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¥ a¥ PETE TS RS TERRA A NRE RL AP ARR RH RAE YE Ba R000 alr A RS Fol 8 a PS a A BOA Pi Liab FF Feta ais TR A > - 3 I -- A A oe r---- ee. ----_--,E + Se 4 Nae i pe SE Smu-- . 3 - - ---------- - a) Authorised as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa PORT PERRY, ONT., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1959 $2.00 per year. Single Copy bec. Dur Christmas Mesmage . "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." These beautiful words of the "Messiah" taken from the Bible reflects the promise, in song, upon which our Christian religion is based. "Fhe com- munication of thought by music was brought to great perfection by Handel in his wonderful oi :- torio. For two hundred years it has conveyed its message with overwhelming power wherever and however it has been sung. If the Christian religion is to prosper the com munication of the message must continue through- out the centuries ahead as it has done in the past. It must continue with the impact upon the mind and the emotions that we are able to feel when we listen to such great music. Communication has evolved to the point where we have a very complex system of\ relaying all kinds of messages at a high rite of speed. Never has mankind been so closely in touch with his neighbour, yet: "Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing ?" Something is wrong with our communication. We touch each other and yet we do not touch each at the right time or in the right way. The weight of accumulated knowledge of man is being passed on to the generations who come, bending their shoulders to accept the yoke, but we do not seem able to sort out facts given to us in a way that enables us to live together peaceably. In the abyss of life that stretches out before us we are unable to join hands. What can save us? We are mere amateurs at this game of life. We live but a short time individually, then we die and the next generation must learn a great deal all over again for itself. Christ seemed to understand this discouraging process and He gave us a new hope. Ie said not by knowledge alone but by love would mankind be saved. There are many kinds of love but Christ meant the kind that reaches out to another in ser- vice of the highest order because true love gives insight into the needs of the person beloved. We can have peace on earth in spite of atomic weapons. radio-active fall-out, over-population and all our other ills if we learn to love others enough to put ourselves on the cross for them if necessary. We will only know if itis genuinely necessary by studying the other person with true affection for them in our minds and hearts. Only then will our sights be clear, only then will the focus be correct. The great and terrible message must go on, the message of wonderful love. | * hat, Jdeed, Ts Christmas? £ Aa i AR -- on A - / i hat, indeed, is this holiday, that we rush + [AEA and tear about, decorating trees and mantlepieces, giving gifts and gathering about the festive board? "What, indeed, is this holiday that we must deck the halls with boughs of holly and dangle 4 mistletoe from the chandelier? In the midst of J the trappings and traditions that we have gathered for generations, what can we say about the Christmas? | Le | _.. Christmas is more than an occasion; it is more ~ than an anniversary; and much more than a mere holiday. Christmas is because of CHRIST... be- cause He was born, because He is. ~ / "For on this day is born unto the world a Sav- iour"... What more to be said about Christmas than that we must be reminded that CHRIST H : . h 1 h H | Unless Christmas is renewed in each of our SER) bo - hearts each year at this time, the coming of &l was rn, that € 1s wit us, a ways, the ope Christ to the world more than 1900 years ago 0% : : { has lost some of its possible power in the world Yo and the Light, the Promise and the Fulfillment. of today. We need that power. We need to use i wt x it for world good. We need it each day through- out the coming year. We need the understanding that Christ's message was a very practical one,-- the only one that will save us from destruction. When we have stripped this message of all od 8 theology we still have the magnificent fact of Love Dry standing out over the centuries with a radiance that blots out the small issues much as a blinding light makes it impossible to sort out the smail _ Every man must fulfill the meaning of Christ- - mas within his own heart. Our customs, decora- tions, gift giving--everything else associated with = Christmas is imitation, an idle echo, if we do not details of a scene. We have a basic common PA A : be x . denominator of action laid out for us, clearly, we recognize and accept that Christmas 15 with us We must approach each experience witi e eli : * be : strength of Love. We must decide the i ws UH wo because Christ 18 with us... always. Love would have us decide--not sentimentalism-- bs y -- i but Love. bh NA) --_-- a J -- -_-- - We must first learn how to Love. Christ «ct SIREN ~~ Ar : the example. He taught us how. We accept God ARIA first of all. We become part of that great natic life principal which made all life. Then we uat- : urally want the good of var fellow Creature - nay We are still weak unless we follow up thi- | i : with sacrifice. Many of us want good as long a4 v make no sacrifice to obtain it. We follow the Ere 3 Christian message in the 20th century only if we he can love enough to sacrifice. We accept the Rus- Livi sian, the African, the Arab as they are -but we do not stop there--that is sentimentalism. When we love we find ways to deal with his problem and ours fairly and reasonably remembering the dignity of Man, We do it slowly. We learn to have good judgment through loving first. If we 19] 22 MN desire to aid we will find a way, True love expands 2m our mind, increase our wisdom and emboldens our -- x :' action for truth, v i Jona -- J This great principle of Love works for us per- or RAR ' sonally as well as universally. Fach conquest in _-- X \ personal life brings the conquest in universal life 5 My A ) a little closer tp the Angel message of "Peace on s \ 7 Jy on Earth, Goodwill to Men." Wishing each and everyone a Joyous Christmas {8 and a Happy New Year. > i (= Li A) | The Management and Staff Lemp tf). | The Port Perry tar