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The Dialette
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MONTREAT COLLEGE, MONTREAT, N. C.
WHEN CHRISTMAS GOMES
Only God could have thought of
Christmas. Its beauty is,beyond ’
the wit of mortals, so simple in
Its sublimity, so homey, yet so
heavenly. On tapestry woven of
stable straw and starlight It un
veils a picture to soften and
purify the heart and to bring us
back from a wisdom that is not
wise, because it is hard, unholy,
and un-hopeful. Man-made pageant-s
pass and fade, but God works in
slov;er and more secret ways. He
blows no trxxmpet; He rings no ' ’
bell. He begins within, seeking
His ends by quiet growth, and by
a strange power men call weakness,
a.wisdom often mistaken for folly.
Man has one answer to every prob-
lem--force; but that is not the
way of God, He did -not send an
army to conquer the world; He
sent a babe to make a woman cry.
Must we admit that Christmas
is only a fairy story, heart-
woven and dream-spun, and,that
the gray shadows which life
casts oyer us are the grim truth?
No, Christmas is both a fact and
a faith; but even if it v;ere only
a brief season of good-will, a
holiday from our forgetfulness
of others, or just a family fes
tival, it would be v;elcome.
The world will fill up with
men of good-will who keep step
with its music and live by its
law--men v;ho know that man was
made for love, because God is
Love, and that love and .joy must
blend in .the .final note of the
great world-song--’’Peace on
earth, good will toward men.”
--Excerpts from Newton--"V#'hen •
Will Christmas Come?”
THE SPIRIT OP OUR COLLEGE
The spirit of Montreat College
is most contagious. I have tried
to describe it->-but it is useless.
Even poetic thought cannot express
it. The feeling, that prevails in
this mountain cove makes our Col
lege different from others,makes
friendships sweeter, happiness
happier, v/orshlp more reverent.
It does away with class distinc
tion making the strong support
the weak, the happiness of the
saved save others. I cannot
touch or lay my hands on the
spirit found here, and when I
try, I find only this remains:
The spirit of Montreat College
is the spirit of Christ'.
--Rachel Sloan
JINGLE BELLS
On Thursday night in the Ander
son Chapel the Montreat girls -and
■teachers will gather around the
Christmas tree and receive all
kinds of gifts from Santa Claus
and his Elves. And by the way,
who's going to be Santa Claus
and who are his Elves?
Fun, we'll have it.' That's
when your peanut will reveal
herself and put a present on
the tree for you. And there's
always plenty to eatj
Don't for-get that boxes will
be provided where you may put
your peanut's present after you
have enjoyed it for awhile.These
will be given to the boys and
girls at the Chapel by the Gate
and Lakey Gap. They look forward
every year to these gifts, and
the presents from the Montreat
girls are truly a visit from
Santa Claus.
--C. M.
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