> = | mocratic Watchman 2 a @ Dp On the strong and the weak, on the rich and the poor The feet of the humblest may walk in the field The voice of the Christ child shall fall; Where the feet of the holiest have trod, And to every blind wanderer open the door This, this 1s the marvel to mortals revealed Of a hope that he dared not to dream of before, When the silvery trumpets of Christmas have pealed, With a sunshine of welcome for all. That mankind are the children of God. —PHILLIPS BROOKS 1282 TE