Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27

found ourselves poor that where we thought
10 be impoverished we were enriched. The
world is built upon lovely plan IL we take
time to study the bue.prlnts of the heart
HUMANITY must be forgiven much for
IL having invented Christmas. What does
IL matter that a great poet and philosopher
urges 'the abandonment OF the masculine
Dronoun in illusions to the First or Funda-
mental Energy? Theology Is not saddled
upon pronouns; the best doctrine is but three
words God is Love, Love. or kindness, Is
iuhdamental energy enough TO satisfy any
orooder. And Christmas Day means the
birth OF a child that is to say. the trumph
OF Iite ana hope over suffering.
Just for few hours on Christmas Eve
'ahu CHRISTMAS Day the stupid, harsh
mechanism of the world ruas down and we
permit ourselves to live accordine IN nm
uammeled common sense, the unconouerable
efficiency Of good will. We grant ourselves
the complete and selfish pleasure of loving
others better than ourselves How odd II
seems how uannturally happy we ara, wv
reel there must be some mistake and rather
ytarn FOR the familiar frictions and dis
uessCs' Just for few hours we purge out
VI VI every hsart the lurking grudge." We
SNOW then that hatred Is form of illness
mat suspicion and pride are only fear: thai
,ne rascaIly acts of others are perhaps in
.ne queer webwork of human relations. due
TO , some cailousness of our own. who
IN nj
In Nashville or fired a gun in Iouvoin haN
cause we looked SO intolerably Snug In pbiIa
delphia III "''a-
~ Al christmas we tap that vast reser-
NnoT oi WISDOM and strength-call 1t eff
cheney Or the fundamental energy II Won
wiil-kindness. And our kindness tboni,
he"Neh' Is not the placid kindness of angels
u 10 Neined with human blood IT is ful NJ
TSe urar''es, run & irritatIons frustrationg A man
80 pof cei' kind would be intolerable As
wise man said, the milk OF human kind
ness ness easily curdles into cheese. We like our
.,,lenus arections because we know 'the
.lneture OF mortal acid Is in them. We re-
49, o., .nt satlriSt who remarked that to
ioNe ones self Is the hezinning Of a iiseions,
romance. We know 3his lifelong rnneanns ,neapm
VIII resume les sway we shall ,osa on, 80
pers, oe obstinate, peev,sh and Crant W.
an"i huset and fume while waiting our turn
III the BARRIERS chair: we shall arona 49,
muddle and NOPE And vet for n fas, @ "I'u
whaL happy vision that was! And wo turn
on CHRISTMAS Eve, to pages which those u,hn
speak our tongue Immortality associate VIII
~ t"C ~ Son-the , pages of Charles Dickens
IT. oi humanity endures as long as The
thihK 1t loves, and those pages ara maoIoa 'na n
% Iu,i oi u as pound cake Ia full of fruit A
@ pouhu cake VIII keep moist three years q
sP'"se cake Is dry in three days
A. now humanity has its most beautiful
a. and most appropriate Chrlstmas. vi,t.
Peace' AS the Magl OF Versailles gradualIv
unwind FOR us the tissue paper and red rib.
oon 'or red tape) from this greatest OF ali
gifts let us in days to come measure ,,n 70 70
wnst mas been born through such anguish
ana horror II war is illness and pencs Is
health, let us remember also that heaItS is
not merely a blessing to he received intocf
once and for all 1t Is not a substance hr,t
s.snoS condition, to be maintained only by SOUND
IsBHme; sen-dlsclpline and simplicity Tst
the Wise Men not be too wise let fhsr, ~.
member those other Wise Men who after
their long journey and their ga9e .,,r,.,'s
ings, found only q Child '"'iHis'