The Wingham Advance-Times, 1947-12-24, Page 4diii;
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THE .WIAGRANI ADVANCE-TIMES Wednesday, December 24, 194T
was, Wary, the mother of Jesus". Mrs.
Purvis read the Scripture lesson and.
Mrs. Cameron the lesson thoughts.
Mrs. Rice gave a reading, "The path to
'the Stable." Mrs. Stuart reported for
The contract is three no trump by Newton took charge for the election of
Six hands at an open door dicing for South, the opening lead is the seven the following officers: Hon. Pres., Nirs. M. G. Newton; President, Mrs. pieces of silver, of spades, and all hands are exposed.
And feet kicking the empty wine- You are offered your choice, either l Andrew Gaunt; Vice-President, Mrs.
St Todd; Secretary, Mrs. Lorne skins, to make or defeat the contract, and the ,
.wood; Treasurer, Mrs. Gordon Mc-
anley
But there was no information, and challenge is that you will fail, which-
so we continued ever pair of hands you choose to play. Pherson; Pianist, Mrs. E. W. Rice.
If you wish to tackle the problem, paiinsnuoafl thCehrissttmaHseleconsncert
School
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ent too soon ' don't read beyond this paragraph un- the Ipeu
was held in the Community Hall on
4 And arrived at evening, not a marn-
To scholars and writers, one of the made a pretty pe-:r earistran) hail But the first circumstantial and n.. • , ,•• , . til you have worked out your own so-
Friday night under the direction of the most fascinating asnects of Christmas Iheard the star.,,,,, of the Prince of Peace truly authentic account of the Birth l rinamg tne piace: it was (you ma) ,4 lution.
is the early publicity which the tieing bnrn, as be said, in a peasant s 1 of Christ was to arrive in Britain a;
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..ay) satisfactory. Possibly your first thought was that teascshelre,atlrifcre. 1Girtaohua imiliniMacaDdotrnhaeldmuasnide .
'"tidings of great joy" received in chi- Mint. But being a king, and a war-like few decades after the event,
How did the world finally establish South would win the first trick with
instructor, 'sir. Baxter of Goderich. ferent narts a: the earth. 1,1ing at that, the story had not anneal- A piece of first neattiri
the date of the birth of the Messiah
Rev, M. G. Newton presided for the ma-5am". as December 25th?
!the king, and that you cgoautldondeifceaait
the contract-when yen
In Africa, the Antericas and CLIna,, ,c 3 to ?-littL ' fnund in Sussex and nnw preserved in
traces of the eery ei 11etl...1elte= have The ancostQrs et himself and his, a local 'MUSEUM gives us a clue to this. rightfully September 15th, White others'; five of spa d es th rough South's
One leading authority gives it as with the ace of hearts-by leading the splendid progrsaik,mIints!:infTehctiehdoefrcnesamels,n.;donl,ill.nles.r: I
jack-
been found. Sn:nnotimes it arrears nn ii-7'7":":4 t,rs 1:;ad rt":''-''''e 3 an aorilant Of!, It bears the names of Pudens and have said that it slinuld be in February' three, Probably you soon concluded adiasihoortespalal,
modified forni-as a :egend.....tle tribal •the rxraznizus birth front the natives;' ciandia, ,,,,•hich names are also to be 0 or August Of t„.0 ancient sects on that sout h -would not b e so obliging depicted the Christmas story in im-
I pressive manner. Mr. Baxter directed ,!
But teL is no at,:ult as t`'. the origin irt-"nt;hahtY Greeear.it. Sonond Enistle to :ifs Pura, Timzl'hY-11 lure and the ether in July.
4 Christians, one celebrated the day in 'las to win the first trick.
I A much better plan is totopi:In ttlire :ttlhil ot;31.111Z?th:npdrogIva4:1. X *tIllitrutoirsit-
End being the 'hero- c.n.7 the theme. 1 ci 'a zaYstericas 1=3, CI ice to the narth found ire the last lines of St. Paul's
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'wan esnan,"nn fro-a N - mar 1-ad ' Daughter of Caractacus 1 The idea of a summer Cli-intinas,North-South hands, refusing of sue:. tenends. ! tnEcre this, Sc: ttiSh P:1110«erS 0111
In Ce:tizt Britain. at era ra.,...0. nets .. - . .. s .- - • - , .,,, , ,., . ' -cyanid° seem t) us /law an wrong': we ,i'first tricln therby forcing the spade:clusion Santa Claus appeared and dis
0.3.z.,.....,..,-.,t stm.tar ;:rte,:,:i,....e...c, coneerning i .Lhe zatner ti enattnaa (she was re- t of the East hand before losyributed the gifts from the well laden
of the Natinit,..,- was r".n when Annus- - - - - - n- - .. , _ , . , .,... , have come to the end cf the year's ,,!',.° °t1
tine and ln's ',:nwers- arrived same- ' ----''". - - cl di.,
fellowfeelin of "ing. control of tite suit, However, tare tree. ,!e.e u7c,-„.::.,„tm versnoo to the Hann., named after the Rerun zmperor
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RHYS POLLOCK
We wish you ail the joys of the Chrisfniiis season
OODTIIDINGS
TRAVELLED
FAST
Lucius LYTTIETOM
.4/1c1 4 vcni,liclay Now _Year tool.'
istemeigspoeciateeMeteetitteRnettsMWOMetn Matthew the Publican,
Therefore, we say that the Gospel
story has endured hi Britain since
about A.D. 70, or for over 1,800 years.
It is interesting to note the part
played by the Celtic race in all this.
Claudia was a Brythron or Celt.
Her marriage to Pudens has come
flown to us in the Latin verses of
Martial who, like his more famous
fellow-poet, Virgil, was a Celt, hailing
from ancient Iberia (Spain).
Martial calls the little British bride
"Rufina," a poetical allusion to the girl
with the red hair,
Christma's Day in June
There was some delay in her depar-
ture from Rome (where she was a
hostage) because about this time an-
other lady of her race, Boadicea of
Iceni, was making things pretty hot
for the Romans in Britain. But when
she did go, we may be sure that
,Claudia had much to tell her people,
the Silures (a south-Welsh tribe
originally) of the Star-lit Child arid
the Seraph-Song.
Altogether, the Celts seem to have
played a great part in the establish-
ment o'f Christmas Day-witness the
Bheiliime fire in Ireland' and the
.:Scottish Highlands on December 25th
each year, which go back to' remote tie en- antiquity.
The account of how the Saviour of
Mankind had been "born in a cave
in Jewry" was not long in reaching
.Ireland. Various tales say that it was
brought there by St. Patrick from the
Clyde, Cornwall or Brittany.
Nor should we be too ready to dis-
miss as "monkish legends" the colour-
ful story of the three kings of Lein-
ster, Connacht and Tyrone having paid
homage at Christ's cradle. (The find-
ing Irish gold ornaments nearly 2,000
years old in Palestine is not without
significance.)
For all we know these travellers
may have originally come from the
Central Asian plateau to Palestine and
then on to Europe through Asia Minor.
(It has been the fate of the Celt
throughout history to move ever west-
ward.)
But if they departed from Ireland
for the Holy Land, say, with the
Tyrian or Sidonian traders by sea, they
would have taken, less time for the
Mediterranean journey than did the
This hand is intended as a Christ-
mas afternoon diversion for those who
enjoy double-dummy bridge problems.
4 8 6 2 retary, Mrs. E. J. Thom; Literature
I 3 9 7 5 3 Secretary, Mrs. L. Woods; Press
• .K. 8 4 'Secretary, Mrs. W. A. Miller.
.II. A J 3 I Mrs. A. Gaunt presided for the meet-
Magi,
route front Media occupied over a year. V .1 8-2
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l W. A and read the poem,
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"Let us keep Christmas". The theme
whose progress over the camel 4 A 10 9 7 4
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ti the nominating committee and Rev.
But whatever happened, Tuathal of
Leinster and his companions may have
said with the Eastern sages (as T. S.
Eliott has it).-
Then we came to a tavern with wine
leaves over .the lintel,
Christmas Eve
5.00 p.m.-Festival of Carols
9.00 p.m.-Gift of the Little Shepherd
9.15 p.m.-Lew White, organ
10.00 p,m.-News
10.10 p.m.-First Christmas Tree
Christmas Day
8.00 a.m.-Merry Christmas
8.15 a.m.-News
8,30 aim-Ontario Roundup
8.45 um-Caroling Round the World
9.00 a.m.-Christmas at Home
10,00 a.m.-The King
10.15 a.m.-Christmas Mood
10,30 a.m.-Church of the Air
11,00 a.m.-Christmas Tapestry
11,30 a.m.-Christmas Song
11,45 a.m.-Musicale
12.00 noon-The Caroleers; NeyVs
1.00 p.m.-Christmas Cowboy
1.15 p.m.-Thanksgiving this Xmas
1.30 p.m.-Bing Sings
1.45 p.m.-Santa Rides Again
2.15 p.m.-Silver Strings
2.30 p.m.-Words and Music
2.45 p.m,-Radio Preview
3.00 p.m.-Christmas Musicale
3.30 p,m.-News; Organ Music
3.45 p.m.-Christmas Chimes
4.00 p.m.-The Christmas Carol
5.00 p.m.-Lions Male Chortis
5.30 p.m.-The Song Shop
5.45 p.m.-Symphony of Melody
6.00 p.m.-Interlude
6.15 p.m.-Tory Gregg, sports
6.30 p.m.-Entertainment Guide
6.45 p.m.-News; Weather
7.00 p.m-Carol Service
7.30 p.m.-Lew White, organ
7.45 p.m.-Christmas Party
8.00 p.m.-Here's to Music
8.15 p.m.-Christmas Pops
8.30 p.m.-Christmas Concert
9.00 p.m.-London Playhouse
9.30 p.m.-Christmas Prom
10.00 p.m.News; Blue Barron, orch.
10.30 p.m.-Stardreams
CONTRACT BRIDGE
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carols were sung throughout the ser
vice and Mrs. Wm. Forster and Mrs.
A. Gaunt favored with a 'duet. Rev.
M. G. Newton took charge for the
election of officers. The report of the
nominating committee was presented
by Mrs. HcPherson and the following
officers were elected: Hon. President,
Mrs. M. G. Newton; President, Mrs,
W. I. Miller; Vice-President, Mrs. J,
Cameron; Secretary, Mrs. W. A. Mil-
ler; Treasurer, Mrs, Gordon; Pianist,
Mrs. G. Stuart; Assistant, Mrs. H.
Webb; Missionary Monthly Secretary,
Mrs. W. I. Miller; Associate Helpers
Secretary, Mrs. S. Todd; Supply Sec-
Moran the toys St
Christmas be yours
throughout thi yiato
May the Good Cheer
and Peace of Christ-
mas be with you on
this day and always.
what tit:Ion...I:sly to concert "IsItaed
barbanans" Chrnnnatnty.
There is evidence, ton, that the USW%
did nnt, always tr.mel sontia t-, aorta.
There were nther snarnes. razan
SeltrteS, t‘o--fram cot-inns T.:tett:as.
Vettnens that ternarkaole inc:dEnt
when Ktnn, Alfred bannirA the Da.tes
-when ,t,n onnte Chestertnn):
In Wessex in the forest,
In the breaking of the spears
We set a sign on Gnthrtn
To blare a thzasard years.
Guthrnini the nate ,tw:r.,) tarot- ably
and when, to cnnte cue author-
ity, 'the artnient inhabitant of Picardy
pass ire.tt Britain with:tit
11-'e Ciannel."
= has t ' It 'been truly said that the „ • =tan , icnnws no insanntrontable„
clAtatle within the brads of the
halita.V4 earth. Celts and Germans
crnssed the Alps as easily as the Ito-
mans; As".atic :lett like the Chinese
;I:ave tvera1;3Wecl into Env.,,p c s_n tna
there are traces of them in Pasma and
Hurpry to-day.
The Arctic aborigTh"nals inhabiting
G'nn-.nland and the northern coasts of
11 - er." American tontizent are the des-I
71 cent!atts of those tribes who 'Inert eon-
= tinning the big 3.4totia3M trek from
Central and Northern Asia and front
Inds-Malaysia at a tithe when the
!'Magi were telling the ,Medians oi their
visit to Bethlehem.
111V`hlt more valeta% then. that the
same wonderful story should boo War.
by These Asiatic 'nomads to the far
North, there possibly inerorpetrated furs
own. 1103clore, and o later
"adatited" from then for the parposes
of orsOtrIto itgae•
How tben did this acnunt nf , -au nsl was none other than the lab'zurs- Ile-8111es' a n g must be taken ((lid you notice ?) to i
'des. , • , • - .he '514 makes us wondrous /dna! S)' make the first heart lead hem the,
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there 'i. a nataral disPrilsitl'an an roun d North hand in order to be certain to 4 ItNten 3`.t:tn,.'.es ci the Nisrilt? '1"da a"°; IN'''''' '''''' ."`g 1a711"11 had far fires, feasting and good cheer. ' sbu t out west's jack,
Altogether, there have been 136 dif-11 Was that your plan If so, it was Adapted by Pagans been fellow prisoners in Rome with the
11 Strangt rnigrati.:rs et races had AVzstle- ferent dates /ken for the festival bn g,nad, Inn tot good enough.
nnne.!.,..r.,-; ;'kr tl:on_sands ti vears ' When site was allowed to return to c-bristian setts. i The ultimate choice is to play the,,
-sinte the tphenval of the Great' Britain with her husband, Pitdena ,just lino years ago--it A.D. 335- ,,East-West hands, despite South's hold. i
F. '5. '11 ia::*t; anl at the date of (who was the son of a roll Roma' Pope JuiEtts I settled the matter and 'up on tile first trick. On winning the il
Christ's 1r tfth they titre still proceed - srnatcr), Claudia brought with tier the st chrysost4•An. writing in ggo, says:', first trick with the queen, the five is II
, inn Tnn.nn,..,14 rnn„ in so great a lolanne. inne stow tf tethtenent and sub. non thts 11 a y (Decemtb er 251h) als„,,4 returnedi this is won with the nee,:
"I r2 j,;:':e ate, ler 'instance, records cflsequerit event. •.411 she bad reoelvel it the birth ci, christ vas 1,1,4 fired in andria thud. spade bled front theb ANarest
le 4::)5.3.1 7LS-3Ite:virig tli S':arldil'av'a- This was the cnhp which waS after- tIthc'en etretrt'e take place) bca- :'11caral2ic‘l/ T:ne atee
lsdtaietrits
trust
tst egolosa-
,iEnnvtian priests-_nitiams of the colt from St. Paul.
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Sc°tehillen 'Inn land in the days when tie British wa wo ds' revealed to the rid by S. ,
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I (Copyright: Publishing Atrangement .+ could flatly refuse to do . N.V.L 1 - isuch a thing, but see the result. The
. tome and which was ascribed to 1 (North-Semi' hands can win only. night
`tricksy before surrendering to the jAck.1,
of hearts, and West's remaining two
"spades finish the job.
ST HELENS
(Intended for last week)
Plans are being made for a Christ-
mas social tinder the auspices of the
Sunday School in the Church en Tuts-
day evening next.
'The December meeting of the Wo-
men's Missionary Society and the Wo-
men's Association were held at thex.
„home of Mrs. W. A. Millet on Wed-
nesday. Mrs, W. I. Miller presidoU
for the W.M. S. meeting 'which took
the form of A eandle-light eeteninny.
Mrs. lame A.Voods lit the tandle of
good-will and friendship for the Jews
of Canada, Mrs. Harvey Webb for the
Canadian hihiasnc, Mts. Aiex Parris
Alice
the Prencli Canadians, Mrs. E. W.
Jtke for those whose ancestors came
;front Enrope to fo':nd new homes
'Catania, Mrs. G. McPherson for Mos
twho tame'ront Atria and Asiai Mrs.
A. Gaunt libr all neitorners to Canada
innial the Itat devastated lends of Eti-
rope and Mfrs W. A. Miler lit the
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