Evening star., 1949-12-04
lust Between
Yourselves !.
-by PhiIip n. Love

saying Is, and let 60 at Christmas
cards that aren't Christmassy. I
also reported. with unhidden
pleasure, that religious Yule cards
this year are outselling all others.
Well, I've since received two
letters which seem to me to go a
long way toward explaining why
nearly SOC. 100000 religious cards
will be exchanged this Christmas
"a record-breaking increase OF SO
per cent over 1948. Both are from
Christopher Clubs in West Falls
Church, Va; one is signed by
Clara Evans Of St. James School,
the other by Dawn Trotter. Villa
Maria Academy.
The viewpoint expressed in the
letters is in line with the results
of a poll conducted recently by
Ralph Wallenhorst, reporter for
the North American Newspaper
Alliance. He asked nine leading
Protestant and Catholic church.
men to comment on the increased
demand for religious greetings.
All agreed. he says. that the gain
Is part of "a great wave Of reli-
gious feeling sweeping the nation" :"
As evidence. they pointed out that
seven of the is non-fiction best
sellers throughout the country are
religious books.
X Il X II
Referring to my column. Dawn.
who Is corresponding secretary of
the Good Counsel Christopher
Club. writes:
Seeing something of that ma
ture in the paper makes us feel
as if religion was. at last, coming
back to a city which has almost
it. Washington truly
needs religion. especially at this
time, when every one Is worried
about Russia and the atomic
bomb. If only people would turn
back to Christ. world peace would
come a lot faster.
1.-The Christmas season is prac-
tically upon us, but wonder just
how many people are thinking OF
the beautiful story Of the Nativity
In the hundreds Of people milling
about the large department stores,
wonder which ones are thinking
Of Christ, instead Of just Santa
Claus, last-minute shopping or
dinner.
I'm not saying that there is
wrong with Santa Claus
,r any Of the other gayeties of the
season; but still. when our Lord
owed us enough to be born in a
old stable. we should have enough
owe for Him to remember His
IF only some one with a little
influence would speak to the de-
,artment store heads about the
subject Of religious decorations in
heir windows. something might
oe achieved. You see, the men,
oers of our Christopher Club have
oeen visiting the different stores
for that purpose. Since we are
only little girls, many OF the ad-
vertising managers have not
deemed us important enough to
see them.
IF you honor us by publishing
this letter. perhaps some one
the paper will notice it
and, thinking the idea a good one,
help to pass 1t along" -
\ II
On behalf of the Christopher
Civics Club. Clara writes: Il
II agree with you that cats and
dogs are out Of place and that we
should have more religious cards.
After all, Christmas is Christmas.
Enclosed you will find a little
stable. We hope you will keep 1t
on your desk and thus spread the
true Christmas spirit. /
"All the members Of our club
are getting religious cards" |
The stable" is a Nativity scene
designed so that it will stand up. |
and on the back is written, God
bless you. Christopher Civics
Club"
It's the first Christmas card
rye received this year-and I like
It very much.