The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-16

Veterans ofgahiga ions are also active in soliciting boxes, and they report that their preparations are almost complete, Some community clubs have been eanvasslng from heuaH.to- -house and say that cos operation in many sections of the city has been practically 100 per cent
 Father Rellly's Address
 Rev, George r. x. Reilly, eurate of the Church of tho Immaculate Coneeetien, h an address over VERY yesterday afternoon, com. mended the SharesYour Christmas campaign as Q charitable and patri- otIc pcstu eron tho part of local resiefnts, Father Rellly's address In full follows;
 Tt is an esteemed privilege for me to participate in this newly inaugu. rated share. your. Christmas cam. paign. Such q charitable and eatri- otIe gesture by the e'tis'ns Of Wa. terhury, merits universal eommen- dalton.
 Indeed tho charitable aspect Of this undertaking Is most impressive, especially during this Christmas paasen, for Rftsr all the virtue of charity and love ono for another is the eptiome of our Christian Faith, We who share our Christmas With the boys In tho service become ae- tive partieipatofs in tho RoS tl of soed will toward men, and worthy of divine retfibutlon, Does not Our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in speaking Ht cAphafnaum with HIS disciples assure us Of llls when Ho says "WhosoeTsr shall give you to drink q cup Of water in my name, beeause you belong Co Christ, Amen I say to you he shall not lose his reward,
 It reamins then for us to freome imhued with tho spirit Of Christ. Perhaps ths following narrative VIII best Illustrate tho manner in which this iJ Co ee accomplished,
 Famous Painting
 4 most famous painting and . most familiar one Is the Light Of h,S World" painted in tho year 1854 at Kehie College, Oxford England, by William Holman Hunt, This painting represents Our Blessed Lord with lighted lamp in hand, s anding before Q door ana waiting to be admitted, The lamp flguras lively Illustrating Him as the Light of ths World
 It was upon the completion of Ihis great work that Holman Hunt gathered to"ether several Of his as. soeia c artists in order that they might offer their CT 'tieisn,J Almost all WTre unanimeus In aeknowleag- Ing th's painting as rnasterful in' terpretat.on of the subject. How ever, one proved to Do supcferitieal'
 ".n.t. GiIe artist sorSotten to pain the latch on the door" no asked, 'otherW'Ee, how should Christ 'nter?" For q moment Ihofe was Bi. once aS oil eyes were directed ;owerd the painting .
 Then the artist Holman Hunt turning h's attention away from tho 'anVas for tho moment and fegafa.. .n, his critie amieably enough, but at hH same time with q very netiee' able cir of pieue conviction fo' marked, My dear friend, when we Ind our Blessed Lord at our door waiting to he admi ted we may be sure the latch Co admit Him Is 70 70 found on tho inside of that door"
 The moral of this story IS obvious Christ stands at tho door Of our hearts, it remains for Us to lift the latch and admit Him. Only then do we become infused with hte spirit of Christ with His charity and Ills love and only then do we become conscious more than over before of the obligation Of dispensing and tS: sominating this game charity and love and sharing t cquitably with our fellow man,
 This then k the secret for the success Of tho share your Christmas program. The great St. Paul, the Apostle Of the 0entiles, convineft us Of this fact when in his epistle to tho Corinthians no tells us. "ff l speak with tho tongueSi of men, and of angels and have not charity, ! am become as sounding brass, of tinkiing symbai. And fl l should have prophecy and should know all mysteries and all knowledge. and f { kliould havo oil faith 50 that ] could remove mountains, and have not charity. ! aif nothing, And f ] should deliver all my goods Co feed thn naor and have not charity tt