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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 1 C
•Thursdoy, December 26, 1940
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[life was one which exemplified un-
I selfishness. He lived his life in its
1 entirety for others. He gave His life
jon Calvary in order-that the whole
I of mankind might be saved in ^this
life and throughout eternity.
The universal spirit of unselfish
ness for which Christ stands would
put an end to sin, greed and selfish-
Lights Are Lovely,
^Writes Visitor
Marjorie Barr O’Steen, who writes
a column in The Greenville News,
took a recent automobile ride across
the state to view the Christmas dec
orations of a number of towns.
CANDLfUGHT SERVICE
The impressive candlelight service
at the First Baiitist church Sunday
evening as a fitting introduction to
the celebration of Christmas, was en
joyed by a large congregation.
KING GEORGE TO SPEAK
London, Dec., 21.—King George VI
will make a broadcast address to the
British nation and the empire at 3:00
pm. (O.A.v' EST) on Christmas day.
CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1948
ness almost over-night. For until un- j Speaking of the Clinton and Laurens'
selfishness becomes the dominating! lights in her'column, she wrote: >
power in the life of mankind, indi-i “Clinton is very festive with three!
vidually and collectively, is it pos-j glittering trees on the town square*
sible for “peace on earth, good will.and Laurens just like a fair with a
to men,” for which the life of Jesus canopy of lights up and and about,
Christ stands to come to humanity | the court house. I
and reign supreme by driving out all| “I think too much of my life to say
selfishness. When this happens an which was the loveliest, Laurens or!
end will be put to war and lasting i Clinton, this ..Christnias,»but I wUl!
peace will spread over the earth. | say, next to Greenville, those two *
Reading the story of the Nativity j towns are about’the most gorgeously
should arouse within us new faith lighted in Carolina this Yule season.”
and hope and joy and good-will, and
TL^ /'I (behold, the angel of the Lord ap-
Tn6 ChriStinOS oOSpGI (peareth to Joseph in a dream, say-.
‘ For unto us a Child is born, unto ing. Arise, and take the young child!
u.s a Son IS given; and the govern- and His mother, and flee into Egypt,!
ment shall be upon His shoulder; and and be thou there until I bring thee!
inspire us to kindly, unseKish deeds I I^IJC TO MFFT
and happy remembrances at this glad . * w IVICC I
iAT CLUB FRIDAY
For Christmas means—“joy to all[ -
the world.’
Hi.s-name shall be called Wonderful, word; for Herod will seek the young'
Counsellor. The Mighty God, The child to destroy Him.
Everlasting Father, the Prince of, -w'hen he arose, he took the youngj
Peace. [child and His' mother by night, and*
•■Ql the increase of His govern- departed into Egypt. . |
mcnt and peace there shall be no end, - And was there until the death oft
upon the throne ol David, and upon rnight be fulfilled,
His kingdom, to order it and to es- which was spoken of the Lord by thej
tablish It with .judgment and wUh prophet, saying. Out of Egypt have 11
justice from henceforth even forever, ^^^^lled my Son. j
The 7cal of the Lords of hosts will ' Then Herod, when he saw that he
ixiiorm this." —Isaiah 9:6-.. ^as mocked of the wise men. was'
—— exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and
‘ Who hath believed our report? yp the children that were in,
and to whom is the arm of the Lord g^thlehem, and in all the coasts
re scaled? ‘ thereof, from two years old and un-.
• For He shall grow up belore Him according to the time which he*
as a tender (ilant. and as a root out diligently inquired of the wisej
til a ax:>:_£ax>utld; He hath no form ' j
nor comeliness; and when we shall “Then was fulfilled that which was
(the land of Israel; for they are dead
which sought the young child’s life-
see Him, there is no beauty that we by Jeremiah the prophet, say
.shoal'd desire him. ! hig. 1
He IS despised and rejected Of Rama was there a voice heard, I
men: a Man ot .sorrows, and nc- lamentation, and weeping, and great
quainted with grief: and we hid as Rachel weepjng for her.
It were our faces from Him; He was children, and would not be comfort-|
despised and we esteemed Him not. i because they are npt. '
"Surely He hath borne out griefs “But When Herod was dead, be-|
and earned our sorrows; yet we did'hoj^j angel of the Lord appearethi
esteem Him .stricken, smitten of God,: jp ^ ^ream to Joseph in Egypt. I
and afflicted. “Saying, Arise, and take the young:
"But he was wounded for our' hue gnj ^is mother, and go irttoT
transgressions. He was bruised for* - > , . — j-.jI
our iniquities: the chastisement
our peace was upon Him, and withj -And he arose, and took the young,
His stripes we are healed. [child and His mother, and came into
".All we like sheep have gone | the land of Israel,
astray; we have turned every one to] “s^t when he heard that Arche-
hi.': own way; and the Lord hath laid^ig^js reign in Judea in the room
on Him the iniquity of us all. [of his father Herod, he was afraid
"He was oppressed and He was to go thither: notwithstanding, being
afflicted, yet He opened not His^rgrr^ed of God in a dream, he turn-
mouth; He is brought as a lamb to]pjj aside into the parts of Galilee;
the slaughter, and as a sl^ep before, -And he came and dwelt in a city
her shearers is dumb, so He openeth ' Nazareth: that it might be ful-
! filled which was spoken by the pro-
, . I phets. He shall be called a Nazarene.”
judgment: and who shall de- 2.1.23.
dare his generation? for He was cut 1
off out of the land of the living’s for* j||£ gjoRY
The Clinton Lions club will hold
its regular meeting Friday night at!
8 o’clock at Lakeside country club. I
A member of the club has invited the
Lions, their wives and friends to be|
his guests for the meeting, which j
will include dancing and other enter- 1
tainment.
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STURGEON NAMED OFFICER *
Prof. H. E. Sturgeon, president of,
the college athletic council, wasi
elected first district vice-president ofj
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic'
association at its annual meeting held >
this week in Biimingham, Ala. I
As Recorded By Luke
And she brought forth her first
born son, and wrapped him in swad
dling clothes, and laid him in a man
ger; because there was no room for
them in the inn.
Anil there were in the same coun
try shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by
the transgression of my people was
He stricken.
"And He made His grave w’ith the
wicked, and with the rich in His
death; because He had done no vio
lence. neither was any deceit in His
mouth.
"Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise
Him; He hath put Him to grief; when
thou Shalt make Hisfsoul an offering, ,
for sin. He shall see his seed. He night. , , . j 1
shall prolong His days, and the pleas- And, lo, the angel of the Lord;
lire of the Lord shall prosper in His unto them, and the gloiy of^
. 1 the Lord shone round about them; |
"He shall see of the travail of His! ^nd they were sore afraid. ' |
soul, and shall be satisfied: by His Ajid the angel said unto them, Fear,
knowledge shall my rightepus_ ser-for, behold, I bring you ,
vant justify many; for He shall bear fkf^ngs of great joy, which shall be
their iniquities. , to all people. ^ . I
, , ,, , J ■ , ,, ' For unto you is born this day in
•Therefore will I divide Hun a ^ Saviour, which
portion with the great and He shalL Christ the Lord,
divide the spoil with the strong; be-, ^ .,
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cause He had poured out His soul ^abe wrapped in
the sin of many, and made interces
sion for the transgressors.”
—Isaiah 53.
nmto deathr He- was m^beredlying in a mariiger.
with the transgressors; and He bare suddenly there was With the
angel a multitude of the .-heavenly
I host praising God, and saying, j
' Glory to God in the highest, andj
'on earth peace, good will toward'
men. |
And it came to pass, as the angels
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' were gone away from them into!
RE( ORD OF THE BIRTH
The Gospel of Matthew
"Now when Jesus was born
Bethlehem of Judea ih the days | heaven, the shepherds said one to an-
Hcrnd the kme behold there came
wise men Irorn the east to Jerusalem, |
■Saying where ,s He that is born ^
K.ng o( the Jews? tor we have seen, ^
Hisstarm the east, and are come to,
ATrold the king had heard!'““/ “gTri a“"lS'’''’
gs he was troubled, and all;'>‘>X;J’'Xn ^."“^S' seen it, they
' made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning this
child.
"When
these thing
Jerusalem with him,
“And when he had gathered all
the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of
them where Christ should be born.
“And they said unto him, In Beth
lehem of Judea; for thus it is writ-
And thou Bethlehem in the land, , v. i„
And all they that heard it woh-
' dered at those things which were told
; them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things and
of Judea, art not the least among the
princes of Judea; for out of thee shall
come a Governor, that shall rule Iffy
people Israel.
“Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wi.se men, inquired of
them diligently what time the star
appeared.
"And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said, Go and search diligently
for the young child; and when ye
have found Him, bring me word
again, that I may come and worship
Him also. '
“When they had heard the king,
they departed: and lo, the star which
they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood over
where the young child was.
“When they saw the star, they re
joiced with exceeding great joy.
And the shepherds returned, glori
fying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen,
as it was told unto them.
- - —Luke 2:7-20.
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W. J. BENJAMIN
SERVICE STATION
STANDARD PRODUCTS
I The verses which we have quoted
I above from the Old Testament and
from the New Testament prophecy
and record the first of the four great
events upon which Christianity rests,
this being the birth of Jesus Christ,
I the event which all Christianity is
celebrating at this happy Christmas
season.
Never has the world been in great
er need of the spirit of the Christ
Child and of the peace for which He
stands than is true today. While
America is at peace, in other lands
- . across the seas wars are raging,'thou
And when they were come into; sands are being killed and wo^d^,
the house, they saw the young childmhabit^ts of th(^ bk^-
with Mary His mother, and fell | drench^ areas live day and night to
down, and worshipped Him; and
when they had opened their treas
ures, they presented unto Him gifts;
gold, and frankincense, and mryrh.
“Ajui being warned of God in a
dream that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own
-CQiiDifF another way.
"And when they were departed,
of bomb attacks and death.
How badly the world needs that uni
versal peace of which the Angels
sang at Bethl^em nearly two thou
sand years ago. '
As we think of Christinas and the
birth and life of Jesus Christ, we are
forcibly remtoded that He was de>
void of selfishness^—that His entire
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