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Copyright, 1916. by Rmerican Press Hoesoclation
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Che Message of :
Christmas
By CARDINAL GIBBONS.
ODAY the whole Christian
world prostrates itself in ado-
ration around the crib of Beth-
lehem and rehearses in ac
cents of love a history which precedes
all time and will endure throughout
eternity. If asked to explain the rap
turous influence which controls us we
have no other words than the evangel
of joy which the angel gave unto earth,
i “For this day is born unto you a
{ Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.”
The blessings resulting from our
Christian civilizdtion are poured out so
regularly and abundantly on the intel
lectual. moral and social world, like
{ the sunlight and the air of heaven and
the fruits of the earth, that they have
ceased to excite any surprise, except
to those why visit lands where the re-
| ‘Hgion of Christ ix little known, -
Before the advent of Christ the
whole world. with the exception of the
secluded Roman province of Palestine,
was buried in idolatry. Men worship:
ed the sun and moon and stars of heav-
en. They worshiped everything ex-
cept God only. to whom alone divine
homage is due. Christ, the Light of
the World, proclaimed unto all men in
its fullness the truth which had hith
erto been hidden in Judea. He taught
mankind to know the one true God, a
God existing from eternity unto eterni-
ty. a God who created all things’ by
his power. who governs: all things by
his wisdom and whose superintending
i providence watches over the affairs of
| patious as well as of men. "without
! whom not even a sparrow falls to the
| ground.” Z
{ The message of Christmas day is in
i fended for all men, for all times. for all
. conditions of existence. Only by stern
| adhesion to the principles therein con:
tained ean individuals and nations
' hope to share in that peace which has
. been promised to men of good will
To violate them is to reverse the order
' established by God. and disorder is the |
! synonym for sin and strife
i The Greatest Gift.
Christmas stands for one thing—our
Father's wondrous love to us, his
erring and unworthy children, in send:
ing his only begotten Son into this
i world to die for our sins and to rise
. again to be our Deliverer each day
| from sin and selfishness.
| Jesus Christ himself is the greai
Christmas gift. The only true way to
' keep Christmas is by first of all ac
| cepting for ourselves this wondrous
|: gift of our Hedvenly Father and then
to show our appreciation of this won-
drous gift by giving ourselves and all
that we have for others. :
It is a true instinet that leads us to
give to others Christmas presents, but
too often in following out this instinct
we give these Christmas gifts to the
wrong persons. We give to those whe
already have too much and forget those
who have not enough.
God gave his great gift to the needy,
to those who had nothing to return for
his gift. Let us follow him. Let us
find the needy and. give to them ou
, of our abundance. Every one who f
in comfortable circumstances shoul¢
; find some family that is really in need
{ some family swhere there will be littl
Christmas brightness unless otheis
come to their help and give to this |
family a real Christmas, including a
' good Christmas dinner and some appro:
| priate gift to every member of the
. family down to the youngest child.
! Don’t do it through some society.
What is most needed is living and sym
- pathetic personal contact between rich
and poor. Do this and you will have
as merry a Christmas as you ever
knew.—Rev. R. A. Torrey. ?
CHRISTMAS SONG,
| By EDMUND HAMILTON SEARS.
. Calm on the listening ear of night
Come heaven’s melodious strains
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver mantled plains;
. Celestial choirs from courts above
Shed sacred glories there,
. And angels with their sparkling lyres
Make music on the air.
The answering hills of Palestine
Send back the glad reply :
And greet from all their holy heights
The day spring from on high.
O’er the blue depths of Gaiilee
There comes a holier calm,
And Sharon waves in solemn praise
| Her silent groves of palm. "
“Glory to God!” The lofty strain
The realm of ether fills.
How sweeps the song of solemn joy
O’er Judah's sacred hills! :
“Glory to God!” The sounding skies
Loud with their anthems ring.
“Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From heaven's eternal King.”
Light on thy hills, Jerusalem!
The Saviour now is born.
‘More bright on Bethlehem's joyous
plains ;
Breaks the first Christmas morn,
And brighter on Moriah’s brow,
Crowned with her temple spires,
Which first proclaim ths nuwborn light
Clothed with its orient fires,
This day shall Christian iips be mute
And Christian hearts be cold?
Oh, catch the anthem that from heaven
O'er Judah’s mountains rolled
When nightly surst from seraph harps
The high and solemn lay,
“Glory to Goa; on earth be peace;
Salvation comes today!"
N religious symbolism from very early times red and “lue were sacred to the
Mother of Christ. Red expressed heavenly love and aspiration; blue, truth,
constancy, purity.
In pictures representing the Assumption the Virgin is
‘clad in white.
In pictures termed the Immaculate Conception she is arrayed in
white. This subject was not treated in early art.
Groceries. __ Groceries.
Fruits, Confectionery and
FINE GROCERIES.
FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE.
Evaporated and Dried Corn, very
fine, new goods, 15¢ and 25c Ib.
We are always ready to fill
orders for our own make of Mince
Meat. It is the only goods on the
market that has the fuil portion of
beef in it and in general merit far
above any other brand.
Oranges, Lemons and Bananas
are standard all season fruits.. We
are now receiving new crop Florida
and California Valencia varieties of
sweet fruit at 30c, 40c, 50c and 60c
per dozen. Lemons '30c and 40c
per dozen. Bananas 15c, 20c and
25c per dozen. Nice Grape Fruit
at 5c each.
New crop California Prunes 12c,
15c and 18c per pound. New Evap-
orated Peaches 10c, 12c and 15c.
Apricots 18c, 20 and 25¢ per pound.
All fine fruit. re ;
Cranberries, solid red fruit at 10
and 12c. per quart. We use the
“legal standard dry” quart meas-
ure—there is a difference.
Buy some of our fine cheese and
compare it with other goods.
Creamery Butter from the Fox
River (Illinois) Creameries. Finest
i Meadow Gold Brand 42c¢ per pound.
New crop California Walnuts and
Almonds, Cocoanuts, Celery, Cran-
berries, Sweet Potatoes, Oysters
direct from the shell—We do not
handle any Baltimore tub Oysters
SECHLER & COMPANY,
Bush House Block, - - 57-1 - - - Bellefonte, Pa.
Our Olives are large and of the
- very finest flavor at 40c per quart.
Burnett’s and Knight's Extracts,
Crosse & Blackwell’s Table Vinegar
in bottles. Durkee’s Salad Dressing.
If you want a fine, sweet, juicy
Ham, let us supply you:
Candyland for the Best.
FLOWERS
....AND FRESH....
Home
Home CANDIES
The fondest to all hearts
for Xmas Presents.
THE PLACE FOR QUALITY.
Candyland For The Best,
McClain Block, Bellefonte, Pa.
Fresh
Cut
59-49-2t.
: Send The Watchman to some friend the coming year;
they will appeciate a home paper. Only $1.50.