The Seaforth News, 1955-12-29, Page 6T e Road To The Stable
The nightwind swept through
the tall cedars, trying to bend
stem in its fury, in the old land
of Abraham. The young man,
leading the mount upon which
bis mother sat, bent his head as
Ike spoke to her: "Much further,
`any mother? You seem so weary,
why do we not return home?"
"Have patience, my son. Be -
fere the stars are blotted out
$forever from the truth, my
heart would know the truth.
Strange whispers have come to
ane and always the whispers
Lead to the inn we once owned."
"And why should these whis-
pers disturb you?"
For a while she did not an
ower. Then, with a voice dipped
en tears, she began: "These
whispers do not speak well of
your father, so I must know the
truth! Was he really so mucn
at fault? I was with him
that night when he made the
decision, and I thought him
kind."
Looking up at the tall cedars,
*he young man mused aloud:
"Behold the strength of the
cedars, my mother. They will
not bend before brother wind;
they stand firm as the Father of
Abraham designed, Cannot you
also stand firm before this story
Of whispers that concern my
father?"
"You are so young, you do not
twiderstand! To meet and hope
to be greeted by an old friend,
then to have this friend turn his
back in disdain . .. that eats at
the heart. I am old and I long
for peace! Yet how can I know
eeeace until I know the truth of
the whispers?"
Feeling the bitter despair in
her voice, her son gently asked:
"To whom must you go for the
truth?"
"To the old inn for the inn-
keeper will surely know the
truth. He bought the place from
us, and always the whispers
lead along this old ^ad to Be-
thlehem and to the inn, The
whispers will be known to his
ears."
The tall innkeeper saw to
their comfort, but so engrossed
was he with his various guests
that it was the hour of darkest
night before the old woman
could command his attention.
Fretfully then she told him: "I
have come far along the Be-
thlehem road to find the an -
ewers to whispers concerning
this inn. Will you share your
wisdom -with an old woman?"
Gallantly her host assured
her, "I am yours to command."
Hope gleamed within her eyes
es she asked, "Will you s: -:are
The truth about the nightc7. , m
census when the inn was :N wf-
ed? Who were these trr: seek-
ing room? Recen:;,r r rets
have reached me- a-'
speak ill o_ rr.. }.:w ha:_
*rust know the .'`".ete . . Sei
that he was kind rreee- tr. .-._
poor ones he alese ae•ioto
eieep in the stable. What m_._
could he have done?"
A questioning took in hie eyes,
the innkeeper gently answered:
"Be could have driven forth
home of Caesar's drunken sol-
diers and given them the best
room in the inn. Even that
would have been poor enough."
Fear crept into her old eyes
Softly she whispered, "The
-whispers speak true? Heaven
did touch earth that night. But
hew were we to know? We
were so busy ... and who could
expect us to drive forth paying
guests to make room for this
poorly clad couple?"
"Kindness to those in need
ever carries its own reward,"
the innkeeper admonished. "Had
your hearts been filled with
kindness that night, the great-
est honor ever given to a mortal
might have become yours. To
have housed the Son of God and
His parents!"
She began to weep. Again she
demanded, "How were we to
'know?" Then *he added, "What
proof do you have? How do you
know the whispers speak true?"
Soberly the innkeeper replied:
"The day of doom, when all
creation revolted as three Cross
es arose on' Calvary.... I had
bought this inn a while before
and listened to the stories con-
cerniee this great Shepherd
Who taught of a new way of
life, a life of love and not of
hate. I had talked with a few
of His followers, yet I had never
seen Him. I became so enthral-
led from the stories I'd heard
about Him that I left my bro-
ther in charge here and set out
to seek Him."
"Why did you wish to find
this Child born here in the man-
ger?" the woman asked. "What
was so wonderful about Him?
Tell me true!"
With pity in his heart, he
gently told her. "Can you not
grasp this great truth? This
Child to whom you denied a
room in this inn was the Christ,
San of the living God!"
"But how were we to know?
Why did they not speak out?"
"You were too engrossed with
worldly things. You would
never have listened, nor be-
lieved. Only to those humble in
heart is the road to the stable
made plain."
Harshly she demanded: "What
did you mean by your queer
words — the day of doom?"
Grief came into his eyes as he
expained. "When I found the
great Shepherd, He was agoniz-
ing upon the Cross! As I looked
upon His suffering, my heart
broke within me and I knew
the truth: This was the Son 01
God! Then I could not under-
stand why He should have to
die—for to gaze upon Him was
to know innocence from my
sin.,'
Frightened, she insisted: "Not
possible!"
With compassion he agreed.
"This would not have been pos-
sible had He not been the prom-
ised One of Israel. The earth
trembled, the day became as
night. for the earth agonized
with her Lord. The dreadful day
of dectr. fer tee betrayer Judas
t e_ re fouled
tethe reseies:ess. neer-
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per.: tsetse whispers
..ho glad truth?
: wee net tee end, for
is h. . in-. He was
the i e'' heel The Garden of
Be e proclaims a death-
less :nye, for the price of our
Redemption had been paid. It is
not too late for you to seek after
our Lord of love "
She began to sob aloud. "I
have tried to tell myself the
Prince of Heaven would not
have come to a Stable; now I
need pardon for denying the
Love of Heaven room in our inn
. . for closing our hearts
against mercy and kindness.
I've been so miserable, trying
to reason with myself . "
"The road to the stable and
to the Love of Heaven is not
found by the arrogant, nor by
the proud. Those who come in
true humility and in truth find
the way. Look beyond Calvary,
call upon our Lord. For in Him
is found pardon and love with-
out measure!"
MAt' AMONG BOYS—Larry Schlosser, 13, le a man among the
boys at Grove City High School. Larry, pictured above with his
golden trophy, won a state tractor -pulling contest at Circleville.
He even beat his dad—and used his dad's tractor to do it. He
pulled in the 8000 -pound class, tops In tha field. His dad worked
the 6000 -pound event, missing out on second place by an inch
and a half. Larry has his own tractor, but In this contest against
21 experienced men, he elected to use his father's.
Gee! There Really Is A Santa Claus
TABLE TALKS
eJaMGrcKw5.
Here is a recipe for Spiced
Cookies which—while they were
originally intended for Christ-
mas and New Year festivities—
I think you'll find a welcome ad-
dition to that insatiable family
"cookie jar."
SPICED COOKIES
3¢..cup shortening
34 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
13% cups sifted flour
34 teaspoon salt
34 teaspoon baking powder
%A teaspoon ground cloves
344 teaspoon each, ground all-
spice, cinnamon and nutmeg
1 tablespoon cream or top milk
34 teaspoon lemon juice
Crean shortening and sugar
together thoroughly. Beat in egg
and lemon rind. Sift dry ingre-
dients together and add to short-
ening mixture alternately with
cream and lemon juice. Chill
dough.
Roll on floured board (1/16 -
inch for very thin cookies. les -
inch for softer cookies). Cut
with desired cutters. Place on
lightly greased cookie pans and
bake at 400"F, for 8 to 10 min-
utes or until delicately browned.
Makes 4 to 5 dozen.
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If you like drop cookies—as
most folks that I know seem to
de—you can't do better than
give these nut crunches a trial.
NUT CRUNCHES
1% cups sifted flour
34 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/a cup shortening
M, cup brown sugar
3/ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
le teaspoon vanilla
3z cup each, chopped raisins
and nuts
Sift together flour, soda, and
salt. Cream together shortening
and sugars; add egg and vanilla;
beat well. Add flour mixture to
creamed mixture. Mix well,
Fold in nuts and raisins. Drop
by teaspoonfuls on ungreased
baking sheets. Bake at 375° F.
for 10 minutes. Makes 5 dozen
2 -inch cookies.
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NUT CLUSTERS
A simple rule for making nut
clusters is to melt a package of
semisweet chocolate in the top
of a double boiler; add a 14 -
ounce can of condensed milk
and a dash of salt. Cook for 10
minutes until thickened, stir-
ring constantly. Stir into this
chocolate mixture 2 cups or
more of any nuts you like. Drop
from tablespoon on waxed pa-
per. Refrigerate until firm.
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When children have to be kept
in because of wintry weather,
taffy -making is an ancient—and
unbeatable—method of making
the time pass quickly and pleas-
antly. Here is a taffy which may
be made red and white and
twisted into fancy kisses or
candy canes.
STRIPED TAFFY
2 cups sugar
3 cup light corn syrup
34 cup water
3t teaspoon peppermint
flavoring
34, teaspoon red or green
coloring
Combine first 3 ingredients in
saucepan. Cook over low heat,
stirring constantly until sugar
dissolves. Continue cooking,
without stirring to soft crack
stage (280°F.) or until a small
amount of mixture separates
into threads which are hard but
not brittle when tested in very
cold water. Quickly stir in fla-
voring.
Have ' 2 buttered pans ready;
pour %A the mixture into 1 pan.
Quickly add coloring to remain-
ing mixture and pour into sec -
and pan. When cool enough to
handle, pull each taffy separ-
ately until it has a satinlike
finish and light color. Pull into
long ropes. Twist and pull ropes
together, barber pole fashion,
until strands will not separate,
Cut into inch pieces. Wrap in
waxed paper. For canes, cut
into 6 -8 -inch lengths and shape
as canes. Makes about 1 pound
of candy
How Can 1?
Q. How can, I resize a rug?
A. Stretch the rug tightly,
face down on the floor, and tack
at several places. Sprinkle it
with a solution made by soaking
and dissolving IA bound of flake
glue in %A -gallon of water, and
in a container that is surround-
ed by hot water. Allow the rug
to dry not less than 24 hours.
If the rug is very thin, be care-
ful not to use enough solution to
penetrate to the other side.
Q. How can I keep leftover
pie crust from spoiling?
A. By wringing out a piece of
cheesecloth in cold water and
rolllee the crust in this, Then
roll in a thick dry cloth, put in
a cold ; place, and it will keep
floe a week. '
Q. How can 1 render a
nauseous medicine tasteless er
palatable?
A. Chew a piece of orange
peel, or a tiny bit of cayenne
pepper, before taking the dis-
agreeable medicine.
Q. How can I prepare a good
cold weather dish?
A. A delicious dish for cold
weather is green peppers, onions,
and tomatoes cooked together.
Cook slowly in a casserole,
season, and add plenty of but-
ter,
Q. How can I remove mud
&tains from silk?
A. Rub the spots with a piece
of flannel. If this does not give
satisfactory results, rub with a
piece of linen dipped in alcohol..
Q. flow can I bring out the
luster of the hair?
A. To bring out the luster
and to soften the water, add a
tablespoonful of lemma juice or
vinegar to the rinse water of the
shampoo.
Q. How can I remove soot
from the chimney?
A. If the furnace or range
chimney because clogged with
soot, burn potato peelings in it.
Or get a few scraps of zinc front
any tinner and sprinkle it over
a hot fire.
R. Barclay Warren, B.A., SIL
Songs of the Saviour's Birth
Luke 1:32-33, 46-50; 2;29-32
Memory Selection: Glory to
God in the highest, and on
earth. peace, good will to-
ward men. Luke 2:14.
Singing is a prominent fea-
ture of Christmas. It was a hap-
py occasion when Jesus was
born. The words of the angel, of
Mary and of Simeon have since
been set to music.
The angel foretold Mary, The
Holy Ghost shall come ripen
thee, and the .power of the
Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thea
shall be called the Son of God."
Some people stumble over the
miracle of the virgin birth, But
it was altogether . reasonable
that in coming to earth, this ut-
terly unique Being should come
in a unique way.
When Mary talked with hex
cousin Elizabeth, she broke forth
in a song strikingly similar to
Hannah's in 1 Samuel 2:1-10, She
was the most highly honoured
among women to become the
mother of our Lord. We honour
her but it is to her son, Jesus
Christ, that we yield our lives
and offer our worship.
Simeon will be remembered
for his words, "Lord, now let -
test thou thy servant depart hi
peace, according to thy word,
for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation," It was the climax of
his life. The promise that he
should live to see the Messiah
had 'been fulfilled. He was now
content to die. The Saviour had
come.
May this Christmas be a time
of fervent devotion for all of us.
Let Christ be the centre of
Christmas. Let us sing about
Him. "Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer" and "Santa Claus is
Coming to Town" are quite gay
but they are not songs that draw
Out our heart in gratitude to God
for His great gilt to us in the
person of His Son. Let us please
God in all Our activity during
this Christmas season. Then we
will have a happy Christmas.
REMEMBERED — Charles E..Tay-
lor, who built the first successful
aircraft engine, is today !lle
destitute and homeless at Los
Angeles, County General Hospi-
tal. His engine was used by the,
Wright brothers on their famous
Kitty Hawk flight in 1903. Sou-
thern California's aircraif work-
ers, learning of Taylor's plight,
are planning a collection to keep
him from being a charity pa-
tient.
PRIZE NEEDLEWORK — This exquisite wedding gown is the
Grand Prize winner in the 1955 Nationwide Crc;,het contest.
It was made by Mrs. Roy Johnson, right, for her 19-year•old
daughter's wedding. Margaret Wallace models the gown,
crocheted in a delicate shell stitch pattern.