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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday December 20, 1951
(Slfp (Elintnn (ilinmtrle
19U
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The Immortal Story
Christmas comes each year with]
, the same glad message for one and
all. We are publishing the original
, immortal Christmas story of shep- j
herds on the hills and the angels,
a ingin, taken from the Gospels
of Luke and Matthew. Nothing ap
proaching it in beauty has been
written or will ever be written for
a newspaper.
Christmas Is
An Armistice
Christmas is an armistice.
For three hundred and sixty-four
days we have been worrying, fight
ing, working, conpeting, struggling,
rushiqg, gfabbing, scolding. Our
nerves get on edge oftentimes, our
brain is in a whirl, we face many
disappointments and discourage
ments.
Then comes Christmas.
It may sdem strange, but business
generally shuts down, we forget self
and our rflinds turn more toward
others. ^
A new spirit has taken possession
of the world.
For a brief period we stop in our
mad race and give ourselves an op
portunity to enjoy the great simpli-
CLINTON, S. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1951
She Jfral (EhriBlmaa
* !c ; ties of life. And we absorb more
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a de- of the Child-like spirit and mind.
crec from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.: For one brief day children come
.(And this taxing was first made when Cyremus was governor away from its usual adult _ j
of Syria). '' - centered life and puts “a little child
. . .t i ’ , , , * . • i i-- •, I in their midst.” Most of the prob^
And alt wfent to be taxed. every one into his own city. j lems 0 f society, business and gov-
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Naza- ernment would be quckly solved" if
reth into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethle- rights of the children.
hem. (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 1 under the spell of Christmas
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with f v ’ armth and k i ndI i ness we forget
i , i four animosities, dismiss our grudges,
, 'seften our creeds, expand our symp-
And so it was Jhat,“while they were there, the days were accom- sthies and invite our souls. We dis-
plished that she would be delivered. cover that life s greatest joys come,
* . not through getting but by giving—
And she brought forth her .first born son, and wrapped him in not by spending but by sharing,
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was, Anci everywhere there IS llght ‘
DO room for them in the inn. I through trouble and burdens, a new
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the light of happiness shines. Faces that
, , ... ihave carried much of the mask of
keeping watch over their flock by night. ! care arc now lighted up with
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them; and the glory of dee f > i°y-
of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.i . If , some ^ an from Mar s should
-* -- i visit us on Christmas day he would
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring not recognize us as the same people
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people, |he , saw last week in the selfish,
r .working world. We are not the same
For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, people. Christmas has' transformed
which is Christ the Lord. us -
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrap- that make the difference. Few of us
ped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. any richer on Christmas day
* i , j | ,, .., ., , than we wei;e the day (before, so far
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heaven-'a- our bank balance can declare.
)y host, praising God, and saying. I* Few of us are more famous, pow-
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to- !I^ °”h“ We^eTo?
Ward men. been elected to office (many*who are
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them 'nor^sSooled 'in.
into heaven, the shepherds said to one another. Let us now’ go I scientific formula because of Christ
mas.
even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,
;which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were
told them by the shepherds; ’
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her
bean. ^-St. Luke: 2:-l-19.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days
of Herod the king, behold there came wis$ men from the east to
Jerusalem.
Saying, 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. iThe First Great Carol
When Herod the King had heard these things, he was trou
bled, and all Jerusalem w’itji 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 Bethlehem of Judea: for thus
it is written by the prophet;
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, art not the least
among the princes of Judea: for out of thee shall come a*Gover-
Dor that shall rule my people Israel.
For one brief day we laufeht and
live with our loved ones and inti
mate friends. We find the deep satis
faction that generosity, simplicity/
faith and love can give. We feel ourj
lives grow in interest and our con
fidence in the goodness of the uni
verse deepens as the Christmas spirit
takes possession of us. .
After three hundred and sixty
four days of cynicism, anxiety an
problems we come to Christmas fo:
one day we really live.
But Christmas is only a^day.
When will we learn to mpke the
armistice a permanent peace? • We
are far from it now.
What sweeter musick can we bring,
Than a carol, for to sing,
The birth of this our Heavenly
King?
Awake the Voice! Awake the
String!
Heart. Earei and Eye and every
thing
Awake ....
The Darling of the world has come.
And fit it is we finde a roome i
To w’elcome Him. The nobler part
Of all the house, is the- heart.
Which we will give; and bequeath
Then Herod, when he. had privily called the wise men, in- This hollie, and this ivie wreath,
«iuirc<l of them diligently what time the stap appeared. 1 And d Lo"d ra ot h an 0 tiiirreioic 0 mB! Ki " 8,
, And he sent them to Bethlehem: and said, Go and search dili-: —Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
gently 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
Btar* which they sawjn the east, went before them, till it came
Sind stood over where the young child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy.
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:
and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto
*Jiim gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not
return to Herod, they departed into their owm country’ another
way.
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the
young chdd and his mother, and flee unto Egypt, and be thou
there untd I bring thee word :.,for Herod will seek the young child
to destroy him.
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt:
And was there until the death of Herod, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Out of Egypt have I called my son.
—St. Matthew 2:1-15.
Christmas ^
“1 have always thought of Christ
mas as a good time; a kind, forgiv
ing, charitable, pleasant time; the
only time I know of in the long
calendar of the year when men and
women seem, by one consent, to
open their shut-up hearts freely.”
, —Charles Dickens
i ^
Yuletide Thoughts
Hey wood Broun once said,
“Christmas is not a date, it is a
state of mind.”
Nojaaan lives today who does not
seek, in solhe way, to follow a guid
ing star.
It was hrist, who by his volun
tary acceptance of the role of ser
vant, has been elevated to the roy
al purple and seated at God’s right
hand.
At few, if any, times since Christ
was born have all the people of the
earth needed faith, trust, and peace
as much as they do now. .
When we celebrate the birthday
of Christ we ought not to think of
Him only as a child. Those who
think Christmas is only a festival
about a child, for children, veer
away from facing Him as an adult.
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