<TITLE>02. Par 11-18</TITLE>L-11 I know that we people here do not teach our children of such a myth as Santa Claus. We do not believe in telling anybody a lie, so you're not going to lie to your children. Such stuff as that, that's mythology to its heights, of such a thing as taking the place of Christ at Christmas.
And Christmas has lost... Christmas is no more a worship; it's a celebration: drinking, gambling, carousing, just pagan to the limit. And it's not... And I wanted to... Maybe after Christmas I'll speak again on Christmas (You see?), so that it won't deprive the little... But you can't tell that to little children like that. They see little fellows on Christmas night getting Christmas presents and things like that; they don't understand it. See? They just--they're too little. And we've got to remember them, that they are--that they have things in common. We've got to bring ourself down to remember them little fellows, that they themselves...
Am I too--too loud on it, Brother? Too much volume on it? Can you hear me all right back there, way back? Huh? Wait, I'm standing too close. Which mike is alive? Both of them? This one and this? I--I think it's that one there that's good. That's--that's... Now, how is that, is that better? Now fine, good.

L-14 Now, the little fellows has to understand. You know, they're--they're little fellows, and we have to remember we were little fellows once too.
I remember when we was little kids, they would get out and cut down an old cedar bush somewhere, and mom would pop some corn and string it around it. That's about all there was on the tree. But them little, old, ragged socks was hung up there just as... And, oh, and maybe she'd get a--maybe one little sack of candy, and--them little hard candy, and two or three to me, and two or three to Humpy, and two or three to this--just little pieces of candy. And we'd keep that all day long, sucking on that, you know. And wrap it up in a little piece of paper and put it in our pocket. And if we got an old cap pistol, or--or a little horn to blow, it was a great thing; it thrilled us.

L-16 Today, 'course it's different. The poor people has got ahold of a little bit of money, and it's got so they can buy their children more things; they dress better, eat better, live better. And all--all the way around, I guess they're better off, and under the wage condition of today. And therefore, little kids, you have to let them have something.
But always be sure of this: tell them there is no such a thing as Santa Claus, 'cause it's not right. One of these days they'll walk up and say, "What about Jesus then?" See, see, see? So tell them the truth, be honest with everybody. Be truth... And, especially, you wouldn't tell your children something wrong, 'cause they'd raise up and say... They believe in you as a Christian, and they want you to... They believe that what you tell them is the truth. So be sure you tell them the truth, then it'll come out all right.

L-18 Now... And then, I want to at least have one more night, if I can, or day, to the Tabernacle before I leave on my coming years of service--year of service, rather.
And if it be the will of God, I want to try to get much overseas meetings this year, for I feel the need of it, especially in Switz--in Sweden, and Norway, and many of the Scandinavian--the Scandinavian countries, and down into Asia. I feel that we are desperately ought to be in prayer over these things, that we must learn the way of the Holy Spirit and the way that He would lead us, and the things that we would--ought to do.


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