Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14
The Glad Christmas Time.

Christmas There world of meaning that word-a
word that brings with flood of memories The first impression
dim lo2y realization of when sweets and simple things with which
to play meant everything to the mind of the toddng youngser
Then that word Synonymous with Santa
saint dominated the mind when small brothers went into the
yard Christmas morning and gazed long the roof effort
locate the tracks of Santa reindeer and sleigh
Christmas Then the memory of sitting the knee of
the camyed genefacd mother listening to the Christmas tales
and and thereby receiving the first udmen of religious
thought and belief.
Chrsmas The feelings of envy and hatred that pervaded the
breasts the attended the Christmas v
ties the nearby church. where well we'll nentoned parents
with little consideration for the feelings of the many
children less fortunate loaded the with costly gifts for their
children whose called every few when Santa
Claus made the presentations The of the less fortunate little
folk called but receive the little gift of conccons from
the Sunday school,
Christmas few years aer-not long-came the death of
the beautiful cldk belief in the myth of Santa Claus No Santa
Claus No Chrsmas But the efervescent optimism of youth per-
vailed and appreciation when known that the
patient Woodworking father and the beloved sacrificing mother
the purveyos the few humble gifts Deep appreciation of
their brave efforts provide happiness for their children reign
Christmas There of eXaaon to that word when
the youthful minds developed and the knee of that
mother learned the lesson that is more blessed than
TO receive that happiness only in the fullest
when others less made happy Then learned
that the Wise Men from the East realized complete happiness by
laying their gifts the where the lowly Christ born
Christmas! The word took fuller and complete
ing the child passed into manhoods estate and realized what
meamorphose occurred the first Christmas
The Christ denied the right of birth in human
abtaon lives today realistically spirit than he did the
flesh brings mind the sacrifices of the early Christians for their
persistence in meeting Businesses
to worship their Master and when detected rather than
their allegiance met death with upfted faces before the bowling
pagan lrongs din the COLISEUM unafraid and mistaken
Christmas Consider the changes that have taken place the
humble Christ walked the earth The old Mosaic law eye
has been sppnd by the command to Glove thine enemy
and forgive those who trspass against intolerance has been
replaced by toerance ignorance has been followed by knowedge
superstition replaced by WISDOM followed the
of hatred and jealousy
Christmas That will be glorious time in these United States
While other nations qarre and pickering among themselves
engaged in building huge fleets of air craft arising standing armies
and making other preparations fly each other the least provo
cation the people of this nation peace with the world and by
not contemplating entering ntanglemen with the
TONS will remain While hunger pnched children in the dew
aed countries standing for hors bread lines
ratiOn the children of this country full fed able
contribute the relief of the less fortunate the
Christmas much the people of this nations this Yuede 1t
obtains the fullest of the expression of Pace ION EARTH
good will to man..