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T}mRS , DEC, 17, 1931
Health, Cooking
Care of Children Edited By Lebam Hakaber Kraic
•This Kingdom of God
Ides
a b.
How touch has religion to do with
Especially for Women—
the actlal life of. mankind? asks R:
` A Column Prepared Esp Y E. Fairbairn, in The' Farmer's Advo-
BIIt N.Ot FOTlD1(1(leri t® Meltate. .The question IS raised in an
acute formby the work of the re-
markable- Japanese Christian, Tpye
ohiko leagawa, in his "kingdom 'o-
God" movement, which proposes to
Christianize Japan industrially aft
well as religiously.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS joyous etas Time," which
love tite dear old Customs relates to this and in part says:
"And the historians tell its,
Thathbless nue Cndles, Day; too, that it was some of the old
Phe holly an the candles, somewhat pagan elements that
The trees and iiUbons gay entered into the Ohristmas sea-
t love this festive 'seesoti, son and its celebration that
The roaring fires aglow, really helped to make It the
The" song and feast and happiness, wholesomely human and general
The :star light and the snow. merry -making occasion that it
Molly Bevan. came to be. It was saved 'from
'"...-.1 a too -rigid puritanism and aus- -
Like the gentle writer. above terity by a mood that• insisted
I and friendly and
love ,the Christmas season, There on`being happy
its something very heartwarming a- overflowingly human.
bout the preparations for. Christmas; Whether that is the history or
the secrecy; the mysterious converse- not, we ,inay well be thankfu,'t.
lions amongst members of the fain- that there was something
ily; the parcels which. are hidden in helped . to make of this ` great
all sorts of unexpected places. It is festival of Christmas the alto -
.all' very exciting and intriguing and gether unique thing that it -has
it Satisfies our natural demand for become. It is true that to us
-something outside the mere routine as Christian people the central
•,and the mundane. thought of our Christmas cele -
And through all and under all, bration is the coming of the
these preparations and plans, is the Christ Child, but when we think
thought of the wonderful event which of it, could we celebrate
that
we commemorate by Christmas, the coming in any finer way than
coming to earth --this weary, ' bur- through our own Christmas oc-
_dened, sin -cursed world -of the , rasion raised to its highest- and
Christ child -what that meant to us its best. Thinking of that Child,
all cannot be fully understood, but as Ile afterwards became a Man
we can at least understand enough and walked the ways of our or -
of it to realize that this is the hap-
dinary human life we are e im-
piest season of all the year. We can pelled to think that the world
lay aside our cares for at least one ''is never nearer to His mood and
n
. day and be happy
i the thought. A never nearer to pleasing Him
•
God who came to earth to save ns, than it is about the twenty-fifth
loves us. Then what can harm us? . of December. With alt the crud -
Even the saddest may be happy at ities and insincerities and inan-
'.Christmas with that. thought. No hies that mark its celebration
i sanely, no bereavement or loss can the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is
take from the joy of the thought that nearer its realization in the
h t any
'ent in History,
This is to mea sensible idea, and
Such a movement challenges the
Christian world to re -think its at,
titude and activities, especially that
part of .Christendom which has here-
tofore considered that religion has
to do only with the ,individeaPs inner
state, personal conduct and future
prospect. 1
A group of ministers of the Unit
ed• Church spent three days at Ryer-
son Beach in an informal conference
to discuss the bearing.of this Japan-
ese movement upon the Canadian
chy4ch life. The long sessions of
two to two and a half hours eacltl
without flagging 'a moment, evinced
the extraordinary interest which is
being roused at this time in this
subject.
They did not presume to solve the
economic muddle, or to commit
themselves to any given reform
scheme. But they did clearly as-
sent to the statement that the gos-
pel definitely implies the Christian-
izing of the social order as well
as
the individual man. They
that our form of civilization, per-
mitting the few to amass great
wealth without contributing' any use-
ful service, while the many vainly
seek opportunity to earn a' liveli-
hood for themselevs and their de-
pendents, is stupid and tvrong,lese d
has . proved itself so in the p'
t
economic breakdown. It is not Christ-
ian, not capable of being justified on
earth at Christmas than a Christian principles must be change
we are celebrating the greatest ev- ed, is due to be changed, and will in -
the .birthday of our other time. evatably be chaligild either by con,
hard, writ er by eonfliot., The roll of the
In an earlier age Christmas was
cltrucor 19 to instal that anof adjust -
order
such a time of merriment) the `everyotjoVvsnil 1 �lalii114s+is it1kD the n,ont be made. It 3s not thou bust•
idea once upon a time wag that alllkltng joy , ' but to ss,
order to 31e geed, -Qno h7.0 to be lives o't others is •
showing forth just
ness to find the best
in-
sist that a way be found. Neverthe-
less, when the way appears,
churches must press for adieu and
advance, coed though this involve
controversy. No alleged concern for
the "purely spiritual" can serve as
en excuse for apathy or cowardice
here.
The rise of democracy has placed
upon the ordinary man the duty of
sharing responsibility for the matt -
agement of social life. There is suf-
t-see -i Teets °^ + intelligence and deoetion in
.s
PAGE, 7. .
Household.
Economics
MAgOileMONVOWAitgitAVIWAVAriMiSF
•^",;try, severe, stern, wherever the
idea carne from, but for some time
we have not.subscribed to that iidea.
'Last week's issue of the New Out-
look bad an editorial headed "The
so much of the Christ spirit: Think-
ing of others instead of ourself is a
mighty healthy exercise spiritually.
We should engage in it oftener.
REBEKAH
rR eUU b Scram
toy,
a-•rF`d• CikWF F1.Ehi1NG,' 51.u• ASSOCIATE SECRETARY'
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful
and ills gluing•
It's; that there's: so much more to eat
Than I've got stomach for,
-"I've note and candies by the peck,
That, good _old Santa brings,"
With oranges and dates and ,figs,
And lots of other things;
While I've got just one stomach and
It's awful small, I guess,
'Cause it gets full before I'ni
through
There's no place for the vest!
"About. this' time the dinner gong
Calls us to eat the "turk",
While in the kitchen ready, too,
Mince pies and pudding lurk.
But woe . is me -'it gets my goat
When such +bright pros}iecta loom
I'd like to eat of all that's there,
But haven't got the room.'
"I think that Santa ought to bring
,To all us ilittle guys,
A stomach made of gestic so
'Twould stretch to quite a size;
Then we'd enjoy our Christmas time
iLike.'ve was meant to do,
By eating lots, and never have
To stop before we're through!"
THE SIMPLE THINGS OF LIFE
CHRISTMAS wonder if I tried to be as good as
good can be
Bright and blessed is the time, An mother •didn't have to speak a
.Sorrows end and joys begin, second time to the
While the bells with merry chine,
To get me to Came m from play or
Ring the day of plenty in!
But the happy tide_to had,
With a sigh or with a tear!
'I;feighoi
I hardly know,--•
Christmas comes but once a .year. l I've done a lot I shouldn't do,s an' months, I v but
-THOMAS HOOD. couldn't help it, though,
But now I wonder If I tried to mind
LEGENDS my p's and q's,
CHRISTMAS If Tanta Claus would notice it an'
ibring those skating shoes.
The simple things of life are best;
And happy is the man
(Who seeks to tread the quiet paths
In his allotted span;
`W1ho knows he joy of friendship
I warm,
Of home, of faces dear
That bring but golden inem'riea
when
Life's evening shadows near.
send me up to bed,
If Santa Claus woui'd notice it an'
bring along a sled.
I haven't been so awful good for
The simple things of +lr£e are best;
The gripping of a hand.
The silence with an eloquence
That words cannot command;
The speaking of the heart to heart
That bids the sun come through
When clouds of doubt and bitterness
Demand a 'strength move
The simple things of life are best;
A litb'e child at play;
The shining eyes so quiets to show
A spirit always gay.
A mother love, its tenderness,
- Denis A. McCarthy, LL. .
The hopes that ever brim;
Christmas morn, the legends say, Pa says he thinks it's rather late to
A.
-willing that ve that asks
Even the cattle kneel to pray, start in bete.' good, Thel ,For nothing sacrifice
rettha
• n.
Even the beasts of wood and field But Christmas isn't here Wyet, an'
Homage to. Christ the Saviour yield. maybe if I would Thesimple things of life are best;
Horse and cow and woolly sheep
Just start in row .an' keep it up till 90 precious and so great.
.Chrlsttnas Day, I might And poor is he Toho learns this
Wake themselves from their heavy Get Santa Claus to notice me alt' fix truth
'things up- all right. i When it is all too late,
the bonds of selfish ends,
a•jtf' s. - uvsvpS -, e. es.-".: ,.. _.-..
P { �t the tanks of religion, if at were
��tCC'tf'�»�r focussed and applied to make Cana-
- -� ' dliln publid life as predominantly
...se rains sr > phristian• ai ... •t 130$" }tredostiinantlgi
pagan, ''' . .
In examining Russian Sovietisni,
1 hese germs leave the nose and two thing,! were discounted: the
"run GERMS OF DISEASE _These
in the secretions from those anti -religious attitude, and the' coin-
tha. •••.,is the transfer of rho tttunist belief that no harm can be
Disease germs are responsible for lYerm It ,i ns from one per -
: :much of the illness which afflicts, o. , achieved except through class ware
germ -laden seers. "•--, accounts- fo 1 fare. These are more er less incl-
; mankind, ,leading to. .
and sometimes sues son to another, which �utuiuui-
fering, incapacity ,and sometimes the spread of most of our c dental. The Russian experiment in
"e .th socialization of life, shocking a} 1
Beath. Although they are•unseen, cable diseases. These secretions u• to us in many aspects, must he
:these germs are eur most deadly hen spread, in 'a direct manner, when they it is - ei such, and will be judged
and if we, wish to escape their are sprayed around by coughs and estimated . -dust as today we feel
vages, we must eonstant'.y war a- sneezes, or by loud talking which by its results, elution, horrible
gainst them. sends out droplets of saliva. Saliva that the French. and did
in order to cause disease, the germs is deposited on eating and drinking 'a i it toes, inevitable, ear:e,
rennet, first of all, gain entrance into utensils. The fingers may become product~• g, was real good. In any
c• ear'•btidies. As long as they are kept infected with nose and mouth secre, no chive -1 is iii i% position to. candem.•
(-on the outside, tire? are unable to tions, and may pass on the germs to the Soviets'itflIess ' it; is stitiving with
harm us. e Alefe ee then that our whatever they toucitr at ]east equal • energy `" ttiv intuit
first line of 'delenao 4s not to allow This tiransfer may be cotntrci'.led if gene towards a better arr'uyib"e•ntent
their to 'enter our bodies,of human affairs by evolutua aNe
This.'a11 sounds 'very simple, but it net stopped, by the avoidance of the rather than by revolutionary meth)
is mdolrinorerdi'fficdlt to accomplish dangers mentioned. Coughs and ods.
than ''it • sounds. 'if -We are to sus- sneezes should be directed into n
need, we -must know something about handkerchief; 'one person should not The ministers present agreed to
habits of'these••germs, for we cannot talk into anotherts face; eating and link themselves together in a fel-
see them with "the naked eye.tome
Wwe (hiking utensils
beforesbeingld 1be used,tandLtaom- getghly s in touch withof prayer and o herudy, and to
groups, to
re to whence they oome of we
are to prevent "'them from coming. tion drinking cups, ie the home or find and giveguidance to the rising
We enlist' know" how 'they gain en- elsewhere, abolished; hands should be current of interest in the social ap-
tranceto 'the body if we are to put kept from the face, and be thorough plication of religion.--liidgetown
up harriers to' keep thesis -elk ly washed before food is touched. Dominion.
Disease germs'do "not, as tiaras we Questions concerning Health ad IMPENDING THEIN DYINC.
know,' grow in nature roritside. of the dressed to the, Canadian Medical As
human or'aniniel'bddy. 'They may soelation, 384 College Street, moron MISTRESS
exist for a 'time blit, 'in general, to. will he answered personally in
they die off 'comparatively quiekly, letter.
because 'they cannot resist, for any
length of time, light, particui ally
the direct rays of the surf, and dry,
ing.
This means 'that; in the majority of
cases, 'the spread of 'disease germs
s direct,•from one person to Moth-
s In some 'cases, the spread may
e indirect, -that is, the germs iney
e carried by some third person or
bjeot, but in such cases, the time
oust be relatively short or the germs
vill die,
,As stated, disease germs live and
,hrive inside e .Body. The varions
erms which' cause the'colnntuneeablo
liseases with which we are familiar
n this country are usually found iu
he nose and threat There they -grow
nd give off their peieens'Which .are And that's why reading alwsys is., -,Macleod Gazette.
he cause of `disease. So int'resting to me.
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ROOKS
I a.livays think ale, cover of
A hook is like a door, -
Which opens into sonic end's liaise
Where 11v'e Vet beer} fi'efofe.,
A pirate or ti fatty` diteerl
May lift the latch for isle;
L always wonder when f knock
Two loyal collie doge sacrificed
their lives at Moeleod on Wednesday
in a heroic display of canine loyalty
- fo5 then mi_streee. Mrs. Wllliaiii All-
derion, year-old willow, Who lined
a1`.one with her dogs §Ince: Tier°Thies
band's death three years ago: Neigh -
bore had not seen NM's. Anderton fol'
several days and ibeeoseing alarmed
iiifortsted police, .'who found the wo-
• man •dying on het hec1. Vifhen police
What wci eoiiie' there will. be; arravccl at the house the dogs' et-
etacked their. tL bitter straggle eir-
And when I find a house' that's dull (sued betti een the ,nen and the aged
lwonta1its pro'tehtors The officers fin -
tally had to, shoot the collies ibefo'r"e
!they could gain ent v`t`o' d'e hoitlie;
'where they' found.Nlre. Anderton uri-
conscious. *ices to hospital, ,the
aged woman died several hour's hetet'
T do not often stay;'
But when 1 find one full sof- ftferefs
I'm apt to spend the; day.
T neves know what sort of folks
Will be within", you' see,
sleep,
Bending beads and knees to Hint,
Wito oatite to earth Ip a staple dint, Tonight I'll wash tti.V• bands an' face V
Oh,' let our soul be free
1 an' brush an' .comb. my hair,
Ear away in the forest dark coat ant hat up, too, an'\\
To seek life's fullness hero on earth
An' hang nty.I With new siaceetty.
Creatures timidly wake and hark,
!won't tit bash WY chair Toronto fiyl�fir8cl (--i• Ra]nle1+
Feathered bird and furry beast Or stuff my mortal too full of food•
e to the mystic east, ab1Q s]trawl
Turn their eyes Y 1o>+ os} the �. . ,: _.._.. ,... .
Lud at the dawning, Chanticleer An' ma�be Santa Claus will "fell .
k' ftrall
CHRISTMAS MEMO );Sa
Sounds his nate, the rest of the year; I my stoc ing a e' _,Edgar Guest, The "Bells of 'Yule" -the merry bells
But Christmas Eva the whole night
long,
Honoring Christ he sings his sone
1 Ale caiman t111:9ugh thti i;noty, -r
, _, .•1 The very words are silver strains
oi
ul • the
"WE HAVE SEI';'l.+T "A i;' Alta So tunefully y go;
Christmas moxa, the legends stty.-
' i And as each eats elves ascends
Eveu the cattle leneel tto pray, • Lord, we have mocked Thy house, 1 To haunt the wintry sky, '1-.,-a
Even the wildest beast afar and scorned Thy name, Its echo wakens memories 1
I Knows the light of the Saviour's stai Wrought us strange gods, of our I Of Christmases gone by.
k d
And shell we for whom Ile came,
Shall we not
unquic one clay,
n s i +. , On heathen altars burned a fitful Old scenes that faded long ago .
flame, I The passing pageant .brings,
Be by the o put to shame?
do
so cote least And cried vain creeds anew from 1 p11111e half -remembered faces smite
As the patient ox er the forest beast? day to day.i And gay ghost -laughter rings;
•
'.Once more are former feasts re,
ChrisEnias morn oh, let us sing (Arch the have followed a phantom ` spread
i II f Life" Boston:
Honor and praise to
Christ the Ding, light, That well -loved 1rleuds may lino,
Sheltered first in a lowly shed, Smiting a moment en eur holden And all across the treasured years
And cradled there where the cattle
fed.
eyes, Re -kindled hearthfires shine.
Bath there -no beacon famed .across i
Carel tlt night So lover;: Se DatinaiL S.
"Tie - arp o r e , ,. ,
'stilton Pub.
Co. To hush our idle boast, and ntalce 1 Ihii than all gift$ mope swept, •'h
.. ,rectors rnentartes that t
'f 11T a• What of the eittiiires failing to de- ' ,Our Christmastide to greet; _
the fancies of childhood ?se. Ise IP "'Iri41%s- 0£ Yule"= roe golden bellsi
and it ness thrust?
bright in us a
Our little Snawalakese .are the real IIasu _ �, _
ones than tlhiet��; 1 �{-.'�" _._. �'
I us wise? 1
i These p lock
r
' cy"'VOWSIltbS OIC CHRISTMAS 11
an dac to tth i , e w Peoa le and kings to outer Clark- ' Chime from your t' •osty towers
� keep them - ;
the s nldre% w"" e g A joyous Christmas canticle
P : ! •Fesbioned kinglier For unforgotten hours.
Prei "+le ' ' • y % }I 11 1181 -golly Bevan.
true snowtbntis. ,Most Blow ne folks ad Out of the dust, 0 LoirrT, Qiil 61
end all children have a vii•¢ the dust? I FELLOWSHIP
buncertain idea that there is a Anaw-
s I think that t can truly say that
bird and that it is part of he 1'0- ;We have coin back. Only Thine am glad
manee and tradition of Christmas. , eyes mayhcnow, l For ale then t one weeping aby the
' In the poem, children are addees The emptiness of all our crowding I cam po
years; I way,
Lord, scourge us yet, lest we forget And I had words to say to cam -
the woe, BY
fort. her,
By which we came, the infinity Because I, too,. had known a $er-
I
ing the birds on Christmas„Eve.
g, 4 H
Little Snowflake
"Little S
nowflake, little Snowflake,
-.Like a flurry in the air,
on wave across the meadow',
Wet • the ground is brown and
Where - • r
bare. gentle Snoyv£lake,
"Tell the fairies, , *Ante wtihite;
We .must have a 0,. timing
For our Santa Claus is ti Wet,
With his reindeer in the n•..
"Little Snowflake of the weedtope,
Milting here and drifting there,.
Ply about, a-tgitter-calling, -
To your kindred in the air.”
-4ictiace Horelock Robb.
WON8iHItING
oridei of I washed' mj% toot
ltan�s � l
ail' htuslidd my hair
sat,slflI through $itii5Vei'
e
timan' did tlo1eave my cdtRiv',
if Santa ChairsQ lid iletice at .t51' he i sae: so glad 'he'd say ' don°t
an'
of tears, • I row that my heart had home
Lest we forget the spirits confident , alone.
High souls that bore our flicker- i •
.ing torch afar, , I know that I am glad that pain
Conquerors we, but our ?pale lights hue stayed -
are spent, 1 A while with me;
••nh out wan eyes, and bid us Fol tirellgh it I learned sympathy
T see _ ' ", ".' ' li • with every fellow -mortal,
see the star. ed, as,
h star, -serene, undinuat, una Hurd dismayed, File pray +
& T to ,.. i have played, hat
clueneltabld
e','Hi'd' Bitch feeble, ;Shattered 1�or. quick release; and then
! turned to wait •
"'' iNt'nps, as these, We 'rhe answer that will come, though
tel our victories
The
to
Uta
0n-member soon or late,
' Gtir knees, Lord Christ, up -
n 011, it has taken longer than it
0 Uu knees,.
. 1 should
,esPr50iels Beatrice Taylor. For, me to see that grief and pain
BOY'S COMPLAINT might wail in ilio ' 4
A LTTTLi: Sane eltittlate telt/5'd, eon* last
"There's Grin t, flna''bunt each Christ• ing gaoti; .
I did not (Iselin, it could.
; e
m oil
But now 11cnoK+' alta& y g ,
�,ii,tloll�
Said 31 1 I thinitr of it, these things i„ -that $ )eev�Z�'2A,' ` 01 hfe*;G
T.A l t.8 lttye for groan,',' Can we reach out and toix h
And gives t I et~dice things hidden springs
+ 11 give him everytlint lies Ii S lot Inith
e more .. --+Grace N'oli Croweit'.
I guess I .,. ,� tit 31ty 9iha>G!e ally.,
asked for Christmas nay'. vemies4111BIAWitiseihromesatemessemagno seuronorwaassortamiagavegroatsni.