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2 ?aasfff@ss CLo$ > m Published moi "jfer r1?^71 for employees J and Lydia C I t t. Clinton, S. C [iaxjaI direction of w . , ? .w c;rocKer, incn Member of South j-, Atlantic Council of lions U Industrial Editors CalTin Cooper Truman Owens The publishers of The C items of interest from iti to your departmenta personne The Story C The story of the first Chris the Christ Child was born, is to thew, the tax collector, and Lul They told it only once, sim ancient language of their time i it as it has been translated intc exist when Christ was born. There are several translati choose. But three in particulai James version, the Revised Stai English version. The oldest, and probably th ing world, is the Nativity story "... And so it was, that, w were accomplished that she shoi "And she brought forth h< him in swaddling clothes, and there was no room for them in "And there were in the sam the field, keeping watch over th "And, lo, the angel of the I glory of the Lord shone aroun sore afraid. "And the angel said unto bring you good tidings of gre people "For unto you is born thi Saviour, which is Christ the L "And this shall be a sign ur wrapped in swaddling clothes, "And suddenly there was 1 + U^ r*?] cue nuci vuiiiy uudi j J i a i z> 111 ^ VJTUU "Glory to God in the high will toward men." Keep Christ by Rev. Julian Weisner Christmas! Christmas! The bells are ringing. "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas," while the drums of culture pound chaos into the environment of another holiday, while listening to this ringing and drumming, the ultimate question that concerns me as a Christian is the question of meaning, "What is the real purpose of Christmas?" Is it just another holiday with fringe benefits and gay parties, or is it a day with particular meaning for the peoples of the world? As we begin the Advent Season, the world, I believe, is conscious of the fact that Christmas is not just another day, that it is a day of real meaning. Yet, this good feeling of "something wonderful ithly by and ,r. i of Clinton AVi ^yyf^lr Cotton. Mills, ., under the Claude A. "V jstrial Rela- ? . , . Member of American irector. Association of Industrial Kdltors Editor Photographer 'Int Vl m 'jlror urill urAl/>Ar?A 5 readers. Turn them in L reporters or to the :1 office. If Christmas tmas, that dark, still night that Id by two of the apostles: Matke, the physician, ply and beautifully, but in the and place. We in America read ) a language that did not even ons of the story that we may are the most read: the King adard translation, and the New e favorite of the English-speaktold in the King James Bible. ^Pl hile they were there, the days ild be delivered. ?r firstborn son, and wrapped laid him in a manger; because the inn. e country shepherds abiding in <*i \l i? ?:-ui icn nutiv uy iiigm. -.ord came upon them, and the d about them; and they were them, Fear not: for behold, I at joy, which shall be to all s day in the city of David a jord. lto you; Ye shall find the babe lying in a manger, ivith the angel a multitude of I, and saying. est. and on earth peace, good in Christmas happening" in the world is soon turned into juat another holiday season before the third week of Advent is begun. Why is this so? With the fading of the golden hues of Indian Summer into the embellished tinsels of Christmas decorations; with the parades of girls, smiling as they sit on the rear of convertible automobiles, of gaily decorated floats sponsored by the merchants saturated with a great big cheer for all and dabbed with a tiny bit of commercialization; with the Holy Bible plainly in view wrapped in leaves of greenery employing a tall red candle to show the pages of a never read book (especially while so gallantly displayed), and the accents of a modern celebration of today's Christmas; we THE CLOTHMAKER #/ Con United States 1 0/ America PROCEEDINGS "IN G< SPEECH of HON. ROBERT T. ASHMORE of South Carolina in the House of Representatives Tuesday, November 12. 1963 Mr. Ashmore. Mr. Speaker, on June 25, 1963, I introduced H.R. 7252 in the House of Representatives. The bill was subsequently referred to the Committee on Public Works and views were requested from the Architect of the Capitol concerning the requirements of the bill which are to inscribe the words. "In God We Trust" above the bench of the Supreme Court in gold letters of sufficient size to make the words legible throughout the courtroom. The Architect has charge of the structural and mechanical care of the Supreme Court Building subject to the approval of the Chief Justice of the United States. Upon request for the views of the Chief Justice, the Architect of the Capitol received a letter dated October 23, 1963. and signed oy t^niei justice warren. I quote from that letter: After consulting with all the members of the Court. I advise you that I would not approve the bills or the inscription referred to therein. The Supreme Court Building and particularly the courtroom were designed by outstanding architects and were decorated with an eye to beauty and symmetry consistant with the purpose for which the building was to be devoted. It is believed that ornamentation other than that provided in the original plans would detract from the total concept of the building. On other occasions, people have suggested patriotic and religious inscriptions for the courtroom, but it has always been the view of the members of our Court then sitting that no changes in the decor of the courtroom should be made. This has been true regardless of not only forget about our God, but we simply exile His Son, our Saviour, out of the celebration of his own birthday into the stalls of Bethlehem's manger with the noise of another holiday ringing in his ears. What child's mind wanders to the little baby whose birth gave us the gift of Christmas when the only thing he can see is the glow of smiling girls, out of place, taking the place of the Christ Child Himself? What man or what woman can be conscious of the Great Incarnation birthed in inc city 01 uavid as he looks at the commercialization along the streets and the highways that cover the star that leads to Bethlehem's manger? The Christmas season is a time when Jesus Christ must be in the center of our lives, our towns, our hearts and our world. It is a time of remembering when the Great Love came into the world and made Himself poor in order that you and I might be rich. But ' V . gressional , AND DEBATES OE THE OO'" < 3D WE TR the significance of the language i or its relevance to patriotic or : religious sentiment. 1 believe that the suggestion contained in these I bills should be no exception to \ our previous views. Mr. Speaker, the language t and tone of this letter indicate C much more than a concern for "beauty and symmetry." r The tone is most indicative a that the Supreme Court s would be made painfully a aware of the fact that there p is an authority higher than s that of the Supreme Court of c these United States. I realize t that to some few people in s mis country any such idea is f almost tantamount to treason, c But when we reach the point t where we must choose be- p tween "beauty and symme- e try," and the simple recognition of God, then the choice ? must inevitably be God. The ? fact that a Chaplain has been n chosen for both Houses of v Congress suggests that a ma- ii jority of the people's repre- s sentatives approve of the C recognition of God and the ii need to worship Him. This fc is also endorsed by the fact f that the phrase "In God We t Trust" appears above your n very chair, Mr. Sneaker, r *. ?j r and likewise above the door s facing the President of the o Senate. The phrase appears C on our coins, and recognition is given the Deity in the g Pledge of Allegiance to our ii flag, much to the dismay of an v atheistic minority of our d population. Our religious her- b itage demands that we choose t< this simple acknowledgment I of the Supreme Being. Archi- ii tcctural beauty is inconse- ^ quential when compared to the fundamental expression ^ of trust in our Creator. We have no cause to worship ^ architectural symmetry or to d appease atheists and super- tl what have we made of Christ- a mas? We have made it every- v thing but the celebration of C me Dirinciay 01 Jesus Christ. When Christ came into the C world, the parade of Herod's b soldiers, the glow of the pal- \\ ace saturated with evil, the \\ forgetful minds of the people b too busy to be bothered about n the prophesy of Zachariah, o and the supreme good on the b mind of the world officials, tl "tax paying time," all con- n tributed to the fact that only b The editors and staff of the CI readers our best wishes for a Vi Happy New Year. We earnestly < happiness, joy, and success that ca out the coming year. Depart DECEMBER, 1963 IHecord CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION UST" ntellectuals. Moreover, there s no logic whatsoever in the limsy claim that these four vords of enduring faith would nar the abstract beauty of he walls of the Supreme rourt Building. The time has arrived to nake a decision: Shall we iffirm our faith in God by incribing this divine nhrase ibove the bench of the Su>reme Court, or shall we hun God aside? It is inconeivable that any Member of he Senate, House of Repreentatives, or other high oficials of this country could ibject to the inscription of his simple phrase upon any >ublic building of our Government. Mr. Smith of Virginia, Mr. Ipeaker, the gentleman from Jouth Carolina (Mr. Ashnorel has just disclosed a ery remarkable situation. He ntroduced a bill, a very imple bill: just to put "In Jod We Trust" on the frieze n the Supreme Court cham er, just as we have it in the louse, iust as we have it in he Senate, just as it is the riotto of this Nation. The Suireme Court says, No. you han't put "In God We Trust" n the frieze in the Supreme 'ourt chamber. Mr. Speaker, where are we oing? We have a bill pendrig. 1 hope that this House /ill rise up in its wrath and emand the passage of that ill, at least the opportunity d vote upon it in the House, had always been under the upression that the Federal uildings belonged to the peole of the United States. Or o they belong to the Chief ustice? That Question nan ecided in this House and in he other body. Let us do it. few shepherds, angels and /ise men saw the Christ hild. Today when men plow the 'hristmas meaning into the ackground of the holiday nth the parades of nonrorship and adoration of the aby Jesus, the world again lisscs the beautiful face of ur God. So this Christmas, e?" This is the birthday of le King of the world and so lany are missing the celeration! I LOTHMAKER extend to our ery Merry Chirstmas and a wish for each of you all the n possibly be yours throughmental Reporters and Staff