ARTISTS THROUGH THE AGES TELL CHRISTMAS STORY
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THE NATIVITY: Van Dyke (1599-1641)
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him
in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn."
THREE WISE MEN: Stoddard (1861-1940)
"Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Say
ing, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? (or we have seen
his star . . . and are come to worship him."
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ADORATION OF MAGI: Laib (15th Century)
"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:
and . . . they presented unto him gifts."
ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS: Garofalo (16th Century)
"And it camc to pass, as the angels were gone away from them
into heaven, the shepherds . . . came with haste, and found Mary
and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger."
The Messianic Hope Fulfilled
(CHRISTMAS LESSON)
STUDY FOR DEC. 2i, 1M9
By Wm. Southern, Jr.
All Hebrews believed that there
v(ould be a Measiah. T^ey believed
that the ftfesaiah when He came
and made all things right would
come for the Hebrews only, but
when the Measiah did come He
came tor all the world, for all peo
ples everywhere
Isaiah wrote his prophesy of the
coming Messiah when the great As
syrian host was threatening on the
horizon. Jeremiah a hundred
years later wrote in much the saitie
tone when the nation waa dying
and Nebuchadnezzar was about to
1 make the Hebrewi a nation of c*p
tive slaves.
They each expressed the long
held belief of their people that
a Messiah would appear and with
Him would come a reign of Peace,
all their enemies crushed ang their
Prince of Peace should rule.
Six hundred years later Dr. Luke
recorded the birth of Christ, the
woiid is simply the Qreek for Mes
siah. There were no war* then, the
Romans were the rulers of the civ
ilized world and there uras peace.
Isaiah and Jeremiah nid that
the Messiah would come, that ia
true, but theirs was net a prophesy
foretelling the birth of Jesus
Christ. It was sifpply the expres
sion of their belief in the upivcrs
ally held certainty of Hebretv
tlteught. J
i ' Christmas day, "the anniversary
of the Birth, ia everywhere cele
brated as the anniversary of the
birth of the Messiah. But for Christ
arid* Christianity there would be no
Christmas. On that day we Chris
tians renew our faith, again pro
claim to the wqrld that we are
Christians. If Christ had not lived
there would have been no Christ
mas.
' When Jesus was born the shep
I herds came and looked at the little
babe and, I think brought gifts.
There is a legend that a little boy
with the shepherds wept because
ke had no gift for the new born
babe, and that his teara aa they
fell were changed to pearla making
the most beautiful gift of all.
Boark Bradford in his Christmas
story of tbe.firat "Sandy Clawa"
had him bring a aingle red apple
aa a gift. It is toM in the gospels
that later rich Wise Men came
bringing gifts of great value and
significance. Since that time we
bring gifts tg the newly born babea
of our love and since that time we
Bake Christmas day, the anniver
aary of the birth of the Measiah,
a day of gift* and joy and feast
The song of the heave na when
Jesus waa born was; ?
' Glory to God in the highest.
And on earth peace among men
i In whom he ia well pleaaed.
We have told the beautiful story
is the two thouaand year* which
have pasaed since that wonderful
night and we have sung "Pthce on
Sarth, Good Will to Men," never
adding "In Whom He Ia Well
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May every ham
let ?nd every
home be filled
with cheer mil
the ye?r.
CHARLIE'S
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Pleased." We have thought peace
on earth is promised, and will be
given to us without effort on our
part. That has been our mistake
and that -is why we "sit in dark
ness, in the shadow of death" to
day. '
Jesus said "Go ye into all the
world and preach the gospel to
every creature," and we said, "How
can we do that?* Surely He did not
mean all the world. Surely He did
not mean 'every creature'." Jesus
never said a word he did not mean.
He meuit all the world. He meant
?very creature. Until we take Him
it His word, we will not have peace
on efcrth. When the time was
right, came airplanes. When the
time was right, came radio. What
is it given to us for? Why, to go
into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature.
Christmas in America is a happy
time, a time of open hearts and
open purses. There arc two girls
I know who have just the happiest
time at Christmas. They are hap
pier than anybody else. These two
go about with shining faces, they
spend >11 the money they can get,
and put in weeks of time getting
ready for Christmas. Their list
includes mostly little folks and
then their family and friends.
Neither of them ever has a
thought of self. Their minds do
not take into consideration what
othtrs may give them. Their hap
piness is in spending themselves
to mafce others happy and their
own- Christmas things they think
of not it all. Another source of
their happiness is their capacity
to just love everything they get
whether it is a Christmas card or
a grand piano.
To me, Christmas is just a pre
view of the time when the gospel
is preached to all the world and
its joy fills the hearts of every
creature. Then, when the merry
bells rini out, there will be "Glory
to Cod in the Highest, and on earth
peace among men, in whom He is
well pleased."
"Based on copyrighted outlines
produced by The International
Council of Religious Education and
used by permission."
1ESSON TEXT? Isa. 9:2-7; 11:
1-6.
(2) The people that walked in
darkness have seen a great light:
they that dwell in the land of the
shadow of death, upon them bath
the light shinad. (3) Thou hast
(continued on page three)
GOQD NEWS
It was with anxious eyes that the ancients watched the heav
ens for the coming of the Messiah trom on high with succor for
those in need The sun. moon, and stars rolled along while kings
and empires crumbled into dust. The race of humans stumbled,
filled with greed, hate, and lust.
The anxious eyes were rewarded as the angel of the Lord
spoke to the shepherds on the Judean hills, "I bring you good
news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you
is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the
Lord."
The race of humans is still the victim of greed, hate, and lust.
We could easily join in the refrain:
"For hate is strong, srtld mocks the song,
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
The mood of many is that of the pessimist. This is a lost
cause. There is not anything that can be done. We arc helpless.
This could have been the mood of Charles Dickens as he wrote
of Scrooge. In his "Christmas Carol" we firid Scrooge pictured
as a whining, sniveling, squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping,
clutching, inhospitable, covetous old sinner, hard as flint. When
we first meet Scrooge, we wonder if he can be redeemed. Is his
shell too hard and tight to be penetrated by the Spirit of Christ
mas? We listen to Marlcy's ghost and hear Scrooge try to placate
him by saying, "Marley, you were always a good business man."
The ghost of Marley resounds, "Business, mankind was my busi
ness; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were all my
business; the dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the
comprehensive ocean of my business."
We look at Scroogc and hope against hope that he may be
changed. We want better things of human beings than Scrooge has
offered us. We want to sec his heart softened and made over. At
last we find that the Spirjt of Christmas has penetrated to the soul
of the old miser, bringing power to redeem his past, save his pres
ent, and direct his future.
Yes, Scrooge was made over by the Spirit of Christmas. But
he is only a creature of literature born of the imagination of Char
les Dickens. Did ever a man picture a character that so vividly
mirrors the human race of today? Surely the most objectionable
adjectives applied to Scrooge could be properly applied to a large
part of the human race today.
Is there no hope? Yes, hope abounds. The Spirit of Christ
mas still hovers about us. i
Our task today is clearly marked. We do not have to watch
the heavens with anxious eyes for the coming of the Christ u the
ancients did, for He is with us. We need only to make sure that
we keep Christ in Christmas. This means that we must help the
Soirit of Christmas break through the armor of greed, hate, and
lust that
"... mocks the song,
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
We are robbed of the spirit of Christmas today by placing
the emphasis on the material and the secular. Christmas has been
. (Continued on page three)
erry (jhnstmas
Since we cannot shake each one of
you by the hand to give you our good
wishes personally ? we want to take
this opportunity to expreaa our hopes
that this Christmas and the coming
New Year be one of joy and goodness
for each and every one of you? our
friends and patrons.
LOFTIN MOTOR CO.
Your Friendly Ford Dealer
BEAUFORT, N. C. *
CHURCH SERVICES
(Aoaouae?n?t* af Sunday and weekday church aenrieea mu?t
be In THE NEWS-TIMES office, either in Beaufort or Morehead
City, by NOON WEDNESDAY? The Editor)
FIRST MKTHOniMT CHURCH
Morehead City
L. A. Tilley, MlnUter
Saadi) , Dec. 25
8:30 a.m. - Church School
11:00 a.m. - Worship. Sermon by the
minister
6:30 pm . Methodist Youth Fellow
ship
No Evening Service
Wedne?day, Dec. 28
7:30 p.m. - Young People s choir re
hearsal
Thursday. Dec. 29
7:30 p.m. - Senior choir rehearsal
FRKK WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Norahfad City
J. Albert Harrta, Paator
Friday, lire. 13 .
Sunday School Christmas party nt
church
Saturday, Ore. 24
7:30 p.m. - Choirs meet to go Christ
mas caroling and deliver fruit bas
kets to shut-Ins
Sunday, Dw. 25
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship. Choirs
will present the Christmas can.
tata with other choral work and
solos
FIRST BAPTIST CHI'RCH
Beaufort
W. W. Davis, Pastor
Sunday, Dec. 25
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Worship. Sermon, "A |
Christian Christmas"
6:30 p.m. . Baptist Training Union
7:30 p.m. - Worship. Sermon. "learn
ing About Cod at Christmas '
Wedneaday, Dec. 2*
7:30 p.m. - Mid-week service
8:15 n.m. - Choir rehearsal
Thursday. Dec. 29
7:00 p.m. - Meeting o t the Youn^; Tea- 1
ANN NTRKKT MKTHODIST CHI'RCH |
Beaafort
T. K. Jenkins, Minister
Sanday, Dee. 15
10:00 a.m. - Christmas service. Special
music will be presented by tbe
senior choir. James Wheat Icy
will read "The IJttlcat Angel."
You are cordially Invited.
FRANKLIN MEMORIAL MKTHODIST
% CHURCH
Morshead City
W. I). Cavineas, Minister
Sanday, Dee. 25
9:30 a m - Sunday School
11:00 am. - Sermon. "The Need for
Christmas" by the minister
No Evening Service
Monday, Dee. M
6:00 p.m. - Intermediate MYF
7 30 p.m. - Senior MCF and WSCS
. Tuesday, Dee. 27
7:30 p.m. - Young Adults meet
Wednesday, Dee. 2*
7:00 p.m. - Choir practice
Thursday, Dee. 29
7:30 p.m. - Sub-dlstrlct MYF meeting
at Newport Methodist church
CAMP GLKNN MKTHODIST CHI'RCH
W. D. Caviness, Minister
Sanday, Dee. 25
9:00 a.m. - Sunday School
10.00 a.m. - Worship. Sermon by the
pastor
6:00 p.m. - MYF ?
Wednesday. Dee. 28
7:00 p.m. - WSCS
BROAD CRKKK METHODIST
CHI'RCH
Loaie Lewis, Acting Minister
Sanday, Dee. 25
10:00 a.m. _ Sunday School
11:00 am. - Sermon by Mr. Lewis (No
? Ucc U?c change from the night
service)
Pageant at Camp Glenn
A Christmas Pageant of the Na
tivity scene and a candlelight serv
ice will be held at the Camp Glenn
Methodist church Saturday niglit,
Dec. 24 at 7 p. m. Many of the
children of the Sunday School will
be in this pageant and all mem
bers of the Sunday School arc es
pecially invited to attend. The di
rectors are Mrs. Henry Nichols,
Mrs. Jesse Lockhart and Mrs. El
mon Oglesby.
MYF to Meet Thursday
The Sub-District MYF will meet
?t the Newport Methodist church
Thursday night, Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.
m. The time was changed from
Dec. 26 to Dec. 29 and everyone is
asked to note this change. All
Methodist young people of the
county are invited.
Fellowship to Give Play
The Young Adult Fellowship of
Franklin Memorial Methodist
church will produce a Christmas
drama entitled "The Other Shep
herd" Christmas Eve at 7:30 p. m.
The directors are Mrs. Gerald Da
vis and Mrs. Ulrich Mizelle. Those
taking active parts are Lenster
Lewis, Gerald Davis, Ulrich Mi
zelle, D. B. Willis, Mrs. Erlene
Pavone, Mrs. Catherine Styron,
Mrs. Nettie Mizelle, Mrs. Tollie
Lee Lewis. Billie Fulcher, and
Mrs. Kitty Willis. This is a beau
tiful drama. The public ii invited.
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
WALTER S. MORRIS
. . . Jeweler . . .
M-M7-1
808 Arendell St.? Morehead City
Broadcast Begins Sunday
Franklin Memorial will begin its
month of radio broadcasting with
the worship service on Sunday
morning, Dec. 25. Every member
of the church should be present
for each of these broadcasts. The
larger the congregation, the better
the service, and the better the
service the greater the number we
can influence over the air, said
W. D. Caviness, pastor.
^ Dear Friends,
An easy chair, a good pipe and a
checry fire, all do their part in giving
you that feeling of contentment that
comes with Christmas.
A year's work well done ? a Job ac
complished through your own efforts in
helping others ? enables you to look for
ward with satisfaction to a new year.
The staunch, steadfast faith that you
have placed in us in the past; the spirit
of friendliness that binds us together;
makes us grateful, and we hope we
have played our part in helping you en
joy to the full all the good things that
have come your way.
Thankful for the Goodwill of Oui
Friends. We Wish You a
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY, PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
C. H. FREEMAN & SON
Morehead City
LET US REJOICE . . .
at the manifold gifts the
Lord has showered upon us.
Let us go to His House this
Christmas Day and offer our
deepest thanks.
at the manifold gifts the
Lord has showered upon us.
Let us go to His House this
Christmas Day and offer our
deepest thanks.
DICK PARKER MOTOR CO.
Arendell Si.
Morehead City