December, 1939
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Bells of Modern Bethlehem
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circled the globe at Christmas time. Many an unbeliever has paused, uplifted by their tone. But tragic it is when the inner message that the bells give forth is received merely with awe and admiration—without that per sonal acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ that leads to transformed lives. Bells over Bethlehem! Whether silent or tolling, their greeting is one of “good tidings of great joy.” Amid the world confusion of this Christmas, 1939, the solemn-sweet truth remains: “For unto you is horn this^ day in the city of David a SAVIOUR, which is Christ the Lord.” Who will receive Him? Who will yield to Him? Who, through the Saviour’s power, will allow his own life to be changed?
Christmas turns the thoughts of all Chris* tendom toward Bethlehem. In the upper photograph are pictured two of the bells on the Church of the Nativity, the rambling, richly furnished structure which has been erected above the traditional site of the birthplace of the Lord Jesus. Beyond the church roof appears the hillside known as “The Field of the Shepherds.” The lower picture is a view from the belfry of the same church, looking down on Bethlehem's house tops. Like a symbol of the changelessness of all human need, Bethlehem appears^ the same today—in architecture at least—as it did two millenniums ago. Through the power of modern radio broad casting, the music of Bethlehem’s bells has
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