The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-12-23
THRISTMAS i. not only a mile mark Of
" another year, moving us to thoughts Of

@HRlSTMAS is not only a mile mark Of
w. another year, moving us to thoughts Of
~ self-examination; it is q season. from all
its associations. whether domestic or religious,
suggesting thoughts Of Joy. A man dissatisfied
with his endeavors Is a man tempted to sadness.
And in the midst of winter, when his life runs
lowest and he$i. reminded Of the empty Il chairs
of his beloved, II Is WELL BE shhsuld betcondemunped
to the fashion of the smiling face.-Robe1t
Louis Stevenson.
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HHOW many old recolectons and how
III many dormant sympathies does the
AA Qrstnas lime awakenlgH Happy, happy
Christmas. that can win us Back to the delusions
of our childish days; that can recall to the old
man the pleasure. Of his youth; that can trans
port the sailor and the traveller thousands of mile.
away, back to his own freside and his quiet
home. Fill your glass again. with a merry face
and contented heart. Our life on it. but your
Christmas shall be merry and your New Year a
happy one.-Charles Dickens.
mEMEMBER that a. surely as in that
Tx baby life at Bethlehem there lay the
LIN power which has run through all the
world; the power which makes Judea burn like
a star forever; the power which has TRANSPORTED
history;:the power which has made millions
Of men its joyous servants; the power Of the
milenniums yet to be, so surely in the humblest
souls humble certainty that it does love Christ,
there lies embodied all the possibility of the most
perfect .ainthood.-Phillips Brooks.
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TT is a good thing to observe Christmas Day.
The mere marking Of times and seasons.
u when men agree to stop work and make
merry together. is a wise and wholesome custom.
1t helps one to feel the supremacy Of the common
life over the individual life. 1t reminds a man
to set hi. own little watch. now and then, by the
great clock Of humanity. which runs on sun
dme.-Henry Van Dyke.
~ UPPOSE a note came on Christmas Day
~ saying not. Il send my love and best
~ wishes with thisspool-box, but, Il want
you to know that your patience. or courage, or
tenderness. during this last year. will help mo
to live more bravely and courageously this year."
What a Christmas present the receipt of such a
letter would be to any one Of us. What a gift
for any one Of US to send TO- the human heart
that has given US courage for the burden and
heat Of the day.-Margaret Deland.
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1HHE season Of regenerated feeling-he
season Of kindling. not merely the FIRE Of
II hospitality in the hall. but the genial
Fame Of charity in the heart. He who can turn
ehurlishly away from contemplating the felicity
Of his fellow beings. and can sit down darkling
and repining in his loneliness when all around
is joyful. may have his moments Of selfish graft
6caion, but he wants the genial and social
sympathies which constitute the charm Of q
Merry Christmas. Irving.
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NHY CHRISTMAS wish for all is that
A\y\\ they may taste the sweeness Of love.
AVN enter into the joys Of friendship. and
know the divine bene6cence Of helping someone
at present less fortunate than themselves. In
these words are we to find the living spirit Of
the human and eternal Christmas. The uni
versal gladness Of Christmas is proporioned to
the extent of its unsel6shness. People are happy.
not in what they get SO much as in what they
eive.-Minot ]. Savage.
cT1 ND there were in the same country shop
~ herds abiding in the field, keeping watch
4 u over their flock by night. And 10. the
angel Of the Lord came upon them. and the glory