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Project Gutenberg's A Little Book for Christmas, by Cyrus Townsend Brady This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A Little Book for Christmas Author: Cyrus Townsend Brady Release Date: March 12, 2005 [EBook #15343] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A LITTLE BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS *** Produced by Gene Smethers and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team [Illustration: The author making his book, as pictured by his friend, Will Crawford.] A Little Book for Christmas Containing a Greeting, a Word of Advice, Some Personal Adventures, a Carol, a Meditation, and Three Christmas Stories for All Ages By Cyrus Townsend Brady Author of "And Thus He Came, A Christmas Fantasy," "Christmas When the West Was Young," etc., etc. With Illustrations and Decorations by Will Crawford G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1917 DEDICATED TO MRS. LEONARD L. HILL AND HER CHARMING COMPANIONS OF THE AMERICAN CRITERION SOCIETY OF NEW YORK BY THEIR CHAPLAIN [Illustration] PREFACE Christmas is one of the great days of obligation and observance in the Church of which I am a Priest; but it is much more than that, it is one of the great days of obligation and observance in the world. Furthermore it is one of the evidences of the power of Him Whose birth we commemorate that its observation is not limited by conditions of race and creed. Those who fail to see in Him what we see nevertheless see something and even by imperfect visions are moved to joy. The world transmutes that joy into blessing, not merely by giving of its substance but of its soul because men perceive that it is for the soul's good and because they hope to receive its benefits although they well know that giving is far better than receiving, in the very words of Him Who gave us the greatest of all gifts--Himself. As a Priest of the Church, as a Missionary in the Far West, as the Rector of large and important parishes I have been brought in touch with varied life. Christmas in all its phases is familiar to me. The author of many books and stories as well as the preacher of many sermons, it is natural that Christ
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