The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 25, 1958, Image 15
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1958
THE NEWBERRY SUN
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At This Holy Time
May die spiritual meaning of
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In all probability you will have
completed your Christmas shop
ping by the time you read this
article, but you might put some of
its suggestions to work next year.
Did you prepare a holiday shop
ping budget? Did you stick to it?
Many people claim that Christ
mas is too commercial. This, of
course, is not necessarily true. But
every year millions of people,
filled with the holiday spirit of
giving, spend far more money for
gifts for friends and relatives than
they can actually afford.
It’s wise, therefore, to prepare
a gift list well in advance of
Christmas and really balance it
against your budget. This way you
can determine how much you can"
spend for individual gifts without
taxing your savings or putting a
burden on your future income.
Gifts that you make yourself are
always appreciated because they
are gifts of your time and effort.
It is proper that the spirit of
giving should be a part of Christ
mas, but giving should be within
the means to give. It is the gift
that is important and not what it
cost.
Many people- are embarrassed
when the holiday is over because
they find they have given someone
what they consider a “small” gift
while they may have received
something very costly.
Be wise and have a really happy
Christmas in the future. Buy with
in your means and there will be no
thought of those New Year bills
nagging at you during the holiday.
Christmas Cards
Henry Cole, an Englishman,
mailed the first Christmas cards in
1846. The cards bore the now fa
mous greeting: ‘‘A Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year to
You.” The cards depicted a Vic
torian family assembled at the
Christmas feast.
Christmas Outlawed
Christmas was outlawed by the
Puritan government of England in
1643. With the restoration of the
Stuarts, Christmas customs and
traditions were revived, but Christ-
nas never regained its former pres
tige in Great Britain.
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In the long history of humanity
there have been many love stories.
The literature of the W'orld is full
of them. But none approach that
of Joseph and Mary!
When Joseph and Mary were
espoused—as we would say en
gaged—Joseph was considered an
old man and Mary a young girl.
He was even thought of as being
older than he actually was, because
Joseph was a sedate, careful man
who enjoyed the conversation and
companionship of a group of se
lected friends rather than boister
ous pleasure. And he was a relig
ious man, too.
He was very much in love with
Mary and he longed for his wed
ding day. And then Mary told him
what had come to pass.
Here is where the great love
Joseph had for Mary was proven
to all mankind for all time.
What was he to think? Such
things just didn’t happen. He want
ed desperately to believe, but at
first he could not. He only knew
that he would never make a public
example of her. And even this
would mean much criticism of him.
Yet he was determined that he
would protect Mary and the unborn
child. He must have suffered great
mental anguish as he thought
about what he must do and how
he would accomplish it. And he
prayed!
Then one night, after he had ex
hausted himself with tortured
thinking, he fell asleep and the
angel of the Lord appeared unto
him in a dream, saying, Joseph,
thou son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife: for that
which is conceived in her is of the
Holy Ghost.
And when Joseph awoke, he did
as the angel had bidden him and
took Mary as his wife.
There has never been such a
great display of trust, faith and
love.
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Christmas Giving
The first Christmas gifts were
those which the Wise Men carried
to Bethlehem to lay before the
Chirst Child in the manger. Their
gifts, given in adoration, were
precious items of the day—gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. The lat
ter two were gum resins used in
medicines and perfumes. But, then
as now, it is the spirit of giving
rather than the gift itself that
makes it most appreciated.
LIGHT GIANT TREE—Thou
sands of spectators gather every
year In New York’s busy mid
town area to witness the tra
ditional lighting of Rockefeller
Center’s Christmas tree. Mil
lions of others witness the event
on television. Over 6,000 spark
ling firefly lights and 24 flood
lights set the tree ablaze with
Yule colors.
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SANTA’S HELPERS—Recalling the days when a Christmas tree
could be had for a few strokes with an ax, these hardy Canadian
youngsters drag their symbol of Yule cheer. Today, most Canadians,
just as shoppers throughout the world, buy theirs at the local mar
ket. Export of Christmas trees to the United States and Latin Ame»-
ica has been booming in recent years.
DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS—-For
there will be a doll tbid
touches to a group that will
Yule
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Here Santa puts the
dilMrwm happy
hristmas comes
Once a Year
and with it. Our Sincere
for Lots of Good Cheer!
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