The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-12-23
BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS
THE FAIRIES and
BROWNIES.

Editorial by the late Col w. G. r..
Breckenridge ia Lexington Herald.
December -. 1907
On this Sunday morning before
Christmas We desire 70 avow publicly
aud 10 put on permanent record our
un.mpa.red faith IN Santa Claus. ia the
fairies and the brownies. and We are
sorry there are no msrmaids ~ the
reservoir and no wood uymphs in the
bluegrass pastures. One Of our gney-
ancas against those who introduced the
/ production uf tobacco Boo this exquisite
section oi Kentucky b. chat they are
RES Iusi1l- lot the destruction OF our
uac4Iaiei woodland aud Tor Jaa con-
srqgeTt punishment of wood uymyhs 20
more favored sections. IN the past We
had delightful cosrespU with res
ideuts OF Nod Town ia DrcamlanI. aud
in our home these letters, written in
beautiful handwriting. postmarked
with The stamp Of that country and
delivered 10 ways never fully revealed.
were OF untold delight. aud no member
OF the family enjoyed them more Jhan
the writer. lie is sorry that there are
no, children with whom. at this Dnrist.
mas, he could read, comment upon and
enjoy similar letters. And why not
believe in Santa Claus aud the fairies
and the brownies Are only the WISH
Die TO be regarded as in eNistence; are
there no unseen realities? The very
heavens are PeopIcd with glorious
friends. Ia that little mountain where
the prophet had found refuge when the
enemy surrounded il. and his servant
In his fright declared all was lost. there
was host around about him, for when
his eyes we're opened "behold the
mountain was full Of horses and chart !
OTIS Of fire around about Elisha. lei
would not be any loss Of tine this |
morning # the increduous would brush |
the dust of their unused Bibles, taking |
them out of the places whore they have
been SO carefully put, and read this .
account of Elisha and his practical and
lneredulous servant. To save them the .
trouble Of using concordance we sug-
gest they will find this account in the
III. Kings, VI. 1918, and while they
have the Bible in their hands we rec
ommend that they turn over to He /
brews and read that wonderful recital
by Paul Of the worthless of whom the
world was not worthy and his exult-
ant exclamation; Wherefore seeing
We also are compassed about with SO
great a cloud Of witnesses" and thea
dare To deny that this world has un-
seen realities; that we are indeed linz
tied to the physical senses and there
are about US no other beings than those
We can touch aud handle and abuse
and, II need be. cheat.
We pit7 the house where the chill
dren are not taught that around them
are indeed higher, purer, nobler pow
ere guiding, guarding, protecting, low
ing: that they are not surrounded by
guardian angels from whose love they
can never be separated. and whose eyes
always watch them. The belief in this
unseen but ceaseless guardianship; in
the reality Of this higher and sleeplesa
power is of incalcuable value. And
the belief in Santa Claus and in his
fairies and serving brownies
is only the natural, unconscious, in
stinctive aspiration OF the human soul
for companionship with the purer aud
benign beings whom it feels must exist.
Aud why do we honor Christmas?
Why make il "A holiday? Why seek to
make it joyful-R season Of joy and
great love? II is because the world
accepts the profound truth that an I'M
seen and risen Christ does live; lives
IN the highest sense Of live; lives j
10 work. to love, to guard. And so,
turing tins festive season, the children
talk Of the unseen Santa Claus; let no I
,ne dare TO tear from them the sweet
ielusion, the delicious companionship.
He who d, stroys faith. giving moth
ng in its stead, is an enemy TO the I
human soul. 1t can harm no child TO c
feel that he Is the special object of the Y
owe, the kindly care. the generous a
Of this unseen and n
miraculous Santa Claus; that he-ehild 4
as he isis yet beloved, for himself. 4