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MEDITATION
"There are two classes always of the broken-hearted.
There are those who are crushed b> affliction. Both these
classes came to Christ. Sinners came, and found in llini not a
stern, censorious Judge. but a tender, compassionate Saviour.
The afflicted came and found true comfort, lie loved all men
and sympathized with them, and was able to help them. Then
lie also brought deliverance to sin's captives, setting them,
free breaking their chains. He opened blind eyes; not only the
natural eye# to see the beautiful things of this world, but the
spiritual eyes as well, to behold the things of heaven and ever
lasting life. Then lie lifted the >oke of the crushed or oppress
ed. inviting all the weary to Himself to find rest to their souls.
Thus llis whole liffe was simply the filling up of this outline
sketch.
Christmas Is People
Christmas is tiny people, lying awake in the
night, hearing the hoofbeats of Santa s
reindeer.
Christmas is two people, kissing beneath the
mistletoe.
Christmas is old people, sitting by the fire ? re
membering the warmth of youth.
Christmas is solemn people, bending their heads
in reverent prayer.
Christmas is merry people, lustily singing car
ols in the frosty night.
Christmas is your people, family and friends,
gathering in the parlor to exchange their
Christmas greetings.
Christmas is our people, doing their stardust
best to serve you as a community insti
tution.
Christmas is all people? those in our town, our
land, and throughout the world ? who
believe in ? who live ? and who hold j
sacred the Christmas Spirit.
Kissing Under The Mistletoe
Balder, the Apollo of Scandinavian mythology, was killed by a mis
tletoe arrow given to the blind Hoder. by Loki. the god of mischief and
potentate of our earth Raider was restored to life, but the mistletoe
was placed in future under the care of Friga. and was never again to
be an instrument of evil till it touched the earth., the empire of Loki
It is always suspended from ceilings, and when persons of opposite
sexes pass under it. they give each other the kiss of peace and love
in the full assurance that the epiphyte is no longer an instrument of
mischie*.
A correspondent in \otes and Queries suggests that the Romans
dedicated the holly to Saturn whose festival was in December, and
that the early Christians decked their houses with the Saturnian em
blem? to deceive the Romans and escape persecution.
AN OPERATORS CONFESSION
It's flash. Hash, flash from morn til night.
Until I wonder if I'm right bright
It's operator this and operator that
Give me the time; do this, do that
Operator why don't you get on the ball?
I can't wait all day for one little call
You don't have a circuit? Why don't you die?
It would be better than to tell a lie
Give me Mr. Smith; you know the one
Oh. you don't? I m a son of a gun
He's the one you know where;
Oh. you don't? Well. I'll swear!
Give mo the superv isor or Ihe manager one.
I'll see if I can get some calling done
Hello, supervisor or manager-you!
I've got a call that's got to go thru
Those operators, they are just no good.
They can get it thru if they just would
I'm sorry, sir. you feel this way.
They will get your call thru some time today.
They are working hard to do their part.
To help you out. right from the start.
If you don't know what operators go thru
Come right up and get a head set. too
After a flashing from morn til* nite.
You'll wonder if you arc feeling right bright
? By Jo Bennett & Elsie Harris
Bennettsville. S. C.
In Echo
OUR DEMOCRACY byM.t
e sin^incj of carol*,
a ficjfited bree.yule fogs turning...
K tfi? symtofs of Christmas are rnarn^.
% . ,ili,... .il- -
rou3
(tout tfie worfd tfie spirit of
efi ristmas is the same ? a spirit of
peacc, op |vffou>siiip and of good loiff.
GOD'S ETERNAL RULE
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
By NEWMAN CAMPBELL
(The International Uniform
Lesson on the above topic for De
cember 28 is Matthew 2; Jude
24-25; Revelation 16-22. the Mem
ory Verse being Psalm 96:8. "As
cribe unto Jehovah the glory due
unto His name Bring an offer
ing. and come into His courts.")
WE FINISH the book of Reve
lation in this lesson ? and a glo
rious ending it is to this series of
lessons. We can only touch on it
briefly, more s the pity, mention
ing the terrible things that hap
pen before the world is cleansed
of sin and the "new earth" estab
lished.
The fearful spectacle of the an
gels pouring out vials of different
kinds on the earth and sea and
the terrible effects The "woman"
who is identified as the city of
Babylon fa wicked city) is de
stroyed by fire; Satan is chained
in the bottomless pit where he
was to remain a thousand years,
then loosed (not released) and at
last cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, after the great Battle
of Armageddon, where Christ's
forces were absolute victors
against the wicked.
And then. "I saw a new heaven
and a new earth: for the first
heaven and the first earth were
passed away, and there was no
more sea.
"And 1 John saw the holy, new
Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
"And I heard a great voice out
of heaven saying. "Behold the
tabernacle of God is with men.
and He will dwell with them, and
they shall be His people, and God
Himself shall be with them, and
be their God.
"And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away."
John's description of the new
Jerusalem to which he was trans
ported. is marvelous, and should
be read aloud if there is time in
class. "And I saw no temple
therein; for the Lord God Al
mighty and the Lamb were the
temple of it.
"And the cuy had no need of
the sun. neither of the moon, to
shine in it: for the glory of God
did lighten it. and the Lamb is
the light thereof. . . .
"And the gates of it shall not
be shut at all by day: for there
shall be no night there." All the
saved shall walk in the light of
this new earth, and no evil will
enter into it.
The Wise Men
Now we go back to the story
of the beginning of the earthly
life of the King who reigneth
over this New Jerusalem, Jesus.
In Matthew 2 we find the story,
about the coming of the wise
men The three came from the
east to Jerusalem, asking every
one they met, "Where is he that
is born King of the Jews? for
we have seen His star in the east
and are come to worship Him."
Herod heard of them and was
troubled, as was the whole city.
He gathered his chief priests and
scribes and asked them where
Christ was to be born. They said,
according to prophecy, in Bethle
hem. Then Herod called the wise
men to him and asked when the
star appeared; and he sent them
on to Bethlehem, telling them to
search diligently and when they
had found the child to bring him
word that he. too. might worship
Him
Still following the star, the wise
men went to Bethlehem, and when
the star stopped over the man
ger. they went in and saw the
Holy Babe with His mother They
fell down and worshipped Him.
then presented Him with rich
gifts, gold (for His kingly state);
frankincense, choicest of odors,
and myrrh, used in burial, and
still prophesying not only His
death, but His resurrection
Warned in a dream, they never
returned to Jerusalem, but went
home.
After they had gone. Joseph
was warned in a dream to take
the young child and His mother
and flee into Egypt, so he did as
the angel told him.
When Herod saw he was not
going to get any information
from the wise men. he was very
angry, and in his rage he had all
the children which were in Beth'
lehem. "from two years and un
der." killed, filling the land with
mourning.
Herod died shortly, and Joseph,
in Egypt, was again instructed
by an angel who appeared in a
dream, telling him to go back to
the land of Israel, as those who
had sought the Child's life were
dead. This was the fulfillment of
prophecy by the prophet, who
said. "Out of Egypt have I called
my Son."
So the three Journeyed back to
the homeland, but when Joseph
heard that the son of Herod was
reigning, in his father's stead, he
was afraid to go farther and.
"being warned of God in a
dream," he went into Galilee, to
a city called Nazareth, "that it
might be fulfilled which was spo
ken by the prophets. He shall be
called a Nazarene "
A SOLITARY
CARPENTER
Here is a man who was born
n an obscure village, the child of
i peasant woman. He grew ud in
mother obscure village. He work
ed in a carpenter shop until be
v.- a > thirty, and then for three
sears was an itinerant preacher. I
He never owned a house He .
; never had a family. He never went
1 lo college. He never put his foot
? in*;, e a bi'i city. He never traveled
1 two hundred miles from the place
I he was born. He never did one of
| the things that usually accompany
j ? roi'tm ss. He had no credentials
li t h mself.
1 While still a youivi man. the ti le
, i I nubile opinion turned against
liim His friends ran away. One of
j them denied him. He was turned
>vcr t'> his enemies. He weit
I 'hrous the mockery of a tv al. He
s mile. I up >n a cross betw -i n
I 'wo thieves. His executioner's
? nmbled for the only niece of
property he had on earth while he
was dying, and th: t was his coat.
When he was dead he was tak^n
down and laid in a borrowed grave
through the nity of a friend.
Nineteen wide centuries have
t ome and ' >ne. and today he is
the centerpiece of the human race
nnd the leader of the column of
progress.
We are far within the mark
when we say that all the armi ?s
that ever marched, and all the
| navies that were built, and all the
I parliaments that ever sat. and all
the kings that ever reigned, put
together have not affected the life
of man upon this earth as power
fully as has the one Solitary Life!
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ADORATION
A CAROL
The carol of the angels
Is heard no more today.
The chorus of the heavenly hosts
Long since has died away.
Their anthem swells no longer,
Their hallelujah-hymn
No more shall rend the midnight
skies
O'er sleeping Bethlehem!
Long years have passed since
Judah
Resounded to the song
Poured forth upon the silent night
By the angelic throng;
And yet the joyous anthem
That flooded Judah's air
If swelling in this heart of mine.
And rings and echoes there!
They sang the Saviour's praises.
And glorious was the song
Poured forth by countless heaven
ly hosts
Who knew no sin or wrong:
' Hut e'en that holy anthem
With my song cannot vie.
l or never angles knew such joy
In Jesus Christ as II
I'ltfSES ALL TO CilVE TIIWKS
The 45.000 employees of the
Southern Railway System that
Serves The South were urg.'d
today by President Ernest E. Mor
ris to " Give thanks for the pre
i Miiis gift of our Ameriean Way of
Life and the many blessings we
enjoy .
In his annual Christmas message
to officers and employees of the
j system, pubished in the December I
! issue of the Southern Railway I
I Magazine "Ties," Mr. Norris said
that during the "troubled year
now coming to a close. .1 have
I found a never-failing source of
inspiration and strength in your i
unswerving loyalty and devotion to J
duty."
j "Once again. "Mr. Norris said.
. . we hear His gentle voice
teaching us ... to 'love one anoth
er* Let us reaffirm our faith in
those ideals of universal brother
hood that were given birth with
Him whose birth we are com
memorating;
"And let us pray that our grati
tude may find expression in a
! compelling belief in the spirit of
'good will toward men.' so that
the reality of our peace on earth'
may be our laing heritage."
God's Eternal Rule
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
? here came three wise men from the
rast to Jerusalem asking. "Where is He
?hat is born king of the Jews' for we
hav* seen His star in the east and are.
come to worship Him."
ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Scripture ? Matthew 2; Jude 24-25; Revelation 16-22.
? nmr\ I wTnaHK-^BHnnniiiviin i
When Herod the king heard of this he
was troubled, and he called the wise
men and questioned them, asking what
time the star appeared He told them
to search for the child and inform him
that he too might worship Him.
The wise men followed the star until It
stopped where the Child was. and they
found the Babe and His mother and
worshipped Him. and. opening their
treasures they "presented unto Him
gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh."
By Alfred J. Bucscher
The wise men left, but did not return to
Jerusalem, and an angel appeared to Jo
seph in a dream and told him to take
the Babe and mother and flee to Egypt
or Herod would kill the child.
MEMORY VERSE? Psalm 96:8.
World Harmony
Tht thin* mankind is seeking blindly for
After the devastation of mad war
Is harmony of nations, the white peaee:
That miracle whose actions should increase
Goodwill among the peoples of the earth.
We have forgotten how the angels sang
Their clear hosannas, the triumphant words that raag
Above the fields that first far Christmas night.
Too long we have forgotten how the white
Stars echoed to the peace that was proclaimed.
To the goodwill chorus, .and that Christ was named
The Ambassador from heaven to all men.
Oh, that the angels' song might ring again.
Oh. that mankind might see the dark clouds rift.
And accept with childlike faith God's perfect gift.
If the troubled earth would turn and Kneel as one
In sincere reverence before God's Son,
Borders would fade, and dark suspicions cease ?
There would be harmony, there would be peace.
? Grace Noll Crowell
" Jf or unto tig a Cfjifo is; born,
33nto us! a g>oit is giben f
2f?ninlt 9:6
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