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The Christmas Message
"And it came to pass in those days that there went out a de
cree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
(“And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of
8yria.)
"And all went to be taxed, everyone 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 Beth
tehrm, (because he was of the house and lineage of David,)
‘To be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with
child.
"And so it was that, while they were there, the days were
•ceomplished that she should be delivered.
"And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him in
swaddling clothes and laid him in 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 lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory
of the Lord shorn* 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 Savior,
Who 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 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 has 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.’’
—St. Luke: II: 1-16,
This is the simple and beautiful story of the birth of Christ,
which, no doubt, is familiar to most of the readers of The Fron
tier. It is the story of a great, important event which occurred
over centuries ago and which was destined to change the course
of history. , I i fi nrtttil
The world has never been the same since the Babe of Beth
lehem was born in a manger and the influence of His life,
teaching and sacrificial death has been fell by countless mil
lions of people.
The old, touching story of the birth of Christ will be told
again this year in various ways as it has been told every year
since the first Christmas. The first Christmas was a very simple
event, witnessed only by the lowly shepherds and celebrated only
by the triumphant song of the angels; but today it is the theme of
pageantry and song all over the world.
Christmas, commemorating the birth of the Saviour, is one of
the most important and spectacular events of the year in the mod
ern world. It is no longer a strictly religious occasion for it is
celebrated with brilliantly lighted and decorated streets, great
crowds, glamorous entertainments, gay social events and numer
ous festivities; but its real, vital message has not been forgotten or
obscured. In the home, the church and the community, that mes
sage is still eard as clear and consoling as it was on that first
Christmas morning, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth,
peace, good will toward men.”
The cynic might laugh at this glorious message of the angelic
host today and sneeringly say that there wasn’t much hope of
peace and good will in a world where there is so much distrust
and suspicion and over which the shadow of war constantly hov
ers, but his sneer would not be justified. It is terribly true that
there is distrust and suspicion in the world today and that world
peace seems yet a long way off; but. nevertheless, there is no rea
son for mankind to give up hope.
When Christ, the Prince of Peace, was born over 19 cen
turies ago, the world was in much worse shape than it is now
for it was under the heel of the Roman empire and the early
Christians were forced to worship in the catacombs and other
secret places.
For its readers in O’Neill and the O’Neill region, Christmas
will climax a long, busy, strenuous and colorful season and The
Frontier hopes that, for all of them, the day may be a joyous one.
World peace is, it is true all too far off at present and good will
does not pbound among men as it should, but let us not become
disheartened. Peace and good will are objectives toward which
we must all strive and the best place to start is in our own hearts
and homes.
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The Christmas story is a very old one, but one that is ever
new.
it it it
The Christmas season is a hectic one, but it’s worth the effort.
TO OUR FRIEUBS—
To thank you as we would like to do,
Is far beyond our powers,
For if we had no friends like you
There d be no business like ours.
The business you have given us is sincerely appreciated
and we hope you have been pleased with the way we have
served you. We want you to think of us. not only at the holi
day season, but all through the year, as a friendly business,
cooperating with you.
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With the good wishes for the Christinas season and a
very successful New Year.
MR AND MRS. GEO. C ROBERTSON
— O’NEILL —
.’l—ndand Talk —*
No Simpler, No Sweeter Story Than
Birth of Christ Child in Bethlehem
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
LINCOLN—Giving and re
ceiving presents for a lifetime
brings to you at least some
thing of the deeper meaning
of Christmas.
No other anniversary has
lived throughout the centuries
among those of earth's millions
whose hope for the life that
now is and
that which is
to ccrme has
its roots an
chored deep
in a little
mountain vil
lage of the
harsh Juda
ean hills. No
simpler, n o
sweeter story
glows on the
pages of the
literature of
Romaine the ages than
Saunders that which
tells of the wise men of the
East and the shephards from
out in the hills going into Bet
lehem to pay homage to a new
born babe.
The wise of earth as well
as the ignorant and unlearned
are still offering their tribute
and direct their worship in
honor of the person that was
cradled in a manger long cen
turies ago.
Amid the welter of the
world's sighs and tears, amid
the gaiety and pleasure and
scramble for things material
we pause again to mark the
coming of another of earth’s
greatest anniversaries.
The greeting card makers
have finally done it. They
have perfected 'the talking
card. One such received by
the household has a ribbon
like string attached which
when drawn through the
thumb and finger gives out
a cheering. "Merry Christ
mas."
The wheel is not buzzing fast
enough to satisfy some of the
young fellows. The juveniles
of the GOP think there should
should be annual sessions of
the state legislature. So far as
adding anything more to the
code of laws, heaven knows
there is a plenty to guide the
footsteps of all of us, but if
annual sessions meant trim
ming down the top heavy code
of laws Prairieland Talk would
Like to help the proposal along
But if this meant only an ef
fort to pile up more legal re
strictions we would like to
offer as a substitute proposal
that the legislature session be
every four years and its activ
ities Limited for a time to mak
ing the appropriations. Do I
hear a second?
• • •
The crackpot is the gent
who can really tell us.
A group of ladies in the cul
tured capital city have under
taken to improve our man
ners. Now, there’s a field for
fruitful endeavor too long ne
glected. The week introduced
a movement that is designed
to carry on into apple blossom
time. The theme song is cour
tesy. I do not know what par
ticular or human relationship
the ladies have in mind as the
starting point for this good
work, but maybe they feel
that courtesy, like charity,
should begin at home.
Probably they do not hope
to bring an end to squabbles
over the possession of some
trifle, but if they can bring
to bear influence upon dad
and hair pulling by the kids
that will revive some of (the
gallantry he strutted during
courtship, and maybe mom
can be induced to tone down
her shrill commands.
For the traveling public it
is to be hoped the ladies have
suggestions for inconsiderate
smokers but how they will
control the patriots that ride
busses and push and crowd
like battle being loaded into a
truck is probably their worst
problem.
Somewhere moment-by-mo
ment the earth is lighted with
the pink dawn of a new day,
somewhere at that moment
the sunbeams glare upon a
spot of earth at high noon,
somewhere the clouds are
touched with the gold of sun
set, somewhere the stars glow
above the silent earth. Much
like the drama of human life.
First the simile of the little
child, then the vigor of full
growth inspired by ambitions
reaching out into the vast,
mysteries of time and eternity
and then life’s sunset closes in
to the sounds of the groaning
of the dying.
“Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moan
ing of the bar
When I put out to sea.
“For tho’ from out our borne
of time and place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face
to face
When I have crossed the
bar.”
The communists are said to j
have one million adherents in
the United States and still ex- 1
panding. If they chance all to
be as harmless as the one I
happen to know of here in the
capital city there is little cause
for alarm- His indifference to
the capitalistic state has ren
dered him wholly indifferent
to the material needs of his
family.
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A farmer down by Humbolt
reports his second crop of oats
from one field this past season.
After the early harvest he pre
pared the land and sewed it
the second time. The crop
yie ded about half that of the
firs*, planting. There are times
on the grass lands that the
second mowing of native hay
is secured.
• * •
Counting for eight hours at
the rate of 1,000 every 10 min
utes and putting in a week of
40 hours at it, 20,400 years
will be reguired to count to
280 billions the federal gov
ernment is in the red. If you
don’t believe it, start your
counting today.
• m 0 m
The oldtimer may recall that
this present Auturnp and early
Winter is .a duplicate of the
famine of 1894—this without
being denounced as a prophet
of doom.
Clemens home Saturday eve
ning.
Calvin Coolidge was guest-of
honor Saturday evening to a
birthday anniversary party.
There were 59 present. Rev.
Duane Hutchinson led the
games. A luncheon of sand
wiches, pickles, cake, fruit sal
ad and coffee was served. Cal
vin received many gifts.
Farm Bureau Hears
Convention Report
DELOIT — Thirty-one mem
bers of the Clearwater Valley
farm bureau were present last
Thursday evening, December 15,
at a bureau meeting at the Hen
ry Reimers home.
Also present were members
of their families and several
visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and fam
ily and Mr. Heinz, of Bartlett,
were guests. Mrs. Nelson gave a
report on the convention at Lin
coln.
Sandwiches, cake, and coffee
were served. The next meeting
will be at the Bud Bartak home
on January 12. Each family is to
bring a pie.
A debate on taxation will be
part of the evening’s entertain
ment.
Young Adults Meet—
PAGE—A nice group attend
ed the Young Adults Sunday
school class at the Methodist
parlors Thursday evening. Mrs
Harold Heiss is their teacher
A no-host supper was served.
Give The Frontier lor Xmas!
Merry Matrons Send
Gifts to institute
AMELIA — Mrs. Fred Kan
zelmeyer entertained the Merry
Matrons club on Thursday, De
cember 15, at the annual Christ
mas party with Mrs. Haskins
West as cohostess. A 1 o’clock
dinner was enjoyed by 21 mem
bers and two visitors.
Each member brought a con
tribution of toys or clothing to
be sent to the child saving insti
tute. Program was in charge of
Mrs. Alice Prewitt, Mrs. Ray
Anderson and Mrs. Steve Sla
dek.
Mystery sister gifts were ex
changed. Mrs. Lee Sammons
and Mrs. Vernon Sparks reeeiv
d the hostess gifts.
Mrs. Elmer Fix rejoined the
club. Next meeting will be with
Mrs. Asa Watson on January 19.
Mrs. Mamie Sammons will be
cohostess.
Other Amelia News
Rev. Ivan Turner, of Alma,
was a dinner guest of Rev. and
Mrs. I. I. Dixon on Tuesday, De
cember 13.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Barnett,
Lawrence Barnett and Glenn
White were Norfolk callers Fri
day. Mrs. Barnett consulted a
doctor while there.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilman have
a new 1950 Ford. Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Coolidge have a new
Chevrolet.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bar
nett accompanied Forest Sam
mons to Norfolk Monday, De
cember 12, and to Sioux City,
on Tuesday, December 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White were
dinner guests of Mrs. Julia
White Sunday. They called on
Mrs. Fannie Riley in the aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Clemmens
and Joan visited at the Doc
—
1943
Top of the
season to you.
May your happiness be as
plentiful as the gifts
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