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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 24, 196&
FROM WHERE WE STAND -
Peace On Earth - Good Will Toward Men
And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from
CaeSar Agustas, that all the world
should be taxed.
And this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.
And all went to be taxed, every
one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up - from
Galilee out of the city of Nazareth,
into Judea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem: (because
he was of the house and lineage of
David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espous
ed wife, being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they
were there, the days were accomplish
ed that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn
son and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; be
cause there was no room for them in
the inn.
And there were in the same coun
try shepards abiding in the fields,
keeping watch over their flock by
night.
And, 10, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shown round about them; and they
were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, fear
not: for, behold, I bring you good tid
ings of great joy, which shall be to all
people.
- For unto you is born this day in
the-city of David a savior, which is-
Christ the Lord,
And this shall be a sign unto you:
ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was the angel
a- multitude of the heavenly host prais
ing God, and saying
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels
were gone away from them into heav
en; the shepherds said one to another,
let us go now even unto Bethlehem,'
and see this thing which is come to
pass, which the Lord has made known
unto us.
And they came with haste, and
O a v I d >'fe •
Political experts who have the big cities where in near
been studying the election ly all instances the large
returns since John F. Ken- newspaper came out in fav
nedy nosed out Richard Nix- or of the Republican candi
on for the Presidency, have dates.
come up with some unusual
and significant answers to
"what happened ”
The big question that at
first puzzled the political ex
perts was why the big city
'vote was, in most instances,
overwhelmingly for Kennedy
while in the rural areas
outside the South, Nixon had
a decided edge
The thing that at first puz
zled the researchers was the
fact that Kennedy won in
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Political Influence
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Fifty years or so ago the
support of the newspapers in
a large city was almost a
guarantee that their candi
date would win by a heavy
majority in that city. The
owners and editors of news
papers had tremendous poli
tical influence.
Times Have Changed
If the big city vote in the
past election is any criteria,
the political influence ' the
metropolitan dailj* newspa
pers once wielded has great
ly diminished, if, indeed, it
now exists at all
It seems to be a reason
able conclusion that TV has
largely replaced newspapers
as a media o£ major political
RURAL RHYTHMS
It’s a special privilege this year as we
Go along with Daddy to cut the Christmas tree.
There is some discussion of which one to choose;
Shall we take along an axe or saw for Daddy to use’
The snow is soft and white, toe woods are deep and still
We find the perfect pine tree upon a windy hill.
Going home in triumph we sing a Christmas song;
A happy day to warm our hearts the whole year long.
found Mary, and Joseph, and'the babe
lying in a manger.
The beauty and simplicity with
which the Christmas story is recorded
in the Gospel of Saint Luke are in
keeping with the beauty and simplici
ty of the life of the Man as he lived
among men. >.
It is significant that the ones chos
en by God to be informed of the birth
of His son were the humble shepards.
.The wise men found out for-them
selves because they sought the truth,
and the king found out because it was
a threat to his selfish desires, but the
simple farmers were the ones who re
ceived God’s personal messingers,
Christmas is for the humble,
simple, the seekers for the truth
the right
Christmas is for the children who
accept without reservation the won
derful story, and the adults with child
like faith who can accept those things
they have not seen., „
Christmas is for farmers, who must
rely on a beneficient'maker for the
life and strength fo take the elements
of nature and bend them toward good
for all men.
Farmers by their natures are hum
ble folks who could hear the voices of.
the heavenly hosts if they came again
tonight.
We should” be thankful for the hum
bleness of the poor hill folks who. liv
ed above Bethlehem almost 2,000 years
ago. If they had not been humble, who
knows how the message of the birth
of the Christ child would have been
announced.
If the announcement had -been
made to the king, he probably would
not have heard, or having heard would
not have understood and believed.
Farmers and .other humble folks
will hear again this year the multitude
proclaiming, behold I bring you good
tidings of great joy, and perhaps the
humble of the earth will bring the
world a little bit closer to the peace .
and good will of which the angels
sang.
At least that’s
where we stand.
power in the densely popu
lated jirban areas. People
watched the TV debates, lis
tened to the candidates, and
made up their minds on the
of what they saw and
heard.
The significant and encour
aging thing is that voters in
November reached their own
conclusion about the politi
cal candidates without pay
ing much attention to the
advice of the editorial writ
ers in the big city papers
Radio & Small Town Papers
There seems to be consider
able evidence that in the
small towns and among farm
voters local newspapers and
radio stations were, in the
last election and have been
for at least eight years an
important factor, especiaLy
in the congressional elect
ions. TV, of course, also
helped rural voters makeup
their minds.
There are two big reas
ons why the weekly and
small town daily newspap
ers are becoming increasing
ly influential in congression
al elections. One is the grad
ual change over the past 50
years from highly partisian
efforts of the editor of the
papers to greater emphasis
on reporting the facts with
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CUTTING THE TREE
By: Carol Dean Huber
from
how it looks
Bibb Material: Luke 3.
Beretion»l Beading: Luke 1:46-65.
God’s Gift,
Lesson for December 25, 1960
ON THE last Sunday of the Old
Tear, it is fitting' that our
thoughts should go back along
memory’s lane through the shad
ows and sunshine of these past 12
months. But smce the last Sunday
is also Christmas, our minds go
far, far'back on the road of time,
to a story we all
heard as chil-
the
and
dren. It is a story
that ordinary
prose can scarce-
ly tell. The story
of the first Oust
mas is told in
poetry. The light
of beauty shone
on the child at
Bethlehem. Not
only in the gospel of Luke* but all
through the New Testament, when
ever a writer speaks of Christ’s
coming to earth, joy and wonder
break all bounds. A baby was bom
on that first Christmas, a baby
who was a statistic in the Em
perors censusy Some people live
and die, no more than numbers in a
census-book. But with Jesus it was
altogether different.
“A Great Joy Which WiTTCome”
Looking only at Luke, we select
three expressions out of the first
words about Jesus after he yas
bom. The reader cairdo no better,
if a little open time comes on. this
Christmas afternoon or evening—
no better than to sit dpwh with
this second chapter of Luke and
mull over the other things that
were said about the baby and the
child Jesus. The three thoughts
where we center attention all come
from the angel who spoke to the
shepherds.
The first thing he said was “Bo
not afraid.” It would have been a
good thing if all the creeds, and all
the thinking about Jesus that
learned and unlearned men have
done for the 20 centuries now
nearly gone, had started at this
point. A scholarly theologian had
just finished preaching a sermon
Now Is The Time ♦
MAX SM
TO KEEP THAT CHRISTMAS TREE MOIST—AII Ik
owners should buy as fresh a tree as possible and J
keep the trunk of the tree in water or moist sand ,\r
the holiday period. This is very important in oHer
keep- the tree fiom drying out. A dry tree in the In
is a definite fire hazard
TO CHECK THAT FIRE EXTINGUISHER
winter months there is more activity in and arou.io
farm buildings At times the fire engine may not b. 2
to reach your building due to weather and road conditio
This places more importance on the need for one or m
good fire extinguishers Be sure they are m working c
dition and be sure every member of the family know ■ 1
to use them,
TO PROVIDE EXERCISE FOR THE DAIRY HERD—H
important that the milking herds be given daily exea
in order to have more healthy animals and a suaw
breeding program. Many successful dairymen turn
cows out each day (except real bad weather) for a $
period; this adds to cow comfort and provides a cM
to get the barn well bedded. Caution should be used
not permitting the cows to lie down on the cold ground
about Jesus, one morni:
after the service an oid«i
tiaiv in the congregation, 4
missionary, remarked: “I(
what Jesus was like, the j
Is how he managed to hi
friends." The theologu
preached a book-Christ, th
ho joy about him, a Chr
was correct but not con
Another professor write:
Jesus and calls him “God 1 :
on man.” If that had been t
the angel should have sam
scowl, "Crawl in the du
worms! God has invaded y
about to attack, you have i
to hide.” Not at all. This v
news of a great joy win
come to all the people Chi I
which is not a great joj
does not begin with joy, is
than a sad imitation. 1
“A Savior Who is Christ til
Christ is given many n
the New Testament. Thrcj
most important are here
angel’s words to the sM
Savior, Christ, Lord. Whai!
had, and has, to do with
giveness of sins, was left J
providence for other men 1]
God did not send his angJ
struct the Shepherds in a]
of the Atonement, they
told a word about a VirgJ
They were shepherds, roj
logians. They would not tl
derstood such matters. EJ
could understand" “Savioi "I
an Old Testament word!
times it meant God and sol
it meant a man. "DelivciJ
presses the meaning the (I
tament puts into the il
Savior was always one will
others what they most.desl
needed and did for them \ I
could never do for themsa
The shepherds understi
oßServrords too, Christ ai
Christ the Messiah, God's
Kang,, we have seen how th
ise was clung to through In
tunes. If this baby was the
it meant that the long wa.i
hoping was over, God’s K
was now at hand. And la
ygprd was not new It was
penal documents, it was
imperial statutes, men it
cruelly, and would die r.;
cause they would not c
Caesar “Lord.” But hci«
Loid, THE Lord of mania
of Caesar.
(Based on outline*
li»o Division of Christ <.*
National Council of Co «
Ci.4ist in the F R. y' y '
Community Press Scmcr »
BY MAX SMITH
TO MULCH STRAWBERRIES—It 1= d
cult to mulch strawberries by- the cj
dar but usually the month of Deceit
would be the time to perform this prac
in southeastern Pennsylvania. A tuo
three inch covering of straw ‘will prs
the plants- against severe winter tern?
tures and help prevent “heaving” of
plants Sawdust, ground corn cob;,
peat moss may be used but be careful
to cover the crown of the p’ants m
than one inch deep with these mateua
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