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Vagabond Christmas Thoughts

(Continued from Page 14) diluted by the spirit of the jazz age, and that quiet contemplation has been largely succeeded by cocktail parties. Often you ask someone if he had an enjoyable Christmas, and he replies that he certainly did, went to five cocktail parties. (A cocktail party, you know, is an affair that starts out with people mixing drinks, and ends up with drinks mixing people.) Someone has said that in the old days Christmas was a time for forgetting and forgiving, but that now it is a time for getting and for giving. But even so, the present method of celebrating Christmas is an enormous improvement over that which prevailed through most of the Christian era. I'm not sure that Jesus of Nazareth would have objected too much to the Christmas of today. Certainly He would have loved the joy that the day brings to little children; and, after all, this is the children's holida''

One of my favorite writers, Kahlil Gibran, author of two very famous books, "The Prophet," and "Jesus, the Son of Man," tells a little story that will give you something to think about at Christmas time. He says that Jesus of Nazareth met Jesus of modern theology, and they sat down for a talk. Finally Jesus of Nazareth rose and said, "Sorry, friend, but you and I will never agree." flaven't you, dear reader, sometimes wondered how the teachings of Jesus, which were couched in plain words and simple phrases that any normal school kid can understand-be honest, be truthful, be clean, be kind, be fair, be helpful, and love your neighbor-how did these simple instructions ever assume the complexity of modern theology? Give it a thought.

A FINAL THOUGHT: Supposing that eight year old kid of yours comes home from Sunday school'some day, climbs up to where he can look you in the eye, and says,

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"Tell me, Pop, wbat can a fella do to be sure to go to heaven?" Now ttat's a fair question and-knowing you : to be the smartest man bn earth-he expects a straight answer. No dodging. So you should make your answef just as short and sraight as his question. Tell him, "Soa, all you've got to do is stick to Jesus. He laid down the rules in mighg few words. All youte got to do is follow instructions."

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So, that's what you ""r, ,lu L irrqoi*ti"c Hd of yours who wants to know how to get to heaven fslt hirn te stick to Jesus! That's a good enough authorig for anybody.

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Robert P. HendersonRichcrrd H. ScrundersDoris M. Wcrtson

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