The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-24
BRIGHTEST OF ALL
1lorlous Christmas Times ana The Good
that viii Result.

Anhi WIN htHhAAs
Dear Leader.
The bright days of summer are gone;
the breeze whispers softly no longer
amid the hills; the flowers sleep their
winter sleep, and little feet that never
Nearied W th their tramps over field
and dell or by the sunny sea may to-
night be dancing with delight beside
the Christmas tree.
Happy the home in which are found
.he little children. Fitting indeed it
is that this should be their festival.
since it celebrates the birth of Him
who when lie came TO manhood loved
them with special love
We believe in making Christmas the
happest day in the year to the young
folks. The time spent in determin-
ing what will please those who are to
receive, and the little strategems re-
sorted 10 for the purpose of finding
out what will please or whether the
thing proposed is al.eady possessed,
and then the final surprise when dis
pANNNttt Npnli kICdliN W llc PRES
ervation and growth of affection.
1t must be bitter spirit indeed that
can survive Christmas week. If hus-
band and wife are not drawn together
over the Christmas tree, the shout of
happy children, the recollections of
their own childhood, sad and hopeless
must be the enchantment.
"A merry Christmas" is our greeting
tins morning to THE LEADER and its
readers. old and young, rich and poor.
The old probably did not forget the
young last highland have been richly
repaid for their thoughtfulness by
witnessing the delight of the young.
sters this morning 1t is to be hoped
the rich also remem bered the poor
with like liberality. If not it is not
yet too late. There should not be one
sad heart to-day that little thought
lul kindness would make cheerful
Its a sad heart that never re-
joices," and the day above all other
days for hearts to rejoice is Christmas
day. Every nation that has u history
has had its songs Every people hat
has taken part in the advascement of
humanity has had its heroes, gar
landed and praised by poet and sage.
The memories of great men and great
events are written upon the minds and
hearts of men by the anthems and
poems of the multitude. He who is
the sovereign of people and nations
was heralded in His advent upon earth
| by the melodies and harmony of an
gelic voices. The songs of the heaven
ly visitants who rejoiced with men IN
the coming of the foundation of Christ
ianity have been taken up and re-
echoed throughout the world by mil
lions of happy mortals who have
known and loved the author of Peace
on earth, good will to men" The
grandest efforts of those almost di-
vine composers have been directed to-
ward the expression of that joy which
! His birth brought to the world. The
swelling chorus of praise with which
the light of Christmas morning is
ushered in is the mighty attempt of
the Christian world TO lift TO the great
white throne an universal echo of the
celestial music which floated over the
| plains of Palestine and awakened the
very howerlets in Esdraelon's splendid
plain so many centuries age. Creeds
aud their combatants cone and go
like the dust and dew of summer, but
the mighty grandeur OF that star which
never be effaced, aud it beams with "a
| greater radiance and more potent bril-
liancy as the years teetly flow into
eternity. Men rise and fall like the
pillows of the vast deep, and their
! praises are sung by adIniring multi
tudes, but over, above and through all
comes to the sense of humanity the
unspeakably rich, soul-absorbing har
mony of Behold, | bring YOU glad
tidings of great joy, for unto you is
born Savior, who is Christ, the Lord. 8"
As the pendulum of time beats the
cycle of existence, SO with the recur-
renee of each Christmas tide beats the
heart of the civilized world in unison
with the great heart of Him who said:
This is My beloved Son; hear ye
Him. Therefore it is proper that in
every Christian country this day should
be one of general JOY and one on which
to preach sermons of peace and good
will.
To the good this day is fraugh. with
sacred "reminiscences and worthy in
spirations. To the evil disposed it
looms up as reminder of the inno-
cence and piety which once reigned in
the heart and insists that the wan
derer retrace, in memory at least, the
steps which have led him away from
this hallowed youth. 1t should DE a
great day, made up of multifarious
and diverse experiences 1t should
contain the feasting, merry making
aud the gift receiving, but it should
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