The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-13
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a Message of Christmas.

| AS one of the handsomest and most
interesting of the Christmas issues,
the December number OF The The.
osophical Path (the official organ Of
the Theosophical Movement, edited
by Katherine Tingley Point Iona,
Cali takes a prominent place. Ap-
Ipropriate to the season are two note.
worthy articles, The Christos Legend
and ith Meaning, by Gertrude van
Pelt, NJ. d., and The Message of Christ.
Imastide, by Charles Maxon. We quote
| from the latter. Were we to look
only at the outer picture of the world.
we might well be appalled,, we might
well proclaim the message of peace
and good will failure and mockery;
but there is an inner fact in human
mature, forgotten, set at naught, pro-
famed, defled and denied, yet uncon.
querable, reasserting itself though re-
buffed ten million times 1t is this
fact, the central most stupendous
fact and reality in life, and at the very
heart of things is Divinity itself, that
at the very core and root of our being
is the divine essence, immortal, un-
changeable, sun-bright, glorious, pure:
1T is this fact that all unknowing we
celebrate on Christmas morning; it
is this gracious fact, that all unknown
to ourselves, prevents us from the sui
eide of utter despair when we face the
awful picture of the worlds injustice,
suffering, and conflict"
"On Fiction" by Kenneth Morris,
is distinct and notable contribution
to literature. As to the origin of fic-
tion, he says, But we suggest that
it was neither the desire to brag that
began it, nor the mere delight of de-
scribing men and adventures. The
world within precedes the world with
out; there are mountains, dragons,
forests, battles and voyages in the
soul; lacking which, their mere ex-
ternal antitypes would be no better
than hollow and uninteresting. The
whole article is worth quoting. ItI
should be read in full. Mr.. Morris also
contributes one of his exquisite poems.
The Gods"
"A Remarkable Philosopher of the
Renaissance" by Oswald Siren, Phi.
D, professor Of the history of art in
the University Of Stockholm, is an in. |
tensely interesting account of one Of
the most remarkable men of the Mid |
die Ages, Giovanni Pico della Miriam
dola (born 1859.
A special feature of this issue is
the first Of series of articles by the
writer, DR.. George Warton
James, OH "The Zunis of New Mexico, +" |
describing their daily life and customs.
The article is well illustrated.
\ strong indictment against capital
is made in "A Blot Upon
The Record" by Lydia Ross, NJ. D.
rhe Spirit of the Age is summoned to
'ender his account of the Recording
Angel, who hears each era tell the
story of the pictures which it paints
lpon the screen of time. The article
concludes with the following: while
he world lasts it may read your XXth
century evidence of failure to under
stand or control the opposing forces
hat sweep through a handful of dust.
Word for word I will copy your own
confession of cruel sin and shameful
ignorance, which you have written in
etters of blood and sought to hide in
he awful shadow of the scaffold"
Other articles of distinct merit, all ,
worthy of special mention are "The
Significance of Eucken's Teaching,
y II. Alexander Fussell; The Song
I Life" by Herbert Coryn, NJ. D.;
a Fijian on the Decline of His Race" /
y H. T Edge, B. A. (Cantab), M. A.; /