The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 9

BISMARCK TRIBUNE&== UNITE! PRESS - THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, NO. 298 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916 ASSOCIATED PRESS FIVE cENtS 2 yy oy twee Lip There is music in these words that thrills our hearts with joy. ; ees ieee es Christmas day with its cheery grace, is your day. What are you going to do with it? we oidnt Are you going to take what it offers you.and be glad? : Christmas time—the day of the happy heart, the open mind with all the joy. of living and lings ey men,.women,* /. : and little children seem one by one’to open theit hearts freely, for the sweet impulses of the time:steals into the souls of all...” This day derives special charm from the feeling that-we can do something for others. ‘And that Christmas cheer is, yours if you but seek it and make the utmost of what comes’ ” ’ your way instead of craving that which'comes to others... The ingredients which constitute the full-orbed joy ofa’ Merry Christmas are an unselfish desire for the welfare of: others—contentment, charity, good will, love and sympathy, -+:*: dios May you in the fullness of your heart have an atple por: tion of a!l of these, for that is the song the Christmas chimes ring to call us to acts of kindly opportunities. Have you developed your ability for gratitude? ‘Are you prepared to receive graciously the sympathy, fove and friendship offered to you? Will you glorify this Christmastide by sharing of your blessings with others? Bee tae ee Will you acquire a clear.vision to distinquish- between the « ~~". ugly and beautiful, the essential and the unessential, the just °: and the unjust, the false and the true? H Will you heighten the lightsomeness of the Yuletide flame by kindling into flame an optimistic spirit, which will illumjne hearts darkened by shadows and trembling with fears? The poorest homes may be brightened by candles of light and cheer, while many a mansion remains dark because of the lack of sympathy and love. ve Will your thoughts reach to the supreme privilege of helping those little ones who have been deprived ot even the ordinary comforts, and see to it that they at least have some of the pleasures which gave joy to your juvenile years, and pro- vided you with a great accumulation of vibrant memories? May the desire to give cheer, sympathy, hope and friend- * ship come to you as a miracle, which comes to rich and poor. young and old at this festival. May the spirit of “good-will” grow that it may bring life, hope and cheer more abundantly to all in all classes, in all climes—to guide the plight of many who toil earnestly yet have not the wherewithal to enjoy a contented Christmas. May you step out into the year of 1917 with a confidence and kindness warmed with the fire of Good Will which the spirit of Christmas has kindled in your heart, and realize, “That the best is yet to be,” and that you can say, “You have lived and loved today.”