The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-20

In othor ways. Jealousy may step in
In some way and mar the giving. Wa
may envy those who can give more
largely than We can. or those who re
ceive more presents. So Christmas
may leave us poorer In heart, mar
rover In our brotherhood and less
Tf~ft''fe in our lie view. II must
not be so,
~, 4s,., then we must avoid the dan
ger of not giving at all. We must give
|. something or ii Will not be Christmas
for us. '1t is more blessed to give
than to receive"-whether we receive
or not it will not be Christmas unless
we give. and as | have already said,
We must give from the heart. Here
IS where we parents need TO be watch
full Too much OF the child's thought
is about the presents he is going 10
receive. There must be Joy about
those he Is going Ia give. Develop
the habit in the lives of your children.
They VIII take to 1t naturally
In a word, let us approach Christ
mas with a real desire TO make others
happy II we all add TO the sum
total Of goodwill 10 the full limit OF
our ability we will have done our part
and Christmas will have its best
meaning Tor us.
AS We turn to this message of the
angel. Fear not, for To- bring you
good tidings of great joy which shall
be 10 all people, for unto you this day
in the City of David IS born Savior
which is Christ the Lord" What a
ring Of good cheer, What gladness
aboundsl How happy the angelic host
in announcing II with song. There
fore let us Danish all our sadness. all
cur gloom, everything that spoils tho
day for us. Let us 1nd the great
JOY" which is for US
1. Glad TidinSs arc the message of
Christianity. The word gospel In the
New Testament means good news "
The Anglo.SaXon means "God-Story,'
and rs such does not truly convey the
meaning of the Greek. 1t was good
news" because 1t was a "God-story"
The message of and from God is al
ways message OF good-news, al
though it may not always seem so, but
this message of the Incarnation OF the
Son of God is truly so. 1t is the mes
sage OF a Savior from sin. For you
today in your life 1t Is a glad message.
biz. and touches them by his power.
He comes TO our doors, humble or ele.
gant-cyen willing 10 enter If II be
but into the lowly place. He will
abide his time in the manger if there
is no room In the inn.
God rest ye merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas day"
This is glad tidings because 1t tells
us that Jesus comes into every indi-
vidual life that will open the door.
That there is every reason for us to
rejoice and that there are no grounds
for disappointment. Jesus Christ our
Savior was born on Christmas day.
.. Great Joy. There is an abun.
dance of sadness in the world Some
OF 1t is imaginary perhaps, but much
OF it is based on seeming good
grounds. But this Christmas message
is a message OF great joy. 1t Is q mes
sage of a joyful triumph over sin.
One OF the most bitter contests that
has shaken the world In long time
is the contest as TO the honor OF dis
covering the North Pole. Or Cook
made his claim that he had succeeded
in reaching the pole. 1t was qucs.
toned by some at once-but the peo-
pie were firm in their loyalty Then
those who went with Cook TO Mt. Nc
Kinley came forward and denied that
story Peary sent a vigorous state
ment that Cook was fraud Those
who have made trips in polar regions
say that Cook did not have enough
to eat. The latest word is that Cook S
records are not satisfactory in Copen-
hagen. Ii II is true-I do not so affirm
but If II is true that DR. Cook has
brought forth great deceit-he will
stand before the world kissing and
a by-word. What a pitiful thing. But
he could find that the sin could be
removed and great JOY put in It's place
in the Christmas message.
,. To All People. Look at the faces
OF the people of the world How
much sadness. Korea. broken-hearted
nation, turning to God" But true also
of most peoples. There is a differ
ence now wherever the Christ is
preached
1t Is a message to every one and a
message to each. Let us who have
the light be unselilsh and send out the
light. Let the good news shine forth
from us TO the dark places.
The angel song has its meaning for
us when we tell it TO some one who
has never heard. OF at least has not
Needed its beautiful message. To
make a real Christmas then let us