Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-12-24
TIE JOYOUS CHRIsTKAs sEAsOy.

TIE JOYOUS C,HRLSTAAS SEASOS.
To-moTow. December 25th. sin Be
Christmas Dsy-tbe greatest anniversary
observed b. the human race the day On
which We ceIehxste the birth Of the LoNiy
Sazsrene. the Prince Of Peace. the Saviour
of Mankind
The day recalls the most rDomentOos
fact in TIE history Of the world II carries
u bach TO ancient Bethlehem. when the
angel Of The Loxd appeared to the shepherds
keeping watch over their focn b. night
and said unto them Fear not, for bring
yoa god tidinss Of great joy. which shall
be 10 all people. Fo< unto you is born this
day. in the city Of David. Saviour. which
is Christ the LoSd. And suddenly there
was with the angel multitude Of the
heavenly host Raisins God and saying.
Glory TO Cod in the highest, and On earth
peace. good will toward men
The Christmas season most wildly re-
calls the lo~iy manseT. over which shOne
the mystical light Of the star Of the east
and the touching picture Of the gentle
mother caring for her little child; and by
ii we are reminded that the birth Of this
innocent babe brought redemption 10 a
sinful world and led mankind 10 a state
Of civilization such as had never been
dreamed Of. Prior to the coming Of the
Messiah, evil abOunded everywhere in the
record Of mans existence. The nations
which had risen 10 the highest mark Of
civilization were grovelins in the depths
Of depravity, and the teachings Of their
statesmen and sases tended only 70 fur
Their degrade them. Rome had lost almost
every trace Of the sanctities Of family life,
and Greece. with her Plato and Aristotle,
could not even measure Or understand the
dignity Of simple motherhood. The aged,
the suffering, the helpless Of every class
and condition cried in vain for aid in their
distress. There was no power on earth 10
curb the selfish cruelty and brutal inhu-
manity Of men.
But Christ came and taught and suffered
and died. and to-day in every part Of the
earth where honor is held in esteem and
virtue may win It's just reward, where the
heart Of man goes out in pity to the aged
the suffering, the helpless. it is to Christ
mas Day that such conditions owe their
birth.
Good cheer should be cultivated at all
seasons Of the year. but Christmas time
should bring US more than good cheer it
should be a time Of mirth and gladness
and Of universal good will and sympathy.
when wrongs should be forgiven and for
gotten and sOrrows buried, for a while. at
least; and all hearts should rejoice in the
glad tidines proclaimed from Judah's hills
and plains when the Prince Of Peace was
born. when God. through His son. came
down to earth that man might be redeemed
and find his way up to God
There is nothing in the world more com
mendable than the efforts Of parents to
delight and make happy their children at
this time Of the year There is nothing
more beautiful than the disposition among
children to crafty and please their par
ents by little acts Of duty and Of love.
There is nothing more ennobling than that
sweet kindness and charity which prompt
the more fortunate Of mankind to gener-
Gus deeds at Christmas time in behalf OF
those who are not so well to do.
Let us at this glad season do all in our
power TO cheer the hearts Of all with whom
we come in contact-not alone the young
and bouyant nor those who are nearest to
us by the ties Of nature, but the sick, the
sorowful, the helpless and the aged and
more especially those who most need ouI
sympathy and charity
The SENTINEL commends to all its read.
ers the time-honored greeting "A Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year r.