The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-12-24
Yuletide Thoughts.
Christmas!

Does the word hold special signiti
canoe for you?
Does it mean more than just the
day on which Christ was born?
And does it occur to you that be-
cause of the birth of Christ the world
has emerged from darkness into the
cvilzing light Of humanity and
Christianity?
And do you remember on this day
OF universal giving that the Child OF
the Manger was the greatest of all
givers? That he offered up the only
thing he had to give-his life?
And if Christ could give his life
that we might have JOY in our souls,
could we not give just a little that
some one less fortunate may taste OF
the blessings of this day?
ONLY A WORD
So little, and so easy to give,
And yet that word. if spoken, might
bring cheer and little brightness to
the life OF some lonely person this
Christmas day-a day which to them
may hold little Of joy, may even be
but an empty name. tantaliZing
phantom of the brain.
Shall we pass beyond the beaten
track and speak that word?
Shall we make just little effort to
radiate the sunshine of our existence
yet little way .e,%ond our ow, Dire
sides?
Shall we devote a few minutes of
the day to the gladdening of the heart
of some wanderer who has no hus-
band, no wife, no children, possibly
no home?
Only a word!
But there are times in our lives
when even Il word is more precious
than gold.
AND TILE LITTLE ONES
Did YOU ever pass y child on Christ
mas day and forget to extend it a
cheerful greeting? Probab bly, you have
we all have.
And little children are so apprecia-
tive on Santa day!
They like to be rememberel-to
feel that they are OF some use in the
world hat they are of sufficient i'm
portance to command recognition
from their elders, from ''grown ups. !"
You was a child once, with the
same sensitive heart that beats i'm
each little breast, and you we'll
remember how pleased you felt when
some man or woman patted you on
the head and gave you kindly word.
Are you going to remember the
little ones on this day-this day that
should be joyful to them, as we'll as
to you? "
Perhaps there is some one in this
community who has no relatives, no
close friend, no one to extend them
the greetings Of Christ's day, no one
who cares if they he as the sheep that
is lost from the fold.
Most likely there is.
And quite likely in the enjoyment
of our own blessings we will be for
getful of the fact that close to us
"some one" is spending sad and
lonely day-that ">ome one" has not
received the message of good cheer
that ''some one may want for a
crust of bread-that "some one" may
even wonder if God ever intended
that Christmas should be for them!
But it is the way of the world today.
And we are OF the world. and of
today, and forgetful.
1t might be different.
1t could be different.
But will it?
How many times have you passed
an acquaintance or a stranger on
Christmas day with but perfunctory
''good morning." or nod of the
head? And how often has the same
courtesy been extended to you?
Cherry Christmas, Jack!
Greetings of the day, stranger.
How much different these would
sound, and what smile of pleasure
it would bring to the stranger within
your gates.
But we are worldly, and think
mostly of self, and Of the pleasures
we are to derive from the day.
And the stranger passes ON, with q
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