Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-25
"ALittle Child Shall Lead Them"

great struggle which had brought
aim before the ~ - OF the country
he had been Victorious He return ned g.
lis home M DiNr H's mothe- greeted
h.m. and he said. Mother ! want ~
a. a bus again. Her y omunly inten.nn
'enstd his feelings. and saS entered
INTO be garne. lie did the evening
,tpfcs-l,d the geese. chickens ana
ilss- brought in the wood ICy the fire
al; IN the Kitchen as supper wac
cooked. those dishes he loved Then mis-
riothgr tucked he napkin under his
chin as he AZ. After suppe they sat
sOiulc The tire a. she tolu 'i.ui stores,
nd they talked ol Wilat he'd DO when
&c was man. Then came the goJd.
uight Kiss ami prayer aud he was
tucked IN bed Was this not a real com
ng apart to get the world out OF the
ye ana heart
i1W r.u N't how signncar- are the
torics that cam, 10 ua lroM tbs MI.
"ns ~ ueds az pain "OISr There Ia
,elirium and in the last hours the
thoughts turned not tu wiz ,ir sweet.
.calt ur business. bu, 10 the childhood
rVlne aud Int her. Then was thu + art
lose To- Heaven.
. Polia" tells 81 grU nilg hJur
.nd Il halt, Nh,. lac stood VIA as
AK "a ~ fcaI 10 reppl thsts. d,tcly
fumes. Out Of the horror Of IL all, he
es lls un. th.r. distinctly. IA. iu.Dtr
&c uttered with all his sprls power.
wv ! la, ne GOWN 10 sleep.
NJ one IN iWhDritatiyelV toll ihs
"A q time Nrsa David wrot. has 'g,p.
tr'us fsa o.. nUi in oEs he Is ye
.nuN. Ii W.. alter hr lad ted armies
ma conquered territories aud won
rowrs and APPLAUSE ana saw sin aud
dt,huy ana himself heard ,husc ,ol.
Die words. 'Thou art the ann Then
ic must have sat down and. sadly 10
MS mind. harkcd hack Ia thus. iai
Il happy days when curly haired.
'uduN checked lac. tended sheep, prdc.
.iClng with his ding while the tlock
rJppet the tender grass ur drank the
uure water With what anticipation
!e had gene cartyHg food o. his
rethycn In he army. What shock
iad como when he loaInvd ui Gtliuthr
continual challenge. In the strength 81
hat Cod of his youth he had gone forth
md smittcn his enemy. Nov he Nas
the gall al bitterness and the bond
& lniquity ana how he must have
Prayed a. b, able e. return 10 that
hildhoOd faith and purity az he pcnncd
hose lines Surely calm came after
he storm
IIo.xs t,,,V man ,,,.tt, - .,sh.,,, h.,s..
.ttaincd material success, can say with
be poet.
! remember. l remember, the place
where ! MAS born.
The little window where the sun came
peeping In al morn
IL never came a wink too soon or
brought too long Il day,
nut now ! often wish the night had
borne my lie away.
. I remember. remember. the fir trees
dark and high.
used 90 think their slender tops
were close against the sky.
. know twas childish ignorance but
now 'tis little Joy
To know m further OFT from Heaven.
than when wan boy"
our hearts are restless tn they fine
/ -cst in God We wan, the real bread
{ life; Ne tire Of husks We desire
ruth. chrs,lik" character. unsullied
{ equation. purity a. thought. tongues
/ tipped with kindness, hands dosirous
/ 90 serve
Surely. II vs., sing Backward. turn
/ backward oh time IN your flight
fuake nae child again Just lor tonight
we are not ACKNOWLEDGING defeat IN
.fp's battle. bat "tirod OF the hollow
he base the untrue" We aTv crying
Ia our souls Tor a return 10 our child
hood = day 90 ther, lind again our hopo
M uutlOuts on life. our unshakcu
faith IN everything. our point CT urion
,Itiun tor all that is good and beautiful
to dig past the rubbish hoapcd up bl
things and g,t o. the pure. sparkling
.rrlm 81 life.
Jesus says. 'Whuso,Vot shall mo-, -.
civ, the Kingdom 0. God as little
child shall in uu wise enter IT," Again
a., places q little child IN the midst,
as the greatest IN "a, Kingdom Isaiah
uys. "a litilc child shall lead them q"
These thoughts should giNc us PAUSE
and cause us 60 realize that final Sal.
,at.uu Ton the world II not O. .omo ~
might ur power Or Arguments OF IN.
/ t"nsi'' ft'iic o. lifting ourselves ny
ones own bootstfaps. bu; b. Co. De- nc
rplished by the Jesus IN whom we
have a quiet, active. simple. childhko
faith.
The Greek place the golden age he.
hind. We know II Is before. that Il Is
better further ou. and 10 the man re.
turns aud says To- the child he was
give. Oh give M" as your faith. your