—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 24, 1971
10
St. Luke Chapters I and II
And the angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a
virgin espoused to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David, and the
virgin’s name was Mary
And the angel came in unto her, and said,
Hail, thou art highly favoured, 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 shaft conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shaft
call his name Jesus.
He shall be great, and shall be called the
Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall
give unto him the throne of his father
David and he shad 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 7
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The Christmas Story
And the angel answered and said unto
her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall over
shadow thee, 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, 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 espoused wife, being great with
child.
And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and
laid him m a manger; because there was
no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch' over their flocks by night.
And 10, the angel of thfe Loi d came upon
them,and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them, and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not,
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great
joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord
And this shall be a sign unco you; Ye
shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling
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 were
gone away from them into heaven, 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 seen it, they made
known abroad saying which was told them
concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told them by the
shepherds.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them.
NOW IS
THE TIME . .
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
To Get Important Publications
The 1972 Agronomy Guide and
the 1972 Farmer’s Tax Guide are
off the press and available to any
farmer m Pennsylvania. These
are two very important
publications for any farmer and
we urge all farmers to get their
copies soon. The Farmer’s Tax
Guide will be very important in
reporting the 1971 income tax
return. Due to numerous tax
changes, this helpful guide put
out by the Internal Revenue
Service should be of value to any
farmer or accountant who is
making out income tax reports.
The Agronomy Guide is
published by the Extension
Service of The Pennsylvania
State University and has been
recognized as one of the very
good publications covering all
types of farm crops. These are
available at any Extension Office
m the state without any charge.
To Prepare Farm Show Exhibits
State Farm Show is only two
weeks away and all exhibitors
are urged to refer to the
Premium List for all rules and
regulations. The entry deadlines
differ between departments and
many have already expired.
Livestock exhibitors are
especially urged to follow the
health regulations developed by
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Various tests and injections will
be necessary by your local
veterinarian. Time spent on
training and fitting animals and
in preparing other exhibits is
very important. In many cases
time and skill in preparing the
exhibit may mean the difference
GENIUS OF
TEMPTATION
Lesson for December 26,1971
■uckgreund Scripture: Luke 3.15-22; 4:
1-15.
God seems to have a strange
sense of timing. One moment
Jesus is at the River Jordan in a
moment of high inspiration and
commitment. It was here, follow
ing his baptism by John, that
“the Holy Spirit descended upon
him . . . and a
voice came from
heaven, ‘Thou are
my beloved Son;
with thee I am
well pleased’ ” (3:
22).
Yet, shortly af-
ter, Jesus is in a
barren wilderness
Rev. Althouse the temp
tation and trial of
his life. What a change! What a
glaring contrast! Surely there
was something wrong that such a
high moment should follow with
one so filled with the potential
ity for tragedy and failure.
“The higher we climb ..
Yet, that’s the way it is in life:
the higher we climb, the greater,
the distance we may fall. When
we seem to be our strongest, it is
often that we are most vulner
able. The Tempter is often strong
est just after we have seemed to
deal him his worst blow.
Actually, there is a kind of dia
bolical genius in temptation. It
has wavs of getting to us that
between
the line. Farm Show is a great
educational activity and
exhibitors are urged to do their
best when entering into any kind
of competition.
To Utilize Farm Records
Accurate farm records are a
very important part of any farm
business. At the end of this year
and in looking forward to 1972 it is
very important the farm records
reveal the most profitable en
terprises of the past and give
some direction to the future. In
addition to showing the profit or
loss, they can be used to decide
which enterprise in giving the
greatest return for capital and
labor. If the farm records of the
past years have not been
satisfactory, then the first of the
year would be a good time to
change to a different system.
There are various services
available to help farmers with
their farm accounts; our Penn
State Farm Account books are
available at a nominal charge.
The Penn State Agricultural
Records Program is available
with some costs and is an ex
cellent accounting system. We
urge due attention to good farm
records at this time of the year.
To Control Parasites in Livestock
Due to the increasing pressure
from increasing production costs,
every producer should make a
special effort to do a good job of
farm management. This is
especially true this year in the
cattle feeding business because
the price of replacement cattle
are very high. Any animal that is
infested with either exterior
parasites, such as lice or
ringworm, will not do his best; by
the same token animals infested
with stomach worms will make
slow and very costly gains. We
urge all producers to be sure they
are not supporting any kind of a
parasite this winter when they
are feeding their livestock.
Treatments are not difficult or
expensive.
are so hard to detect. For ex
ample, see how the Tempter
starts with Jesus. “If you are the
Son of God ...” (4:3). Notice the
subtlty; “If , . .” No sooner has
Jesus received a divine indication
about his identity than the Temp
ter begins to cast doubt upon it.
Are you really sure that you are
God’s Son?, he is saying. Perhaps
you just imagined that voice from
heaven!”
This is one of the Tempter's
most ingemus weapons: causing
us to doubt the reality and va
lidity of our spiritual experiences.
It’s such a good cause!
There is ingenuity, too, in the
nature of the three temptations.
They are temptations to depend
on the material, to seek power, to
put self first, but the Tempter
knows that he cannot appeal to
this man on a strictly selfish ba
sis. Jesus is too dedicated for
that. Instead he appeals on the
basis of what Jesus could do for
others if he were to heed him.
He could feed the hungry, he
could rule the world’s kingdoms,
he could demonstrate the power
of God and each of these for a
noble objective- to successfully
bring the kingdom of God to men.
There it is: the ingenuity of an
appeal to use base means for
noble ends. “Think of all the
good you could do!” is ever the
Tempter’s invitation But noble
ends cannot sanctify ignoble
means and Jesus would not be
trapped by this clever appeal.
The genius of temptation, then,
is that, at its best, it is always so
attractive, so reasonable, so de
ceptively beguiling.