. The Kindergarten-Primary Magazine . r tire of telling the storyin picture, song and story. As the Yule log of one year kindled the fireof the next, so annually we rekindle our loveand divine sympathy at the fires set ablazelong ago. For the illumination now ours weare grateful to all the light-bearers, but aboveall to Him who was born in Bethlehem Longago on Christmas. Thinking of what thebirth of the Christ-child means, again weseem to see his star in the East, and we singwith the angels of the Christmas story:Peace on earth, good will to men. Deliberate with caution, but act with de-cision


. The Kindergarten-Primary Magazine . r tire of telling the storyin picture, song and story. As the Yule log of one year kindled the fireof the next, so annually we rekindle our loveand divine sympathy at the fires set ablazelong ago. For the illumination now ours weare grateful to all the light-bearers, but aboveall to Him who was born in Bethlehem Longago on Christmas. Thinking of what thebirth of the Christ-child means, again weseem to see his star in the East, and we singwith the angels of the Christmas story:Peace on earth, good will to men. Deliberate with caution, but act with de-cision ; and yield with graciousness, or opposewith firmness.—Colton. It is nobly said that as a future citizen thechild is an asset of the state and not theproperty of its ^4mmam PrimaryTeacher. There is no action of man in this life whichis not the beginning of so long a chain ofconsequences, as that no human providenceis high enough to give us a prospect of theend.—Thomas of Malmesbury. 100 THE KINDERGARTEN-PRIMARY MAGAZINE. SOME EDITORIAL CHRISTMAS SUG-GESTIONS FOR DECEMBERPROGRAM. The Thanksgiving festival leads naturallyand happily into the Christmas joy. Gratefulrecognition has been made of the many bless-ings received thru the year, but the crowninggift of gifts is yet to be acknowledged. Leadthe little ones to feel the blessedness of theseason, but do not be sentimental or too seri-ous. Let their cup of happiness bubble over, ifneed be. Whatever is done or left undone,given or received, let the spirit of Christmasreign supreme. We give below a few concreteways in which the children can express thefeelings all share at this child festival of theyear. Stories.—Among the stories valuable atthis time are: The story of the Nativity, asfound in St. Luke. It can be told almost wordfor word. Why the Chimes Rang, RaymondAlden; The Cup of Loving Service, Eliza ; The Little Fir Tree, Hans Ander-son; The Snow Queen, by Anderson. (Thiscan be continued thru several


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