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Broadway Bystander
The Front Pages: Editorials ex
pressed horror over the Hun atroci
ties in Poland, where the aim is to
exterminate the people. Some of
the same pages called Robert E.
Sherwood “war-monger” when he
pitied Poland in “There Shall Be
No Night” . . . The U. S. corre
spondents got lippy to the British
censors. Raymond Daniell called
them more damaging to the Eng
lish cause than bombs. Qrew Mid
dleton departed from the AP’s “im
personal” policy long enough to reg
ister his sassy say-so . . . The blast
got results . . . Eugene Lyons ex
plains why so many youngsters are
covering the war fronts: Wages. The
famous ones are cashing in via ra
dio, lectures, etc. “That is how it
happens,” says Lyons in “Eye Wit
ness” (news story anthology), “that
there are more distinguished for
eign correspondents at a luncheon
of the Overseas Press club than in
the world beyond, even when world-
shalting events are taking place”
. . . The Post’s Jack Miley rates
picking All - American footballers
second to cutting out paper dolls.
“Putting players the experts have
never seen on teams that don’t ex
ist,” he calls it ... It looks like
Virginio Gayda, who yells Musso
lini’s editorial “boos,” hasn’t got
many Greek readers.
Typewriter Ribbons: Anon's:
Fame is the refreshment that comes
when wiping off the perspiration of
a career’s hard work . . . H. Hersh-
field’s: The streets would be safer
for pedestrians and motorists if all
the cars that aren’t paid for were
removed . . . The Thomaston (Ga.)
Times’: It is rare that the gift is
worth the obligation it involves . . .
Wilson Mizner’s: I respect faith—
but doubt is what gets you an edu
cation . . . Jack Tarver’s: A dollar-
down-and-your-eyetooth-a-week au
tomobile . . . L. A. Seaman’s: The
palms waved their limber fronds
foolishly like an awkward chorus at
the prima donna’s cue to enter.
The Insult Terrible: Erika and
Klaus Mann, daughter and son of
Thomas Mann (exiled by Hitler),
are introducing Hitler's nephew
around town. He has written a book
about Adolf and is going to lecture
in Canada. He is English born
and despises his kinsman, whose
name he uses.
’Tennyrate, nephew Hitler was
first introduced at Dagmar Godow-
sky’s, where lisa Bois found it dif-
ficult to speak to anybody connected
with Hitler. Ilsa is a refugee ac
tress from Germany, and her broth
er Curt is now in “Bitter Sweet,”
the film. - * .
She was telling friends about
meeting Hitler’s relative. “I want
ed,” she said, “to make the young
man do something—just for me.
Something with the idea of humbling
him!”
“What did you make him do?”
“I asked him to pass me the her
ring!”
Words And Music: Lion Feucht-
wanger has a sensayuma, although
Louis Nizer’s book, “Thinking on
Your Feet,” a best-seller, offers the
same nifty. Feuchtwanger, they
would have you believe, went to see
Disney’s “Fantasia,” which has
powerful orchestral tones. The mu
sic occasionally overpowered him.
He told intimates about it. “Evi
dently,” he said, “Stokowski be
lieves that ‘life begins at forte.’ ”
When his pals groaned at the
broad pun, Feuchtwanger sighed
disconsolately, “Oh, well. I guess
nobody loves a fact man.”
Form of Criticism: Prof. Nathan,
of the N. Y. Drama Critics’ Circle,
met a playwright at the Algonquin
hotel, a chap whose manuscript Na
than had promised to look over in
stead of overlook. The Regal One
shook his head after reading three
pages.
“You don’t like it,” sighed the
writer sadly, “what do you think it
needs?”
“First of all,” Nathan replied,
“I’d suggest perfume.”
Woof-woof! Bob Benchley of the
feelms was visiting a Hollywood dog
and cat hospital in search of a
pooch. A pal of his trying frantical
ly to locate Benchley (to deliver a
message) learned where he was and
rushed there. Approaching the girl
at the desk, he asked: “Is Bob
Benchley of Metro here?”
“Is he an airedale,” was the re
tort, “or spitz?”
In Other Words: The headlines
stated: “Italian Resistance Stiffen
ing!” And A1 H. observed: “That
probably is Italian for rigor mor
tis.”
Oop! At the Maison Louis a well-
known radio singer button-holed an
NBC executive and cooed: “Did you
hear me do ‘Blueberry Hill’ last
night?”
“Yes,” was the answer. “You
mounded as though it were too steep
for you.”
Guy Lombardo’s line on an Amer-
ioan Christmas: “When you hang
up your stocking, also be thankful
for the country in which you hang
up your hat.”
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[ND 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/' : "
From near at hand and from distant lands there
visitors to Bethlehem. There were kings an^-tbefe wer
shepherds. They followed the same star. Somewh^re^nthe streei
the little town these columns met, and there^wdstalk between
shepherds as to the nature of Iheir missiOrh They exchanged^iuch into/mahbn
had about the birth of the KinapT'Kmgs and where He w
One of the royal parjy-ledned down from his cameltdlisten to a shepherd wlho
#l We were in th^^fiefclwatching our flock and sudcterrfy an angel appeared. \A e
very mucjLirf^fitened. And the angel said to us^Fear not, for behdid, I brin< yo j g
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all peopje; For unto you is born thi? da f in jthe
And this shall be
ai
sign unto y >u; re sr
mangey And then s idd< inly
od in the highest and
of David a Saviour, which is Christ the
find the babe wrapped in swaddling
sky was filled with a great light and/tfoices sang, r —
earth peace, good will toward men; / /l
"And thp'fight faded and we began/fo talk to each o! her and
decidecTJo leave just one man with /he flock and we wen up t!
Bethlehem to see this thing which is come to pass and wh ch t le Lor
harmade known to us. And we v/e/e in great hdste.
And the king who sat high above the shepherd got dc wn I rom th
back of his camel to hear the story more clearly, and th s ^h^pherds 1
clustered around him to learn w/at signs he and>nis party I ad r sceived
which brought them from far countries to Bethlehem.
And the eldest of the wise men explained^'For us it i vas c starve
| new star in the heavens, an<0t seemed to us th/t the star beckon ed, and
lathered together treasures of gold and frankincense
| And he pointecf to the great retinue behind
camels heavily/aden with bales ana bundles of p
And the shepherds seemed asnamed and sa
and myrrh/'
him und the
ecioi s stuffs.
d, "V ^e have
brought nothing. We came straight/rom the field when th^ angel spoke t£ us. J\nd we
were in great haste."
•And all the shepherds were/bbashed in the presence^ of the three kiigs a id their
servants and their camels bearing the burdens of rich gins. They could s< se am detect
the place of their destination/at the end of the street, frhe star shone c irectly on the
stable. And because it was only a small place and the party of the kings was Ic rge the
shepherds made as if to step aside so that these great men from a distant and n light go
first with their precious gifts for the King of kings. But the eldest of the wi ;e men waved
to the shepherds to join ms servants and not to humble Ahemselves.
"Whether it be fromr far or near," he said, "we are on the same mission. We should
enter into the hou$e together."
But the shepherds were still reluctant, and one df them answered, "First mist come
your servants with your precious gifts of gold and frc nkince nse and
myrrh. We have told you we bring nothing. We came straight
from the fields, and even if we had not come in great haste there
is nothing we possess fit to bring as a gift to the Kin< j of kings. We
will linger and tarry here until you have given over ’ 'our tn lasure."
The city was dark and srill, but in this street there was c babble
of voices and the sound/of camel drivers calling to the great
beasts to kneel so that they might dismount and unfa iten th i thongs
which held in place the treasure chests and the sacks of incense.
And the cavalcade drew up before the do 3r with clatter,
u^e and tumult/ The shepherds were silent, for t ley had
seen
wonders in a single evening, and not
of these were the kings of the East and their camel train.
And in the street the servants opened cedar chests and revealed great bars
he least
of gold
heavier than the stones which lay in the meadow where the flocks had been left to graze.
And the eyes of the shepherds opened wiefe again as when they saw the light o : angels
and heard the voices from the heavens.
Through the narrow door and up to the manger itself strode the kings and great
bearded men bearing treasure. The timid shepherds followed and ranged them: elves in
the back of the room against the walls of the stable, for they were affrighted to I: e in the
presence of princes and of the King of kings.
The eldest of the wise men said, "Where is He that is born King of the Jewsi For we
have seen His star in the east and are come to worship Him. And we bring wit \ us rich
treasures of gold and frankincense and myrrh."
And Mary, the mother, looked up at the great throng and paid no I
heed to the gifts of gold and incense but placed her finger upon her lips I
and said to the shepherds and to the kings, "The baby sleepeth.” —By h. bJ
Ol 9 Santa Claus Was Born in U. S. A.
U' UROPE brought Christmas to
America, but America gave
Santa Claus to Europe.
When the early Dutch settlers
came to America, they had never
heard of Santa Claus. Old St. Nicho
las, who brought them presents each
December 6, changed rapidly in the
New world.
His name became abbreviated and
altered to Santa Claus, and his ex
ternal appearance underwent great
changes. From a lean ascetic he
was transformed into a jolly, fat
old fellow. His pale face became
the color of rosy apples. He laid
aside his canonical robes, miter and
pastoral staff to become clothed in
a cap and brilliant red suit, trimmed
with ermine. The new Santa Claus
traded his famous gray horse for a
reindeer and sleigh. He also stopped
giving presents on December 6, and
started distributing gifts on the night
of December 24.
The changes in his outward ap
pearance were reflected in his
change of character. When he came
to America he left behind his rod
and bag of ashes with which he
beat naughty children, and adopted
an entirely lovable personality.
Completely transformed, he again
crossed the ocean to be welcomed
everywhere from Scotland to Aus
tralia.
Men Used Holly-Bush
To Beat Unruly IFives
If wives knew history there
wouldn’t be any holly in the Christ
mas decorations. A stick cut from a
holly-bush was a husband’s most ef
fective means of restoring discipline
when his wife “answered back.” He
always left the prickles on the stick,
too.
Fortunately—for the wives—this
custom belongs to the dark past and
has long been forgotten.
NERVY GUY
Bug Santa—Great Scot, that cen
tipede has his nerve with him!
JUST THANKS
“Being a husband on Christmas
reminds me of Thanksgiving.”
“Why?”
“Because, about the only thing
one gets is thanks.”
Epiphany Saw Arrival
Of Three Wise Men
Twelfth-Night is the evening be
fore Epiphany, or Twelfth-Day,
which is the festival celebrated on
January 6, the twelfth day after
Christmas. It honors the arrival of
the three wise men at Bethlehem.
It is held by some that Twelfth-
Night commemorates the appear
ance of the star of Bethlehem to
the three wise men. In any event,
the festival symbolizes the manifes
tation of Christ to the Gentiles.
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
UNDAYI
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
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:ago.
(Released by Western New
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Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
ewspaper Union.)
Lesson for December 22
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
CouncU of Religious Education; used by
permission.
SHARING THE SHEPHERDS’ JOY
(Christmas Lesson)
LESSON TEXT—Luke 2:8-20.
GOLDEN TEXT—Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good will to
ward men.—Luke 2:14.
Tinsel and toys, snow and sleigh
bells, crowded department stores
and rushing throngs, gifts and greet
ing cards, Christmas dinner and fel
lowship with family and friends—
is that all Christmas means to us?
All these things are proper in their
place—exciting and interesting—but
they are not enough.
They have never been enough and
certainly they will not do this year,
with a world in chaos. We need not
lose any of the thrilling enjoyment
of Christmas by properly observing
the day; in fact, we shall only en
hance its meaning and bring out its
real glory by keeping Christ at the
heart of our Christmas.
The opening verses of Luke 2 tell
us of the coming of Mary with Jo
seph to God’s appointed place at His
appointed time for the coming into
this world of His Son to be made
flesh and dwell among us (John 1:
14). Our lesson tells us of
I. Good Tidings of Great Joy (vv.
8-14).
God had good news for the people
of this world and He gave it, as was
His custom, to those who were faith
fully discharging their humble
duties (cf. Judg. 6:11, 12; I Kings
19:19). God is still ready to reveal
His glory and grace in the “office,
kitchen, mill, barn school-room,
and open field—places where people
are at work on daily tasks” (Doug
las). You need not be in the great
church in a large city to meet Him
on Christmas day. He will reveal
Himself in all His beauty where you
are, though you be in the humblest
surroundings and at the most menial
task. Look for Him!
Jesus came as a Savjour. “The
world did not want an adviser. The
world had advised itself almost into
hell. The world did not ask for a
speculator. Everything that man
could do had been done, and men
sat in the darkness of their own
wisdom. The world did not want a
reformer, a man who could change
his outward and transient relations,
an engineer that would continually
devote his time (for appropriate re
muneration) to the readjustment of
the wheels and the pulleys and the
various mechanical forces of soci
ety. The world wanted a saviour”
(Joseph Parker).
Note that the army of heaven
came to declare peace, not war; but
only to those in “whom He is well
pleased” (v. 14, R. V.). As long as
men serve the devil and displease
God, they will have no peace.
II. Great Faith and Consistent
Action (vv. 15, 16).
The shepherds did not say, “Let
us now go and see if this thing has
come to pass,” or “which we expect
or hope will come to pass,” but said,
“which is come to pass.” They
went not to test God’s word, but in
the assurahee that they would “see”
what had come to pass. Blessed
faith! Let us too believe God’s word
to us.
But “faith without works is dead”
(James 2:17). The shepherds might
have made many excuses for not
going but “they came” and “found”
the Saviour. Perhaps you who read
these words have failed at that
point; you have not come to Jesus
as your Saviour. No more appro
priate time could be found to come
than right now. Believe, then act
on your faith.
Some of us who are Christians
need also to learn of the shepherds.
We talk a great deal about our de
votion to Christ. Especially at this
Christmas season we render much
“lip service” to Him. Let us make
it real, and our lives virile and
active for Him.
*111. Good News for Meditation and
Proclamation (vv. 17-20).
The gospel is literally “good
news.” What a blessed privilege it
is to have such good news in a day
of evil tidings, of darkness and
despair.
There are two things we ought to
do with the gospel of God’s redeem
ing grace. We should make it
known to the ends of the earth, but
we should also do as Mary, “who
kept all these things and pondered
them in her heart.” We know she
had special reasons for doing so,
but may we not suggest that you
too make this Christmas a time
when you will ponder in your own
heart what God has done for you in
Christ?
The shepherds also set us a Christ
mas example, for they “made
known abroad” the coming of the
Saviour. Will you tell someone else
today? Will you, like the shep
herds, be “glorifying and praising
God” this Christmas? You will if
you, like them, go to the manger
and meet Jesus. If you go to this
world’s empty show of celebration,
you will return empty (see v. 20).
May the blessed peace of Christ
be yours this Christmas. That is
my wish from the heart to you.
.Ask Me .Another
0 A General Quiz
The Questions
1. Who delivered the famous
Cooper Union address?
2. What great river has its flow
controlled by the Assum dam?
3. In what year did Hitler be
come dictator of Germany?
4. What is the official language
of Liberia?
5. An anodyne is a medicine that
does what?
6. What person in fiction had the
“Old Man of the Sea” clinging to
his shoulders?
7. How far do the Appalachian
mountains extend?
8. What is a yashmak?
9. How many South American
countries have no seacoast?
The Answers
1. Abe Lincoln.
2. Nile river.
3. In March, 1933, when the
reichstag passed an act giving him
absolute power.
4. English.
5. Relieves pain.
6. Sinbad.-
7. From Quebec province to Ala*,
bama.
8. A double veil worn by Mo
hammedan women.
9. Two, Bolivia and Paraguay^-
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EXTRA COOLNESS
EXTRA FLAVOR
AND-
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NICOTINE
than the average of the 4
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