Thursday, December 23, 1954. aver =— tHE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Page 15 Rocky Mountain Saddler 256 Lansdowne Street Kamloops, B.C. MAKERS OF FINE LEATHER GOODS LWADING SADDLE MAKE: es . ALL LEATHER REPAIRS = 0 Wrangler, Levi's, Lee Coats, Shirts, Pants MAIL ORDERS FILLED SAME DAY From Village Service and Staff No Christmas would be complete for us without an expression _ of the warm feeling that we have . for our many loyal and appreciative friends. A Merry Christmas and —~_ @ Happy New Year to all, Christmas Messages From The Churches How strangely the words of these two verses go together,, ‘A Saviour :.. Christ, the Lord... a babe wrap- ped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” We have read and heard these phrases so often that the surprise has gone out of them. Yet how incred- ible and how impossible they are. when we: consider them. Would: Al- mighty God bring us a Saviour, Christ the Lord asa babe, wrapped in swad- ling clothes and lying in a manger? Was a stable the place to expect a Saviour? This is what Christmas is, and means. It is precisely the fact that these things are so that brings Christmas to every corner of the world. For in the birth of Jesus of Bethlehem, the good news is given. G. K. Chesterton, writing in his netebook trom which came all of his great works, once jotted down, “Christmas Day, but if you ask me , I know not, It is a track of feet in the snow, Tt is a lantern showing a path, It is a door set open.” “A door set open” to the Father! Christmas Message From The Premier The following is the annual Christmas Message from the Hon- curable W. A. C. Bennett, premier of British Columbia: “Once again the festivities of the Christmas Season are with ua. As Premier of this province, it is my sincere hope that everyone may enjoy to the full, the good things associated with this Holy Season nct only on Christmas Day, but through- out the gays of the year ahead, Believing that the Christmas mes- sage of “Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men,” can become a reality to us all, may I extend, in all sincerity, to the people of British Columbia, the traditional greeting — MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.” » Greetings Once again it’s the time of the year for Joy and Merziment, and we wish to take a moment to extend to all our friends our very best wishes for a Holiday Season full of goed cheex and happy times, from the Staff of Borkowski’s “eswear To believe that God is above us is one thing. To believe that God is able to give us power and strength is still a more inspiring and upholding belief. But*to believe that God is not only Almighty, that He is not only self- sufficient, hut that He is God with us, God the near, God the understanding and the intimate — that is the best of all. ‘The eternal Wather coming down into human life. It is a stu- pendous theme. There are now millions of tracks in the snow leading to Bethlehem. The lantern showing the Way shines as brightly as ever. The Door is set open. “For unto you is born tits day in the city of David, a Saviour, whien is Christ the Lord.” Rey. J. Colelough. Once again we are accorded the privilege of sending a Christmas Message to the readera of the Tri- hune, which privilege we deeply ap- preciate. As we look around the stores we see them gay with decorations, and many articles are displayed as suit- able gifts for young and old. Yes, it is a time for family reunions, giv- ing and receiving’ of gifts, and gen- eral happiness for all. Children have been trying to guess what Santa will bring them on this occasion. Perhaps some have even written notes to tell him what they would like him to bring them. True, it is a happy season for all. It is the children’s great Day in the whole year. When-we give a little serious thought to the matter, I’m afraid thaz many of us realize that we have stray- ed rather far from the real meaning of Christmas. In other words, many of us in our enthusiasm over the ma- terial things have lost touch some- what with the deeper, the spiritual meaning. During the past four weeks the Christian Church has kept the Sea- son of Advent, a Season of prepara- tion for the coming of the Christ Child. But Christians are hidden to look a little further ahead. While preparing for the Feast of the Na- tivity, we should be preparing for the Second Coming, that of the King of the World, and, too, we should not forget His regular Coming, week after week, thrugh the Means which ‘He. Himself appointed for 9 Meeting between Master and: Followers. We should also bear in mind the fact that He came, and comes, not oulp for the adults, but also for the children, We dare not deny Him to those younger ones who ure placed in our care. Christmas, the Children’s Feast, is a glorious one indeed, and we do rightly to make it as happy for them as‘we possibly can, and very few fail in this; but do let us bear in mind that the Saviour did not remain a Child. We are told ‘He increased in Wisdom. and Stature.” Our children too ,inerease in stature day by day, but do they really increase in wis- dom? This, My Friends, really com- mences int the home, and we as Par- ents are responsible for our Chil- dren's inerease in Wisdom, Divine especially, but also Secular. Our chil- dren learn from the examples we set them — good or bad — long before they can speak or understand what we say to them. In the atmosphere of the home life the character of the child is moulded. Let us remember this when we kneel in Bethlehem this Christmas- tide, (Bethlehem means ‘House or Breod’ and every Christian Altar is @ Bethlehem where the Living Bread from Heaven is partaken of by the Faithful) and let us offer the Christ Child our very best gift, the gift of our most sincere love through our lives and the lives of our children. Then, and only then, will we be worthy to receive His Great Gift to us — Eternal Lite in the Kingdom ot Goa. And that is. why the “Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us,” that we may all inereease in the Faith and Wisdom of the Family of God. We wish you all a Holy, Happy Christmas, and a Bright dnd Pros- perous New Year. Geo, J. Fielder, Vicar. Knowing the Christ of Christinas John the Baptist said to certain enquirers: “There standeth One among you whom ye know not.” The One refererd to was Jesus Christ. We find ourselves standing upon the threshold of another Christmas and there seems to be an ever in- creasing lack of enthusiasm or in- terest in this particular season of the year, One cannot but wonder and tee) alarmed as we look at the blatant display of mockery in all walks of life at this time of year. For when the Christian world on this day com- memorates the birth of Jesus Christ, The Savior, and all celebrations are supposed to be centered around this event, man defies, disobeys and be- comes guilly of sacrilege, for sin abounds, lusts are allowed to run rampant, drunkenness and revelry is appalling. When the purpose of Christ’s birth was to redeem man from sin. ‘His name shall be ealled Jesus for He shall save His people from their sins.” Has He failed? NO — But it seems there stands One among you whom ye know not. Who is this Christ?— He is the son of God, He is the Lamb of Goa which has taken the sin of the World. He is the Lord’s anointed, The Prince of Lite, He is the only Mediator be- tween God and man — “The man Christ Jesus,” He is the same yéster- day and today, and forever: He is sent forth to be a propitiation for our sins through faith in His blood. God has given Him a name whieh is above every name and at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow. Just to think that wrapped in the veit of human flesh in the person of this Christ Child, lies fhe solution to the great need and ery of the human heart and the solution to this sin sick old world. Yet He stands among as unknown, unrecognized and rejected. It seems tragic that One horn, as Messiah, King, Prince of life and Savior, should go unrecognized by the multitude of His day: But it js even more tragic that today after al- Most two thousand years of Gospel preaching and enjoying many of the benefits that Christ has given yet He goes unrecognized by the multitude. The One who said “Come unto Me and I will give you rest.” Of whom John said, “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to be come the Sons of God, even to thein that believe on His name.” This love- ly Christ whose birthday we com- memorate at this time of the year stands unknown, unrecognized, blos- phemed mocked and rejected. The-One who was Glad Tidings of Great Joy — Peace Good Will to- femme joann ward men, God's answer and remedy for man’s sin. The Only Way, The Only Hope, The Only Peace — stands unknown. This One who was born to die for our sins, who paid our penal- ty, died our death, that He might reconcile us unto God. This is not church membership, not turning over a new leaf, not ref- ormation, but it is Tegeneration, coming to know personally the One who stands among us. ‘The sacred writer declared “Beleive on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved.” You surrender yourself, your life, your all, to the Christ of Christmas and you will find this to be thé best, happiest Christmas of your lif.e Rey. C. Faweett, Christmas has become a time of great feasting — dinnera, suppers, lunches, snacks, parties. All to cele- brate the birthday of Christ. It might, be well to print the view of Christ Himself on such feasting: “When thou givest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, or thy brethren, or thy, relatives, or thy rich neighbors, lest perhaps they also invite thee in return, and a recompense be made to thee. But when thou givest a feast, invite tha poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; and blessed shalt thou be, be- cause they have nothing to, repay thee with; for thou shalt be repaid at the ressurection of the just.” We believe there is a soul-search- ing Christinas message in that view the adult Christmas. There is much talk about putting Christ back into Christmas. This message points o the heart of Christmas feasting, the Sacred’ Heart of Kindness. This spirit of the Christ-Child is meant to be extended to every feast and party, every big dinner and big sup- per throughout the year. It means breaking through the narrowness of the family circle, and the favored cirele, to bring*in on the fun.the less fortunate and the less favored. The Priests of the Sacred Heart Parish, Williams Lake, B.C. May the light of the Holiday Season shine bright and long upon you and yours; and nay its cheerful glow remain.with you forever...” Neufeld Bros. 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