Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

And mild and sweet
Their words repeat,
or peace on earth, GOODWILL to men
"And thought how. as the day had come,
The belfries Of all Chrstendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of'peaee on.earih, good will TO mem
It'll ringing, singing on It's way,
The world revoyed from night to day.
A voice. chime,
A chant sublime,
OF peace on earth good. will to men 4"
A certain class Of persons may whet their
intellectual appctites, II they will, by scientific
inquiry into the boundless realms Of specula-
ton, IS they scorn what they term WORKOUT
symbols and leave the beef, the turkeys and the
plum puddings, the mistletoe, the Christmas tree,
and Santa Claus to the intellectual childhood
Of the uncutured masses. What cares the
great struggling world,0et Christmas time,
what went before the Pliocenc era, or how and
how long man was being evolved from the ape,
when they take up that story OF the wondrous
and the resurrection from the tomb, which can
make life rapture Of triumph and create
daily hope and quiet in human hearts assaulted
by sin ard wounded by sorrow. Here are
depths Of thought and feeling which logic can
not touch. The tree glittering in the homes
Of rich and poor, the Christmascarol sounding
from the church's open door, the Christmas
greetings which know no barrier Of sex or age
or class, the atmosphere of kindly cheer and
brotherly love- have come from childish associa.
ton to mean eternal truths to us. They touch
depths in our nature which the facts, the studies
and the experiences Of mature age can no,
reach, telling Of hope for puzzled and puz.l
ing world, and prophesying future good to lives
that are yet to play their parts ere the curtain
falls on the great drama Of the life of man.
The miracle Of the first Christmas Is repeated
from year to year. 1t brings to the brutality,ig
norance and greed Of the nineteenth centurythe
same message Of helpto all people was told to
the Judcan shepherds keeping watch over their
Aocks by night. Men are worshipping false
gods Of money, influence and appetite, and
trying to decide right by might and truth
by expediency. nrw, as when Christ was
born and Pon,ius Plate was Roman governor
in Judea. Does it argue no hope for the world
that millions Of faces, hearts and thoughts feel
the glow Of the wondrous star which leads
them to Bethlehem as it for naught that every
star sc, in the blue vault tells Of regions o.
mcasureless calm. of power, personal love
and right, alive here in the turmoil Of work -da,
life, and at work in us, and, through it all
strong to compel justice and brotherly love
some day to prevail, to bring order and peace
out Of this nextricable riddle OF worlda"
Dear Christmas time, we welcome thee
Thou art more than q season for solemn merry
making, exchange Of courtesies, children's frol
les, and cheer Of meat and wine We woulc
contemplate thee in thine own magnificent pro
portions Of spiritual dignity and practical rei
gious power, in thine august place, the heaven
given charter Of the welfare Of our race!
Although Honolulu is largely American II
iss foreign population, and although only o
late yean has the observance Of Christmas YER
generally prevailed in the United States, ye
the Christmas spirit pervades this communit!
to-day and the week ending next Saturda
will be crowded with events that hinge upo
the "dsy Of lays mos, blessed" To night. q
eha n..sk II ,
prayer meeting will be tributary to the golden
text Of the hour, "peace and good will t,
man." Tomorrow, in the Bethel. Unior
Church, Christmas sermon will be preached
by Pastor Oggel aud in the evening will b
sung At the same place the cantata Emmanuel
In twenty nine numbcrs--Mrs. Z. c. Damon
Mrs. 4. jordan. Mrs. Arthur Peterson, Mis-
Kate Lewis, Anna Henstice, Ada Pete rsor
Sarah Garter. Katie McGrcw, Lottie Parma
lee, Anna Schimmelfeuig, Mr.. Robert Graham
Mr.. Burt Burgess, Tommy Pedler. Arthu
Wall and both the Bethel choir and tn
Bethel Sunday School taking part. o
Monday night. Miss Anna Breese. assists
by Miss Franees Lack and numerou
other efficient helpers, will give an KIM
entertainment in the Y. NJ. C. A. Hal
TO which young people generally, and thos
who attend the several organizations unds
Miss Brecse's charge especially, are cordial
invited. Readings, Rotations, music and tai
leaux, followed by refreshments, will make u
the programme. On Tuesday night the chi
dren Of the Bethel. Union Sunday Scho'
and their friends will assemble At the churc
.so see and enjoy and carry something hon
from real, regular, genuine Christmas ,res
III with tapers. strung with pop corn, q
with gil, stars, and weighed down with corn,
copias. On Thursday morning, at a. the
wili be . full choral service, with . speci
Christmas anthem, at St. Andrews pro- Cath
dgal aud At the Roman Catholic Cathedr
there will be two services Of high mass. one
eA.A., the other At ~ AN. On Chris,m
night, o. possibly later, the Fort.stre
Sunday School will celebrate the day by
Chsis,maA novelty that mus, be surprise ar
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very nice.
And tina, is all tina, Is public. But in h
Aouss Of Honolulu, where pinching wan,
seldom enters, where health and psosperi
and happiness are the rule. will be many
joyful gathering, GOOD fare. good cheer, Go
eompany will holdvhe fort in many msr
heeoaslan hoae next Thursday. When d
Christina stockings are emp,ied and I,
CA''asmas tees dispoiled and the chsisin,
d'nnen eaten, let none II " forge. the IL
sge'Aeanes q The day. II We ss~s~ky sSs1
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