The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-24

| LAST Sunday evening a little tribe ot
| children asked 10 have the Christina.
| hvmns PLAYED 10 them. How the littl,
/ voices did ring ont clear a. bells. There
was a joyousncss about the tones, thor
| oughncss about the manner OF singing
which told in their little minds at least, a
season freighted with pleasant things was
at hand
Yes. Christmas day Of 1884 Will be with
Us tomorrow. Just as the New Year Is
the time for looking back upon the years
work. SO Is Christmas the time for looking
! back upon q wears friendship and love.
Il iz a blessed thing that such a season
does occur. that the cynical, the world
worn. the weary. have a moment when
they are really called to look back into the
uast. not for balancing OF dollars and cents,
not for brOOding over III deeds, not for
sighing over misfortunes and loss, but for
considering how good and kind human
nature. with all its DEFICIENCIES, Is. That
the opportunity is allowed TO slip by, that
the hard Of heart are not softened Is not
the fault OF the season. Thank God, how
ever there are those who are touched, and
that their number is by far the greater Of
those who live in Christian lands
This evening and tomorrow morn Will
SEQ many q man or woman IN tins city
bearing in mind the present surroundings
and gong back into the past Gray heads
will for the moment become gold OF raven
and lneel at the mothers knee; poor
mother who Is but memory now. and
sad. sad feeling will come over the world
worn man az he realizes how far below
mothers ideal he has fallen no matter
who mother was from the slattern to
the duchess, the heart IN these matters, Is
the same and the drudge hopes for her
offspring as keenly as the Queen.
Then memory Will 60 back 10 father.
the strong hearty man who cared so ten
dearly, or the weakly man who fought so
brVely FOR our living and then 10
friends As We 90 on IN years. how many
Of the latter fall by the way. Some 20 to
rest, some find their life labor in distant
lands, some fall by the way and become a
pproach a scon. 10 thosewho know them
not. bitter grief 10 those who love them
still
Such thoughts, and many more come on
ms all at the Christmas season; our own
foliics, our weaknesses. our hates and dis
likes crowd on us Good comes, however
IL D. right 20 have q self reckoning as well
as a balancing of dollars. and many an
account Of self will he cast mp this evening
90 find the balance on the side Of selfish
ness, greed and what not
But We must look on the brighter side
TOO. Fair haired Miss is looking forward
10 her dolls, and saucy Boy is hoping for
his toys What a season II Is to our good
little people the true fairies Of human life.
What shneking, what laughter there will
be- tonight and to morrow: how the bonnie
little heads will dance, the bright little
eyes sparkle, and not from delight Of re-
ccivnE either but from the much purer
delight Of giving. Dance away little
bairn-, laugh and enjoy yourselves; your
joy and laughter Will do more TO bring ont
the best qualities of mans frail nature.
than all the sermons or articles ever writ
ten
And So amid am echo Of what we believe
.o be the holiest and best upon earth. we
wish 90 all \ VERY MERRY CmusTyrAs,