Milford chronicle., 1925-12-25

He saw a church with It's open uOOts M
And the light and the waflhIh "ei'
there, -,
So he thought he would IOllO" 'i4
people in,
If nobody seemed to care.
In the church a bright and happ!
Sang praises and hymns of joy,
But no one noticed the shrinking Torn
OF the ragged and ShiVering boy.
He crept in softly. and through th'
aisle
He wandered with noiseless feet,
Then sat him down in the turIher eH'
OF a softly cushioned seat.
The hymn was ended, moment more
And all was solemn and still.
II will talk this evening" the preachei
"Of charity's sweet good will.
Go out in the byways and feed the poor
'Tis a blessed Christmas then;
And the people said, "Amen!
They sang of joy and they sang oi
And charity was their theme;
But OF half the want there is IN the
They did not even dream.
Then out of the church they went once
To homes of love and light;
They thought no more OF the poor out
SAID:
What a splendid sermon tonight"
The sexton, after they all were gone'
And the lights were low and ann,
In a corner pew found DlacklnS-DOA
And the form OF little Tim.
Come, boy, this isn't the place Tor you'
Get out IN the StreetS!" he Sald,
There came no answer. The sexton saw
That the little boy was dead.
Oh. friends, be careful for hymns of
praise
Are small; there is more to do,
Be sure there Is no one needy there'
Close by, in nelghDorlng pew.
And when you go to your happy homeS'
The loved ones fOndly to greet
Remember, many poor one hVeS
On many another street.
There may be near you a form that is
Or Children, crying for bread;
To them is Christmas naught but
name,
With a meaning lost, or dead,
Too oft they perish because the lame
OF charity burns so dnn;
For many there are IN this world Oh
ours,
Alone, like little Tim.
Now that you have read the story
of Little Tins Christmas" don't 1t
awaken your conscience to that
point that you wish to go out in the
slums OF the city or the poor dis
tricts of the town or county in which
YOU live and hunt out the Little
Tins" to feed, clothe and warm their
little bodies and give to them the
best Christmas in their existence?
In the great cities Of the world
today there are thousands OF little
ones wandering the streets hungry,
naked and cold. Christmas means
nothing to them. 1t may be they
have never heard of the Christ
Whose birthday we celebrate as the
Yuletide seasons come and go. They
never know what it is to receive a
present. They know only the cruel
world holds out to them a life OF
misery which they must endure.
Perhaps you say that you contribute
to the charitable organizations, such
as the Salvation Army, Volunteers OF
America. and other kindred soc1e-
ties. Very good, but did it ever oc-
cur to you that these great bodies
cannot succor all the poor and needy
in the world. This is where your re-
sponsibility commences to do per-
sonal work and help relieve and give
comfort to the poor and distressed
beings who reside in your midst.
Perhaps you have a Little Inn
near you. Don't let the little fellow
perish, but give that which means
life to him.
In the homes of the rich and mid
die classes there are attics and clos
cts which have stored in them cast
off clothing and toys thrown aside
by the children. There is sufficient
quantities of these goods which are
not of any benefit to the owner or
the poor to bring into the homes OF
thousands of the naked and distress
ed of the land, that Christmas cheer
which the inmates so long for.
Get busy friends. Let's see what all
can do to relieve the suffering in our
midst and by our timely aid reduce
To a minimum the Little Tins"
around us. Remember it will be Jes-
us who will say: "Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least OF
these my brethren, ye have done 1t
unto me-"
Shooting matches and other gamb-
ling devices seem more prevalent
about Christmas than any other
time. This is a very poor way to
celebrate the natal day of the Master
and should be frowned upon. Such
things have a very degrading effect
on the growing youth of the day and
should be abolished. The law pro-
hibiting the holding Of such things
should be enforced.
AS usual, we suppose the church
bell will not ring Christmas morn
ing. calling Christians to the house
of God. to hear the old, old story OF
the birth of the Redeemer. The
splendid news which the angels OF
glory brought to the shepherds as
they watched their flocks by night IS
worth hearing time and again. 1t
will never grow old. Don't you be-
lieve your turkey dinner would taste
better after hearing sermon based
on this theme.
One of the stories coming from a
southern state, in regard to the size
of the engines in use by the rail-
roads down there sounds little bit
fsbv If the informant had been OF
the male persuasion, then we should