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| The Messenger | 22 Dec 1918 |
The minister
wishes to convey his Christmas greetings to the members of the congregation.
May this Christmas bring you joy. We have been thankful for victory, now with
the Christmas song in our ears we think of the blessings of peace on earth and
long for the reestablishment of good-will. No dream of prophet or seer ever
excelled the ambition of statesmen today to establish a lasting peace and a
League of Nations. One’s imagination fails to measure the possibilities of
development that lie bound up with that dream—war no longer possible.
America has
taken a leading part in making peace possible, her President is the leader of
the other nations as they seek to realize their dreams. Let us support him as
he endeavors to promote the Christian ideal in international relations.
In my interest
in world politics I haven’t forgotten my parish nor you, my friends. I am
grateful for the opportunity you have given me of having a part in war
activity, and now with enthusiasm I look forward to this winter as one that
shall mean much in the development of our church.
The Star of
Bethlehem is the Star of human hope and glory. The Christian ideal has not
failed; it is the only untried, program that remains, and men and nations are
turning toward it and preparing to follow its rays.
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| In Memoriam | John R. Hubbard | 22 Dec 1918 |
God is not dead,
nor doth He sleep!
The wrong shall
fail,
The Right
prevail,
With peace on
earth, good-will to men!
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