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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.
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EXPECTED
LITI'Lli DICK was too
young' to spell-he vent
l entirely by sound. Conse-
' quentiy he suffered ageeat
dislwomtinent on Christ-
f morning. when he beheld
he said
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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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play the absolute
Christ stands in .hold
understood, 'there
whom He could
council which
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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psdlemy becomes
podient that _one
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expediency they acted.
Prom the eeiring of the high
indulgence
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and so Our Lord- 8000 back to
Pilate.
lbiocncy Falls
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
;;men played in "minfsf/ering unto
m."
The play ends wi
the Resurrection, an
the theatre with a
succeedlns pain, of
few. and of~
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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.
__,_.__.__...___
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
“Well I0
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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
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` Christmas ls o time of secrets.
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 _
Give some Imppinesr G"/G3’-" i
\ -H. A. LYNAYIZ l _
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There Is Satisfaction
In Trust In the Future
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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-
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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!"
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but recipe for happiness-she filled
her hands with good works and
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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
next day. 'what was the matter
with you yesterday. morning. you
looked sourerh pickles."
"Nethin‘\ .qu _the matter with
ms," said the boy. "I was pusslin'
over  Chriltmbs present'
'Then be; added. “Since ydu're so
mighty lulniviwl. I neu 1" give
it up." But remembering ner good-
ness of Jbeart.. _ Georgerelented.
and. when _the day that shine;
away all _unplsasantness came
round. Aunt ‘ Mehitable had `a' new
nidhtospi-C. G. Hassrd.
"Bo many hillsides crowned with
rugged rocks!
Bo many simple shepherds keep-
ing flocks ~
In many moonlit fields! but, only
they-» » >
Bo lone, so long ago, so fan away-
On that one w!nt.er's night, at
Bethlehem, ' ~
'Ib have white Angels singing
laude 'for them! ~ -
They only-lhinds wrapped in the
he-go¢t's skin
'Do hear Heavens music, bidding
Pesce'beginl
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