French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-12-26
CHRISTMAS 1s1Is

America approaches the Christmas
season this year with a heart over
/ flowing with gratitude to- the Giver of
/ all Good for the manifold BLESSINGS
vouchsafed during the year now
rapidly drawing to a close. Timely
intervention by divine hand has
again brought peace to a bleeding
world and established beyond con-
/ tfoverSy that the Christian religion
shall prevail throughout the universe.
Victory over death was won on Calvary
eighteen hundred years ago. BY the
Esame guiding hand right triumphs
| yer might today and ushers in another.
era of joy and good will Christmas
/ is here and all christendom rejoiees
in the message of cheer it brings this
year.
In the opinion of every educated and
consecrated mind, no writer can ap-
prOpriately refer to, or comment upon,
Christmas day without going back TO
that day of glad tidings nineteen hum
dred and eighteen years ago, when
the wise men of the East, at Herod,S
bidding, went into Judea, and seeking
out the child, Christ sfell down and
worshipped him and when they had
opened their treasures, presented un-,
to him gffts-gold and frankincense
and myrrh." From the day those wise
men established the precedent for the,
custom of gift-making on the advent
. of our Saviour into the world. each
succeeding generation has Spracticed
the beautiful spirit of making. glad
the hearts OF youths and maidens,
husbands, wives, mothers and fathers,
kindred and friends. <a
Christian. people the = world over
make of the Christmas period season,
OF fellowship and good cheer It Is;
indeed, the day of generous feeling,
kind impulse and benevolent tendencys. !.
a day when deeds Of charity are be-.
slowed often, too, by those who know
not to give at any other time; joyous
day on the morning Of which came
into this sin smitten universe the;
greatest blessing the mind Of man
could possibly conceive; the day,
above all others, that the people Of
every cline throughout Christendom
should most fittingly observe. Be-
cause of this glorious day nineteen
hundred and eighteen years ago went
forth the joyful proclamation: Be
hold we bring you glad tidfngs Of
great joy,
It should be the purpose Of every
one to make glad the hearts of those
around him. Let one and all strive
to carry pleasure into the homes of
those in distress, taking due notice
| of the poor, the sick and unfortunate
individuals in every walk Of lite. 1t
is more blessed to give than to re-
lceive. ..,sT The EearroSe of AgGEyzGhr1ssA
tian heart should be to bestow com
! forts, in so far as fortune will per-
nit, upon the needy ones in their
midst. to see that one day in the
year, at least, nobody goes without
dinner.
| Happy are those who dispense the
necessities of life to the deserving
poor, accompanied by pleasant SMILE
| a glad hand and a message or cheer.
On no other day of the year does
so much joy come to the little chill
dren of parents who are able to pro-
vide them with Christmas joys, until
their little 'tcup runneth over" What
day of pleasure and joy with them.
! Should we not let: every gladness
enter their little hearts with rejo1c-,
! ings, expressed by the innocent Ut
| terances of their cheerful voices be
ourselves impressed with the truth
and benef1cence which the day COM
lmemOrates.
To those who are charitably inclined
the opportunity to change joys into
sorrows and tears into smiles is Of
fered. Even small tokens of the true
Christmas spirit will be appreciated by
the poor little children to be found
in almost every community under the
shining sun.
Remember the widow and orphan,
the sick and afflicted in the exercise
of the Christmas spirit this year and
may your cup of Joy be filled to over
flowing.