The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
DAY IS Observed
BY EP|SCOPA PAUANS
Services Are Held in ST. Mark S
Cathedral and in st. PauI's
Church.
MINISTER'S DWELL UPON
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMASTIDE
Birth of Savior Held to Be Most
MOmentous Event in His
tory of World.

Special Christmas services were held
Saturday morning in ST. Marks Episco-
pal cathedral and ST. paula church
beautiful musical programmes were fca- =
turcs Of both services At ST. Mark =
cathedral, the dean. the Very Rev Sam
uel r. CalIaday. preached on The Spirit
of Christmas" taking for his text Luke
ii. IA Glory to God In the highest,
and on earth pence, good will toward
men"
In the course of his remarks, Dean
Calladay said that tho spirit of Christ
mas should be the spirit of mans every
day life that feeling of scrtleness, love
good feeling and fellowship should be a
part OF the everyday life OF every per
son. thus fulfilling the WIN OF the Savior
OF Men. The speaker made the poin,
that as Gods will IS revealed through
religion, it is through religion that mar
can put The Christmas spirit into his
everyday life. special musical pro
sramme was rendered. and the services
were largely attended,
Services in ST. Paul's.
In st. Paul's church the rector. the
Rev. Charles +. Perkins, preached ar
able sermon on The Message OF Christ
mas" His text was Luke IL, II: 'They
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was told them concerning this child.
He said. in part:
The whole world has turned young
today. Everywhere that the spirit oi
been rsiuvcnated. II is the children's
day The father and mother, and ever
the grandparents, renew their lives upor
this bright Christmas morn They l'v,
over their lives again In the happiness
and youth OF their children.
What does II all mean TO us;
Whence comes this power into the live:
Of men? Surely st. is not the spirit o.
paganism. which TO a large extent spent
| this season IN riotous living and gave
itself over to the qualification OF lower
appe,itos. Indeed some still are inhu.
cnced by this spirit, But this is not Tho
spirit of Christmas.
The Christ child has converted the
pagan institution into ono OF love anc
blessing. We hear the echo OF the an
gels song: Peace on earth. good Will tc
men II is u message Of cheer. But Il
| is n message OF soberness, Tor it come:
from around the cradle. which is tho
source of innocence and JOY.
No Spirit of Humanity.
The world Is touched with the spirit
OF humanity in all its brightest conccp
life into which our God has entered
and made his abode among men. NJ
longer is God far of, but He Is near
And since God Is in men and among
are renewed. Hope and courage is
theirs.
I'VE cannot overestimate the need
of humanity's claiming this blessing ri
Christmas. Forever young Is the spirit
which this world needs. When hui
manity is influenced by it no task Is
beyond Its possibility of accomplish.
ment. Old civilizations stand aghast al
tho accomplishment Of Christian ma,
tlous Decreptitude and decay are the
marks ot peoples who have abandoned
this idea. 4 nation born III a day /:
the result OF It's acceptance.
I'VE cannot fail to make known abroad
its message as the angels did of old
So full Of life and vigor is this youthful
spirit OF Christmas that It cannot share
ITS blessings alone. Its blessings came
from the love that springs in the human
heart at the birth Of the Christ child
| This love rcnews the old earth and viii
renew until all shall be filed with thai
life. which is always young because it i.
eternal"
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