ff'''? frw"f,r,f""'"f'"' morrow, but open December Prince Rupert Daily News Christmas 1951 ! C'NSS Prince George will arrive i as usual on Wednesday, sailing ; ,-outh Thursday. Union Steamships and Cana- Monday, December 24, lfi5I ClirhlmaS Sermon i Rev. Fred Antrobus, First Baptist Church i . i r: -.27. KjPEIT ?rtf rr'ftrt ; In Independent dally newspaper devoted to the upbuilding of Prince ' Rupert and Northern and Central Briti.-h Columbia, Member of Canadian "re's Audit Bureau of Circulations ToniKht is Christmas Eve and for most people especially tlic Once again the journeying months hove brouoht d:an Pacifi; Steamship oflices will be cloicd Christmas and Boxing Day. Canadian Pacific Airlines offices will remain open both days Canadian Daily Newspaper Association. us to the Festival beloved by all a Festival whTch children tomorrow morning 3. A. HUNTER. Managing Editor; H. G PERRY. Managing Director , hns n nrpnt hnlH nnnn rho !ntoroc A , will see the climax to weeks of SUBSCRIPTION RATES: . " I "j 1 ij'T-i. Mt:L ''. ' II.. . ..u r- an time win m. r-:: --.. anucipuuuii. . . . in most jjy,. muilli business will be tran- yuunw u"vi uiu uiic. uiiuiiiuiiyiuiOv.nnMian reasr), eaiety and festivities carrier, per w-iek, 20c; per month, 75c; per year, o iiii(jiitu uv icuqiuus motives, ir nas Decome largely a "'" aeted from the airport oflices. iln n In! It VfCnlc. U'l fiO secular tcstival a time 01 teastinq and merrvmak ino S3 0(1; by mail. p?r month, 75c; per year, $j.00. V!"S.U . Published every afternoon except Sunday by Prince Rupert Daily N: ws Ltd., 3rd Avenue. Prince Rupert liking forward to holidays Q'n Charlotte Airlines of-; which accompany the season fice is closed tomorrow but opens j two days, at least for mast, aiul ' Boxing Day. j TIC; """ ' ft :'. f Yet even in its most secular aspects, "it never entirely loses1 . , . the face? of its sacred origin. It: AJ5 InPtTIt is not easv, it must be admitted,1 7C7w to relate the 'Manger of Bcthie-1 f . f , horn', with the ways of this mad.! jtOCtinQ iCdtUtS . perplexing modem world yet: even such a world torn as it is Mode; n Christmas cards fat-by distrust, fear and cruel wrong ..0 Orally hundreds of inter- ; Christmas Reflections the school children vum c.im?j c.vic offifes. 'ith exception it) for 10 days this ..cx .on. jui utilities, such as Ulepnoni Following their Christinas . nd fire ricparlmenls, will close concerts lust week, school ended doth days. Government offices ( Friday' and resumes January 7. ; ils.j will be closed. Most business establisninen's, ' Council meeting scheduled for with few exceptions, will t? tonr-ht will be postponed until : r- ,. norurt, : ''.-7,. " A Mwry rhriN 'I hur.sdav wiii ui,;ii, ix uiiiv tor a uuy, iu thf 'on' "which fiimp nnon thp pretations of the popular Nativ- cl:id Christmas Day and Box- ily theme. Many of these are El' 1 Most organizational Christmas ! parlies had been held by Satur- day. Christmas morning and i evening services will be held at I all city .diurches as advertised In this newspaper. Some 20 pro-Christmas parties for adults and children, includ- i ing; Thursday night's "Over Sev-i ( nty" dinner, were held tlii; llie Ihiilv News will mil publ sh on either uf the two lays. li.ink.s and financial houses will be closed the two days. ts well as all .stores. C.madian National Telegraph nlii;(.s will be open Chrislma., Duy from 8 a in. to 3 p.m. .oi l men of noodwill. reproductions from the old m.i.s- These Ihinirs are not a mere t?r. , while many others have accident. That which is distinct- ot.n created especially for the ively Christian in the Christmas tMtAmu sard indufi.y Svaam is kept alive, own in these ,, M .. ., . ' , Thc Kip.an days, because the Church Nat,v"? lht'mv- wl"ch t,:ll7 Ikis never al'owed the world to "rally lends itself to an almost loet the wondrous story of Him '"'"Hess variety of interprotaUoi's who "ihoiiRhl He was rich, yet an(l- wealth of detail. Iuiik has for our sakes became poor, that been a favorite subject of Christ -we throtiish H:s povvrty tnicht '' artists. Many of the details. Im- made rich." fiatvd upon certain Bible texts, In.m 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Regu- year in the city. On Thursday Iur hours are m tried Uoxing busnn ss will a',ain resume un-b.iy. til New Year's Day when ma.t CN ticket office is closed to- prem ies cl'i.e for one day. v. .... .;, r i ( liiislmas stands f:r sime-thini; very vital in all our Christian Ihinkini;, and to in-nore or trifle uitli its religious meaning, is lo lose ronlacl with the very heart of Christianity, to surrender a si run); hold nf the faith. Christinas is the lestival of the Oivine Inrar-nalM ii (iod idf ntifying Himself with man. "God was in Christ rc (nulling the world unt, Himself." have lo.stered various legends such as tliaie euncerning the Magi which grew until the Wise Meiv were identified and given kingdoms. The Annunciation is among the ..arliest subjects represented in Christian art. antedating the Madonna and Child theme by several centuries, and it is interesting to note that the fathers of the Chu.'ch determined iv the Madonna should be portrayed: her dress and mantle are usually blue and red If - IX THKSK critical and anxious times, with the world torn ly if't'i.lwical conflict and even the ; baic principles of our Christian fa'th chaUemed ' both externally and internally, it may he difficult to settle down to the. true and happy spirit of the season, even though it may lie more important than ever that we should do so. Peace and goodwill are the prime principles of Christmas as prescribed from the first observant"; ' of the ai'eat festival but how tenuous today do we find our p"isp Uj.i n tfii-se so ,c i c-aily to be desireil attributes! However, if we despair, we shall be lost, 1 so why despair? That is the last thino- we should do. Who can deny that the world and its jK'opk' today lack a real appreciation of the Christian ' principles and need a new acceptance of the thim;s that are good and rifcht. just and fair, the things ; 1 ; that keep us within bounds man between man, livintv , in consideration and respect of the rijrhts and priv-, ile.e;es of others instead of in the mundane hiatus of ' personal edification and ivirratidizemont, pleasure and acquisition ? . ; Alas, we have been crowding Christ out of Christmas by our materialism, our commercialization, the pivino- and receiving of gifts and the feasting. Too forgetful have we been of the verities and : virtues of the Christian faith of which this Christ-; iyas Day is the festival, given over, we think, too ;jiiuc.rf, especially of more recent years, to thoughts ."And acts other than those of the original inspiration. ' In our pre-Christmas reading, we have run rtteross some thoughts entitled Christmas and Light. We consider them worthy of repetition in this our ; Christmas editorial and recommend t hem to the J consideration of our readers: f CHRISTMAS tfl These words contain the core r f 4i . il k&' i urn ! of our faith and, in the presence of such a conception, the rev-ci.nt believer is silent. He can but wo! ship. No mere words can (1 explain this central truth. No arguments can prove it to those , who are unwilling or unable to! . believe. This great truth was V hidden for generations before i1 the Advent of the Saviour; hid- A (Ira still from those, whose eyes "n a'e blinded by the god of this (j world but open for all who , Wwtild know and obey. ; IT Bthind all our Christmas glad- ! Si nes." thercfoie. whether we are ft conscious of it or not, lios lliis 'V trtmendous idea: -The Word : efj From all of ist, lo all our friend TI Hi greeting ig cxlomled... For a very Merry Cliriulnu And a New Year dial 't$ splendid. J IP i fl . . i T Overwaiiea L!d. 10. wish our manu s In tunc with the times, with the carols and chimes, we add our wish for your merry Christmas. ;"; t . . friend volume of good cheer and contentment throughout ije us Christ i became flesh and dv.elt among us." He came down t meet us where we are, and draw us into His fellowship by which we b.come a New Creation. Se, it cannot be too definitely stated that Christmas stands for. RANCF HARDY t() the Christina Season ''' a wlt a thc coming Tlew r. A. NacKenzie Furnfee V rK.d n'ac? tc buy-ovr a quarter 'if :i c?nlui" ".-. ycr.--? Phone oS a ic'igion that is, not fir,st a creed, a. ritual, an ethical idea, or a social program. For the real heart of the Christmas Gospel, is the announcement, that in Jesus, God entered our human life, that God is accessible to us. Me dwells among those who believe in Him. bo, the heart of our Christianity, is not good advice, but good news, thai Ood is Love, that sin can be forgiven, that the power of 'vii can be broken, and that man, even when he is old, can begin a new life all these things are true, because "unto yot- was born in Bethlehem, a Suv.our, Who is Christ the Lord." i In pautiy duiitfons wln-re the door.; ot vice are open, j where teniptatinr , lure and be.-kon, where demon valtur. s i thrive on thc tlvtailution ot others, where liuman le'.pards i fatten on the btl.es and mhiIs of their fellowmen Let there ;", . oe li'jht! i . Wnere the cloom of ignorance and fear rests like a black t cloud over the eilaved minds and souls of blinded men ' where tmwh viciuus statecraft and sable priestcraft the J Kinoke-ssrcen of superstition floats continually over the i , l.ubi;at:or,s of .sou" made in the intake of God. where truth i hidden or clashed or perverted by ruiers of states for their c-n a .'.".ranUi: tment Let there be light! Wnere poverty hovers with darkened wings and children i. rrv r;r bread, where voutii grows old before its time, and I fad. wen faces have forgotten how to smiie. where disease , Wve babies bltsidt d, paralyzed and deformed -Let there be ji.'ht! J In a world where madmen and warmoncers have wrought i destruction an-l (.ej'h on innocent millions, where helpless t vn-lnns have bei n enslaved and tortuied and burned, where ; a million homelyss orphans drift iver bleak plaias and ,,.. , nir-uiih black lorests like chaff before the shiftin winds . . i Let there be !:;;:it! ' ' ' Come, Thou Child of Bethlehem: come, Thou Light of ! ihp World; dwell in humble hearts and lowly homes this , , Cnr.stma tide. Then will the shadows disappear. The gloom - -iU fl'(le away, tin- beacon fires of Love and Joy and Peace 1 will f.uide muakiini to a nuoler and kindlier ae, and the ! . ..Chii t will ier;n ln-v-r and ever, Lord of Lord and King , or Kin-is. ';',::ytfv.- V f ,- i. .-. ,r '.iV.I mm itt" t '.'t ;- : ; citb.' fi'ffviftifft rtet'ii To our many friends, whose Kood will and loyalty have contributed so much to the CHRISTMAS I pleasure of every (lay business, we send these sincere greetings for happiness this Christmas and prosperity for sincere s RUPERT RADIO the coming year. tfn - SaS'!sta Bob Parker Limited I (III II - MONAIKIl IIIMIItS Ckiidma; at heme.. 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