The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 51, Ed. 2, Thursday, December 23, 1943 Page: 17
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CHRISTMAS ISSUE
TULIA HERAT
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For unto you is horn this dny in the city of David a Savior which in
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there was with the an el a multitude of the heavenly host praising find
and Miyiiif Glory to God in the hidient nd on earth peace good will to
ard men Luke II hlt
CHRISTMAS HM S is different from other holidays we
levote all efforts to speeding men and materials to war zones
Missing too arc many of the seasons joys Even the Christmas
tree may be conspicuously absent in many localities
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LiNM there wore in the same country shepherds nhiiliiiK In the field
keeping watch over their flock hy uiuht And In the auucl of lh <
mill they were wort afrnid And the auucl said unto them IVar not for
hehold I hriiiK yon tfooil thliiiK of ureal Joy which hIiiiII lc to all people
Christ the Lord And thin shall he a sipi unto you Ye Khali find the
THIS is the message of Christmas echoing from that little
town of Bethlehem across twenty centuries of time to a
wartorn world From the shepherds themselves members
of a conquered peojle the message is comforting to millions
who must exist in fear and suffering until the promise of
Christmas is fulfilled
have known Absent tire the happy irips homowart
asoline restrictions limit motor travel and crowded railroads
But these are only the outward symbols of Christmas The
real Christmas is still here multiplied a thousandfold by the
unity of a nation of 30 nations joined in battle against the
foes of all that Christ and Christmas represent
The real Christmas is faith faith in God be Ho tho Cot
of Christian Jew Mohammedan Hindu or Buddhist Faith
in the privilege of worshipping I Mm freely as conscience
dictates
The real Christmas is hope hope for a future in which all
men and all nations shall be free Hope that tho spirit of
Christmas giving not getting shall one day spread over
the earth A hope backed by determination to give all even
life itself that it may be achieved
The real Christmas is love love of fellow man tho desire
for friendship and cooperation with all j > eople8 so that all
may have equal opportunity so that all may share in the
happiness of Gods peace so that all may be free from fear
and want from hate and killing
is the promise of Christmas There shall Iw peace
THIS peace in which we hope there shall be no room
for envy for hate for fear In which not even our enemies
shall find cause to raise up another Hitler another Mussolini
or another Togo
There shall be peacj in all the world when men turn from
the way of death to the way of life when men put truth and
justice above greed and conquest
There shall be i > eace in our homos when sons and brothers
and husbands return when factory wheels again are goar
ed to make toys and gifts not bombs and guns
There shall be peace in our hearts For those who do
not return we will know at last they did not die in vain For
those hacrifircH wp mad the victory will be worth the cost
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 34, No. 51, Ed. 2, Thursday, December 23, 1943, newspaper, December 23, 1943; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42729/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.