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d To The ,Stable
The night wind swept through
the tall cedars, trying to bend
diem in its fury, in the old land
61 Abraham. The young man,
heading the mount upon which
his mother sat, bent his head as
he spoke to her: "Much further,
w y mother? You seem so weary,
why do we not return home?"
"Have patience, my son. Be-
fore 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 -
ewer. Then, with a voice dipped
ea tears, she began: "These
whispers do not speak well of
your father, so I must know the
truth! Was he really so much
at fault? I was with him
that night when he made the
decision, and I thought him
kind,"
Looking up at the tall cedars,
the young man mused aloud:
"Behold the strength of the
cedars, my mother. They will
riot 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
understand! 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
peace until I know the truth of
the whispers?"
Feeling the bitter despair in
leer 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 sad to Be-
thlehem and to the inn. The
whispers will be known to his
gars."
The tall innkeeper saw to
their comfort, but so engrossed
was he with his various guests
that it was the hour of darkest
sight 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
Feer, "I cin yours to command."
Hope gleamed' within heneyes
es . she asked, "Will you share
the truth;about the night of the
census when the inn was crowd-
ed? Who were_ these' two seek-.
fang room? Recently whispers
leave reached my ears. They
*peak ill 'of my husband, so I
must know the truth ... I felt
that he was kind indeed to the
spoor ones; he allowed them to
deep in the Stable. What more
could he have done?"
A questioning took in his eyes,.
the innkeeper gently answered:
"He could have driven forth
some 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
bow 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 she 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-
cerni..b 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 diel you wish to find
this Child born here in the man-
ger?" thewoman 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,
Son of the living God!"
"But how were we to know?
Why did they not speak out?"
"You were teo 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 of
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 doom for the betrayer. Judas
. . . yet, he could have found
mercy.,,
lessees restlessly, she mur-
mured: "We were in , a distant
country at that time, yet whis-
pers came to us . . . whispers
we would not believe."
"So you heard the glad truth?
The tomb was not the end, for
it could not hold Him; He was
the. Lord of life! The Garden of
Resurrection proclaims a death-
less love, 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!" .
MAN AMONG BOYS—Larry Schlosser, 13, is a man among the
buoys 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 the field. His dad worked
the 600b -pound event, missing out'on second place by an inch
sand ea 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
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!' •....TABLE TALKS
dam Andmws.
Here is a recipe for Spiced
Cookies which—whilethey. were
originally intended for Christ-
mas and New Year festivities
—
I think you'll find a welcome - ad-
-
clition to that insatiable family
"cookie jar."
SPICED COOKIES
i..cup shortening
le cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
13/2 cups sifted flour
• teaspoon salt
1i teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
}% teaspoon each, ground all-
spice, cinnamon and nutmeg
1 tablespoon Bream or top milk
/s teaspoon lemon juice
Cream 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. %-
inch for softer cookies). Cut
with desired cutters. Place on
lightly greasedcookie pans and
bake at 400°F. for 8 to 10 min-
utes or until delicately brotvned.
Makes 4 to 5 dozen.
* * .,
If you like drop cookies—as
most folks that I know seem to
do—you can't do better than
give these nut crunches a trial,
NUT CRUNCHES
l/2 cups sifted flour
//z teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
le cup shortening
Ya cup brown sugar
Y cup granulated sugar
1 egg
lei teaspoon vanilla
Ya clip each, chopped ra5sins
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.
* *
NUT CLUSTERS
A simple rule for snaking nut
clusters is to rnelt 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
thoeolate mixture 2 asps or
n3ore of any nuts you like, Drop
from tablespoon on waxed pa-
per. Refrigerate until firm.
* • * *
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
s/i cu'p light corn syrup
ee cup water
x/z teaspoon -peppermint
Savoring
14 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 ee the, mixture into 1 pan.
Quickly add coloring, to remain-
ing mixture and pour into see -
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..
ow Can 1?
Q. How can it 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 1/4 pound of flake
glue in 3/2 -gallon of water, and
in a container that is surround-
ed
urrounded 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 T keep leftover
pie crust from spoiling?
A, By wringing out a piece of,
cheesecloth in cold water and
Toilet the crust in this. Then
roll in a thick dry cloth, put in
a cold • place, and it will keep .
fora week.
Q. How can I render a
nauseous medicine tasteless or
palatable?
A .Chew a piece of orange
peel, oe a: t3lay""uiz^''or caYenne-
pepper, before . taking the dis-
agreeable medicine.
Q. How 'can.I prepare a good
told 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
stains 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. How' 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 frorp
any tinner and sprinkle- it over
a hot fire.
k. Barclay Warren, B,A,; B.
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
caret 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 upon
thee, and the power of the
Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing
which shall be ' born . of thee
shall be called . the Son of God."
Some people stumble over the
miracle of the virgin birth. But
it' was altogether reasonable
that in corning 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 in
peace, according to thy word,
for mine eyes haveseen thy
salvation." It was the climax of
his life. The promise that he
should live to see the Messiah
had been fulfilled. He wasnow
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 hbout
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 gift 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 ill,
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 a'arcratf ,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 Crochet 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,