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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
8
In a Christmas meditation Don D. Tullis speaks of the Bird Of Dawning as a symbol of hope and sacrificial love. He contrasts human selfishness with divine gifts, noting creation’s beauty and the birth of Christ as the greatest gift. The piece ends with a festive call to peace and goodwill.
Vinton County commissioners approved two fund transfers to cover 1963 bills by year end. The engineer was asked to prepare specifications for a new dump truck and the board agreed to vacate part of E Mill St McArthur between the C and O tracks and Walnut. A Christ life cantata will be shown at First Church 132 W State St and a Christmas program at First Apostolic Church 482 Richland Ave with cantata and drama events.
A compiled schedule lists Christmas and regular services for numerous churches. It includes candlelight vigils at Albany Methodist and Baptist churches, youth and adult choirs at Alexander Presbyterian, and Sunday worship times, Sunday schools, and evening programs for many churches in the region.
Pastor John Wesley Seay reflects that Christmas is not only for children who receive gifts but for the Spirit filled to give. He cites a girl who chose to earn money to show love, and recalls that Jesus, born in Bethlehem, was God’s costly gift embodying divine love. Christmas, he says, is for those who give themselves to God and others.
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