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I t w a s early in December. Betty and Bobby were already planning for Christmas, making out Christmas lists and wrapping up mysterious gifts, but, even so, they were never too busy to meet Aunt Phoebe before the open fireplace evening after evening to hear her tell stories of God’s wonderful working in the lives of boys and girls. “ Tonight I will tell you about my Christmas Stars,” announced Aunt Phoebe as she settled comfortably in the large arm chair. “ Christmas Stars!” exclaimed Betty. “Who could they be?” “Wait and see,” added Bobby, anxious for Aunt Phoebe to begin “My Christmas Stars,” continued Aunt Phoebe, “ were a Sunday-school class of ten bright, happy Junior girls, and my story of how they began shin ing for the Lord Jesus began at a Sunday-school party. The girls played games, and then they gathered about the dining-room table to cut and make gold and silver stars for Christmas decorations. This was to be their part in preparing the church for Christmas. “ Soon Mary’s voice was heard above the others. ‘Miss Phoebe,’ she said, ‘Doesn’t the Bible say something about stars?’ “ ‘Indeed it does, Mary’ I answered. And soon the girls were all listening as I quoted various passages of Scrip ture that mention stars. Their work of cutting stars was quite forgotten as I told them of the wondrous star of Bethlehem—the star that God pro vided so long ago, guiding Wise Men from afar to the very place where the Lord Jesus was (cf. Matt. 2:1-11). “ ‘You, too, can be stars, dear girls —Christmas stars,’ I continued, ‘if you will only at this blessed season show some one the way to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. In Daniel 12:3 we read, And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firma ment; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever. Not only will you be as stars, but according to this verse, you will be “ wise” indeed—real Christmas “wise men,” wise in God’s sight.’ “ ‘Oh, what a lovely ideal’ ex claimed Joy, the leader of the group. ‘Girls, let’s determine to win at least one soul for the Lord before Christ mas. We can use the Scripture verses we’ve been learning for memory work.’ And all the other girls agreed. “ Each girl went home that day with I two stars, one silver and one gold.
The silver one was to represent the new people brought to Sunday-school, but the gold one was to represent those led to accept Christ as Saviour. “The days and weeks sped quickly by as time does just before Christmas. Soon the Sunday preceding Christmas arrived. The Junior girls’ room was astir with joy and excitement. The girls had their stars, gold and silver, which were pasted upon a border of bright blue paper hung across the front of the room. But this, though beautiful, was not all. Each girl pre sented in turn her star—her living > CHRISTMAS SONG FOR CHILDREN \ < Green trees talk at Christmas time, > < Low and very low. > < Wist ye what the green trees say, ? < Children, do you know? r S Speak they of a golden room, < S Toys upon the floor, < > Twinkle-candles in a row? < > Yes, of these — and more. < > Green trees talk at Christmastime, S ? Low and very low, > > Of the world's first Christmas tree, » ? Long and long ago. S < There was neither golden room, > < Toy, nor candle-gleam; > < But there was a Light indeed — > < Wist ye of its beam? > V It was still, oh very still, • < s Out on Calvary < s When God hung His Christmas Gift, < f Christ, upon the Tree. < S Now, when Christmas candles shine, < > Now, when yule-logs sing, < > Children, hush, and bow the head, s > Once — remembering. s < by Helen Frazee-Bower ! ‘Christmas Star’— each ‘Star’ being a girl she had invited to Sunday-school or had to accept the Lord Jesus as Sav iour. ‘You Junior girls are my Christ mas Stars,’ I said, ‘and the Lord’s own birthday gifts.’ “And now, dear Betty and Bobby, you can understand why I have al ways called this particular Sunday- school class my class of ‘Christmas Stars,’ ” Aunt Phoebe concluded. And Betty and Bobby both deter mined that they, too, would join the constellation of “ Christmas Stars” and guide someone to Bethlehem—and the Christ Child.
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