The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
ny WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

nv WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
Christmas accentuates the place OF
children in the home. somehow, S IN
mas does not seem Christmas t ml.a
+hair merry laughter and excitement.
+he shirt of the day dwells IN the neai
of the child That is why All the un
terminates who have no chlloren sIIoute
make it their first concern TO celeu a. a.
AT least a part of the great day IN tie
S,roeenca Of little ones; and especially
IF little ones whom their own ioie-
Thought and bounty has made glao.
The 6ffference which child makes III
q. home has been noted by every pous
The babe is heavenly lhes tIC ls,11,e,s,-
humanizing. love-evoking. youth-reheW-
ing thought provoking, famlly-cemeHl-
in9 mowers. A childless home seems
more like a hotel. mere napIe ~
than like a true home. Wllhou. ~,
lie one to keep them tender ana SSinI
nathetic, men and women grow peeNi'iA
I'd selfish and over particular.
And what a difference has been MAJ MAJ
:, the whole world by the Chrlst1laS
BABEL All the Christmas trees nc
been lighted by Him. All tne n@ rIo9
1anghter of merry hearts at TINS sI ~
daS3 season is of His inspiration. ne
loving gift-giving. the noble sacrlll 90
+ba tender charity, with Wnch thie
season abounds. all have their source ~
the manager. Whole nations 100, N a.,
fOnnd liberty anu AlAS eNH' AZ
loved the Christmas star. The raoi-
ance of that star is today penetratIl5
10 the remotest corners OF EARN -
MS tarry, in our own Cnrlstllas ~
ing. to recall the significance oi
fact that the same occasion IS 'pellS
lI'sor1ad in all the continents OF earth
today.
Tin Horns as Echoes.
An tho iovous racket of Christmas
,orninp-+he footing of tin horns, Inc
heating of toy drums the WHIT " III III
nature machinery, and the WHoIc e
come medley of Christmas souIiue
AFTER all a real echo of the angels sons'
mis- rnerry-making of the little emu tI
as truly as the superb music OF tIte
,orltitude of especially trained Chrlst
mas choirs, continues the messase
neace and good will when llrsI 81 -
ed on.tha Judean hills. we 40 NJ .o
6-d TIE Christ in the life of today we
cannot find him back in BetnleIient
Rv fine DAYS happiness OF little cLllio
dren by the rude simplicity o. er,o
scenes of the Advent, by the reverb -. 80
mat came to plain men about tIeil
enr,or,o1 wavs. Christmas summons TINS
old world back to the heart OF cnliu.
mood and to the simple joys Lei uS
away with the excessive sophis tlcot 80
that if suffocating our real HE, Sliip
off the piied-up material ac - sc he
hat keep us in bondage. Let US NC
trava enough to follow the WISE men
"a the Star to the little town OF betli-
lehem.
The World Needs Christmas.
When we come to think deeply on tne
s1biect. we see that this old Worlu jug
had to have a Christmas " AoeP
from wearing out. The renewing poWsi
Of This festival of love is really neceo-
- tn the maintenance of life on d
high level. If we did not have Cnrlso
mas, humanity would soon get the NOPE
less look in it's eyes when MARKS .1'-Id
ende1n. The kings blrthday MOu ~
seem. to be part of the DIVINE p''Nii
keen the world young.
In the hands that were once oliI I
Med baby hands, stretched out Win
cooings and crowings toWaru MoLno1
Mary. is the key to all the puzzlns
problems of our time: A Gninese
notable book in German to show now
4he Orient's claimant needs cannot pc
met by mere culture; but ChrlsI' anu
Christ alone, can satisfy the great ue-
1nands of his people TINS is the lalth
which Christmas re-establishes. ClVl-
Iization advances only as it hastens.
like the Magi of old, to the King OF
love The imagination is beWndereo
nv the spectacle of the followers III
the train of the three-the Consum-
ers' League, so active at SlIis tiIs,
time: the many special Christmas
charities; the juvenile courts, chill
dren's asylumS and orphanages; the
crusades again preventable diseases
the child labor laws; the socletles Tor
the prevention of cruelty TO anlnais'
the hospitals and schools and church
es-au these have been called into
existence by the Christ who is in
very sense the worlds Saviour and
King.
Following Our Stars.
The wisdom of the Wise Men con-
sisted in their willingness to pursue
fhe highest vision they knew. Christ
mas renresents idealism. 1t is the day
sacred to all who are brave enough to
dream greatly. One of its lessons is
that which Edwin Markham has writ
ten,
I'm spite of the stare of the wise and
the worlds deriSion,
Dare travel the star-blazed road, dare
follow the vision"
To have a glorious quest; that is
life. The pursuit of the noblest goal
is the WorthieSt occupation OF man.
That is the eternal teaching of the
Wise Men They were no impractical
dreamers. out of touch with real life:
the worst, as well as the best, may
be found in this Christmas story.
Herod and his fellow-piotters were
there; but, they, like all evil, were
doomed to be foiled. The good is
sure to triumph. Christmas is COM
ing for the whole world.
That is the creed of this new era.
There's a guide time time coming"
Turkish soldiers may stand guard
over contending sects at the literal
manger today, but still the Christmas
peace spreads everywhere Even the
turbulent Ottoman empire is being
emancipated to liberty, fraternity and
equality by the genius of Jesus. A
day of world-interest has dawned.
The churches are seriously consider
ing how they may best give Christ
mas to the uttermost person on earth.
Yet doth the Star of Bethlehem shed
A luster pure and sweet;
And still it leads as once it led,
To the Messiah's feet.
o Father, may that holy Star