The Arvada enterprise., 1923-12-06

running on the joys Of Christmas In the home
joys which have no end. For, aside from Its other
manifold aspects. Christmas Day Is pre-emlnenty
holiday OF the home and the family And Its
syinbol Is the Christmas tree its basic idea Is
the Christmas cradle in bethlehem. And the sof.
cninS influence Of Christmas In the home radiates
Its influence everywhere until he Is n queer man
indeed who does not wish In ull sincerity his neigh
bor merry Christmas"
Yes: Christmas time is a veritable contagion OF
happiness overfowIng into merriment Childhood
thrills nt the thought OF 1t. Youth halls It with
delight. Maturity gives 1t welcome. Old age
grows young again In Its joys. Our social Instincts
have fair play for once Hospitality comes Into
its own. 1t Is Il beautiful season Writes Shake
speare:
Some say that ever gains, that season comes
Wherein ou' Saviour'r birth Is celebrated
The bird OF dawning snSeth all night long.
And then they say no spirit dare stir abroad:
TIL. nights are whoiesoms-then no planets strike:
No fairy takes. no witch hath power to charm.
So hnilowed and - gracious is the time.
Another pcture-thnt OF II great turkey ranch
in Califoinin-scts mouths to watering for
the Christmas dinner. And why not? The nun
or woman or child who doesn't await 1t with
cngcrncsS Is not normal and should be put In soil
tnry confinement for the day. Nature gave us the
Joy NJ satisfying healthy appetite and II Is not
hard TO believe that the good old dame crented the
turkey especially afor Chrisimns-npd Thanksgiv.
Ing. II anyone dare deny that .cooking Is fine
art In the presence of the Christmas turkey-Oh.
what's the use.
Great Is the good cheer OF Christmas time.
But there is more to It Ann the Christmas tree
and the Christmas feast. And In our heart OF
hearts we all know lt-every one OF u.s. That
is why all the world celebrates the day The
spirit OF the day Is kindness. genteness. forgive.
ness, federation. This spirit appeals to all Of us.
|, could 10, appeal to us II we did not believe In
our capacity to respond to 1t. Century by century
,N.. ,f 1psn pI
these points says Prof Hartley Burr Alexander.
in Mature and Human Nature.
First refuge for tn. weak. aims to the poor,
freedom for the slave. thcn chlNaFy, and all that
nnol.sS which, through the spread OF Christianity.
brough, ray Of illumination into the barbarism
of the Dark Ages; and finally. under the. caves OF
our own years to recognition or the rights pohtl-
On N nd economic n uman. OF all men and women
and children, all humanity. to participation in
the grcn, hope Of 'nkind These things have
h,,n nnrmrd hy Christianity from the day OF Its
fnunaor. and II the vigor of this affirmation
which has put Into democracy = spiritual power
and IA living fore
The world war tore away the Foundations Of
our ,onccl,s" and "stript us of our su'tciencies.
I'm, the world has attempted to supersedc the
Gospcl with various articles OF reason and logic
Who shall say that man does not bcliev" In and
wan, goodness and beauty and feel the dcarth Of
,hcmY Who shall say that the salvation OF II cha
attic world IS no, THE Golden Rulc"--thc spirit
of Christmas extended to every day OF the year7
snys VIII Irwin In Christ nr Mars:
another and wi,t JUDAISM this single Issue
should start the wor' Of educating their sons ana
daughters In the iiiusoa and immortality OF war
We should within \ year mark the changing MOOD