snake out of your bedroom."




THE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
--Christmas
--The Needy

It Is Well to Remember the Poor at Christmas, but it is Infinitely
Better to Be a True Friend Every Day.

THE LESSON--That the true Christmas spirit is that which causes us
to remember the needy always, whether their need be for the
necessities of life or for the love of a real friend.

Too many of us are inclined to shower our gifts and our good wishes
upon the needy at the glad Christmas season, and then neglect this
great field of service throughout another twelve-month period.


~~The Talk.~~

"As we go out upon the street today everybody seems to be happy and
full of laughter and good cheer. People who usually pass us by without
speaking at all or who merely nod without as much as a smile, act
today as if they knew us very well; they smile real widely and say
'Merry Christmas!' just as heartily as they know how, and we respond
to the greeting with a 'Same to you!' with an inner feeling of
friendliness that somehow surprises us. It is a time when nearly every