The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-12-27
ST. MARGARET's NEWS
Father j. N. Samuels- Bellhoder, Niea

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minds one Of the passage III which St.
John so wildly describes the church,
the spouse Of Christ, arrayed in her
i beauty as bride to meet her hus-
I band. This simple, beautiful arrange
|ment was made By the faithful women
Of the church, Mrs. Stella Porter. Mrs.
| Mollie Nesbit, Mrs. Laura Boone, Mrs.
Kezia Jackson, and Mrs. Dollie Cypret.
These faithful women prepared the
bride for the coming Of the King.
A peculiar holiness filled the church
at the six-o'clock service and eelebra-
Ition, Christmas morning. The people
were never more radiant and attentive
and responsive; nor were they more
receptive of the entire spirit, mes4
|sage, import, and acceptation Of the
! Christmas glory and divine joy. The
choir sang sWeetly, with strong, happy
voices, outpouring its soul IN hearty
praise and alteration. Those whose
spirits were alive to the occasion
and all we're alive whose eyes saw,
and whose ears heard, could not but
Iof the first angelic messengers and
link these beautiful hymns with those
liken the voices that sang them to the
voices of the heavenly choir 1t was
a truly uplifting service The vicar
was apparently in a happy frame Of
mind, and in his Christmas message
fairly revelied in the realm of the
mystic glory seen and felt by those
who tune their souls and thoughts
with heavens King. But his feet we're
standing upon solid earth, as when,
for instance, he urged the people to
practical deeds of angels when, after
! their high communion with Christ,
they resume their earthly relations.
They, in their contemplation, and IN
thas.. meditation, will come face to
face with angelic hosts, and from
them receive a glorious message Of.
lpeace and good will; and after this
they must investigate the practical
truth Of it. What they discover to be-
good and true they must accept and
publish abroad; what they discover to
be evil and not true, they must leave
severely alone.
He called those men and women an
gels who do a kindly deed with no
other objeat than to help and save
their fellow men. That is the signifi-
canoe Of Christmas, built upon the
birth and Office Of Christ.
The official family Of the church,
with two other gentlemen, cenmuni-
cants, gladdened the heart Of the Wcar
with a princely gift on Christmas eve.
1t was 50 absolutely unexpected, SO
genuinely spontaneous OIL the pant of
the entire company of good inan, that
TT took away the courage AID speech
of the reverend gentleman for quite
Ia time. It was presented BIZ delega-
tion composed Of Mr.. VIM. Smith, Mr..
Jos. Hickerson, Mr. Edward Parsons,
and DR.. L. FL, Cox, who made the
speech Of presentation 1T was given, L
he said, as slight mark Of aBpre-
ciation by members Of the Executive
Board and two other men, communi-
cants, who insisted to be included in
the procuring of the gift They hoped
lit would interpret in some way their
high regard and deep feeling Of re-
spect, their entire confidence in his
integrity, and their pride IN owning
him as their leader That il would
brighten his birthday christmas day
is the wears birthday and add cheer
to his Christmas joys The vicar
haltingly and in tones suppressed With
feeling, sincerely thanked the GENTLE
men, and expressed the hope that to-
gether they may yet do the great
work awaiting to be done by the
church and her faithful children. Hell
stood ready to expend his energy, and
felt sure that the harmonious relation
which ever existed among them is an |
earnest of what is to be and, God
will, will be. He wished them all 4
purse overflowing with gold and sill
Merry Christmas with the perpetual
benediction Of the Father OF al bless
ings.
But this was not all The ladies' If
the church, not wishing to be outdone
we suppose, struck terror in the heart
of Mrs. samuels- -Belboder, terror
which reacted in a joy which will last
for lifetime. These good angels pre-
sented to Mrs. Samuels- Belboder a I
yer, as a mark of their respect and
appreciation. This gift was presented +
BY Mrs. Nesbit and Miss Mabel Fin
ley. The vicar was SO delighted with
the beautiful spirit underlying these
kindnesses that he regrets his inabil-
ity to express his gratitude. and feels |
that God is in the hearts Of his people.
Services as usual on Sunday morn
inc. PRAYER and sermon at eleven
,'clcck. Evensong and Sci IA ii al four