The commonwealth., 1918-01-02
IF WE ONLY KNEW!

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Only four words and yet those words signify
' that today we reckon our time from the year in
which Christ was born-that Christ was our
IDEAL man--our PERFECT man-the ONLY
man who was in ALL THINGS A MAN!
And in the infancy Of the new year shall we
keep before us the record of the MAN whose
memory and whose deeds even time itself cannot
dim?
Shall we keep before us the memory of the
man in whose honor we write 1872
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A New Year!
VIII it reaveal to us A MAN?
Is there one among us whose life is so spot
IeSs--whose deeds are so gorious--that the years
and centuries Of time will but add lustre to his
fame?
Is there?
And if not WHY NOT?
viii the new year produce even one man-one
REAL MAN-who will tower above his fellow
men as Christ did above ALL men?
And will that MAN come from OUR ranks
from OUR little circle?
Will it be YOU?
And if not WHY NOT?
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A New Year is born
And what will WE be in this year?
We may not be Christ, but we MAY keep be-
fore us the memory of his gentle humility. his
kindly deeds, of his great sacrifice that the world
might be better, and stronger, and grow in the
enlightenment of advancing civilization.
We may take into our business lives his spirit
of honesty and of truthfuIness and of fairness to
our fellow men,
We may not reach his degree of perfection, but
we MAY so conduct our business dealings and
our private lives that we will not be reproach to
one who gave his all for us.
1t would cost us NOTHING to keep his glor-
ious memory before us, to follow at least slightly
in his footsteps, and it would be of INESTIMA-
BILE VALUE to us.
BUT WILL WE?
Or will we spend six days of the week in serv-
ing the devil and expect an hour in church on Sun
day to boost us through the Peary Gates?
VIII We be MEN?
We may be the one, or the other-AS WE
CHOOSE.
But which WILL it be?
And again, ONLY TIME WILL. TELL.
Jerusalem is at last in Christian hands and
the preaching Of Peter the Hermit has been vim
dicated. During the twelve hundred years in
which it has been in the hands of the Moslem it
would be hard to estimate the lives sacrificed in
the attempt to wrest it from him. 1t should
never again be deseCrated by his presence, to say
nothing of his csgtrol. The Holy City should
revert to its rghttul owners and the entire terri
tory of Palestine with it. They should have q
free hand in rebuilding Jewish nation if they
so will
The President said 81 hear criticism and the
clamor Of the noisy, thoughtless and troublesome"
And ne could not have more fittngly described
them If he had searched the dictionary for ad- !
iectves.
Yellow Bob is perfectly willing for Senators to
get so busy looking into other things that they'll
forget that little treason matter.
Our voting sisters travel fast-they are al
ready talking of 100 Congresswomen in the next
House
Uncle Sam will start the new year with one
HiuhplhS Dug reSolutlOn--t0 WIN the war.
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Sure, there are wordless weddings - every
time pair of deaf mutes hook up
W A /,
Anyway we can look back to it as a record
high-priced Christmas as the bills come in.
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When it comes to compsuory swearing off, we {
favor it--for profiteers. i
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a fellow may talk thrift gbly and still be a
spendthrift
VI m VI
Nobodys suggested shootless battle over
there
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