A Lancaster Forming. Saturday. December 20.1969 From Where We Stand,,, i i \ v The Christmas Story St Luke Chapters I and II And the angel Gabriel was sent fiom God unto a city of Galilee, nimed Nazareth, to a vngin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgins name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou art highly favour ed, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not Mary; for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS. ‘He shall be great, and shall be call ed the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the High est shall overshadow there, therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. • . . . And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar-Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 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, in to Judea, unto the city of David which is called Bethlehem, (because he was Farm News His Week 4-H Angus Steers To Be Distributed Page 1 Recommendation Given To Set Aside Land For Farm Use Only Page 1 National Farmers Show Interest In Co. Agriculture Page 1 LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543 Office - 22 E. 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Tor unto you Is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lmd. And this shall be a sign unto you; ife shall find the babe wrapped in jwaddhng clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising 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 weie gone away from them into hea ven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had been it, they made known abroad saying which wat told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wonder ed at those t hings which were told them by the shepherds. And the shepherds returned, glori fying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto therm Across The Fence Row THE MISTLETOE In ancient times, before the Christian era, mistletoe was gathered during the winter solstice and reverenced as the sym bol of future hope and peace. Enemies, meeting beneath spray of it, would drop their weapons and embrace in a gesture of friendship. . . . Thus today’s custom that a maid under a mistletoe may be kissed. Quote No opportunity is ever lost; the other fellow takes those you miss. And Unquote Getting up m the morning is largely a matter of mind over mattress One’s brain is no stronger than its weak est think. Local Weather Forecast (From the U. S. Weather Bureau at the Harrisburg State Airport) The five-day forecast for the period Saturday through next Wednesday calls for temperatures to average below normal with daytime highs in the upper 30’s and over night lows in the low 20’s Cold throughout the period The normal high-low is 39-24 Precipitation may total one-tenth inch as snow flumes over the interior on Satur day and as light snow over the whole area at the end of the period. monies wa» heard again: "Ladies and gentlemen, let ns remain standing as our guest of honor comes forward and with this golden knife cuts his birthday cake.” The trumpets blare once again as the doors of the kitchen swing open and a huge wheeled table is pushed to (he center of the room. On it, towering high above , xi iv vi,n, the waiters, was the largest birth- It was the m°*t lavish birth- day cake ever bakcd Tier upon day party anyone if*}} tier of creamy icing reached high or Imagined. The banquet hall into the air had never been njp** BThere was a hushed confusion colorfully decorated. at the be ad tab i e) g row ing louder hurrying back and forth belw an d more con f used as the long the kitchen and the long t , minu ( es ticked by. People began end- to shift from one foot to another, procession wondering what the problem was. nlat. Then there was anembarassed 8 P announcement from the head foods table. Red-faced, the master of °m,' ceremonies turned to the audience the tables and said, haltingly: "Ladies and and gentlemen . . . uh . . . we are punctufted with having difficulty in locating the f „ i„„„Mpr ...uh . . .guestof honor. ’ Then, Rev. Allhouse Adding to°fhis as if he were calling a child hubub were the stranis of severa! honor please'stop forward orchestras a ™J tn c b°'"® es nf p t l l ‘ and cut the cake'” It was not forming in various part o a q ues t lo n, but a plea. An e\- vasthall. pectant hush settled over the hall “Happy Birthday” • • • but no one Stepped forward. While merry people stuffed The uninvited guest themselves with the rich food Smiling a forced smile that entertainers p dances kept sliding off his face, he con tables performing songs, dances, an « fflcious . looking man stunts, and tr attention at bis side He, in turn, consulted at a belt V No°one seemed to mind someone else. Soon the wholehall the confusion,;bo w ever, * nd lt v^ces^al^confusing”" I THERE grew.as the evening went on. Ig N 0 QUEST! PIE WASN'T Finally, there was an ear TMVTT]?n ,» splitting blast of trumpets and people turned expectantly, ready *f course Yet is it anv more <° lla “. to fantastle !han v.tat h.p“eL “=h S “ieg» S a^d S vo£ ChrUtmas, a Bala.A, .da that resounded through the great bration to which the guest of hall, "let us all join in singing honor is not invited. IDE FANTASTIC CELEBRATION Leaion for December 21, 1969 •MbfraundScrlplurr I, IU« Jsf>f • U«loh 52 7-10, 'Plappy Birthday. (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division Hundreds of voices massed to- of Christian Education Natienel Council of the gether with the combined orches- Churches e( Christ in the U. S A. Released by tras and filled the hall with: C_ * fr " sScn "" l Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear.... (There was an inaudible mumble at the place where the name should have been, but everyone recovered and finished.) Happy Birthday to you! A great ovationfollowedthesong. The guest of honor The voice of the master of cere- Read Lancaster Farming For Full Market Reports To Enjoy Your Family a serious loss In addition to it The Holiday Season as a good being in good working condition, time to enjoy all membeis of it is very important that every your family In these times there member of the family knows