Tárogató, 1950 (13. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1950-12-01 / 6. szám
16 TÁROGATÓ star in the sky. The star was casting strange, bright light over the whole country-side As we stood looking and wondering, the star began to move. We started to follow it when all of a sudden we rememtáfered the sheep. We called to old Shep here and told him to watch and we left him alone with the flock and followed the star. I still held the little lamb with the sore foot. “The star led us down the hill to the Little Town of Bethlehem and to the stable behind the Old Inn. We saw people going in and out. People were kneeling in the yard and in the doorway of the stable. The courtyard was filled with people bowing and kneeling in prayer. “As we walked quietly into the stable, there we saw a man named Joseph and a woman named Mary kneeling beside their Baby Jesus whose only bed was a manger full of hay. “Many had brought gifts but we had nothing to offer so I put the little lamb on the hay at the foot of the manger. Mary, the Mother, thanked us for coming and thanked us particularly for the little lamb. We went out very quietly into the couryard where we, too, knelt to pray. It was a wonderful night—one none of us shall ever forget. Perhaps someday you children will see the Christ Child, too.” CHRISTMAS GIFTS In almost every home where children are found, and there surely Christmas is merriest, we see stockings hung in a row, waiting to be filled. And when Christmas morning comes, we are as excited as the children—we, to see the sparkle of their eyes and they to see the filled stockings and gifts spilled about on the floor. But there are other homes and other stockings The homes are poor and the stockings darned. If we know such homes and such stockings, perhaps we have had the joy of helping to fill them and to bring a little comfort to the adult members of the household. Christmas is a happy time. We Call out a cheery “Merry Christmas” to those to whom sometimes we give a mere nod. We seek out the unfortunate and bring them a bit of cheer. Then, too often, those people, those homes and litttle darned stockings are forgotten. We become so engrossed in our business and home duties that we forget those we remembered last Christmas. Perhaps it isn’t a tasty dinner or a new dress that is longed for in many of these homes, but a year-round gift of friendship and love. The first Christmas gift came from God. He gave His Son to the world. Someone has said that true Christmas giving is true Christmas living—living not only at Christmas in fellowship with all, but throughout the year with no difference in days except that with their succession we may grow more like Him —more humble and faithful. Christ gave of Himself. He gave not material things but love, friendship, spiritual assistance and physical aid whenever He could, wherever He went. This is the true Christmas gift. STAR OF CHRISTMAS By Kathleen Foyle Shine, Star of Christmastide and gem The foot-worn path to Bethlehem. With purest beam of heavenly light Makes all earth’s clouded places bright. And as thy radiance first was poured To hail the glory of the Lord, Clear sign and steadfast symbol be Of Love’s invincibility. Ontario is soon to have a second travelling dental clinic to procide services to remote communities served by the Canadian National Railways. The clinic is to be set up with its own heating and power unit, space for examination and treatment for patients and living quarters for the staff. Filmstrips, a new type of Arctic teaching aid, will have their first try-out with Eskimo audiences early in the new year.
