Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 334, 7 December 1914 — Page 13

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RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1914

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Christmas Is Near!

Christmas, witk its radiance of good cneer and rejoicing, is fast 1 pproachmg. Kist to knew tke glorious day will soon be kere, makes our ii.arts teat witk gladness. rlow are ycu going to celebrate tke day? How are you going to express your joy? Tlioug'k you no longer listen witk deligktful expectancy for tke coming of Santa Claus, tke pleasure wkick you will derive in making little children kappy on tkis day of days, will ke infimtelv greater tkan tkat experienced in your juvenile years. Make tkis tke children's day. Xkeir kappiness is not dependable upon the amount expended. Let no little unfortunate ckild feel tkat it is beyond tke range of your good will and generosity. Not' you realize that to he a giver is far superior tkan to he a getter that the are the favorite ones.

At this season of kindly opportunity, tke Ckristmas spirit asks nothing for itself, only implores you to give lavishly of your love, friendship and good ckeer to your fellow men. It kegs of you to remember tkat it is a day to forget all animosities. Tkat gifts of priceless value, not purckasakle ky money, wkick kring kope to the hopeless friendship to the lonely, encouragement to the weary, a message of uplift to the discouraged, and gifts of human sympathy which lightens the burdens of those who have to greet the day with tear-dimmed eyes, arc gifts which may ke witkin your power to skower upon otkers, tkougk you may not be possessed witk muck worldly wealtk. Tk IS IS tke season to scatter kappiness. In just keing kappy ourselves, we can contribute to tke gladsomeness of otkers. "All wko would joy win. Must skare it Happiness was korn a twin May tke Ckristmas ckimes ring out to you a merry, merry Ckristmas. A Ckristmas wkick skall ke aglow witk tke spirit of kappiness and a feeling of kinskip for otkers. "He wins tke greatest treasure m kis life Wko lives, as well as gives kis Ckristmas day.

Remember there are hundreds of poor in your city to whom the day will bring no happiness and joy unless you with forethought and by expending a little of your surplus bring a ray of sunshine and cheer into their homes. You are not making a sacrifice to do so, for you are not giving from what you actually need for your own happiness, but you are giving from your surplus. It is eminently fair on this day to remember that father and mother, who may live elsewhere will appreciate not only the costly gift you may send with the perfunctory Christmas greeting, but will prize highly a letter from son and daughter. They will spend many

happy minutes perusing the lines the thoughtful son or daughter sends, while the gift alone will mean little. Link the gift with the letter and you will bring Christmas joy into their hearts. If you are not a member of a church, bear in mind that on this day it might well pay you to attend divine worship and there hear the sentiments of the day and find out why it is that Christian nations celebrate the Christmas holiday. There is no man who has no religious instincts, and Christmas is a good time to rekindle them or to nurture them. The story pf the Babe in the Manger may

give to your life new earnestness, increased purpose, higher ideals and nobler aspirations. The Christmas message of good will ought therefore have a wonderful response in the United States. Its citizens are at peace with the world. Filled with broad humanity they have sent money and provisions to help the destitute in foreign lands. They have contributed much to provide supplies for hospitals where the wounded are nursed. They have poured out their wealth to help the world,. ' . .