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How Far to Bethlehem ?

(By Madeline Sweeney Miller)

“How far is it to Bethlehem Town?"

"just over jerusalem hills, adown

Past lovely Rachel's white-domed tomb-- Sweet shrine of motlierhood's young doom.

“lt isn’t far to Bethlehem Town-

just over the dusty roads, adown

Past Wise Men`s Well, still offering Cool draughts from welcome wayside spring; Past shepherds with their flutes of reed.

That charm the woolly sheep they load; Past boys with kites on hilltops flying, And soon you`re there where Bethlehenfs

lying,

Sunned white and sweet on olived slopes,

Gold-lighted still with _]\idal\`s hopes.

And so, we find the Shepherds' hold And lain that gave rich Boaz yield; And l)00k where Herod’s villa stood.

We thrill tint earthly parenthood

Could foster Christ who was all~good; And thrill that Bethlehem Town today Looks down on Christian homes that pray.

It isn’t far to Bethlehem Town!

It's anywhere that Christ comes down

And finds in penple’s friendly face

A welcome and abiding place. The road to Bethlehem runs right through The homes of folks like me and you.

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away from home. To be sure. liv- ing with one's step-aunt didnt make much oi a home, but. even that was better than the deserted campus

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"My Deg: Mis; Gray:

"It will afford ns the greatest

possible plellnfe t0 hlvt SH spend the holidays with hs. We an entertaining most inform- sliy_ and will sxpetft you Christ-

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Cordinlly y I1, MARJORIE HOLDEN.”

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didnt celebrate Christ- mas this year. Bob?" Bob looked up quick-

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darling?"

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ben? to think oi Christmas without father. And it isn’t. as 1! the baby WGN old enough to know the dif- ference.

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something, then evidently thought betil R it. "Where is your mother going to be?" he ated, p'esently_

"In Boston, with Della and the

children. of r~o\1r.<¢_ with youngsters that age, one has to keep gunn- mas."

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They brought him frankincei-ise and my

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" Gifts from the Heavenly Messenger-_. ,4

In dlys of old,

And likewise now at Christrms time, As carols sound and church bells chime And little children dance with glee, We some to all with wishes three.

Now not with frankinoense and gold

And fragrant myrrh

Our Christmas wishes mn be told -

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But still for three rich joys we pray, ` ' God grant you health this Christmas Day,

And love and that sweet peace men sing

VVhich Bethlehem's Christ-child came to

bring.

Tnie friendships gold

I`he frankmcense of love and mirth

May young and old

Find something of rnyri'h'9 frggfgq In every task and joy they meet, And may that gladness come to them The Wise Men found at Bethlehem.

God grant to all» this Christmas Day,

These wishes three;

Faith when the skies are dark and gray,

That joy shall bc.

Strength for the joumey; rest at night. Beyond the powers of wrong to blight,

And mn the ace of Cliristmutide

.God grant you the_s¢‘ihree joy; of ¢;,-th;

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'1`Iii~ l>ell< of Christmas exercise ri mystic spell.

_ _ _ Thev awaken rhythm andrnusic not sensed at nihvf timrl, The best within us awakens with the fmt jntmis pf-sling of theee hells, and we are glad! _ _ _ l~`vt~r_\~one is glad on Christmas. . - -

lfrivoling and feasting bcspcak only the joy of

tho rwcasion. The bountiful platter, the ful cup and the hearty greeting indicate hut faintly the warmth of friendliness and good-will which lies so deep within us. f . . Let the bells continue to ring “A Merry Christmas l"-W. D. Pennypaclref.

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