The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-22
bUllr 6rrat Gtftk
 (Contributed)
(Contributed)

,z <s4.y in the East shone for the wise men. They ;.rnee many days, bringing to the manager where the Christ child lay, their several tokens
 ev cave largely and we'll out of the bountiful treas M tst fheir labor had yielded up to them; each gave, ~ d,,bt 4hat which he believed best represented part If the world treasure and indicated most ms desre to serve
 x< tbe wise men brought to the lowly bed of Jesus
 ,,n,3o,,btedy measured by them by the standard of ts +;ss They were things of merchantabe value, the , 1f xrb;eh could be calculated in coin; but of that which was in their hearts there was no measure They av the Son of Mary the Great Gift, Love and Fidelity which were not qualities that would yea 10 measure nor could be determined by count.
 as fl was the first Christmas when the prophets
 ,f b fbe Infant Jesus so it is nowhere is ns of Love Happiness and Fidelity Willingness and deaira o serve should be big part of the Christmas Spirit.
 gova d girls go into the woods and bring home the Christmas tree Could you the sparkle in their eye the laughter that springs from the ecstacy of youth and thrills the heart of young and old?
 Could you measure the throbbing warmth of the tired heart of somebody's mother when toddling grand children happily bring her Christmas flower to bloom n the haowed shadows that fall about her in this late afternoon of life?
 You could not The measure of happiness is beyond human ca]culaton It swings out in the distance and be- vond the Imagination It is the Christian Spirit Love the Gift of gifts-the Great Gift that can and should make this holy anniversary the happies of the It is as wide as space long tme and as wonderful as life
 The Christmas tree is but a symbol. Large or small n means the same in heaven thousand candles cannot change it's symbolism. million ncandescent bulbs can not add the Slightest to its significance Without Love, Happiness and Fidelity has spirit and is nothing but that of which it is made. The with the gift
 The Christmas spirit is not alone for the rich. It is not alone for the poor It fine shades of social distinction It knows not the strong from the weak the sound bodies from those that have become twisted and broken. It knows nothing but human hearts; it asks nothing but that which you give-the Great Gift
 Do not commerciaize your Christmas. Do not let this holy sniyersay the appraisal of your gift by the money standard
 We often feel desire to give, but there many of us let false pride get control We think should give elaborate Expensive gifts and finances tell that we cannot and therefore consider further, thus losing the great happiness
 This IS fifty-ffty world. We "give and take" but we fail to give not only of the smaller material things but of the greater gift Love- expect receive If the recipient is worthy of remembrance (and only those that belong to the mercenary class no he she will appreciate far smaller gift perhaps some thing of your own make given in the Christmas spirit than one that such recipient knows and knows that you feel, is beyond your means.
 Give Give freely Give things that are pretty and useful. Give what you afford to gsve Give what you want to give But with it a put your heart in the Gfts and give with each the Great Gift the Gift of all oifts-LOVE.