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Rev. George C. Pidgeon, D.D.. l..L.D. Moderator of the United Church of Could:

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A writer of our' own time has called st. Luke's account of the birth of Jesus "the world's great- est classic." It has a place in the hearts of all men peculiarly its own. Back of our children's en- joyment of their sift! is thil Precl- cus story of the babe in Bethle- hem who came to give new life to men.

The'modem Christmas classic is The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. We have taken its key- note for our title: "God bless us may one." Dickens illustrates this pl'AyEl' by contrast and comparison. The genius of the novelist em- bodies great principles in char- acters and so lets us see those principles in action on fields with uliich we are familiar. Here Dick- (135 depicts a number of fascinat- nw persons pomessed with the Christmas spirit and planning to express it in deeds of love. Best of all he lets us look at them tuough sorooses eyes. Scrooge is A miser, hard and heartless, grind- ;,,g the faces of the poor. Steel rim strike fire from flint. but not r-no spark of warmth or brightness can circumstances strike from that .c.-vmv heart. No sharper contrast ranibe imagined than that be- lii'0ll Scrooge and Bob Cratchit. rue helper whom he kept under his heel. and the father of Tiny Tim in whom the spirit of Christ- mas reigned supreme. Tiny Tim has -his own place in the world's heart because of the love that sur- rounds him and the sweetness of his response.

Changes Stony Hearts

The goodwii of the Christmas- tide can change even the heart of Scrooge, one of the best examples in fiction of the truth of God's gxromjse; --1 will take away the pony heart out of your flesh and give you an heart of flesh." The spirit of Christmas takcs hold of Scrooge and compels him to live over the scenes of his own past. in which the spirit of Christmas brought gisdness to all. and the rejection of the Christmas spirit dried up the springs of glsdness oven in his own soul. Then Scrooge is shown scene after scene portraying the certain outcome of the course he is pursuing until he src.-. himself as he is and yields to the spirit of Curistmas. Then g,,ggs.g..gsm...gsgm......s

IN MEMORIAM

in land and loving memory of Mrs. George P. Clapp. who passed away at Bay Fortune, Decembe 26th. I950. Fondly Remembered by Husband. Daughter Ruth and Ladies Aid Society.

I” IN, MEMORIAM

In loving memo y of Mrs. George hlwunmn. who passed away on December 23rd, 1950,

One year has passed since that seal day.

When one we loved was called away.

and took her home, it was his will;

Within our hearts she iiveth still.

Ever Rasresnberud by Husband and Family.

IN MEMORIAM

In lov-lng Inembry of my dear Father, Mr. Charles E. Paul. who

departed this life on Dcccmbe

26th, 1960.

He is not (load, he has only gone before us.

His life to us. will always be a guide

.

To live and love. and make lifets pathway brighter.

l'ntII we. too, shall cross the Jordan tide.

Fvor Remembered by Daughter Mildred

IN MEMORIAM

In memory of George llarris lnma.n. who passed away Decembc '1fliI. I948.

Friends may think we have for-

gotten when at times they see us smile But they little know the heartache our smile hides all the while.

if all the world was ours” to give we'll give it. yes nnd more

To see the face of one we loved, ("time smiling through the door.

and Sadly

l-Iver llcmelnberosl

Missed by wife. Daughters and Son.

iii MEMOIIIAM

In loving memory of JOHN GORDON EVANS who passed awayl December Seth, 1950.

Ever Remembe -.1 by Wife and Daughters.

Scrooge becomes Tiny Tim's am- bassador and pledges his heart and fortune to bring goodwill into every circle he can enter. The spirit which finds expression in this story has its origin in the scenes described in the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel. Here. too, the characters give life to the story. They are a group of the pious in Israel who are earnestly awaiting the fulfillment of God's promises to His people and devot- ing themselves to preparation for the Mes.slah's coming. Zechariah. the priest and father of John the Baptist, is the doubter of the oc- caslon. To him the good news seems too good to be true. especial- ly the angel's promise that his family should have a part in God's new move for the redemption of humanity. Mary is a. personality of irresistible charm. She had found favor in the sight of God she was uniquely fitted by her own virtue and faith for the honor conferred upon her. She had on- tered into the very 'plrli: of Israel's expectation. Her by n. the Magni- ficat, has held its place through the centuries as the church's nob- lest song of praise. It shows her mind to have been stored with the psalms and prophecies of her race. and also that she had an inspira- tion of her own which foretold the relief and release which her Son would bring to the poor and ap- pressed. This ls the most sacred moment of human history and the Virgin Mother is worthy of the place she holds.

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Unselflsh Soul

No picture Zr given of Joseph in Luke. The glimpses given of .!oscph's heart in Matthew 1,18-25 reveal one of the most unselfish souls in history. The shadow of what seemed an appalling calam- ity brought out not one trace of meanness or self-consideration: in a sore trial he is found both just and gracious. strong and tender: and when the light of heaven dis- pelled his fears and revealed a priceless privilege instead. he proves worthy of the most preci- ous trust ever commltted to a man. As we have noted before, Joseph must have been a wonder- ful father in the everyday life of the home in Nazareth when fath- erhood leaped to .l,esus' mind when- ever He thought of God.

The outburst of song recorded in these chapters is the r)chest contribution ever made to the church's praise. We need only to name the Magniflcat. the Nunc Dimittls and the Gloria in Excel- sls to'1-ealize their value. These hymns have never been surpass- cd or superseded; they have been the avenues of the church's praise through the centuries. The in- cldents recorded in these chapters have always been an inspiration in Art. All the wonderful pictures of the Annunciation. of the Ma- donns and Child. and of the an- gels and the shepherds. and of the presentation in the temple find their sources here. These stories and songs reveal a strain in Judaism which does not ap- pear elsewhere in the New Testa- ment and without it our religion would be immeasurably the poorer

.leIus' llumble Birth

Jesus began His life on earth in humblest circumstances. This was not due to the poverty of His fam- ily, for the carpenter of those days was a man of standing in any community; it was due to the taxa- tion decree which required that long journey to Bethlehem at a 'l.lmc when so many had to regis- ter there. It is probable that the stable in which He was born was a cave; if so, He began where the human race began with only the rocks for a roof and with the ani- mals around them lfe who chose to serve the poor. and who valu- ed man simply as man had from the beginning no place to lay His head. He shared the lot of the lowliest.

His birth was nevertheless sig- nificant to earth and heaven. The angels greeted it with resounding praise. to them it meant "glory to God in the highest." To man it brought a promise of peace. and peace founded on goodwill. Never in the world's history was this message as deeply needed as it is in this Twentieth century. Suh- picion and hatred are driving the nations farther apart than over. Treaties are less than "scraps of paper" as long as hatred burns in man toward man. From every attic comes the appeal to the Church of Christ and every mem- her in it to intervene and devote their powers to the cultivation of goodwill and peace. The urgency of' ihe'call is intense. Charles Dickens describes liow this spirit of Christmas can change and glorify the intimate relationships of the home and family circle. Here every one of us can begin. The

Christmas spirit appears first in the heart of the individual and met. in hls intimate relationships. From here it spreads outward. Cultivate it wherever man meets man. for on the field of the world nothing but this Christmas message and the Christian word of love hehind it can heal the wounds of mankind. The prayer, "God bless us. every one" can have an ap- plication as wide as humanity.

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The Passing I

Scene By Observer

it is a fact that the sphere of politics is held in derision in many respectable quarters today. one wonders why. The root word from which our modern word is derived had to do with citizenship and cer- tainly there is nothing to be de- s1-iced about that. We are all in- tereated in anything that pertains to good citizenship and that is the fundamental function and purpose of politics. It is not only the so- cailed professional politician-who is ”ln politics". For better or worse, for a good influence in matters of cltlsenship or for a bad one. we are all in it, for scarcely anything that happens. in day-to-day living but is in some way or other tied up with some sort of political principle. '

Moreover, no one among us can say he has no concern with polit- ics in the sense the word is com- monly used, the science and art of government. for there was per-

" Fell-T. GUARDIAN. CJIARLUITETCWN THE CENTRAL GUARDIAN

This column is reserved for news of local interest. but advertising drunks appeared of a newly nature may he laser at five cents a word, strictly pay- able In advance.

NEW REVISED hockey ules at Jack Cameron's.

JIMMY'S 'l'AXI- Phone 525.

COOK'S STUDIO for perfect remanded for one week. pictures. 1

sched-

ed case of a woman

CRASWELL for Better Photo- graphs.

funcrsl of Mrs.

xnrzwoon. Canada's National

WEAR at I75 Queen Street. ducted the services. were: James Murray. Emerson Murray. Leslie Maclnnls. John Morrison, Chester Weeks and Miller Stevenson. Burial was in Hampshire Cemetery.

EVENING GOWNS AND EVEN- ING SKIRTS arrived at The Fashion Shoppe.

KBOY WOOL hose for men. the ideal Christmas gift at Jack Cumeronis.

MAGISTIIATES ()0lJllT - A resident of Charlottetown was convicted on a charge of possess. ion of intoxicating liquor not pur- chased from a vendors and fined

DIES IN ll. S.-Word has been received of the death of Dr. John E. Glilis, formerly of Darllngton.

CITY POLICE COUIIT - Ten on the docket and before the Stipendlary Magistrate on Monday. one was sentenced to 20 days and one to ten days in jail, one was fined S10 and costs or ten days, two 85 and costs or five days, and five were remand- ed untii Dec. 21th. The remand- charged with drunken driving was further

FUNIBAL SATURDAY - The Wesley Stewart was held on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 22nd, with a short service at her late residence. vfollowed by

Pall hearers

haps never a time when govern- ment was so closely intimate with ;;mE;,VIIl'ie Onmngeceqlgcr '1?" I" the affairs of the individual. At ev- Guns wag m 1;” Siveate ml d ery turn today we are involved in yen, and ,3 Smjvivcd by" hr” the "government-citizen" relation- w;d.,'w' the former Margaret MM. ship. whether or not the concept Land of D,,,”,,.,mn He W” the of comprehensive lzovemment con-ison of Mr. and” M... John Gilils troi that has developed in the lnltiof P.E.I. Funeral was held on two or three decades wiilbea good December 18th, and burial was in thin; ultimately for the well being the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park. of societytis a question that is Peabody, Muss. muc debs ed. ms

some serious political thinkers AT ROTARY -- "The Voice of say it is being much overdone and n Passer-by". the beautiful story one day it will be found to have related In Browning's "Pippa robbed 'the individual of many 935555-" W05 the subject of an qualities, such as initative. re- 50'1"?” Eddie” at the

Char- Mon-

S25 and costs or 30 days by Mag.

Dr. iltrate Gilbert A. Gaudet in the

Queen's County Magistrate's Court on Monday. Cases against a resident of Charlottetown Roy- alty, charged with creating a dis-

sourcefulness. independence. which have always been understood as helpful in the building of charac- ter. Be that as it may. and future historians will have to be the Judges, the trend today is for more and more of it. so much so that we have the spectacle of a British Conservative Government

hsps a little of both. to undo much of' what their socialist predec has done in the way of tighten- .ng government control over most everything they could lay their hands on.

being plainly unable, or unwilling, per-

al-

lottetown Rotary Club on day by Rev. Canon E. M. Malone. Two of Churlottctown's most dis- tinguished musicians. Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Reymond. entertain- ed'thc club with a superb ren- dition of "The Holy City" and "Cuntiquc do Noel". Roturians P. W. Turner and R. H. Rogers were chairmen. The following guests were present: Rotarian Douglas Bustin, Port Arthur: Messrs. R. A. Parker. A. 'Allistulr MacLeod. T. D. DOBIOIS, George Wood, George Reynolds. W. E. Cotton, Charles G. Rogers, Arthur Avard. and Cadet Waiter Conrad.

This is. undoubtedly, the one his Political and social phenomen- on. democratically speaking, or the 20th century and no one can say now just what the ultimate out- come will be. We can only hope for the best. It is obvious nonsense. therefore. for anyone in our day to say he has no interest in politics. He could not escape it if he would for it is all around him.

Even the Church (I use the word as including all the churches) is today accepting the fact of politic- al involvement in an over-all sense and not, of course, in a part- izan sense. Wisely, too. as well as necessarily, for, since the hand of government is everywhere from the cradle to the vault. the Chuch may as well do what it can to have

Personals

crf Stevenson, North are sorry to hear of his illness.

Mrs.

Andrews in Concord. N.H.

Mr. W. Chester S.

diiughier. Miss Lena

Mr. and Mrs. Newman Mgm

The many friends of Mr. Rob- Wlnsloe,

E. C. LePage. Charlotte. town. left on Saturday morning to spend Christmas with her sis- ler. Mrs. Leslie Andrews and Mr.

Mcl..ure. M.P.. who Spent the week-end at home with Mrs. McLure and his McLure. leaves on return to Ottawa today.

that hand influenced by the hen evolent, refining discipline of re ligion.

Local Politics

dlsparagingly about they are thinking not so mucl

for it is. of course, here ercise any at all.

Small. should know something

relationship whenever he deem it to be necessary. This.

en for granted now. it was won by

it should never in any .clrcum. stances be tampered with. Always it should be encouraged by every available means. ,

sometimes Abused

Sometimes, like all other good things. this privilege is abused. run: wild, and emerges into indis- crlmlnnto condemnation of any- thing Ind everything that execut- ivc government may do, 71,13 1. dangerous to the cause of free and representative government and all legitimate means should be taken to deal with it.

It can easily be noticed that in this respect, as well as in other in.

trouble can usually be traced lack of knowledge and mislnform. atlon. ,

There is no critic so bitter as the one who is misinformed. i

are concerned, there seems to be a lamentable lack of understanding between the electorate and the legislators. For a few weeks pre- ("titling an election political candi- dates are idolized or anathemitis- ed, as the case may be. Demands are made: promises. often nah, are siven. candidates talk a lot. some- times they aay something. some- times they don't. Apropos of this, I pass along a story as it was told to me:

In a King's county constitu y during the last election two farm- ers sat together while the candid- ate talked for all he was worth. One of the men was very hard of hearing and could not catch the drift of the candidate's discourse. "What's the man talking about?"

hasn't and yet!"

While matters affecting the Province as a whole are some- times discussed. the main em-

phasis II on purely local issues. This is not altogether unfortun- loontl-.1ued'on page 14

no suspects that. when people is le indifferently about politics or politicians.

about either the science or art of government as about some politic- al pattern which seems to affect them where they are, in their own community. This is natural enough where most of us must exercise political pressure for good. if we are to ex-

It is l'ilzht.and proper that every citizen in a community, however of the relationship between govcm- ment and his home town or vil- lage. and be free to criticize that may

in 93891109. 15 probably the foundation stone of the democratic structure, and it is a precious heritage. Tax.

our forbears at considerable cost.

stances where unreasonable and Gmdf in-TWHSS MBGD0nald)- negative criticism takes over the 1' F”"Ci5 Mnbimaldi 2- Barry place mu propwly belong. to Bevan: 3. Philip Livingstone and calm, dlspasslonate appraisal. the Gem” M9”a3ha"-

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so far as our provincial affair?

he inquired of his neighbour. "I don't knowl", was the mower, "he

inn and daughter Dorothy left on ' Friday W Spend Christmas in ' O5h8Wl3. Qni-. also visiting friends and relatives in Toronto.

QUEEN sovsne scnoor.

Honor Roll for the month of

l December.

Grade X.-l. Pat Mcwade; 2. Ellkene Wynne; 3. Bernard Con- nolly.

Grade Ix.-1. Gerard Ciheverie; 2. James McQuarrie; 3. Pat Lan- drigan.

Grade VIII-(Mr. Callagvhan) .. 1. Garnet Steele; 2. Pat Connolly; 3. Merrill Rush.

Grade VIII.-(Mr. MacDonsId)- 1. Parker Lund: 2. James Lee' 3.. Ian P. MacDonald. I

Grade 'VIl.-(Mr. Bradley) .-. 1. llcrnon MacDonald; 2. Billy Glllls; -3- Gborxe Trainor.

Grade VII.-(Mr. McGuigan) .. 1. Kimball Blanchard; 2. George M3cD0U31dI 3. Stanley Doucette.

Grade VI-(Miss Francis) -1. Charlie Smith: 2. Noel McCormsc' 3. Donnie Mccormac. '

Grade VI.-(Miss Welsh) .. 1, Allan Murphy: 2. Gerard Wynne; 3. Michael Hughes.

Grade V.-(Miss Clarkin) -- 1. Harry Callaghan: 2. Jeff Cant- Well: 3. John Lelghtiser.

Grade V.--(Miss Butler) - l. Winston Chevcrle; 2. ago,-39 Pineauz .1. George Doiron.

Grade IV.-(Mlss.MucdOnald) E 1. Colin MncMillnn; 2. stanuy Q00: 3. Billy Blanchard.

Grade IV.-(Miss Hessiam .s 1, Frank Callaghan and Dermot I-Iandrcgan; 2. 3131; Mocabe. 3. Paul Egan. '

Grade 'Ill.-(Miss Doyle) - 1. Bobby Ollourke; 2. Michael cal. laghan. David Lawlor. Jimmie Mc. Lean. Paul Mccnnnell.

sh(:adewl1l&Ts):Mi;s BVVEIDH) .. 1. r.v : . r d . phy: 3. David Coburn.e Mr M” Grade II.-(Miss Vessey) - 1,

Harvle p...m1.; g D,,,,,., Bond, The gal who al

mer wardrobe, cottons early,

beau: 3. R1 h rd Chi . nis Ric-harcit. A new Ind Den Grade I.-No exams.

light the choosi

Summersldo

uursf WEAR

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of Mrs. Cleve Roberts. The meet- ing opened with the Ode" followed by repeating "Creed" in unison.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Roll call

tml communications were read and discussed. The secretary was asked to write

sarding increase in electricity flat rates for community buildings. School and sick committees then gave their reports, and a. discus- sion was held on reopening the hall. Mrs. Fulton Baunderson was

ovemmt '" Jack C"me"”""' Eh:l9l'l"Il9' Ii" Hs;npsgIlreM Usitetl osked to see about talent for same. rc ' 9V- - - 80 hill Mrs. Waldron Lowther kindly HOWARD Macluxls F00,” md 3”" H”W”d Chrmic c9"' invited members for the January

meeting. with roll call to be an- swered with a New Year's resolu- tion. Each member was asked in

adopted Institute in England

Mrs. l-lazen Howard reported that the sewing club was to begin in January. Collection was taken and amounted to 31.48. Four new subscriptions for Institute News

turbauce. and a resident of Park- dalo. charged with possession ofj

intoxicating: liquor sit it place. other than his residence. were; both furihcr ndjourncd for nncr week. I