Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 24, 1957 Page: 3 of 8
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May 1958 be a year of good things for you
SINCERELY,
Christian Chroniclr staff
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Warren, Pa.,
Seeking Aid
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WARREN.
Warren
Secondly Is through limited
cooperation. Harry and Logan
Fox have a group of about $•
preachers to gather on Thurs-
* day of each week at the Mito
Church to receive Instruction
from them. Two or more preach-
ers work together in this pro-
gram.
MILAN, Italy — Two were
baptized and two placed mem-
bership in September, one an
ex-priest Two American sol-
diers were baptized recently
in Verona where Bernard
Howell is doing a good work.
A young Italian preacher,
who reads and speaks Eng-
lish well, needs books written
by our brethren. 8uch would
greatly strengthen him. If
you can help, send contribu-
tion to me soon and the or-
der can be placed for the very
books needed.
hnas—why
■ nd where
rliese are
Id many
jting 1—
day that
rid over
formation
jtmas: Where Did it Come
? Why Is it Celebrated?
beginning Martin Luther was
the first to suggest the decorat-
ing of the tree in connection
with the festival of Christmas.
1 BA RAK I, Japan — The first
in of the evangelist upon ar-
riving In Japan Is to establish
a church. Secondly, to edify the
ones converted. And then the
task that becomes the major ef-
fort is preacher training.
The American missionaries
cannot stay too long with any
one group so leaders must be
prepared to carry on the work.
This is conducted in four ways
in Japan.
First is through individuals.
A preacher will teach a single
or perhaps two or three person-
Religiously. the season has
no special significance, but we
can acknowledge the greatest
gift of all. God's gift of his son;
not the birth of his son, hut
the spirit in which ho was giv-
en.
know, however, that
is not the birth-
Christ’ Did you know
started more than
before the birth of
] you know that
h) of the customs that
torate in connection with
Ls came from the pa-
n 1 not from Christianity?
the day of Christmas was
[nearly 4,000 years or
Lo by the pagans as wor-
5 their sun god. Saturn-
[ccording to their calen-
ds was the shortest day
year, and their celebra-
8S to encourage the god
» might cease his far off
ring and return to them,
tne—not even the best of
gas can place the date
•let's birth on this date.
Idence that can be found
to other seasons of the
Preacher Training In Japan
Farm to York CC Conducted >>y Four Methods
ally, and the students are placed
on American support. The stu-
dent is taught by the mission-
ary and he goes with him every-
where tn the work of a preach-
er.
Fourth, and the major effort
in Japan now is through Ibara-
kl Christian College. A special
three-year Bible curriculum sim-
ilar to that followed by Chris-
tian schools in the States has
been set up, and now there are
17 students enrolled in this
course. Two of those enrolled
are women.
Thirdly, is through special
training groups. Groups of mis-
sionaries have started special
training groups of large num-
bers to train preachers,
first of
1950 in Tokyo.
Each student enrolled In
these Bible courses major In
some other field of study and
take this as a sideline.
I Catholic Encyclopedia,
|e HI, page 724. says that
fcelebratlon of Christmas
religious holiday was not
| the early Christian
I” Most of the present day
lonies are of Catholic ori-
iowever
L-n the church fathers in
l.D set December 25 as
■ate to celebrate, they
I chose the day of the
r solstice which was firm-
led in the minds of the
b, and which was then the
important festival " This
taken from the Encyclo-
Brittianlca Volume V,
842B.
bre were originally three
kary dates- December 25,
bry 6, and March 25—before
lay was set in 440.
b Christmas tree originat-
I Germany tn the 8th cen-
and was worshiped in the
YORK, Neb.—Mrs. Margaret
Ehresman Brown of Stanwood,
Iowa, has notified York College
of her will naming York College
as the eventual recipient of 640
acres of Nebraska farmland.
The farm, the Ehresman fam-
ily home, Is located near Miller,
Nebraska, 30 miles northwest
of Kearney. Mrs. Brown for-
merly taught speech at both
Harding College and Abilene
Christian College.
Mrs Brown desired no per-
sonal publicity, although she
consented to this announcement
of her will with the hope of en-
couraging others to make simi-
lar provision.
Money and property left by
Christians for Christian educa-
tion will work for the Lord
throughout the years to come.
Pa. The church
in Warren is less than three
years old Beginning this past
September it secured the serv-
ices of its first regular preach-
er There are 11 members count-
ing the preacher and his family.
Full support is being sought
for Ernest L. Walker so that
he can put his full time to
church work At present he Is
working five days each week to
supplement the partial support
he is now receiving.
The church in Warren sup-
plies $50 a month A congrega-
tion in Kentucky is sending
$40. and a sister in Erie, Pa.,
is sending $15 each month. This
makes a total of $155 a month
for this support.
The church desires to buy a
lot and build and would appre-
ciate any help that could be
afforded in either of these two
ways.
Anyone desiring more infor-
mation regarding the above
pleas may contact Ernest L.
Walker. 305 Hickory Street,
it is impossible to pitch for
the world, and at the same time
bat for God.
|C Reunion
[nderson. Tenn — pat
ieman, Tampa. Florida, was
principal guest speaker for
annual Homecoming activ-
Freed Hardeman College
taber 28.
^-Hardeman College, now
►rating its 50th anniversary
> ‘included In its homecom-
Program: alumni group
^nK8, college band and
sessions, presentation of
Kn ’ludents, fireworks dis-
.annual Homecoming bas-
*1 game and queen coro-
>n.
than 2.000 were expected
“it the campus.
According to legends, the
Druids reverenced the mistle-
toe that grew In an oak tree
The oak was the favorite tree
of their god, Tutanes. The Scan-
dinavian countries have given
us a legend that mistletoe killed
the sun-god, Baldur the Beau-
tiful.
This early use of the mistle-
toe has given rise to our pres1
ent use of it, although now It
carries an entirely different
meaning.
The use of the stockings as
a receptacle of gifts from Santa
Claus comes from one legend
of long ago. The story relates
that a jovial little driver of the
reindeer dropped some
coins down a chimney
night
Normall) they would
fallen on the hearth, but
stead, the money went into the
stocking which had been left
to dry. The stocking has since
been used for the receiving
of gifts. (Let’s Celebrate Christ-
mas, page 8).
This story is perhaps the
origin of Santa Claus also, but
the most common stories come
from legends of the German god
from the Catholic
Church in Nurnberq Has
New Location in Schoo
NURNBERG, Germany — The
congregaiton here is now meet-
ing in a new location at the
Frauentor School, 30 Nurnber-
gerstrasse. Heinz Mueller
preacher for the church in
Augsburg, teaches the Tuesday
evening Bible class. Services
begin nt 9 a.m. on the Ixird s
day.
- is it cele-
. did it come
questions that
times by peo-
information about
Is celebrated
on December
Woden, and
saint. St. Nicholas.
Even though most of
customs have come from
gan ideas, the spirit of Christ-
mas, the idea of giving,
come to mean much
American way of life.
The important
life of Christ that we. as Chris-
tians, are to remember is his
death, and this is to bo cele-
brated on the first day of each
week We do not. however,
have to forsake the festivities
of the holiday season at this
time of the year.
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 24, 1957, newspaper, December 24, 1957; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1306701/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.