofangele. ~ =We told dstnries

‘And ‘my fingers wandered idly, Over the noisy keys;

I knew uotwhat I was playing. Or" what Twas dreaming then, But I struck one chord of music, Like the sound of a great Amen.

It flooded the crimson twilight, Like the close of an Angel's Psalm, And it lay on my fever'd spirit, With a. touch of infinite calm,

It quieted pain and sorrow,

Like love overcoming strife.

It seem'd the harmonious echo From our discordant life.

it linked all perplexed meanings [into one perfect pence, ~And trembled away into silence. As if it were loth to cease; l have sought, hilt I seek it vainly, .'i‘hat one lost chord divine, Which came from the soul of the organ. Arid entered into mine.

It may he that | Angel, ‘Will speak in that chord again; It may be that only in Heav'n

l shall hear that great Amen It may he that Death's bright

Angel "

Will speitk in the chord again,

lt may be that only in Heav'n,

l shall hear that grand Amen.

Trymigaiii

lf.you fight and are defnted, Try again; Though the pathway lead through sorrow, Grief, and pain, Do not linger, sadly signing, There is nothing else like trying, Let us meet the foe defying; Try again

Death's bright

If you faint along the wayside, Try again; And the second time it may not Be in vain Theres a promise made to cheer You; There's an Elder you: When you pray there's One to hear Y0"; Try again

Brothsr- near

As life wanes on. Ill its cares and strife and toll

Seem strangely vnluelessmvhile the old tress '

which grew by our youth's home. the waving mass

Of climbing plants heavy with bloom and dew.

The mourning swallows with their songs llhewords,

All these seem clear, and only

» worth our thollshts '

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s..'.'§"i'i""rl;'."'rl'lt" " At Christmas

(New York Times)

Wlien I'm going home at Christmas There's a jolly sort of music

In the singing and the ringing

Of the rails beneath the tnsin,

As the whining wheels go grinding Up the long track, stretching,

wdnding, Out the shortening miles of dis- tance,

To a wild refrain!‘ ‘- Clangerangal Claingasongii’

Going home again for Christmas! Claruzarnngia! Clangaranga!

And the folks a-waiting there!

0h, the hearts and houses open

To roceiveirne . and a maiden, Wiiih the darkest eyes descending Down the wide hall stair. ‘

Clachfiracka! Clackarsclos!

They are coming home for Christ- mas!

Clackarecka! They are coming

From "the East and North and South!

Home again to Christmas dinner,

To the great bowl, white and foamy,

And a suckling pig, well-roasted.

With an zfpplo in his mouth!

Clacharacka! Clacksrackn! Sing the rails! At home for Christmas

There is mistletoe and holly,

There is laughter everywhere

C-huckaruckn! l itrn dreaming

Oi‘ a dark-eyed maid descending,

Willi a merry sort of shyness,

Down the wide hall stairl QUARRIER BICKERS

“Theyiresenteii Unto liim Gifts”

War is asleep. and Peace lav now supreme, . . . . Hie still is victor over all the ea And Saviour of mankind. The Cradle-just a common cattle w! . . . . . . . . But yet the star-dire Oriental. Stim- That phoned the wise men Prom theEast ., .. .. .. Shane brightly over where the in- fant slope iAir df refulsonit glories from aniove Reflected all their bmlghtdloss on its face - To celebrate Ills fbirtih.

The wise men came acid lsaw I-llm sleeping were. .. With that. Oneal. Mother watching

o'er l-fiis bed, .. .. Hls lowly llibii—flilid"lillio Him they

'Ilhelr choicest gold, and ' myrrh‘, and frsnidneusls

The "arose-dim instrument on

which he gain . . . . Hie precious little to walzlh away the sins of all the human ruse. dsyeithemiamk t hears to us His nevonfslite

in; lows. . . Hits faultless kindly rife, His deeds divine " Hlls cheering words, Ills humble, dendrite heart, His ml! feedings and lids biunnn

Were ended thus. p n ‘Iihie Crown-summed li-Ia sits in

slant-there. .. ._._ The Lord and Masterovw sill-its

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are to l-Ell The "cradle" first-perfume a lov-

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Hie knowledge of God is not a inualtrtei- of quotaltion as ours very often tends to lbs. He is conscious always of the real nemrnoss of God. He seems to wonder how it is that man can forget God. We do for-

‘fegsions has to tell us that “God did not mnlke the rworld and" then g0 ulwayj’ The mlnctical working religion of a. great many of us reetsonra feelmgtihnt Godisa verylong rwiay off. Our- practical steps tolday lhetmy that wo half think God did g0 ulwa when He had made the wurldi. Iyrayer to n5 is not n real t-hing-it ls not inter course face ito time; far too often it is like converse/Lion over a tele- phone wireof infinite length which gets out of order. Even rlf words tmvol along that wire, there is so much "buzzing" that they nre homily recognisable. No, says Jesus, God is incur, God i; here—-rio

neitr that Jesus never feel; that men have any need of a priesthood

to come between or to help them

to God: 330d does all that. ls no common. ooncerng, no mutter of food or clothing, no mere detail of the ordinary round of common duty andcornlnon Him-father and mother, son, wife, frlondwnotli- inig of all ithlmt, lbut God is there; God kntJWs l-fiout at: God is inter egtod in it; C"! is enjoying it. How is it that Ill i’ ‘n reject the counsel of God...rctu - God's plans and idorts (IJu-ke 7:30i'.' How is it that they iiorget God altogether? Jesus is surprised at this dullnegs 0f men's Illlilndg (Metric 8:17): it is it mystery to Hint. The rich fool. as we call him, though it is hard

ho seewhy we should call Mm a

fool. we; he is, so like ourselves

hell for-go ten God eumehowand

we svtrtled {wlhen God spoke, and

spoke to him. Thart_story "seen so

pftern/imong imam-the slim-y of itlio rthmflsbhdlting the seed (Malt

Ilzwhoiilakesilegus remark on

the difficult-y which a rich rmsn

finds in entering the Kingdom of

God.

God Knows, God Cares.

God knowsrthirtt is whet Jesus repeats. God cane; snd God can do thlnss: His bs/nids are not tied by impotence. frhe knowledge of God is emphasised thy Jesus- "Even the very balm o! your head ore all nrmrbered" (Matt 10130): “your Father lrnowetli" (‘Ill-Ilka l9i30ll "seeth in secret" (Matlt. 6:4); "lonowetlri yourlhearts‘ (lI-IllRF 16:15); fldfldws your stir-iii; gles. know; your worries, ltniowr V0111" Worth: God knows all elhou‘ YOIL Ad‘ "fl-ill things MN DB-kllllr with God" Matt. 19:26.. The-m l: nothing lle will not do for His chrlldrren. Will oi lather refuse hi» child bread; will God not glive what is soon? (Maire 1:11). Is it tor ‘big a thing for the Giver of life tr BlNQ food-which- i; the difficult thine to give? (Luke 12:23). Look alt God as Jesus drruws llifmr-lfiitll‘ ested "in flowers, God takes carre o" chem and thinks elbout their col ""6. so that Solomon in mill hi; 8'10?! l; not equal to them (Mar 6:80). God knows this iblrvds ln thi neon-knows ‘there is one feww there today than there was yeste- day (Matt. 10:29). God cares in- theml: how imudh more will l-l' cure for you (Mlaltt. 6:261? Ye arr of more vailne than mlany sparrowr (iMntlt. 10:81).

"In shedding of God it is notice nlhle that Jegus chiefly emphasis es God's lnlteirest ln the individual. as givinc the real clue to God's his-tum. On the whole lheno i. var-y little even insured, still lest explicit. in the Gospels, aloout God a9 the great architect of satin-e,- hsirvlily anytihlng on the irlmresi famil» lar to us in the Pssllms and Isaiah ~—"'I‘he qeolsllllsandllaamdr it: and ills hsndsflormsdmhedry "M" (Pl. 9515M "He taketh up the isles a; a very little thing" (Ilsa. 4on6). Thurs (is little of tibia in the Gospels. yet it is in:

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