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always an angel at the very top. The breathless moment came when the Tree was lighted. This part of the Program was given over to the men of the Church. They carefully lighted each taper - watched to see that none came too near to the easily ignited branches. Long sticks, topped with wet sponges, were kept in readiness to prevent even one spark to flare into ever so small a flame. 19 The Birth of the Christ Child in a lowly manger - the Shepherds awakened by the Angel Chorus - the , Wise Men who followed the Star, told in Song and i Story was, of course, the theme of the Program. -\ Strains of "Silent Night" still float through the starlit | skies on each Christmas Eve. ! 20 At Home There was no mantle from which to hang our Christmas Stockings but the back of Father's rocking chair served quite well. The excitement of Christmas Morning! No single word describes it. Many of our first toys were hand made by Mother or Father or some other member of the family. If a doll "handed down" through the years had in some way lost a leg, Father carved a new pair out of wood - painted the "stockings" flesh-colored and the shoes black. If a hand was missing, Mother fashioned new ones from an old kid glove, stitching the fingers. There

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