The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-25


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NY WILLIAM +. ELLIS.
s Christmas accentuates the place Of
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nrlsknes Wathout their n'erry
ter and excitement. the spirit OF the
day dweils In the heart OF the child.
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hare no children should make tneir
first concern to celebrate at least a
part OF the great day In the presence
Of little ones: and especially of little
ones whom their own forethought and
bounty has made glad.
The difference which child makes
Al ! home has been noted by every
body. The babe il q heavenly meg
senxer OF humanfzing. love-evoking,
youth -renewing thought provoking.
tamil -osTnentinx powers. A ehildisss
home seems more like hotel. . mere
h6bftation. than like a true home.
Without little one to keep them
tender and sympathetic. men and
women grow peevfsh and selfish and
And what a difference has been
made In the whole world by the
Christmas Babe! All the Christmas
trees have been lighted by Him. All
the happy laughter of merry hearts
~ this gladdest season is OF His In
SEPARATION. The loving gift-giving. the
noble sacrifices, the tender charity,
with which this season abounds. all
have their source In the Manager.
Whole nations, too. have found liber-
~ and life as they have followed the
Christmas star The radiance OF that
star is today penetrating to the re-
~, IN our own Christmas keeping, to
recall the significance of the fact that
the same occasion is being observed
On all the continents of earth today.
TIA Hs-ns - Echoes.
All the Joyous racket Of Christmas
interchangeable footing of tin horns, the
beating OF toy drums, the whirr of
miniature machinery, and the whole
welcome medley of Christmas sounds
---is, after ALL real echo of the
angels songs. This merry making Of
the little children, as truly as the
superb music of the multitude OF
especially trained Christmas choirs.
continues the message Of peace and
good will which first sounded on the
:I,,<lear bi1lr n ~. dc mot find the
Christ In the life OF today we cannot
fIx<f him hack In Bethlehem
BY the days happiness Of little
children. nv the rude sinplicity of the
ncen.a ~ fha Advent nv the revela-
fion. thaf came TO plain man about
their common ways, Christmas sum-
mons this old world back to the heart
81 chfidbood ana 10 the simple lows.
TAt "a awav with the excessive
eopS,isfIeation that fs suffocatinr our
zeal Iife. strin OF thp piied-up
material accessories that keen us In
honda1e Tet ma he brave enough to
fotlow thA Wise Men and the star to
ffe sifttle town az Bethlehem.
m. varIa Needs f,hrtstmax.
whan we coms TO think deeply on
f,,s .nb,ect we ace that this old world
suat 1,ad H. have 4 Christmas to keep
A. frorn wearing out. The renewing
r,r.ver7nf ttia festival ~ love Is really
nscessarv 10 the naaintenance of life
a. 4 high iavel II we iid not have
r~hrfstYnss ht,nanitv would soon get
the homeless look In its ewes which
r,4s,rlr. heathensfom. The kings birth
dav would seem to be parf of the
T,ivsns nlar ~, Ireep the world young.
n fhe. handa that were once dim
nIea habv hands. atretcYsed out witt,
saoirsr ana crowinra toward Mother