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SEC. A, PAGE 8—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thurs., Dec. 25, 1969
Board of Trustees posed for
this group picture during the
semi-annual meeting at the Col
lege earlier this month. From
left, front row: B. 0. Long,
Newberry, treasurer; the Rev.
Garth Lee Hill, Lexington, se
cretary; Dr. Thomas H. Pope,
Newberry, vice-chairman; A.
Hart Kohn, Columbia, chairman;
Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president
of Newberry College; the Rev.
Harvey Huntley, Atlanta, Ga.,
president of the Southeastern
Synod, LCA; the Rev. Karl Kin-
ard, Columbia, president of the
South Carolina Synod, LCA; and
the Rev. Royall Yount, Tampa,
Fla., president of the Florida
Synod, LCA. Second row: Her
man Boozer, Atlanta, Ga.; the
Rev. R. M. Hollinger, Clear
water, Fla.; the Rev. F. C.
Ohsiek, II, Jackson, Miss.; the
Rev. Hugh E. Baumgartner,
Savannah, Ga.; George D. Rast,
Sr., Cameron; W. Thurmond
Dreher, Columbia; and Dr. C.H.
Epting, Columbia. Third row:
Dr. Erwin Baumer, Atlanta;
Otho Shealy, Leesville; Dr. Ho
mer Eargle, Orangeburg; the
Rev. Carl Honeycutt, Tampa;
Dr. Henry C. Heermann, Atlan
ta; the Rev. John D. Ziegler,
Chapin; and the Rev. J. Milton
Frick, Lexington. Fourth row:
Gaines 0. Boone, Florence; the
Rev. Dennis W. Gillespie, Birm
ingham, Ala.; Dr. John F. Clark
son, Newberry; Dr. C. A. Duf-
ford, Jr., Newberry; the Rev.
Perry B. Griffith, Pinellas Park,
Fla.; Edmund Cannon, Holly
wood, Fla.; Dr. James M. Swan
son, Tampa, Fla.; D. J. Haig-
ler, Columbia. Not pictured: the
Rev. Paulwyn L. Boliek, Charle
ston; Dr. Robert Cade, Gaines
ville, Fla.; Dr. Francis M. Hipp,
Greenville; L. Bates Houck,
Cameron, and Dr. Fred Wes-
sels, Jr., Savannah.
Old Wives’ Tales Woven
Around the Christmas
Season Are Favorites
Superstition has long colored our concept of history
and particularly its religious tenets. Frequently in coun
tries where literature and the arts flourish, so do “old
wives’ tales,” for good or ill.
In Scotland some people believe that to be born on
Christmas is to have the power to see spirits and even to
command them. According to Sir Walter Scott the Span
iards attributed the haggard looks of Philip II to the ter
rible visions he was able to see because he had been born
on Christmas.
By contrast, in Silesia a baby born on Christmas will
become either a lawyer or a thief.
English mothers used to take sick babies to the door
Christmas Eve midnight, when Mary was expected to
pass with her Child. If the baby recovered it was a sign
that it had been torched by the Child with healing fin
gers; if it did not, it was believed that He had called the
baby to be His playmate in Heaven.
In the duchy of Swabia girls went to the woodpile on
Christmas Eve to draw sticks. If a long one, their future
husband would be tall; if a thick' one, he would be fat;
if crooked, he would also be crooked in figure. If she
wanted to determine his business the girl would drop
melted lead into a pan of cold water. The lead would
congeal into a shape suggesting an occupation. No matter
how odd the shape, the old wives would come up with
an occupation which seemed to satisfy the girl.
On Christmas Eve a maiden would set a bowl of water
outside a window 7 to freeze. The form which the ice took
would dictate her future* husband’s business.
In Northern England girls placed holly under their
pillows and chanted:
Good St. Thomas serve me right
And send me my true love tonight
That I may gaze upon his face,
Then him in my fond arms embrace.
Some girls make an indigestible cake of flour, water
and salt. They eat this on Christmas Eve and it is expected
to make them dream of their future husband.
In Switzerland, if a girl accepts a bunch of Edelweiss
at Christmas it is an act of betrothal.
Origin of Carols
In 1859, Dr. John Henry
Hopkins, Jr., an Episcopal
rector, composed the
words and music for “We
Three Kings of Bethlehem
Are.”
‘‘0 , Little Town of Beth
lehem” was inspired by a
trip to the Holy Land. It
was composed in 1868 by
Phillip Brooks, an Epis
copal minister. The music
was written by Lewis H.
Redner, organist of
Brooks’ church.
It is curious that one of
the best-knowm carols,
Charles Dickens’ “Christ
mas Carol”, written in
1843, is to be read, not
sung.
This Is Christniast
Light the candles on your
tree of hope, for this is
Christmas! Let your heart
refresh and take joy and
gladness, for this is
Christmas!
Listen to the melody in
all creation; it is there for
those who will hear. Forget
the trials of the hour.. He
who has learned the secret of
trust will have no fear, for
he can make this day of
days one of gladness and
praise-giving. For this is
Christmas!
HARDY HOLLY
Most of the holly cuttings
used in American homes are
of the English variety,
grown for the most part in
the northwest where climatic
conditions are most
favorable. Several American
strains are hardier than
their English cousins and
superior in color, foliage
and fruit. They carry such
interesting names as Merry
Christmas, Santa Claus, Old
Heavy Berry and Cronen-
berry.
in these days of internal strife
these words apply as well today
as they did in the 17th century
WILLIAM PENN’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
TO THE AMERICAN RED INDIANS, 1682
On a day tow ards the end
of 1682 (we) made a Treaty
of Amity with the American
Red Indians. (We) carried
no weapons; (they) were
fully armed. (I) addressed
them as follows: “The Great
Spirit who made me and
sou, who rules the heavens
and earth, and knows the in
nermost thoughts of men,
knows that I and my friends
have a hearty desire to live in
peace and friendship with
you, and to serve you to the
uttermost of our power. It is
not our custom to use hostile
weapons against our fellow-
creatures, for which reason
we have come unarmed. Our
object is not to do injury, and
thus provoke the Great Spir
it, but to do good. We are
met on the broad pathway of
good faith and good will, so
that no advantage is to be
taken on either side, but all
is to be openness, brother
hood, and love.”
William Penn, 1644-1718
(Sacw.iNC.
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