Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1932-12-22, Page 3'THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932 he Seaforth News Wishes Everybody ROYALTY S CHRISTMAS No one enjoys Yuletide more than the Ming and :Queen. For them; as for.lt!hous'aiad'self their isulb!jeclts, if is a 'lane for ;family Ireulnii!dn, and every year 'Their ]Majesties spend the 'boli- lay at ISand,riingbam, 'siurroun!dedby their 'children 'and ig!randelfildren, iIt is The only brine df Tear wilful all !the members of the royal family can 'be free 'from Ipu!bls9 enlgagentenlbs and be tdgdther, wiith'out lniterruption, ?as',one f•amliily.. When !the 'Kinng is in Norfo!llc he likes to be regarded ' as 'a simple noun try gentleman --as. asq.uire ,rather 'than a'king, no 'that the 'royal: 'Ohrisdmas is allways'a homely, haply'fireside Ifealst, Bright tw!oio'd 'fires' 'blaze 'le every room at 'Sandringham IIlonlse, (holy and.lnsistletee—+whicih the Queen, heir- se1f (helps Ito r' , IpuJt up- decorate' . the walls;; and everywhere, tram the 'royal apartments to the senvants' hall, there is aspirit .'Of 'halpplidelssand goad 'cheer, lOn !Christmas 'IDiay.' ;the !King 'and Queen !always attend divine service at. the little. parish ohuricli in'the ,mldrnnrng. Then, before lunch, the ,Kin!g";Will go for a stroll lin, 'the !woods 'with! 'the Prince of Wales anld ihis brothers 'After lunch the Zing and'Queen re- ceive tall! the renvan'bs .and .estate work - ens in 'the Queea s 'drawing room, and 'hand to each .one a little 'packet, cost - Mining a' .mudh-p'rized'gift, and a (plain, unostentatious teard, "From T. M. the King ;and Queen, 'With (Best Wishes , for a 'Very Happy Christmas," initial- ed by the Xing and Queen. Their majesties 'shake hands with each servant in' turn, and at' the end of the .little ,ceremony',the'highest seeVan't in ,rank, the senior page of the pres- ence, steps 'forward and 'asks' the :Kling and .Queen, !to accept ifedm their staff a !gift to whi'oh each 'servant at Buck- ingham 'Pialace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham subscribes. iFamily preslenits' are 'exch'anged (later in the !hour which' ,preced'es'dinneer, but Prfnlcess 'FElizalbeth and Princess Mary's sons, Viiseo'unt L•ascelles and his brother, like other children, are too impatient bo wait s'o Tong, and ec- oomdlingly they are ,given their pres- ents at 'breakfast, 'a 'meal ;alt whiclh the King 'in'sists every member of •the 'f a- mity must the pres'enit. • The ,chief reljididing 'comes at din- ner, which is served; pttln!ct'sal!1'y at 8.30 in the spacious 'dining roam With. ,walls of dark *elk, !filled !wEth the soft light of !shaded 'candelabra. The Zing sits at the head of the long table and the Q'ueeln at the 'other end. ,Between them sit the Prince of ea ,a ,, Wales, the !Duke and IDelchest of York, 'Paimleess ,'Mary and her ,htt'slb'and the' Earl of IHarawoold, a'nd their oth- er f i-er -children', with 'three or four priv- ileged •guelsts, intimate 'friends of the King and Queen. (Simple evening dress is !always worn and there is !nothing iif the pomp 'and pageantry ' of a state 'dlhaner at Be ek- ingham Palace. • There is nidbh!i'ng, indeed, to disltin- guislhthe 'Kling land Qttelen's Christmas party from that of any lard!intary toeda'folk, save that the 'footmen. wear the .scarlet royal livery, with elpaul- elites' Of 'gold, 'gold 'butbolns ;with the King's .ci'p'her, ".an!d blue knee'breec'h'es and w'hi'te' silk stockings: Tradition ,Plays a .great 'part ire the rdyall 'festivities, 'for the 'Queein ,has a deep affectilan'for ,all,old English .crus- tents, and' turkey and 'Ann pudding always appear on the ;table. t The,turkeys ;served ,'alt the .King's table .and. in !the sem vanes hall are Spe- cially roared on the royal estate, and. the 'Qu'ee'n makes it a strict rule that ,onh'y'lBlri'ti's!h 'flolad'sjtu'ffs are allolwed° in the kitchens. 'Roast ,cygnet,: a delicacy 'grealtly es- te'em'ed in fanner .turtle's, is served ,alt least once in the Christmas week, and great 'barons iof'dolld.lbeef, spliced ton! guers, blears' heads., hams, game pies,, and rather lc'old 'me'ats 'and dainties ere put on the table, !thowgh, none df the royal family is a great •eater. ,Aflber dinner !there `,ins !often a game of snapdragon, and then) the Royal panty goes d'dwnstai'rs to' ,wafcih the. dancing in the servants' 'Mall!. ''Sloine- times the Queen land the Prince at Wales, .whe are (both very ,fond of d'ancin!g, ,though ,their .tastes' are very dliffeirent, leave the royal 'dais ' at the end .off the morn land partner some of the .estate' ,tenants. The King and Queen pay a visit to the servants' quarters ''on Christmas Eve as we'll!, ,when they distri,hute pre- sents +fro'm' a giant 'Christm'as' tree. Me'm'bers of the staff, 'estate workers, tenants .and '.their Wires as'semb'le the big ,hall and at 6 ,o'c!ldck the King and Queen with their -children .,and guests ,co!me'dolwm. CHRIS :Lit -tire I'T.,10-1h1: Behold, S bring you good tidings of great joy, which' shall be to all people. For u.irto you is barn ,this day in the,c'ity.of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. (Christmas Day we celebrate the birthday of God's o'waa Son, Jesus. IChrist. ,Ahv!ong men it is the custom that the ,birthday of the children slicked, if possible, be db!senved.:Surely, imless we are altogether pn'e'an'scious df the benefits we derive from His birth, we will not be unmindful ' of that day. (Why were the tidings which the angels brought to the shepherds', es they fed their flocks, as the text tells us, tidings of great j'oy? To perfectly understand this, let us go back' fot one moment to the fall .of our first. parents, Adam. and Eve. god had created them in His own image, and 'W$ long as they obeyed God's ..cont 'marrd.they were able to reach holiness without a Saviour. But they did not do so, but being enticed, ,they broke His oomman'dtinent's and so, that union and. fellolwshap which they enjoyed was broken. They could no' longer hold any fellowship with 'God face to face, and unless some one, who is able, pleads for them, they are entirely shut out from God. 'But thon'gh God drives them out elf the Garden of Ed- en; though the sentence of death is upon them, 'Gold does not leave them altogether without hope. To therm He gives ,a. promise. that in time a Sav- iour would appear. To the woman he gives the promise that her seed s'ho!uld bruise the head of the serpent. tA'gain and again we find this prom- ise renewed. One should come who would be the joy of the whole earth. 'To Abraham was given the prom- ise. "In thy seed s'h'all all the nation's of the earth be blessed," Over and over again was the prdm'ise renewed, to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, all were bidden, look forward to one who was to deliver them and be thdir king. Again and again the prophets fore- told the coming of One who was wounded for our (transgressions and bruised for our initrmi'ties. (The pro'phe't Isaiah foretold the birth of achild wlh'o should give light to them that set in 'darkness and sin, and his name shall be called Wonder- ful, Oounsellor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the 'Prince of Peace. Theou!ghbut the whole of the 101d Telstament we fin'd foreshadowed the coming of a Saviour for mankind. the coming o!f w'h'om would restore ' mankind to that union and inter- course with God .'which they had last at the fall. The Je'w'ish people were anxiously looking for a Saviolur, the Messiah, the Anointed One,., who was to be their King, who they expected to set up His kingd!dm on' earth and set his subjects ;free from bondage. lAt last, God sent Has angel, who a'nn'ounced to a irirgin of the royal 'line of ,David, the joyful message that it was the will Of !God she should be the . mother of :the Tong expected, long i'dolkedrfor Mesisiah.•.S!he should, bring forth, a son and call his name'Elmiman- uel, God with us, for he should - save his people from their sins. God him- self alas now in the .person of His son to take upon himself the nature of roan. Do not make the mista'ke Of think- ing thst the Son did not exist before this time. The Word was from etern- ity with the Father. Three persons but one God God then was about to take upon himself the form of man. Ole does not become any less God than' he was 'before, but he was now and forever to be both God and man. Have you ever really set out, to try and (think for yourself what that is? Two !perfect natures, but one anaa. The word of Gad takes upon himself our nature—not part of our nature— but our whole nature, and $+well's among us •up'on earth.' Do we not find love enough to entice us from all the things of earth, in 'be- holding One so pure and hely;-leav- ing all an'd coining to us that he may both open a way for us and also help us on our journey to heaven? No lux- ury 'marks his birth, horn of a lowly virgin, in no 'great mansion, but low ly in a stable, and all this that He may open heaven and all its glories to 'fallen man. We had lost our right to them by the fail of our fsrsit ;parents" and had not Christ suffered in his taws' person for us, we could never have claimed them, but God in his great love provides a means for our salvia- tion, He sends" His own Son, who takes upon himself our fle's'h and bone, and by His life of .perfect sinllessness teaches. us the way God would. have us walk. (But He not only teaches us by the example which He gives us, but after He revealed the will of His ;Father to us.He by this act satislfies the de- mands of the justice of God. Bet had Christ not undertaken Phis work for us, What hope was there for us? 1We could do nothing to save our- selves. Every tendency of our nature was evil. But in order that man may again be restored to favor with 'God, . (Jesus Christ assumes, not for a time ' only, but forever, aur nature and be- comes bath God and man. God that he may make -atonement for the whole race of men; and man that he may suffer as man for men. 'And by se do- ing he is able to again reconcile God aitcl ;man. He is able to give a new principle of life to those who becohne His servants and believe in 'him as their Saviour, who believe that he is able to give, as he .pr`oamises, l'i'fe eter- nal to ter-nal'to as many as believe on him. Can we new Wonder that -the angels sang for joy at His birth? Is it at all strange that they announce iris birth in words of 'the text, ".Beheld I bring you good 'tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is 'born this dayin the city of David, e Saviour, ,which is Christ the Lord." (What could cause greater joy to a drowning man than the's'hont of help approaching - from the shore? What could give more joy to those: shep- herds tending their, flocks than the announcement "Unto you is born' day, a' Saviour,which is Christ the •Lord.".. 'That .Hefor whom the world had so long looked had at length erry Christmas been born. is it any wonder they rani at once to worship Hine. Such was He, over whose birth the wlhole Christian world rejoices on ,C'hristm'as Diay. Let us then turn bo our own indiv!idlual experience of these things, for what was true of the Jews as a nation is also true of each one of us individually. Have you ever felt your need of some one of greater power than yourself to help you in the hour of your temptation? Have you felt that you were altogether sinful in your own unaided strength. 'That it is mrtich easier to learn to do wrong than to follow the path that is right. Then let us .repe'at the words that .the An- gels spoke to shepherds so long ago 'Beheld I being you glad' tidings of great joy; Unto you is born this day a 'Saviour Which is 'Chris't the Lord. 'If you will only allow 'him He will make His $(welling place in your • heart. On this day, when we are ac- customed . bo rejoice that Jesus Christ ,was born into the world let us .soap for a mo'men't and ask ourselves that all-im'port'ant question: De` I, from my own .experience of the love that I have for Christt, rejoice that He was born? Alm I anxious that I shall partake of those benefits which He secured for me? Do I take !him as my pattern in all things? When in doubt how to act, when it is difficult to decide whether it is right or wrong to do something to which we are tempted; doyou ask yourself: What de iI think Christ would do if .He were 'here? or, do you :take some earthly ;companion as your pattern in the place of Him who has done •so much for. you., If there be any who have been looking fox a Saviou'r, anyone .who feels that his faults and failings are grievous, and that hit'h'erto he has been living in a way in which he ought not to -live; anyone who wishes he could do better, but is afraid to be- gin lest he fail to do better, but who feels that the burden of;hissins is in- tolerable, and if he could he would willin'gl'y cast it off; if such be your case, can you not believe Christ, 'who has done so much 'for you, when he says: "Come unto me all ye that tra- vail and are heavy laden and I will refresh you." dome j'us't as you are; if you ;have really the desire to amend, Christ is willing to strengthen you. Be careful to mike !use' elf every means .of grace which he has given you, and try to find fno'm His holy Word ,w'h'at 1Ilis will is and when you have fou'nd it ask y'ourself how you can best fulfil that will. IDf you thus leek upon Ohrist and the work He has done for .Man, then the word's of St. Luke apply as truly to you as' they did nearly two thousand years ago when spoken to the slheph'erds who first listened to them. They contain the same mean- ing for you that they had for those to (whom they were (first sent and no (Christmas greeting can be more pre- cious than. by repeating the words of the text: Behold,. I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all .people,' For unto you is born, this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is 'Christ the Lord! CHRISTMAS 'LEGENDS (There are 'many odd superstitions connected 'mirth Gheistrnas candles and holly. Olnie is that if a girl 'puts three leaves 'under her •pilllellw, Igivin'g each the m'ame Of a 'possible husband, the one that has turned in! the morning will reveal her marriage destiny. The Christmas canldlle is still lighted in sortie ,of the 'old' Yorkshire 'fa'rm houses and is carried wt!th,!grelat ceremony all around the house, and into ,every room: The beatier mlust be !mo'sit ;careful to 'Shield !the'fl'ame as each 'door is dpened for it would be the worst. ,df luck .slvo',uld the eandhe happen to "waff out" in a draughit. ' IEspecia'lly ,mus't the Yule cand'le be held lover •the churn, 'This is !done fn order to evict that inalicpens little sprite, IH'o!bdo-the-,Ohu'rn, who hides therein and! s'p!o7Is the 'bu!btcr. HURON NEWS. Cyclone Hockey Schedule. --Dec. 29 -Zurich at Hensall, Exeter at Dash- wood;! Pan. 3—iHensal at Exeter, and Dashwood at Zurich. J'an, 6t—IZurie'h alt Exeter; Hensa'lf at Dashwood; Jan. 9—Exeter alt HensalI'1; Pans 1'0—Zurich at Dashwood; Jlan.` 13!—rExeter at 'Zu-' rich, Da'shwdod' at Hensall; Jan. 17 Renal! at 'Z,urich, Dashwood at Ex- eter; Jan. 20—Zurich at. Exeter, Hen- sel! at Dashwood; Jan. 23' -Exeter• at IH'ens'all; Jan, 24-Dashlwoiod at Zur- ich; Jan. 27—Zurich ah 'henna%d, Exe- ter at Dashwood; Tan. 30—Zurich at Dashwood, 'Hensall at Exeter; -Feb. 3 -iHensa'1'l at Zurich, Dashwood at Ex- eter; Feb. 6—IDashlwood at Hen'sall, Exeter at Zurich.' IForrrter `Hullett' 'Resident, — The dearth occurred recently at St. Thom- as of M'r's. Annie ,'Mountain. Morris, who was born on the IU'th conce'ss'ion of Hallett and lived• there till she married Mr. James Morris, who pre - 'deceased her six !months- ago. She eves in her '74th year, De'ceased had been in failing health for a number of years, when five weeks before her death she fell _and broke her hip. Af- ter this accident she gradually sank till death came peacefully on Dec, 4. The funeral too'k plaice from her ('ate !tome, 69 Elysian St, Slt. Thomas, on Wednesday afternoon, bhe Rev, Wil- liam R'aithlby, pastor of the .Central BB•aptialt C'hurc'h;.of which the deceased had been an honored member for many years, conductingthe funeral service. Those who survive are her three daughters, Mrs. "Geo. Francis and Mos. M. L. Slpinny of St. Tatum - as; Miss Hazel, teaeier. of Toronto, and one son Mr, E. W. Morris of Niagara Falls. The many beautiful floral offerings expressed' the e'stee'm in ,which she was field. The attendance from out of the city included: Mr and Mrs. A. Mitchell, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Davidson, Pontiac; Mr. and Mrs. Robit. !Xiunigb'Iut, Willis Mountain, Mrs. M!arg+are't IVlanning, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Manning, Mrs: Will Manning,' Mrs. E. Bell, of Lon- deslbero; Mrs. E. Haines and Mrs. Flalshmlan elf 'Talbldterillle and Mr. Lvx Hill anld Mr, 'Geo'des of IJondon. In- terment was made in, the family, plot in the St. Thlolm'as` cemetery. A Remedy for Earache.—To have the earache is to endure torture. The ear is a delicate organ and few care to deal with it, considering it work for' a dootor. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil offers a simple remedy. A few drops upon a piece of lint or tnedicat- ed cotton and :placed in the ear will do much in relieving pain !NIGHT BEFORE CH42ISTM•AS The best known ;olf all C!hri'stntas poetry is t+hat'chlldho'oid favorite"`The Night 'Before 'Ghnisltmas." 'Odm!piarat ively few people, th!ou'gh they maybe, albie'to recite thle p!oe'm ,fr'o'm beginning to end', kniotw how it came to be writ- ten. Here is the story: !Clement .Clarke Moore, son of a rllc!h minister, was born near New York City on July :15, 1117181, 'He attended schooll and c'oliege,'end 'giro -dilated iso med!ieine. In: dee course'of .time he lore herited his father's 'pro'pe'rty, which consisted of a large estate .near: New York. (Being 'a generous man, and de- siring to assist young people who wanted bo ,gain a good 'education, be donated a large blobck of land +for the erection elf a =liege. 'Dr. Moore join- ed" the beaching staff, as professor of Greek 'anti !Hebrew, tier which Ire was widely known as as accomlpllshued scholar. .11odre's' three little ,girls and an equal number of small boys, hung up their stockings for ,Santa Claus to I'll every 'Ch'ri'stmas Bee, just as .children do no'wad'ays. Well galer'10'0 years ago Dr. Moore was helping 'his wife to park' baskets to be distributed among the poor families. living nearby. Whin they were about 'bo pack the least bas- ket Mrs. Medre'tfound that she wanted pm mere turkey. "Clement," she said, turning to her husband, "go .d,olwn to the :market and get 'me a=tithe!, turkey." 'This Dr. Moore ,did, 'and, on his way home, his mtintd filled with (legends of the Yule- tide and thoughts about gifts, he sud- denly 'found ' hnmvseltfcompos'ing a poem about St. Nicholas for his chil- dren: The ,words (came to him quickly so . that he had to stop every 0eisa 'min- utes to jot down Ino'tes. He called his poem, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas." On arriving at his home he re'cited'';for the first time that 'favorite of all chit- dren, t"The'Nigh't Before Christmas." The poem 'w'as not publis'hed until December, 4923, when it appeared in the Troy Sentinel, Then paper after paper copied it, and itt-spread dike wild fire aid over the world, A'SIWED'ISH DINNER iOhristmas dinner in Sweden sin'oe time innmemoeial has 'been the subject of the special came and thought of the Swedish ;h'ousewi'fe, .A 'typical 'Christ- mas day dinner is this: A 'con'so'nerne, boiled 'fish, buttensauce, ham with fried .buttersauce, ham with fried' ,po- tat'oos, mash of apples and sweet plums, porridge of s?ce and milk, and "klene'ts" and jam. The rice 'pudding is made olF the very 'best ,rice, weU'1 edo,ked with ;m'illk and water, and, acoordinlg to tradition, an almond, 'but only 'one, has to be hidden in the 'p'orridg'ebefore it is served. Lueky the boy or girl who finds the Amend; it is said that they should' the married within the year. The 'last dish of the 'Christmas din'- ner is the so-called "klenett," a special little pantry (made in various shapes and boiled in .butter and served' hot or cold • with jam. These tradit'i'ons are sltill kept iso every ,Swedish househoi'd, and everybody agrees that there is ,no tie'al'Chris'tmas without these tradition- al •dishes. TREE DECORATIONS The old fashion o'fdecorating ,Cha'is- tmas ti+ees'wiltih strings Of popdo'rn ap- peals to the children often snore than the glass (balls and 'trinkets. cdmlmonly used. 1Chaldren enij'oy helping !pop the corn and .stringing it. Cranberries at equal distances along the :strings of popcorn ase attrac't'ive. Apples h'anlgin'g from the tree shine :brightly if they have been washed and po10ahheed 'with a dry cloth or a little •olive ori. Tin foil lout into thin strip's 'hanging froth the sbree will 'sparkle in any light. I'f candles are used, ;be exceedingly careful cif fire. 'Evergreen 'trees :blaze up instantly and feriousilk IF they ,catch fire, w'hic'h they do very easily. The Christmas tree Iliad' itts• origin in Germany and is of comparatively receinit adoption in other countotes. ' It is'regarde'd by miany as one of the number of ,pagan survivals 'which have been. 'en'grafted upon Ohris'tiamli!ty and Christian festivities. Tihe'worsthiplpeils. of the Norse golds, before the adlop- 110111 of Christianity, 'had' a place in their scheme of things for Ilggd!ras!il, the 'tree' elf dile world, which, with its roots and branches, was ,behielVed to blind together heaven, earth end hell, The Christmas tree ,ifs.belleved. to the related to this tree in les origin. it be cause astsloleiateid with the (Christian, holiday at :seine unknown time i.n',the Middle Ages.