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Peiikinisnh aie me Sines Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1965 --~ PAGE 4 The Story Of Christmas According To St. Luke "In those days a decree was is- sued by the Emperor Augustus for a general registration throughout the Roman world. This was the first registration of its kind;- it took place when Quirinius was gov- ernor of Syria. For this purpose everyone made his way to his own town; and so Joseph went up to Judaea from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to be registered vat the city of David, called Bethlehem, be- cause he was of the house of David by descent; and with him went Mary who was betrothed to him. She was pregnant, and while they were. there the time came for her child to be born, and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrap- ped him round, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them to lodge in the house. "Now in this same district there were shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch through the night over their flock, when suddenly there stood before them an angel of the Lord, and the splendor of the Lord shone round them, They were ttrror-struck, but the angel said, 'Do not be afraid; I have good news for you; there is great joy coming to the whole people. Today in the city of David a deliverer: has been born to you -- the Messiah, the Lord. And this is your sign; you will find a baby lying all wrapped up, in a manger'. All at once there was with the angel a great com- pany of the heavenly host, singing the praises of God: 'Glory to God in highest heaven, And on earth his peace for men on whom his favor rests.' "After the angels. had left them and gone into heaven the shepherds said to one another, 'Come, we must go straight to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us', "So they went with all speed and found their way to Mary and Joseph; and the baby was lying in the manger. When they him, they recounted' what they had been told about this child; and all who heard were astonished at what the shepherds said. But Mary treas- ured up all these things and ponder- Meanwhile the shep- herds returned glorifying and praising God for what they had heard and seen; it had all hap- pened as they had been told." --St. Luke 2, 1 to 20. saw ed over them. Tidings Sustain Hope A return to the Biblical account of the birth in Bethlehem has be- come an editorial tradition of Christmas Eve for many news- papers. The simplicity of the story strikes surely-to the significance of the religious festival we celebrate. From it stems the kindness, the concern for others, the color and the carols, all the beauty of word, deed and worship which are Christ- mas. Such glad tidings of great joy as came nearly 2,000 vears ago are cause for celebration. That the message has been sustained down She Oshawa Zimes T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, Generali Moreger C. J. MeCONECHY Editor The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundeys and Stotutory holidays excepted Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ete Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Associction.. The Canadion Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all sews despatched in the Lig ot credited to it or to The end alee the loca! news ccphanad. 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Christmas because of com- mercialism, and abroad, about the horror of the conflict conducted or threatened on so many fronts, On that first Christmas the raucous bawling of salesman peddling their wares may well have been heard in and around the inn, That first Christmas came in a worse age than this, regardless of our Viet Nams and many other grave and frightening situations. We wouhl all wish the world a better place, the scope for improve- ment is vast. The first Christmas brought hope and hope and reason for it is still with us. It is evident in many forms. The war in Viet Nam at moment: could hail a holocaust yet the spirit of Christ- mas has brought a ceasefire, offer- ing hope that this conflict, too, can be ended. It is in this spirit of hope and goodwill Christmas finds its depth of meaning. And it is in the happi- ness shared by family and friends it is most warmly realized, On this Christmas Eve, all mem- bers of The Oshawa Times staff join in the wish that your Christ- mas will be the merriest ever. any Much Right Concerning Christmas By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (AP)--There are a lot of things right about Christmas. Such as: The cheerful sounds and bright colors . . . the fun of decorating the tree and put- ting the holly wreath on the door the reunion with loved ones . . . the holiness of its mystic meaning ie the steaming joys of a full table . . . kissing under the mistletoe . . . the great ex- pectations about what presents you will get. Yes, there are many, many. things right about Christmas, But there's one thing wrong about it--receiving as presents exactly the things you don't want. : A fellow can survive ihe fart he doesn't find his heart's desire wrapped up under the tree on Christmas morning. He can put up with being sur- prised by unexpected gifts he has no real need for. But what realiy rubs his spirit raw is to untie half a mile of ribbons and unwind two acres of pas per--and find therein some- something that he actively dislikes Actually, it is largely his own fault. Many of us are too shy or bashful to tell Santa Claus what we want. It is too much like begging. There is nothing, wrong, however, in writing Santa a letter, and here is the cranky list of don't-and-dare-bring-me things I sent him: Mufflers them. I with fringes on can always use an- other ffler or two, even thoug have 87. But I can't stand them with fringes. DIRECTIONS DIFFICULT No bicycles, tricycles, scoot- ers, wagons, hobby horses or doll imuses that come' un- assembled in crates. If Santa Claus can't understand the di- rections on how to put them together, neither can I. Wallets covered with mink fur. Mink bow ties. A mink hammock. (I haven't even got any use for a live mink) A lavishly illustrated ex- pensive volume on foreign art, such as, Pictorial Treasures of the Moscow Subway, or Forgotten Masters in Amer- ican County Courthouses. lighters adorned encased nude shimmy when Cigarette with glass nympus who the flame is lit Any fruit cake or country ham, baked in a_ Brooklyn basement by a defrocked Chi- nese chief but mailed from "Ma Yancey's olde-fashioned, hand-tended hickory hearth in Corncob, Tenn." greeting card that says: "This season, in- stead of a present, we are making a gift in your name to a worthy philanthropy--the Society for the Alleviation of Sprue among Indians of the Upper Amazon." Remember, to keep Christ- mas merry you don't have to get exactly what you want. The art iies in avoiding get- ting exactly what you don't want. An unctuous BIBLE For I say unto you; That ex- cept' your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the king- dom of heavens.--Matthew 5:20. Only earnest goodness pleases God. Tie ordinary good can often be the enemy of the best. tian odin stn 1H HN SARA goc rte Me Bev CANADA'S STORY (By Malak) War Lost, Peace Won By BOB BOWMAN Britain and the U.S.A. signed the Treaty of Ghent on Christ- mas Hye, 1814, and ended a war that should never have hap- pened, Owing to slowness of communications fighting contin- ued for several weeks. In Jan- uary the British were defeated at New Orleans in a battle that cost 3,000 casualties, including General Pakenham, who was the Duke of Wellington's broth- er-in-law. British and gates had been Ghent in Belgium since When they finally agreed on peace terms Christmas bells were ringing from the cathedral, The next day the British dele- gates entertained the Americans at dinner at which the roast beef of Old England and plym pudding were served. 'The or- chestra played "God=Save the King" and Yankee Doodle" John Quincy Adams proposed a toast: "Ghent, the city of peace. May the gates of the temple of Janus, here closed, not be open- ed again for.a century. Britain, Canada, and_ the U.S.A. have done better than that. Although there have been sharp disagreements, and war American. dele- meeting at August, EET TUT PE A PAUSE FOR REFLECTION HUNTER oe 11 onl By Loyal Phillips Christmas: Greatest Heritage Of Mankind Rule enough to reach Je Today a_ billion pause to reflect on the love story ever known Endless research of the. scrip- tures and of history reveals no- thing else remotely comparable to the eternal love and the self- less sacrifice reflected by the Christmas message. The miraculous but humble birth of an infant in ancient Bethlehem 2000 years ago has remolded a billion lives and con- stitutes mankind's greatest her- itage for all time to come. Although for centuries His coming was predicted by He- brew prophets, the manner of His arrival was a keen dis- appointment to the Jewish peo- ple and a matter of little con- cern to the Roman Government. The long-awaited King did not arrive' as a. great mail-clad warrior riding a fiery chariot, able to push the Roman legions into the sea. In- stead of a scarlet clothed or golden-crowned monarch, the Bethichem Babe wore bu- lap and grew up as a Car{ ter MYSTERY AND MIRACLE The reason for His strange ar- rival was a mystery and the manner of His bir acle. Yet -H ac ance. clearly demonst dw He chose to enter human his as a member of society's low- Christians greatest oppressive prince est and most oppressed caste. It was through divine purpose that the Saviour of man came first to those who needed Him most and who would accept is a Him as the Son of God, In His infinite love for all people the Son of Righteousness by spe- cific design hecame a member of the lowly class who truly hungered for peace but who had lost hope. It was to the simple shep- herds who needed assurance, and the wise men who had faith in the divine promise, that He announced His arrival, A guding star and an chorus gave heavenly guaran- tee that the holy incident in the manger represented the zift of the ages along with a pledge of eternal peace, It is with ¢ - mir lasting gratitude that we rea- lize anew that the Bethlehem manger, the cross of Calvary and the empty. tomb are. the born three of world his- tors It isn't ible for ortal minds to a $ or explain the Immorta ympassion ' demon- strated by the sublime Bethle- hem miracle. But if is° abund- antly clear that the Prince of lace from fully The touch, exalted thing acu i marks hood To replace selfishness brought which is long our the earth widt slide rule used to versies between 'tions now and for all time strange birth along ministry tined plan to lift up the the eternity angel ever be human being. GENUINE Through ins ous: deeds the Lamb of God concern persons living The io. remi ind each individual that fact that ped so Gavalully for our Christ- us the Golden room around His Celden Rule also rule and a spiritual which can be success- solye all contro- ly men and na- living humility of His with His subsequent confirm His predes- is lowly, conscience: of the and. to establish for all of the fact that no other the entire world can as important as. a CONCERN words and gentle indicated genuine for the weifare of all and yet to be -ompassionate heart surrceted Saviour still pired tati on in barity drives vipture serve omeone who cares. SOnmone cares hild and it a 18 token of love wrap- mas tree is a mute good-will message spoken by the angel to the on the holiest of all long ago. The material changes from peace to and from abundance to famine, the spirit world remains for- ever the same. miracle of care and tenderness timeless change. As we reflect on the Christmas, back through the turbulent cen- turies fancy and in grateful appreci- ation we nouncement the manger is truly the Son of God. No writer adequately express the mystery or the beauty and wonder of this favorite of days. It miracles. It spires transforms ugliness yet rhe a trong which time nor distance. acho of the Judean shepherds nights long, world constant- war The Christmas and will never miracle faith takes us to Bethlehem and in the angel's an- the Babe in hear that has been able to still brings banishes fear, in- accomplishment and into beauty. gift-of the world's deemer sends people on errands of mercy where otherwise there would be gloom and hunger. It sends cheer into hospitals, ons and war zones. Tt serves as fellowship neither by hand o is restricted was narrowly avoided on sev- eral occasions, the three nations have been the world's most ef- fective allies ever since. Nobody won the avar of 1812, but the americans did better at the peace -table. Both sides agreed to give up territory cap- tured during the-fighting. This meant that the United States gave up Amherstburg, a fort in Ontario, but the British handed back a good part of Maine, Fort Niagara, Fort Mackinac, Grand eine ny man 11 Ar ATR eae Portage at the head of Lake Su- perior, and' Oregon, which now is the territory between British Colunbia and the Columbia River. Other Events on December 24: 1771 Samuel Hearne discovered Great Slave Lake 1919 Results announced of trial of Winnipeg strike leaders 1943 Eisenhower appointed Commander in Chief of Allied forces for invasion | Role Of Monarchy Shifts Subtly Beyond Ceremony By CAROL KENNEDY LONDON (CP)--For the first time in many years, the mon- archy is shifting subtly towards something more than a purely ceremonial role. As she ap- proached the 14th year of her reign, the Queen seemed to be playing a more assertive part in the political sphere--a de- velopment that caused some controversy in 1965. The trend was highlighted by the royal tour of West Germany --an event that fanned some still-smoldering ashes of anti- German feeling in Britain--and by the Queen's part in the Rho- desian rebellion crisis. On both occasions, right-wing commentators revived the long- dormant issue of the Crown's involvement in politics, protest- ing that the Queen was in dan- ger of becoming an instrument of government policy. ; Other reaction, however, was to welcome the more positive image of the monarchy that emerged during the year. On the May tour of Germany--first state visit there by a reigning British monarch since' before the First World' War--the per- sonal triumph scored by the Queen was. seen as comparable to that of King Edward VII in cementing the Anglo - French "entente cordiale" of 1904. During the 11-day, 1,500-mile four, the Queen and Prince Philip spent 90 minutes at the Canadian NATO base near So- est, Westphalia, reviewing a military display: and yisiting the married quarters. In November, as the drawn - out Rhodesian crisis broke--intoopen--rebellion, the Queen became the central fig- ure in the clash between Lon- don and Salisbury, with the breakaway Jan Smith regime still claiming 'loyalty to the Crown while flouting British constitutional authority. The Queen's decision to' give a pexsonal award to Rhodesia's loval sovernor, Sirs Humphrey Gibbs, a gesture that went be- yond Prime Minister Wilson's official recommendation of an long- = wae ee honor, underlined the futility of Smith's: proclaimed allegiance. The right-wing Daily Express criticized the award on the grounds it could be interpreted as palace support for Wilson's Rhodesia policy. Court insiders, commenting on the prime minister's frequent audiences with the Queen dur- ing the crisis, suggest that the "asset of continuity' i nthe monarchy --the special palace perspective acquired over the years--can exert a real influ- ence on government. The royal decision to send Prince Charles to Australia's Geelong School for a semester next summer, believed to have originated with Prince Philip, marks another shift in the im- age of the monarchy. Britain's future king is getting a more international, democratic edu- cation than any of his predeces- sors. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 24, 1945 R. D. Humphreys, A. W. S. Greer, A. F. Annis and N. C. Fraser, Oshawa' barristers, were included in the list of 40 new Ontario King's Counsellors announced by Attorney-General Leslie Blackwell. Diana Burns and Robert Joyce received the outstanding girl and boy. awards at the Osh- awa Collegiate and Vocational Institute Commencement. Nancy Schell and Ray Skinner were awarded the Mrs. F, W. Cowan Scholarships, the highest school awards, 35 YEARS AGO Dec. 24, 1930 Oshawa Poultry and Pet Stock Show opened with a large display of exhibits. Lawrence Cragg, Shirley Fowke, Cromwell Young, Gor- don. Bryce and Margaret. Hen- derson' were presented with awards at OCVI Commence- ment, HIDDEN YEARS OF JESUS V Awesome r ate Reaiizea By Youth Of Nazareth A divine "mandile rested on the child born in Bethle- hem, and when the hour came, He shouldered it, No ordinary criteria can be used in analysing the de- velopment of His self-under standing and His res; (7 to it, The following '¥elies = primarily on His own state- ments about it, made later in His life. This is the last of a five-part Christmas se- ries about the hidden years of Jesus. By GEORGE W. CORNELL AP Religion Writer There is no way of determin- ing when He came to know it, or how, There is no way of find- ing out whether the knowledge~ came to Him instantaneously or gradually, or what particular circumstances or event may have disclosed it, But it imbued the young man of Nazareth. * . There is an- other who bears witness to Me. oui" The details of that realization are deeply inaccessible, But at some point, He recognized it. There came a day, and He was certain. Sometime before Jesus reached his finished manhood, He knew. "The Father is in Me and I am in the Father. . . . I came not, of my own accord, but He sent Me,' It was a stunningly awesome fate to confront. "My yoke," He would call it. It was as if He had been made both sovereign and servant at the same time, both everything and nothing. He cancelled out Himself. "I seek not My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me." Yet there was no avoiding it; it fastened on Him inescapably, irresistibly. On Him, had 'God the Father set His seal." Every youth, as he matures, "passes through the strained tur- moil of discovering his own in- dividuality, of peering hard at himself with that new, critical faculty, as if observed from: outside himself, judging his own" person. The sounder the man, the' more he begins to know srhat and who he is and where he is{ going, even if only dimly. Nore? mally, even the best vision re mains partial. FEARED PROSPECT But in one case it was come plete -- in the complete man, That did not make the going easy, only sure. The prospect, considering the character of men about Him, was plainly ex- cruciating. "The Son of Man will suffer at their hands," In Christian belief, Jesus is considered fully human, subject to the conditions of finite: exist. ence, sharing men's. nature, needs, delights and travail, but also a perfect projection of God --the divine functioning flaw lessly in the flesh. "T and the Father are one." At some point before Jesus took up His predestined voca- tion, the man who had reared Him as an earthly father died, Old Joseph didn't live to see the lightning impact of the life of the young one whom he had guarded so fiercely. Legend says Joseph lived to 111, and describes the deathbed scene at the family's meagre abode in Nazareth. Mary sat at his feet and Jesus at his head. The old carpenter clutched the youth's hand. "I requested Thee, O my beloved Son, to be quiet in all things."' He apolo- gized for once pulling Jesus' ear in shushing Him. Jesus wept. Mary stroked her husband's feet and legs, which grew cold. After washing and anointing ~ the body, they buried him there in the hills of Galilee, it is re- lated. Jesus, who had toiled with him there in the woodworking lean-to, now faced His own call- ing. Curious Changing Outlook Cited In Progress To Manhood Aware of the pattern of His growing up, He later--in talking to the apostle Peter--cited the curious changing outlook of that progression into responsible manhood: ', . When you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hand, and. another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." After Joseph's death, Jesus still had to' provide for His mother, a duty He fulfilled until His own death, when He turned the task over to an apostle and kinsman, John. But He also had to set his own course Jesus Himself, as He entered manhood, spent much time alone in prayer, apart from the fractious babble. It may have been this, in part, that caused Nazareth neighbors. to. start looking on this once-favored youth as an odd disturbing one. Also, in the practising Jewish tradition in which He was raised, young men were sup- posed to marry by about 18, Not to do so was considered pecul- far. '"'Cursed the man who at 20 years was not married," the saying went. But He grew older, 27 25 - and still did noi marry. Although women ullti- mately proved to be-among-His most loyal, unflinching friends in crisis, He went his solitary way, hearing that primordial, prodigious call: "Before Abra- ham was, I am." It was as if He were totally at home in this world, loving its beauty and feeling its agonies, yet also bearing a_ universal embrace. It was a lonely path. "No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son, , : ." Yet, no matter how harsh the rejections and blindness, 'He who has sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone." It was up to Him, as man, to man- ifest in natural terms which man understood the superna- tural concern they did not un- derstand, "T will make it known, that the love with which Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them." That passion glori- fied, yet effaced Him. "Not my will, but Thine." Strangely, in receiving "all authority,' He gave up all of Himself.» 'He jwho believes in Me believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me. M¢ teaching is not Mine, but His. More than any. descriptive words, however, it was His be- havior that distinguished Him. He spurned pride, the will-to- power. This singular difference was dramatized in His tempta- tions by the devil before His ministry began. In those subtly revealing pas- sages, Jesus is tempted to turn = stone into bread, to make a@ sensational leap to draw ac- @ claim and a-huge following, to assume governing power--none * of these things evil in them- selves--yet each appealing to man's egotistical impulses. Jesus' refusal ran contrary te the age-old, self-seeking twist in man. Instead, He chose an alarmingly selfless course, lead-», ing not to adulation (the mirage we all pursue), but to a cross. When He preached His first sermon in his hometown of Nazareth, His neighbors were infuriated. "The spirit of the Lord is upon Me," He said, "'because He has anointed Me te preach good news to the poor . . . to pro- claim release to the captives--te set at liberty those who are op- pressed, to proclaim the accept- able year of the Lord," They ran Him out of town. Sa began the public life of the Babe of Bethlehem--the true man, the "man for others." TODAY IN HISTORY By The CANADIAN PRESS Dec,. 24, 1965... *~ ~The former Italian colony of Libya assumed its inde- pendence 14 years ago to- day--in 195l--and Moham- med Idris of the Senussi tribe took office as King Idris I, Ruled by the British and French under a United Nations mandate since 1943, the country was set up after the first parliament, repre- senting 1,000,000 residents, met in 1950. Much of Libya's prosperity now is dependent or U.S. grants and rents for military installations. 1524--Vasco da Gama died at Cochin, India. 1945--Full pardons were proclaimed for American ex-conyicts who had served one year or more in the armed forces. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915--a Turkish attack on Kut-el-Amara penetrated the fort but was repulsed; Brit- ish Prime Minister Asquith said his country's casua'ties to Dec. 9 numbered 528,227, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in. 1940--the Luftwaffe and RAF began a two-day unofficial Christmas truce; heavy fighting continued in Libya and Albania; Lt.-Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton was appointed to command the Canadian Corps, to be "formed from all Canadian army. units in Britain and British armored units. Oshawa Winnipeg Montreal Windsor Edmonton Gordon W. Richi. C.A., R.1A, Ochawe Whitby DELOITTE, PLENDER, HASKINS & SELLS | with whom are now merged MONTEITH, RIEHL, WATERS & CO. Chartered-Accountants.-. Prince George Oshowa--Shopping. Centre Brock Building Hamilton Calgary Vancouver Burt R. Waters, C.A, 728-7$27 668-6131 Toronto Regina