The Huron Expositor, 1970-12-17, Page 29Best wishes for a holiday season
filled with happiness and good cheer. And
sincere thanks for your patronage.
READ'S SHOES & LUGGAGE
Phone 527-0640 Seaforth
Joy to the world, it is the
season of Christ's birth, rich
in hive and peace. We wish you a
full share of holiday joy..
Grateful thanks to all.
G. A. WHITNEY
FURNITURE — FUNERAL SERVICE
Phone 527-1390 — Seaforth
Bringing Gifts
At the heart of the holiday
fun and feasting there glows
the spirit of giving. The Wise
Men sought to honor the Christ
Child with rare and precious
gifts — gold, frankincense and
myrrh, Thus, to give of the
best at Christmas is a time-
honored tradition.
All may rejoice in the oppor-
tunity to give generously, to
please family and friends with
"just what they wanted," and
to share with the less fortu-
nate.
Yet the best Christmas gifts
are still those that come from
the open heart as well as the
open hand, and the warmth of
a friendly smile, the words of
a cordial greeting add Price-
less meaning to the most elab-
orate of gifts.
'',,„Singing 'Carols
"Glory to God in the high-
est, and on earth, peace, good
will toward men."
Across the years since shep-
herds first harkened to an an-
gelic chorus, Christmas rings
with the sound of voices raised
in joyful song.
Carol singing at Christmas
Is both a tradition and a
source of tradition. Much of
the legend and lore of the sea-
son is known today only be-
cause it has been preserved in
song — in carols passed on
from generation to generation.
Stocking Is
Just Legend?
Did a spinster hang up the
first Christmas stocking? Leg-
end says yes, but history says
no — or at most, "Maybe."
St. Nicholas, a fourth cen-
tury bishop, secretly gave gifts
of gold for the dowries of poor
spinsters, His method was to
toss the gold down a chimney
by night, at Christmas.
On one occasion, so legend
says, the gift landed in a
stocking, hung by ehe fireplace
to dry.
History casts a dubious eye
on this "origin" of the Christ-
mas stocking custom. The
spinster probably didn't have
a stocking — not in the fourth
century.
Knitted form-fitting hosiery
was unknown until the thir-
teenth century. Earlier, people
wrapped cloth or rags around
their feet as substitute for
modern stockings.
Even after WilliamLee in-
vented the stocking "fame, a
more efficient method of pro-
duction, in the late 1500's, it
was some time before the poor
could afford to buy stockings.
History makes one conces-
sion to the legend tellers.
Paintings froin Pompeii show
that early Romans did wear
some form of stockings, even
before the birth of Christ.
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We hopo your
holiday is filled
with fine
friends, good times.
Warm wishes.
THE E,XPoSITOks SE44 EPRIrtiA ONT.,
tOreettrogs
W. H. DALRYM' & SON
BRUCEFIELA ONTARIO.
DEC
During Christmastime we extend
to all our neighbors and friends warmest
wishes for a wonderful holiday.
JACKSON'S GENERAL STORE
Brucefield, Ont. — 482-9232
In the true and hearty spirit of an
old-fashioned Christmas, we wish
you the best, and thank you warmly.
THE
SPA '•; iT 0.1
CH 1° iSTMAS
As you worship with your family at
Christmas, may the true spirit
of the season greatly bless you.
Sincerely, we extend our greetings.
Smith's
Phone 627.0990 Free Delivery
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Seaforth Phone 527.1670
Seaforth Phone 527-1720
May holiday
blessings
brighten
your
tree.
Many thanks
for being
able to
Anstett Jewellers
;139essinp at(Dristmas \
We sincerely wish you every
blessing that the season holds. May you and
those dear to you rejoice in contentment and love.
GERALD'S SU PERTEST
Corner Main and Goderich Sts., Seaforth, 527-1010
"Peace on Earth, Good Will to
All" is our hope at Christmas. May
you have a joyous celebration.
ROWCLIFFE MOTORS
jtay joy fill your heart and enrich
your life this Christmas Season.
We extend our warm thanks to you.
MAPLE LEAF
DAIRY
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Community Greets
Christmas ith Worship
By ANNA MANG
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly; 'Us the season to be
jolly." Christmas is for joy and laughter; Christmas glows
with merriment. Throughout this community, families are
putting the finishing touches on plans for holiday get-to-
gethers. Hideaways bulge with mysterious packages; kitchens
are fragrant with the scents of special treats; homes are bright
with gala decorations. Schools and clubs prepare their annual
Christmas programs. Holiday party plans go forward. It is,
indeed, the season to be jolly.
"Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright." Christ-
mas is for prayer and peace; Christmas gleams with the light
of the Star that shone so brightly, nearly two thousand years
ago. And throughout this community, the deep spiritual sig-
nificance of the holy season spreads comfort and cheer, In
churches, the hours of worship reflect the coming joy as, dur-
ing the weeks before Christmas, the story of Christ's coming
is the subject of study, sermon, song and prayer, all building
toward the special services of Christmas weekend.
Uniting in Joy and Prayer
Christmas is a joyful season; Christmas is a prayerful sea-
son. Since the earliest celebrations of this Christian holiday,
it has ever been so,
The twin spirits of Christmas — festive celebration and
reverent worship are woven together in all the lore of the
season, History, says that when the time now celebrated as
Christmas was', designated, in the fifth century A.D., early
Christian leaders felt that the traditional winter merry-
making of pagan festivals such as the Roman Saturnalia
might be hallowed by association with the Nativity.
Thus, pagan peoples' who had once looked to mythical sun
gods as the source orthe rebirth of life began to turn to re-
ligious observances of the Saviour's birth, Christmas lights
symbolized faith, hope and life eternal.
Today, the glow of the tiniest candle — or the twinkling of
the smallest electric bulb — still reflects, however humbly, the
Light that Christ brought to
the world, 'ff•