Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
SHOULD Be CONTINUOUS
Practice of Spreading Happi-
ness Now Should Go On
All Year.

The Christian Endcavor topic this
week In discussed by the Rev. Joseph
YOUNG Irwin, T.. Il. d.. pastor of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church who
takes FOR his subject: How TO have
Christmas all the year" and his Scrip
tural reference: Luke 2;S-1o. DIR. lr-
win says:
The Scripture Lesson is found In
Luke 2:S-i0 but IL is not my purpose
10 take up n textual study OF these
verses or write an eypository sermon.
There are a few things however. In
relation to them that l believe Will be
helpful 10 us at this season.
Our topic has been enlarged by an
other organization outside of &. T.. to
read. How TO Have the Spirit of
Christmas All the Year" This is in
deed what we want TO study as II is
/ impossible TO have Christmas all the
year but Il is desirable and necessary
/ TO have the spirit Of the Anniversary
/ all the year. Jesus was Emmanuel
meanlsg with us Is God" lie is the
source Of the spirit Of Christmas. IL
We possess the source we ought also
To have the real spirit.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem. HIS
torically IL is important because OF
Boaz and Ruth and their great des-
ccndant David. IL rs made more i'm
pnrtsnt in history because II was the
birthplace OF Jesus. The word Is a
combination of two words meaning
the house Of bread. All &. E.'s believe
that Jesus Is that Bread OF Heaven
necessary 10 sustain their Christian
activity and lie.
our lesson brings before us the
mlngling OF heaven and earth. The
angels represent heaven and tho shep-
herds the earth. Heaven made earth
glad on that first Christmas morning
with \ message in song:
Glory TO God in the Highest,
And upon earth peace.
Among men good pleasure"
when the sacrifice in oldcn times
= was placed on the altar the Temple
. music burst forth in three sections
each marked by tho blasts OF IN,
, priests silver tTumpcts. The angel,
message sets before us IN song the
, character. meaning and tho result q
, what had taken place. Heaven tool
, mp the strain Of cNulilut Joy: eartl
, echoed and has rccchocd 10 as peac,
that naturally gives men good pleas
urc. There arc pleasures that are no
good but the peace brought 10y Chris
: such because OF its satisfying re
suits. II was 50 experienced Ivy tn,
shepherds that they went forth To pro
, claim the things they saw and heard
ID They had a real Christmas spirit suCl
: - has come down to rs in our busi
q nose. our institutions. churches an'
u homes. such 4 spirit Is desirable al
10 the year. Many homes need more q
g this Christmas JOY. The religion q
?. Jesus was introduced with JOY. an
d Paul wants usas pOssessors of such {
JOY and rejoice exceedingly.
!. Christmas brings tho spirit OF gener
v osty. This is necessary Nand poSsihl
P. al the time. BY generosity we do no
: confne the word 20 what IS known a
4 sltis. The parent needs Your geneI
e "us appreciation; the Christian work
i or needs a and those who serve Us :
e public PLACES need our generosity 3
our manifestation OF appreciation.
. some one does something for us "
Ike let us be gcnuCrouS .u orr con
. menda;ious. As we cndcavor by ger
crosby at Christmas 20 make other
happy so le; the same spirit pcrvau
Gus actions all tho slime. What
- .naugurated al this season OF the Yea
- should not be allowed 90 shrivcl or d
The Christmas spirit Is 70 push paga
y IDEAS out OF our lives so that we sha
- grow as the children OF God shou
q advance.
e Al Christmas there comes now .,
j. Of ideas into our minds through q
= angelic song in It's various setting
our churches Will give & 90 MS in mn
sic and our pulpiis IN sermon. W
have not the space 20 mention q