The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-12-15

MAS,
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,, REV. THOMAS B GREGORY.
tkG1 ~ HR1sTMAS, both in its ritual and in its sentiment, is almost
as old as Humanity itself. As far back 3 you can go we
&VL find something very like the Yulstide festival season
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.~nN$$kNt, rownes. . lttleness. Its spirit is a broad a. humanity.
E8REfY@ are invited to. and are entitled to. take part in it. glad
s~9Mc yely phitul i. the human being who in ii. midst Of
31ndreary's bird. It is a season, not for isolation and loneliness. but for
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Il bee wnsn we sssR ga Is t TO . think tn nd Of the way yh in t Sai: ss, the G ;s issrs.s originated mated
to be the occasion of deep rejoicing and mulaform gadness.
:. t Beyond yss;a. !, doubt DE- tse the ss1 1ssiy sa, had it., v birth ava; iva h up in s the frozen n, North nth
rible; and it was quite natural that at the turn Of the sun, when the light
And by degrees the festivities Of the men Of the far north worked their
meant ~es to te sunshine ner an sSsh heat sse Without % i twhieh the ' hsm asn r mssn must nts p 3 %s''
the gentle gentle. the compassionate. who, taking pity . them DESTROYED the
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Christ-not the petty Christ Of the professional theologian, but the
Christ Of Humanity-stands for OPTIMISM. All is well. Let not your
hearts be troubled. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. In reality
there is no evil, the thing w call "ev1" being but good in the making. II
am come that ye might have life. not death; confidence, not despair; glad
less, not weeping and waiing"
Away with all grouchiness and greed, all doubt and despairl This il
the season of love and good will. of hope and eadness. Joy il always and
everywhere "orthodox" and in order.
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let your worhest and braves. sentiment assert itself to the full.
Let joy be uncon6nedl Again be is said, CALI. IS WELL" The Sun
il not going to be conquered by the Frost King; the anarchists are not
going to overthrow the Constitution Of the United States and the govern.
ment that vas inaugurated by u Venerated WaShinQton: IN spite OF tho
little politicians who nv ready to "eive up to party what va meant for
mankind" the ways and means Of lettering the condition Of mankind will
surely be found; the life Of men and nations shall not have been in vain;
and al for Old Death, who awaits 1T the end Of the little earthly way,
Tor all that we to the contrary he may turn out to be our best friend.
Those who have crossed the north Atlantic in winter need not bs
reminded Of the uplifting and ioygiving influence Of the gulf stream.
Those who have felt it can never forget II. Once fairly upon the mysterious
~river of the sea" the chill ad nunbness Of ones body and soul depart,
the rigid muscles relax, the pentup feelhnes let themselves loose in singing,
20 be refasMoned for the better. - so Va
And such IL Christmas. with its good will and good cheer. its brave
confidence and spontaneous gladness. It TT the gulf stream of life, warm.
ing u into the sentiment Of q common humanity with it, unsAfshness
and comradeahip. and impartng to rs all the glad sense Of security and
victory.