The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-24
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Many of the EAGLES more fortunate
readers will sit around the festal board:
of happy homes tomorrow; will sit down
to rich repasts of choice foods and
deIicacies enhanced, mayhap, with the
added zest of sparkling wines These
iovful readers of ours will all be ceie'
bratinc the advent of one into this
world who "came neither eating OF
drinking the birthday of one who
carried the proof of his divinity In bis
love for humanity. Tomorrow, that
day, and the hours which crowd 1t into
light. are, ever. one round of innocent
pleasures, of loves offerings and Joyful
ness, yet they are thus observed IN
memory of one whose heart only
,hrobbed for the friendless, whose
miraculous manhood was consecrated 10
the Door and whose life, in the end, was
given for our race. Surely riches and
sumptious living did not count for much
with that meek Master who had not
where TO lay his own weary head. over
the sun-beated hills OF his nativity, up
and down in the dust Of its desert roadS,
and by the margins Of Judeas streams
and waters plodded he his years out, re-
membering, forgiving and blessing the
Iowly. How lighted that divine face,
how glowed with compassion that slnless
soul, in love, for the helpless and the
obscure Of earth.
To celebrate with Joy this sweet day
of blessed memories and fail to be mind
full of its distinctive inspiration would
be to forget the why of His birth. HIS
life, His death. The halo of that baby
head in its manger-cradle is the bright
est signal Of the worlds hope, the foun-
tain of its loving charity, as is its spirit
The truest test of Christianity.
Tomorrow, then, being the Day OF the
Divine, let us remember His poor, and
by so doing heighten immeasurably lis
hallowed joys. In the compass of
single tear arrested in its fall from the
face of poor waif IN distress may be
found a passport to paradise; IN the
hushing of a widows cry, unending
happiness. 1t is very certain that few
things hold go much of opportunity for
an earthly blessing. After all, it may
not be found such difficult thing for
that rich man to enter the Kingdom OF
Heaven who shall find to his credit a
loaf of bread given to needy neighbor
or helping hand extended to helpless
Dne.
In Christmas the Christian finds Christ.
Without the one the others are Impos-
sible, but tho primal significance of the
one or of the three combined is charity
sympathy for the neighbor. In an
answering heart lies the fountain of
love, which is charity. God gave good
for no other end.
"Paace on earth and good will to
man." should be the key note Of tomor-
row, and every haart should be gleeful
and happy heart. The misery of house
less heads, the woe Of poor, naked
wretches and the wants Of the sick and
hungry should be banished for this one
day that has held, since the hour when
Bethlehem was filled with light and the
sky with music, so much of promise for
the world and good cheer for its poor.
The charity concert, which promises
uuch substantial results, does not take
place for nearly week yet, and Christ
mas will be tomorrow. Years nor
months are necessary in which to find a
blessing. Take up collection today, q
collection, around your own table of
food, in your own wardrobes of cloth
ing, out of your own pocket of money,
and in every home ana there will not be
found an unhappy man, woman or child
IN all this city on tomorrow's Christmas.