The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1943 Page: 6 of 8
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GOLOTHWAITE
PubTliIiid"Ever;,- Frida- by The EAGLE PUBLISHING
CHARLIE T. WILSON
Publisher
ERNEST E. WILSON
Editor
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$2.00 ! Christmas with her son, Carroll,
Christmas with her son, Carrall,
and family, in Waco.
W. T Burt and family have
been in Oenayille this week with
relatives and friends. f
Mark Fairman spent Christ-
mas in San Antonio,' where his
wife and baby were visiting her
parents.
_ _ Mrs. Walter Stuck and chil-
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THE MAN OF GALLILEE
By J. S. Bowles
The pages of history have through all time been lighted by il-
lustrious names Not all of them have been equally great because
each have in ;ome sense, reflected the age. the intellectual and
moral conditions, which produced' them.
Time can never arase from the pages of history the names of
such men as Plato. Socrates, and Seneca, who attempted by their
philosophies to*ereate a better world These shall live as long as
men shall take a vital intere t in the deeds of men.
could be called, upon the stage of action, who changed the whole
stream of human history, and set in motion forces that will be a
power for human betterment till the sun topples from its throne
and time shall be no more
He was of humble parentage, the.son of a carpenter, in a re-
mote village He might have come into the world beneath a regal
roof, and the great of earth's millions might have been glad to
have done Him hopor The first sound that greeted his Infant
there was no room for a poor and weary family in the inn.
Instead of royal robes His body at* birth was wrapped in
"swaddling clothes."
But from these humble surroundings He has builded a King-
dom that shall never be destroyed. This Kingdom was founded,
not upon force for He had no great arfnies to enforce His'will;
nor was it built upon wealth for He came into the world in a bor-
rowed manger died upon a criminal's cross, and was sepulchered | put, noj serious
In a borrowed tomb.
He had no influential friends to aid Him in the founding of
r this Kingdom, but rallied around Him some unknown fishermejn,
and love became its basic principle.
Yet, from this humble beginning He has built a Kingdom
that has stooa the test of these ages, while earthly empires have
crumbled inu> dust, and we have reason to hope that It will grow
in power until earth s millions ^re welded into a mighty Kingdom
that shall acknowledge Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Let the Nations of the earth, in this hour of darkness, sing;
•'Glory1 to Go; in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to-
ward men!”
LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS <\Gt>
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Council of F
psrmlaalon.
Isaac Weaver and family, have
returned to good old Mills Coun-
ty, after a protracted stay In Hill
County and are glad to be home
igaln.
The rains have p»ut lots of
water in Lake Hull and it is ex-
pected the railroad company will j
soon begin supplying thfir loco-
motives with -water from the
iake. ~ .
Lt Earl Fairman is here from
Ellington aviai^on field. Houston,
to spend the holidays. He served
as an aerial observer- at several
different fields and is now radio
instructor. His friends here are j veals several attitudes toward Christ
of the splendid Stic- which flnd thcir counterpart in our
GOD’S GREAT LOVE AND
HIS GIFT
LESSON TEXT—Matthew t:l-«
GOLDEN TEXT—For God «o loved the
world, that Ha fare HlEapnljr befottan
Son, that whoaoevar believath In Him
ahould not perlah. but hava everlasting
Life.—John J:l«.
Christmas brings us all back to
the Christ-child in Bethlehem, and
we are reminded anew of our Lord’s
coming into the world to be the Re-
deemer. For the babe of Bethle-
hem is the Christ of the cross, of
the resurrection, and the coming
King.
“God ao loved the world, that He
gave His only begotten Son” in what
was the world's greatest love gift.
But the Word does not stop there.
We must do soniething about God's
gift. We read, “That whosoever be-
lieveth on Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life" (John 3;
16).
The story of the coming of the
Wise Men to seek the One who had
born King^f the Jews" re-
VISIT8 HERE ON FURLOUGH
Lieut, and Mrs. Bill - Harbour
were here several days last week
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T^Morrls. Lieut Harbour,
who recently received nis wings
in the Army Air Corp at Kelly
Field, was on a furlough. Mr. and
Mrs. Harbour left last Saturday
for Tallahassee, Florida, where
the Lieutenant will go on active
duty.
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ON CHRISTMAS LEAVE
Tech. Sgt Walter D. Spark-
man came in last Friday night
from foreign service, on a 20-day
furlough to visit hts parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Pearl Shipman. He win
leave after the first of the year
for service, after he receives new
orders.
been
justly proud
cess he has made.
Robert Steen, son of R. L.
Steen, was struck in the should-
er by a shot from a target rifle
last Sunday afternoon, while in
a pasture, a mile north of town.
The rifle was in the hands of a
girl who doubtless either
thought it was not loaded or
that there was no danger of hit-
ting him. The bullet made only a
flesh wound, which is painfdl
I Hollis
Blaekwell
Miss Mamie Kelley, teacher of
primary methods In Fort Worth
schools, arrived at home Satur-
day to spend the holidays.
John Potter and family have
moved brek to Goldthwaite from
San Antonio and are glad to be
among their good friends here
again.
Will Rahl of Abilene spent
Christmas here with relatives.
Conway and Butler EVans are
at home for the holidays.
Miss Dora Oden Is spending
the holidays with friends in Fort
Worth*
Mrs. McElroy spent a part of
the Christmas time with rela-
tives and friends In Lampasas.
T F. Toland went to Lometa
Thursday to assist in taking the
annual inventory for the Little
Dry Goods Co.
Mrs. J M Hicks and son of
Zephyr spent Christmas here
with her mother. Mrs M E.
Thompson, and other relatives.
Mrs. George Bourland and lit-.
| tie ’daughter were here from
Brown wood Christinas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. McGirk
Harry Martin spent Christmas
with his home folks in this city.
His wife is telegraph operator at
Post City and he has a good po-
sition in the town.
B. F. Geeslln this week butch-
ered one of his meat hogs, which
weighed 541 pounds. He did not
butcher his large hog.
Mrs. R. E. Ross and daughter,
Miss Nora, spent Sunday in Mul-
Un.
Nell Rose and family of
Pleasant Orove have moved to
the western part of town to John
Ross' place.
Cecil Denson Is suffering from
a serious attack of Influenza.
Marion Stephens has gone to
Fort Worth to accept a position
with Quarels Lumber Co.
Judge E. B. Anderson and fam-
ily are spending the holidays
with relative* at Panhandle.
Joe Palmer, who I* engage* in
the drugstore business at Anna,
Texas; is at home (or the holi-
days.
L. E Booker has purchased s
residence on Seventh Street,
near the home of 8. P. Ratal, and
has moved into it.
Lee Benningfleld and family
have moved to the city and will
occupy the residence recently
vacated by R. r. Swindle, on
South Plsher Street.
Maurice Stephens arrived at
home from Fort Barrancas, Fla,
Christinas Day. He haa ham re-
leased from army service and re-
turned to civil life.
J. M. Simms and, family are
here from Sweetwater spending
the ■holidays with bis parents.
Mrs H. O. Porter visited in
Brown wood yesterday.
Mrs. Rdbt UtUepage and baby
left Ijdfrday for Milam ta spend
the hslidays with
Melvin Harris made a business
trip to Lometa last Thursday. He
was accompanied, by his wife
and son, Marshall.
Mrs. W. A. Richard returned
last week from‘a five weeks vis-
it with relatives and friends at
Fort Worth and Amarillo.
day.
a I. Expectancy (w. 1, 2).
These men of another race were
familiar with the Jewish Scriptures
and knew that the Messiah was to
come. Many others, including the
religious leaders of the Jews, had
the same information. But these
men of the East differed in that
they looked for His coming with
keen desire and expectancy.
One wonders If we have not be-
come so familiar with the story of
Christmas that we, like the Jews,
have a dead knowledge without ex-
pectant faith. We need to awaken
and look to God for new grace and
strength for these days.
H. Fear (w. 3, 7, 8, 12).
tysrod was a capable, ruthless, un-
godly ruler who feared only that
someone would take his power from
him. He was go determined that
this should not happen, that he killed
many members of his own family
for whom he otherwise had apparent
affection.
When he heard that Jesus, who
was the real King of the Jews, had 1
been bom, he feared, and laid crafty I
plans to destroy Him. God saw to it |
that his purpose was not carried out. j
There are those of our.time who j
fear the coming of Jesus, because |
they will not have Him to rule over j
their lives.' They love their selfish I
ways, and their sinful pleasures;
and when they face the question of
what they will do With Jesds (and
face i* they most!), they have only
fear and hatred in their hearts. J
HI. Indifference (vv 4-8),
When the Wise Men came to Je- i
rusalem to inquire where the Christ I
was to be born, they received an |
immediate answer—in Bethlehejn.
That was claprly foretold in Micah
5:2. The priests and scribes knew
all about it, but their knowledge did
not move them to action. They told
the Magi where to go, but they did
not go themselves. I
How sad it is to see the indiffer-
ence of our day to the claitns of
Christ. There are many who think
that simply because they do not
hate the church, or the Bible, or do
not Aght against It, they are guilt-
lass. How wrong they are will ap-
pear to them if they will read Mat-
thew 11:21, 24 and recall that the
kin of Capernaum wai only indif-
ference.
'Wake up, careless one, and change
your Indifference to love and faith,
last you too be eternally lost.
IT. Jay (vv. 9. 19).
z These earnest seekers for the
Christ-child were lull of joy even
before they saw Him. "When they
aaw the star," and knew that God
was indeed leading them, their
hearts leaped within them at “they
rejoiced with exceeding' great Joy.**
Christmas is the time when there
rttould be real Joy In our hearta. It
la not enough to be “merry” or
"happy.** In fact, many thousands
could net possibly And anything to
be happy about this year.
Happiness depends on what hap-
pens. but Joy Is the gtft at Ood to
Hie children, which is ao deep down
In their beings that circumataacas
cannot change It We may hake
real, satisfying Christmas Joy.
T. Worship (v. 11).
Whan they saw Christ, they wor-
shiped. Have we boon as wise as
they were? Then they made gifts,
showing that their worship had
that reality which made them ready
to sacrifice tor Him. Have wo done
anything this Christmas to show our
Joy sod gratitude tor the redemp-
tion wt have In Christ?
The writer of these lines (wMeh
will reach you Just before Christ-
mas) wants to wish you and yours
a very btessM Chrtotmaa, and to
assure you that ha is praying for
yen that regardless of circumstances
The Joy of toe Lord may All your
•SuL Christ haa seam. Ho Is with
uo now by faith He will come again
to reign. The ChOd of Bethlehem's
PVT. H. C. GRIFFIN
HEARD FROM
The following telegram was
received by Mr; and Mrs. H. L.
Egger last week, from Mrs. Eg-
ger’s nephew who is a prisoner
of way in Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Egger,
Route No. 3, Mullin.
The following short wave mes-
sage from Pvt. Herbert C. (H. C.)
Griffin has been intercepted:
"Hello Auntie and Uncle, have
been allowed at this time to
write a few words to let you
know I am well and feeling fine.
I am working every day except
Sundays and holidays which
makes the tijne go faster. I hope
everybody at home is doin^ fine
and that some day . soon I will be
back there. Love to all and say
'hello' to my brother and
friends.”
This message originating in
Japan for propoganda purposes
cannot be accepted as an official
report of the War Dept.
OULLION.
Provost Marshall General.
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Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Flowers
returned Saturday to be home
for the holidays. They have been
In Missouri for some time, hold-
ing revivals. Mrs. Flowers spent
some time In Marlin.
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