The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-21
ny CHAMP CLARK
Speaker of the House q representatives,.

The glad song, Glory y God in the
hihgest, ana en- e.s'th peace. good
will toward men. rings through the
world with eyerinCreasiAs Nolame
and enthusiasm The men wcmeu
aud children Of oar time are not AZ,
gels. aut they Join the angelic choir
ia celebrating the greatest event IN
in the history eli the human race, and
we sing. as We are commanded, with
the spirit and the understanding
Christmas for nineteen nandged
years has been gradually becoming
the greatest festival of this world
the day for rejoicing purse strings
the day for being supremely happy
Dy making others happy which Is by
lar the easiest WY ot being happy
That is Illustrated by Dickens Christ
mas Carcl. which ala vast amount
OF good He did q great deal TO popu
larize Christmas. tor which we are
IAN his debtors.
Individually. I advocate santa claus
and play Santa Claus, though J am
smCothshaven and do pot drive his
famous team or ride IN his gorgeous
sled like Il sally forth on Christ
mas eve mingle with the happy
Joyous thr. ngs and de my last shop
ping FOR wife, children friends and
sCme strangers II gives me more
pleasure thsn To preside over tae
house al representatives, or nation
al convention Ii is a pleasure 10 pur
chase even small gift for scme rag
ged Urchin who Is unable 70 ouy one
for himself and whose parents. how
ever much they desire &c dc SO. are
prevented BY dire poverty AT no
other period Of the year Is there sncn
q complete pr1Gf OF the truth Of the
words. 1T is more blessed to give
than to receive The pleasure 81
seeing "a poor childs face light mp
with joy ana gratitude on receiving
unexpectedly even an orange, a boX
og candy, a tin whistle. pair oi
gloves, "a pictureboo6, a handker
chief or a pair ii stockings has ten
dency TO make a busy man sleep bet
ter and dream plessan dreams
dreams OF his own childhood al Christ
mastide Aar0un al Raschid must
have found his greatest happiness
when he went about disguised ming
ling with the multitude and doing
q
practiced by Napoleon ! have a kind
ly feeling for Big Tim Sullivan, vino
is the HarCund al Rashid OF the Bow
cry without any disguise. and whose
speciality is giving shoes unto the
poor Some gr0uchy folks condemn
utterly both Santa Claus and indis
criminate Christmas giving but the
bulk Of mankind clings to them The
grouchy ones do net count for much
They are kill-joYs so FAR as they go,
hut they do not 20 very far
| am an optlmist. not pessimlst
II is better te look upon the bright
side OF things tnan upon the dark
Every cloud has a silver iinins A
jubilee is more more pleasant music
than a miseree believe with all
my heart that tile world Is growing
better The glorious and joyous
Christmas spirit is beginning TO run
through the entire year. There is
more money given in this country to-
day IN charity in proportion To our
financial capacity than ever before.
Men and women are coming more aad
more TO the conclusion that we are
stewards for Gcd's suffering children
rel ice that lie IS opening the eyes
and hearts ef multi-millionaires 10
that great and beneficent truth. and
that they are more and more contrib
uting u charitable and educational in
stitutions We can not all make large
gifts, bat We can contribute the wild
ows mite
What is ii that has set 50 many per
sons to aiding in charitable work,
which is only the blessed Christmas
spirit in practice II is the parable
10 the Good Samaritan working in the
hearts oi men 5eaold a certain law
Ser stood up ana tempted iim say
ing, Master. what shall do 10 inherit
eternal iseY | have always regretted
| that that man was a lawyer. ! wish he
| had been doctor preacher. mer-
! cnaDt anything except a lawyer The
result Og the dis loeue between the
Saviour and the lawyer was the I'M
spring and eieyating doctrine Love
I THY neighs0r as thyseh which is
fast Dcc ming part OF the creed 81
ihc oHtire civilized rid.
wish that every boy and sul 10
America wcud, auripg fue t.urlstmas
| holidays commit; 70 memory The par
/ able az tAe Good Samaritan, aud that
( the emohling idea cotinuetaoinni
4 t6e emCpina idea contained in that
palaAse might become their rule 0l
cJnduct fr. after all, love Of hus.
bands and wives lote OF children.
! luve of humanity Love expands the
human s0ul Hatred, malice Jealousy
contracts and bardens the human
heart AVh le the hildren ,and the
grown folks tCoi. are committing
~ parable ithe Good Samaritan r9
memery ihey could d. themselves ait
other good turn by committing "a
memory and absorbing the spirit oi
Sd FHnla splendid rhapsody on char
! iiy ia the l3th caapter 81 First Ger
milaus Though speak with the
ipHsaes % men and # angels. and
| have not charity { am become as
sounding Dress or a linking synbai
-the Hnest message tn the entire
literature of the world The trUil is
I that paDl er wrote or uttered a
sentence Fhich wguid not be beneiF
cai - tbe 'ersUn committing il %
memJr1 His te{eusu 1piare King
Agfippa ie marFeicns forensic per
4Cgusnee aud his sermon 90 The