CHAPLAIN ' CORNER
A striking Christmas Card was once
published with the title "If Christ1
Had Not Come," It was based upon our
Saviour*s words "If I had not come,"
The card represented a clergyman fall
ing into a short sleep in his study on
Christmas morning' and dreaming of a
world into which Jesus had never come*.
In, his dream he found himself look
ing through his home, but there were,
no little stockings in the chimney
corner, no Christmas bells, no wreaths
of'holly. He walked out on the street
but there was no church,with its spire
pointing to Heaven, He came 'back and
sat down in his library,but' every book
about the Saviour had disappeared,
A ring of the door-bell, and a mess
enger asked him to visit a poor, dying
mother. He hastened with the weeping
child, and as he reached.the home he
sat downand said, "I- have something
here that will comfort you" He opened
his Bible to look for a familiary prom
ise, but it ended with Malachi, and
there was no gospel and no promise of
hope and salvation, and he could only
bow his head and weep with her in bit
ter despair.
Two days afterward he stood beside
her coffin and conducted the funeral
service, but there was no message of-,
consolation, no word of a glorious
resurrection,
'Suddenly he awoke with a start, and
a great shout of joy and praise burst
from his lips, as he heard his choir,
singing in his church close by:
"0 come, all ye faithful, joyful &
triumphant;
0 come ye, 0 come ye to Bethlehem,
Come and behold Him, born the King
of'Angels;
’ 0 come let us adore Him, Christ the
Lord.
Let us be glad and rejoice because
Christ HAS come. " This is a faitful
saying, and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners" (-1 Timothy 1:15).
Adapted from Streams, in the Desert
f 0 / tORIAL ~ ~~
You would think that all tha world
on Christmas eve would be playing the
beautiful carols and music of Christmas
time - and to be sure most of the short
wave stations that.I tuned in this past
Christmas eve had just that type of
theme. One station however, Radio
Moscow continued its same theme and pro
gramming and not once in the time that I
listened wps there any mention of the eve
of Christmas that was being' observed, all
throughout the.world in one way or other
and not once did the two announcers ( Who
speak excellent English by the way) even
mention Christmas.
'Programs like "Moscow Mailbag" came
over the airwaves beaming the Communistic
line, referring to the U.S, as capitalist
and. imperialistic and telling its listen
ers that Russia did this and that and it
was a paradise where all was rosy.
It is tragic that while any American
can see the distortion and untruths being
broadcast those same programs werO reach
ing’ millions of others who could not know
that American life was far from the bad
picture.painted by these communist experts
Radio Moscow serves us a reminder of
how important our service to our coun
try is, regardless if it be Adak, Hawaii
Timbuktu or choice stateside duty where
we are stationed. During the next year
let us always remember that.
ms 6 : DAT— -
Isn’t it' wonderful that Adak was
visited by Santa Claus so many times
and his rounds of the housing areas in a
sleigh really sent some young hearts to
pounding.
January brings the new year and new
Chiefs Hats for three of our station crew
We understand ‘that quite a few surprises
are in store for these new Chiefs.
The whole Dibursing Crew (working -
members) was busy oq the job Saturday,all
day getting the new pay records Comp -
leted so everyone will be able to get paid
on time. THANKS.
Talk about working overtime-the Post
Office crew deserves more than a passing
mention .in the job they have done in get
ting the mail to us. -THANKS A MILLION,
Post Office Crew. __