The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942. DRAW YOUR BLINDS-7.30 p.m. CHRISTMAS 1942

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15233, 24 December 1942, Page 2

The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942. DRAW YOUR BLINDS-7.30 p.m. CHRISTMAS 1942

Cuusimus in tins year oi grace, in common wan i&s linineajutse predecessors, win not Oo Lni'ibtuiab in tm i uii acceptance oi tno spirit 01 tau season—peace on ear an, goodwill between men. Put even, to a cynical vveiiu ijiueii contemplation ana lemeuon corn of sunenng win inoie soriiimgLy man ever, bring to n an tile certain knowledge tout Ln peate nas ueen snatteica not because tnose words are empty words, but because man Iras eiiibronecUvimseL: m im agony *uui toitiue or tile conflict sonny by nis neglect oi tlie w.«*dom and trutn oi tne teaemngs oi tne Unrist oi (Jinistmas. Hie common p< opies oi tne world have but one i.ope this Christmas-tide, a hope that *».:en ±Us birth as again ceiebiated. tne terror of war will have passed irom the face of tne earth. iiiu gleam of tiiat dope is more evident today than at the festive season of tne Last three years and tne fervent player oi those who worship oil tins sacred occasion wiii be that before Christmas 1943 is with us wo shall nave a fust and lasting peace based not on retribution and vengeance but upon the rock of Christ, the Prince "bi Peace. The way will not bj easy and we must not relax our efforts to rid the world of Nazi-ism, tlie creed which ignores God’s word and seeks to usurp Hits place in our thoughts, our actions, and our beliefs, yet it is comforting to see the dark clouds a little less dark, to feel that all is not lost and that the path

to victory is clear before us. clearei than it has been at any time since the forces of evil sought to envelop mankind. We shall go on to meet new terrors, to suffer logses of valiant men in the sure knowledge that the victory which at times seemed so remote is now in sight And when that goal is reached, out of the travail of the birth of the new world we must strive to shape our destiny not in a spirit of worldly conquerors, but with a realisation that if the frightful holocacst is not to be again on this earth, there must be the acceptance by every man of the sprit of C hrist not only in his international and national dealings but in the daily life of the individual. The •‘Herald” sincerely wishes its readers the Brightest and Happiest Christmas in the circumstances and trusts that the holiday break oi the festive season will prove beneficial to all In extending the Season’s Greetings, we wish to record our appreciation of the support of our many readers and advertisers over the last twelve months.