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Bethlehem is a long way from the Pyrenees. And the
Nativity was more than nineteen centuries ago. But shep
herds have changed but little.
Shepherds are lonely men of the broad steeps. They have
time to think and hope and pray. They learn to love the
humble and helpless creatures of God. They are men of
courage, yet men of mercy.
Perhaps that is why God chose the Shepherds to hear
the Story first!
But as they hastened toward the little town to "see this
thing which is come to pass" the glorious News could have
meant no more to them than it can mean to every one of us.
And the King they worshipped in a humble stable, we
may worship today ? and always, in the churches of our
community.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest iactor on earth for
the building of character and good citizenship.
It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a
strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization
can survive. There are four sound reasons why
every person should attend services regularly
and support the Church. They are: (1) For his
own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For th?
sake of his community and nation. (4) For the
sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral
and material support. Plan to go to church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
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