The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-12-14
"THE PRINCE OF PEACE"


hearts Of Christendom turn to the words
that fell from His lips. Again we COM
memorate the birth of Him who shall
make us free indeed But now we come
with hearts bowed down under a world
sorrow and minds clouded by a veil
through which it would seem impossible
to pierce. When we would slug acclaim
to the Prince of Peace, we look out over a
world drenched in war and blood. We
see on every hand misery and suffering,
human conditions which he gave his life
to alleviate And it has been so long
since he made the sacrifice, that hope al
most turns to despair.
Can we by any means CLEAN one ray of
comfort from that cryptic remark which
we quote above? Was the omniscient
mind projecting itself into the future and
seeing the mighty struggles through
which his Word must adventure e'er it
reached enforcement in the hearts of
mankind?
We cannot but believe that such was
the case. Too well He knew the awful de-
pravity Of the unregenerate heart of
man; too well He knew the fearful lust of
pride and power against which men must
battle and under which they must be
ground to powder; too we'll He knew by
what slow degrees the world would be
brought to a realization of the fact that
but one human attribute can ever be TAX
en- into the great Beyond-love.
1t was said of Him that "he was in the
world and the wrold knew him not If
the world, then, knew him not, how much
less shall it know his teachings without
diligent study and search?
It would be we'll for the American peo-
pie, as they approach the anniversary of
the Messianic Birth, to again fortify
themselves with the teachings of the Son
of Man. We should look into the nation
al heart and see that in the momentous
conflict before us, we harbor no unworthy
motives by which we may help to defer
the consumation of His benedction,
peace earth, good will to men," 1t would
be we'll that we again assure our own
Right and Truth.
Having, then, assured our hearts of
these things let us revert to just one in
cident in His life. Let us recall that when
He found the temple of God profaned
with a scourge of cords He drove the pro-
faners from its precincts Wonderful
man! For His own safety He would not
contend but for the honor of His Father
yes!
Was it a divine pointing of the way for
his followers all down the ages? Surely
it could not have been trivial incident of
no particular significance to man. Such
incidents had no place in His life.
Assured, then, that peace loving, mer-
cy loving America has but one aim, the
preserving Of the sanctity of the Fathers
temple-that temple which is the great
heart of humanity-we can approach this
benign season with hearts attuned to its
significance-the anniversary of the
earthly advent of the Prince of Peace
Coming in this spirit, we, like the shep-
herds of old on the Judean hills, may catch
a glimpse of that light that shall dispel
the darkness of ignorance and avarice
and shall make of all men followers and
champions of the Right
And as we approach that day let it be
with hearts that can feel for all peoples
everywhere Let it be with a fervent
hope that soon the clouds that now encom-
pass Us may be rifted and dispersed, and
the beneficent sun of worldwide right
eousness may shine thenceforth forever
Let it be with a faith that the eternal prin-
ciples of Justice and Right for which we
stand will ultimately rule the earth, and
man see his fellow man for that which he
is-his brother.
Since the knitting needle has taken the
place of the darning needle, friend hubby
is gradually getting rid of his corns, even