Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1958 Page: 4 of 16
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CLAUDE. ARMSTRONG OOCHTT,
THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1968.
THE CLAUDE MEW*
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fall 0. M6GONE*
The CbrUtnu spirit
There is a legend of an ancient
saint who went into the desert
to hv: In solitude. to purify his
soul by denying himself and liv-
ing apart from humanity. His
name was Saint Anthony P.naEy
he became qui'.e well-satisfied
with himself, vayir-g "Surely
there is no holier saint than I
.n all the world "
But God said. Mo Anthony,
you are not my best servant.
There Is one even more saintly
than you."
"Where does this man live.
Lord, vj that I may visit him
arid learn of him?"
"He lives in Jerusalem," said
the Lord. They call him Conrad
the cobbler Go &r.d discover for
yourself what he does, arid you
will see that he is more saintly."
So Anthony took up his staff
and made the long journey to
Jerusalem He sought out the
humble shop of Conrad the cob-
bler and found him amid im-
poverished surroundings, pound-
ing away on a pair of shoes.
Without t?etting up from his
bench, Conrad smiled ir. greeting
and asked Anthony what he
wanted. "What have you done
that the Lord looks upon you as
a greater saint than I?" asked
Anthony. I have done nothing,"
replied the cobbler, but sit here
and mend shoe.-, that are brought
to rne. But I mend each pair of
shoes as though they belonged to
Christ himself."
Anthony bowed his head and
returned to the desert with a
more humble spirit. That night
he prayed, "I see, Lord; I set my-
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self up as a saint, but Conrad
the cobbler sees something of
Chris* in every man, woman and
child. That is true sainthood. I
shall leave the desert and go
down to the city slum' where I
can serve my fellowmen. Then
shall I be a saint worthy of Thy
disci pleahip."—Gaston Foote in
"Footnotes "
The greatest gift
I don't tarry long over the
thoughts of those who cerate
the "over commercialization" of
Christmas I rather think they
suffer a guilty conscience Their
tight purse strings are forced
loose to give to those who will
give to them. They suffer a
shallow Christmas indeed.
Virtually all of us profit in one
form or another from Christmas
purchasing as.de from the actual
receiving of gifts And most of us
resist the temptation to over buy.
and if we do not. so what? It is
only money we're spending. The
giving is far superior.
If i: were not for the ' corn-
mercializa'.on" of Christmas the
pomp and glitter would be gone.
Sparkling lights, tense! and lovely
colored '".reamers keep i*. from be-
coming a drab, faded season that
kills the spirit and stiff.es the
soul.
And what of those who cry
' heathen" at the sight of a gaily
lit tree and the fluffy beard and
red-bedecked Santa Claus? Noth-
ing could be more heat hen ist
than denying a child the antici-
pation and glamor of Christmas-
tide with these psychic symbols
that point the way to a deeper
meaning of Christmas
Why moan of the early obser-
vance, starting Christmas right
after Thanksgiving? Most of us
agree that the Christmas spirit
should prevail all year long. A
two week extension is a step in
the ri^ht direction.
As an artist draws from inner
beauty and rrojects it to canvass
so have the "commercialists" pro-
jected a universal language of
beauty, joy and happiness in the
tensil that signifies Christmas. It
expresses an idea and creates an
atmosphere that says "Welcome
and Good Will!"
Where is Christ in all this
crassness? He is the moving spirit
behind it; the creator of it; and
all can participate in the "eye
feast" regardless of financial
status.
So we lind those who would
relegate Christmas to only a
solemn religious service are the
ones who take Christ out of
Christmas.
Star of Bethlehem
There is really no need for a
scientific explanation for the Star
of Bethlehem that guided the
wise men on the advent of Jesus'
birth. It could have been super-
natural or natural and neither
would destroy the beauty of the
story.
However, it is interesting to
note that a rare conjunction of
Jupiter, Saturn and Mars occur-
ed in 6 B.C. These three were
so closely alligned in the sky that
they appeared as one giant star.
It is also interesting to note that
the Roman monk Dionysius Exi-
gus, who constructed the Julian
calendar in the sixth century, A.
D., is thought to have made a
six year error in placing the year
1 A. D. If this is true, then the
birth probably occured during the
conjunction of the three planets.
There is also strong evidence
that Christ's birth occured in
late March or in early Spring
instead of December 25th. The
shepherds would not have been
watching their sheep by night
in the dead of winter, nor would
the wise men been journeying so
far at winter time.
Is any of important. Not
in the Least! I do not believe the
Creator intended that any physi-
cal thing, even a day in the year,
shcild be definitely identified
with the supernatural. Man's
mind is so constituted that should
a physical connection be estab-
lished between the finite and the
infinite we would worship the
physical element rather than the
Creator.
So the day of Christmas and
the year 1S58 satisfies me but it
is interesting to note, this may be
1563 instead of 1958.
The greatest gift
The greatest thing you can give
God is yourself because the rest
of creation belongs to Him The
greatest thing you can give your
feiiowman is a sympathetic under-
standing and creative attitude of
his life? To attempt to g-.ve mere
in either case smachs of pr.de
and self-cen tern ess
Living Christmas Card
O.er at the right on this page
Claude News you will find the
Living Christmas Card " Instead
of sending cards locally, to peo-
ple they see every day. these peo-
ple have contributed that amount
to one of our youth organizations
I know of no better way of ex-
tending a Christmas wish. To
•hose of you who did this I say,
"Thank you for not sending a
card because I can look at our
youngsters and say. So little may
mean so much to them'."
Should the News have failed to
include all the names in the
'Living Christmas Card" that
should be there will you please
call me and I will mention it in
this column next week. With so
many organizations involved a
name could have easily been
missed. Thanks.
In apology
My apologies to Mrs. Imogene
Crudgington. She called Editor
B who made a note and handed
to me who in turn promptly lost
said note and forgot to mention
last week what I intended to
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TO ALL GUP FRIENDS
Cavins Lumber
Company
mention in this column.
Thursday of week before last
there was a serious grass fire
near the Crudgington home. She
was surprised and thankful for
the speed with which the volun-
teer firemen put out the blaze.
Imogene said, "I think everyone
of us should appreciate the work
these men are doing for our com-
munty and it isn't until an em-
ergency developes until you really
appreciate their help."
She intends to encourage all
firemen to attend fire practice
regularly, including a certain hus-
band she knows.
Thanks, Imogene, and sorry we
lost the note last week.
Any suggestions?
What do you buy a lady that
has everything she wants, includ-
ing me? I donno what to get the
Firse Sergeant for Christmas.
She doesn't wear jewelry, ex-
cept ear screws. When I buy
clothes she smiles. Wrong size or
color. We need new furniture but
the house is too small and nei-
ther of us are home long enough
each day to enjoy it. Little Bert
would frown on a new car and
(See CLAUDE on next page)
A Living
Christmas Card
With hopeful hscirts we join you in singing His
praise May people everywhere come to know and
love the true spirit of Christmas and the joy that
comes from giving as well as receiving.
Should our names be missing
from your Christmas Cards this
year, feel sure that we remember-
ed you through a "Living Christ-
mas Card" by our gift to the
young people of the community
through their organization, instead
of sending cards.
Mrs. R. E. Boone
Mr. & Mrs. G. E. Lee and James
Leslie
Mrs. Belle Brunson
Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Bagwell
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Cope
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Stephenson
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Nelson and
family
Mrs. Geo. Goin and Wendell
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bishop
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Oles and children
Clyde Holtzclaw
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Dunn and family
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Waggoner
Mr. & Mrs. Arch Finley
Mrs. W. E. Brady
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Beeket and
family
Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Winkcompleck
and Lynda
Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Matheson and
family
Mr. & Mrs. John Bloomer
Mrs. T. C. Thornberrv
Mrs. M. H. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Dye
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Boomer and
children
Jessie and Lynn Sewell
Mr. & Mrs. R. P. Wood
Mr. 8t Mrs. Hack January
Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Campbell and
children
Mr. A Mrs. Bryan Waggoner and
Lynda Sue
Mr. A- Mrs Harold Cohb and Jack
W. E. Brady .Ir anil children
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Keck and Neal
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Reck and
children
Mr. &■ Mrs. Leroy Bell and
children
Mr. & Mrs. Fred PatchinR
Mrs. Lillabcl Koan
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Ford and
Betty
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Cobb and
Jo Carol
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dunn and hoys
Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Worley
Mr. A Mrs. Jimmie McFarland
Mrs. Tiny McFarland
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Chapman
Mrs. Lela Cope
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Dye
Mr. & .Mrs. J. J. Allison
James Todd
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Patterson and
Mike
Mr. A Mrs. Spencer Matlock and
children
Mr. & Mrs. Foster Whaley and
children
Carl Byrd
Mr. A Mrs. Smith Ilarred and
children
Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Morgan and
children
Florlene Osteen and Sylton Joe
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Waggoner, William J. B. & Waggoner, Cecil O. Claude News (Claude, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1958, newspaper, December 25, 1958; Claude, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth355826/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Richard S. and Leah Morris Memorial Library.