The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-22

appearing on earth at Christmas time with a mes
sage to all mankind? Certainly he has mes
sage well worth delivering. And certainly 1t Is
message well worth listening TO. For from his
experience he could say to us:
You have served God only us YOU have served
men,"
Inc Christian citizen should be serving God
IN relation to his home, his community and his
na.'on' ihere are those who are serving God by
trying TO improve the conditions under which their
iess privileged fellows live and work. by trying to
u1hg more or Justice, beauty. peace and love into
the life of the world II Is to be feared that most
VI US ran far short here But he is a poor Chris
uah anu poor citizen indeed who having. can
pass christmas without doing something In keep
ing with the day for those who have not
everywhere In our modern Twentieth csn,urx
hfe we meet the very people whom Jesus paintsd
IN living words 1000 years ago-the prodig.I .or
who came to himself; the elder brother ,rhn
was angry and would not 60 In; the rriest ona
the Levite who 'rassed by on the other side.. IN.
WOO samaritan who was moved with compass.
sion the Pharlsee. who thanked God thar he ,vas
not as other men are; the publican. who cr,sS
God be mercful unto me- a sinner I"
Al christmas time. II ut no other, II Ia we'll FOR
US to be the publican and the good Samaritan. "
Without Christmas tree holly md r,,s.,u.o
Christmas would seem strange indeed ~ 49,
Americans. The balsam FIR Is most usaa o.,
Christmas trees, but doubtless almost an, b.,
OF evergreen can be used In an emergency An
some OF the municipal and community cant,
Christmas trees nowadays are OF great size ~
ciaiiy when they nre set up outdoors
The photograph OF the Christmas tree rsrr,
duced herewith Is worth studying as somethIn
quite out OF the ordinary In several respects t.
the FIRST place. In the original photograph tbra
separate exposures OF the plate were mad.-,h
nrst for the building and Its lights the secona tor
the Christmas tree and its lights and the thira
for the moon. Each exposure varied In length %
suit the different degrees of brilliance.
And where do you suppose this unusual pho,o
graph was takenG Why at the annual Christmas
celebration In Yosemite valley. Yosemite National
park. California. Most people think that all the
national parks are closed In the winter time Well
they are not. Rocky Mountain National mark In
Colorado has carnival OF winter sports in Febru-
AIRY. Mount Rainier National park In Washington
has winter sports and a ski tournament ms late as
July And Yosemite Is open the year round And
Yosemites Christmas celebration includes n fat
jolly, fur-clad Santa Claus who drives up In the
old'fashioned way in his sleigh and distributes his
gifts TO the village children.
But that isn't all about this unusual picture
What kind OF tree do you suppose the Christmas
tree LIST You could not guess II your Christmas
gin depended upon your guess, That's because II
Is the only one of Its kind In the whole world
This Christmas tree Is nothing less than living
SeQuoia tree. The SeQuols (Sequoa gigantea) Is
the Oldest and biggest living thing In the world