The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS. coon WILL TOWARD
MEN,

Well ita here W lash OF Wnl's'
for
Tomorrow la the day
Christmaal
The little folks have bcen lookmp
forward 10 it, counting the days and
the hours.
The blk rolks have been ms, as
busy engaged IA setting rcedyNior IT,
Tonight. good old Santa Claus, The
best fellow who ever lived VIII steal
down the chimney or sneak into The
house IN some other mysterious man
ncr to un the little stockings, or
laden the Chris,mOs trees with al! the
THINGS that delight the children. Sapla
CLAUS "a me fellow who win do t.
remember and don't you dare dis
pule it
Tomorrow morning. hrouehout all
Christian lands, the Christmas bells
win peal forth their joyous chimes
ana universal rejoicing viii reign.
Tomorrow At the Christmas feast
win eathcr father, mother sons and
daughters and friends. About millions
Of orosldcs viii assemble amilios,
many Of them reunited, perhaps, after
ycars oi separation, TO indulge In
rcmlnlsccnoe and TO draw closer the
tender ties OF domestic affection. NH
lions o. hearts viii thrill With heppi'
ness on this Nolctlde.
And what's q an about Where
fore the sit,s. The festivities, the gon'
eral acclaim that greots the Christ
mas oeoasions
"for unto you "a born this day IN
the city Of David, a savior which is
Christ The Lord. ses
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude Of the heavenly
hest praislne Ged and saving
~Clory to cod IN the highest, and
on earth peaee. eoed win toward
menie
In lOwly manager, in bethlehem Of
ladaes, more than iseo years ago oc.
currea the sreat event tina, was to
ehanxo me current Of the worlds his.
tory. mould The Thought and moral
forces ol the world ana transform the
lives ol individuals there vas the
erigin 81 an sAai Christmas means To-
daN.
Modern scholarship may eliminate
sn the soeared supernatural elements
q thst event. the celdest critic may
Apply she moss searching test, snd yet
shepe remains sAe great fact which
both the religious and The irrelislous
must accept. thar a mos, remarkable
perscnsse entered into The world, and
the Christmas festival togesher With
an the most distinctive elements a
modern civilization. Is monument to
the man Of GAliiee. No critic q any
rcSpe1taNilisy has ever sSSaiied the
character of he christ and No histo
rian questions The Influence Of hls
llfr upon mankind, however much Jew
sna Geatle. believer and uneeliever
may differ in their estimate q shs
AiSsorse character
Nsooa will toward men,~-
RyotherAosa
Is TIE aom9nsN, nose 81 the Christ
rasS,Sae, ne SreSteSs moSSsee eve
lorNe 10 ,Ae werld
Nssrea eNSsine, sesiOsSy, harsh
eSS sil ,Aas MAKES nsea wrouk esel
oiAsr sre dissolved aeeea,A sAe waits
shs 81 0yosAeFAcoa and W ,aeir Sizes,
rise sentences. eoasaeSS. generosity
tindaesS and AeaeNeseace
Goes win toward nasa
ne WOga6 aeeas nsare oi ats Aowse
stN neeas usese o. tAe Christmas sg2gsl
WY noi oa tAiS Christmas ecessios
1879 resolve l. s,tou his transform
irk reWer - permeNse mere eeeps
oar lsveSs What are We here e,
IL nos % msesses, toward one saosAe
the ssaa;ne sp.rst Il ero,AerAoas an
rooa vsNs Rgsef Al NeSi is tAe pag
~AicA Ne plAy "a his nssle aramz
10 egseg snaees 10 make i worth a.
wAsle - cAEzx VITA ~ naaoe az j
eeeesakS a. Aas sort ~ Nvses cor .
70 seeaa = asasaeas = disseminate
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