A Visit from the Christ Child
A Visit from the Christ Child
Twas the morning of Christmas, when all through the house
All the family was frantic, including my spouse;
For each one of them had one thing only in mind,
To examine the presents St. Nick left behind.
The boxes and wrapping and ribbons and toys
Were strewn on the floor, and the volume of noise
Increased as our children began a big fight
Over who got the video games, who got the bike.
I looked at my watch and I said, slightly nervous,
“Let’s get ready for church, so we won’t miss the service.”
The children protested, “We don’t want to pray:
We’ve just got our presents, and we want to play!”
play!”
It dawned on me then that we had gone astray,
In confusing the purpose of this special day;
Our presents were many and very high priced
But something was missing – that something was Christ!
I said, “Put the gifts down and let’s gather together,
And I’ll tell you a tale of the greatest gift ever.
“A savior was promised when Adam first sinned,
And the hopes of the world upon Jesus were pinned.
Abraham begat Isaac, who Jacob begat,
And through David the line went to Joseph, whereat
This carpenter married a maiden with child,
Who yet was a virgin, in no way defiled.
“Saying ‘Hail, full of Grace,’ an archangel appeared
To Mary the Blessed, among women revered:
The Lord willed she would bear – through the Spirit – a son.
Said Mary to Gabriel, ‘God’s will be done.’
“Now Caesar commanded a tax would be paid,
And all would go home while the census was made;
Thus Joseph and Mary depart Galilee
For the city of David to pay this new fee.
“Mary’s time had arrived, but the inn had no room,
So she laid in a manger the fruit of the womb;
And both Joseph and Mary admired as He napped
The Light of the World, in His swaddling clothes wrapped.
“Three wise men from the East had come looking for news
Of the birth of the Savior, the King of the Jews;
They carried great gifts as they followed a star –
Gold, frankincense, myrrh, which they’d brought from afar.
“As the shepherds watched over their flocks on that night,
The glory of God shone upon them quite bright,
And an angel explained the intent of the birth,
Saying, “Glory to God and His peace to the earth.”
“For this was the Messiah whom prophets foretold,
A good shepherd to bring his sheep back to the fold;
He was God become Man, He would die on the cross,
He would rise from the dead to restore Adam’s loss.
“Santa Claus, Christmas presents, a brightly lit pine,
Candy canes and spiked eggnog are all very fine;
Let’s have fun celebrating, but leave not a doubt
That Christ is what Christmas is really about!”
The children right then put an end to the noise,
They dressed quickly for church, put away all their toys;
For they knew Jesus loved them and said they were glad
That He’d died for their sins, and to save their dear Dad. 
Reprinted with permission by The New American Magazine
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Today is the 227th Anniversary of the adoption of the first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution know as the Bill of Rights
Camp Constitution participated in a celebration of Bill of Rights Day hosted by the National Heritage Center for Constitution Studies at the New Hampshire State House. The guest speaker was our good friend Pastor Garrett Lear. Here is a link to his presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqcJhdVVjZ8
Camp Constitution Press just reprinted the “Elementary Catechism on the United States for the Use of Schools” by Arthur J. Stansbury 1828 with a foreword by our own Ruth Harper. We are making these available for $10. each or 3 for $20 (Price includes shipping and handling). You may order the books by E-mailing me your mailing address and paying via our PayPal account accessed from our website’s homepage https://www.campconstitution.net or by sending me a check payable to Camp Constitution at 12 March Ave. West Roxbury, MA 02132
Today Marks the 79th Anniversary of Margaret Sanger’s Racist Letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble
Today marks the 79th Anniversary that Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, wrote her infamous letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble telling him that she doesn’t want word to get out that “we want to exterminate the Negro population.” Dr. Gamble was the grandson of one of the founders of Proctor and Gamble, and president of the Eugenics Society. Here is a link to a video we recently made of Rev. Steve Craft commenting and reading the letter across the street from Gamble’s home in Milton, MA
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941: Did the U.S. Have Knowledge of the Attack
Did elements of the U.S. government, namely the Roosevelt Administration, have advanced knowledge of the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Author Jim Perloff believes so and presented his findings at Camp Constitution:
The Weekly Sam: Learning to Read Has Been Politicized
Sam Blumenfeld would write letters to big city mayors and schools officials on a regular basis offering his services free of charge. He would ask that he be given the worse performing schools, and within a year, he would turn them around. He seldom got a reply, and when he did, it was thank you but no thank you. Sam was right to believe that government educators and left-wing politicians had no interest in the creation of highly literate students. The functionally illiterate student was just what they wanted.
Sam’s point was recently reinforced when my city councilor (Boston, MA) Matt O’Malley had a posting on his Facebook page urging the signing of a bill by Governor Baker of Massachusetts that would fund literacy programs. I posted in the comment section a link to the Sam Blumenfeld Archives and wrote that there was no need to spend money on a bill when the resource was free to the public. My posting was quickly removed from his page.
While the government change agents have no use for Sam’s archives, many Americans do. Please share this important resource far and wide.
President Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor– and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be– That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks–for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war–for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions– to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually–to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed–to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord–To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us–and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
George Washington
Tom Moor and I had the honor of interviewing Pastor Garrett Lear on the Pilgrims, and Thanksgiving earlier this week. Here is a link to it:
Thanks to all of you who help make Camp Constitution possible, and a Happy Thanksgiving to each and everyone of you.
Did the KGB Kill Kennedy?
Sam Blumenfeld was a firm believer that the KGB with the complicity of the CIA murdered John Kennedy.
Here is a link to his unpublished manuscript on the subject:
http://blumenfeld.campconstitution.net/Manuscripts/Did%20The%20KGB%20Kill%20Kennedy.pdf
In the wake of the Warren Commission Report, Sam went on a national speaking tour on the subject. Here is a link to one of his speeches:
The Weekly Sam: Camp Constitution’s Sam Blumenfeld Playlist
In addition to our Sam Blumenfeld Archives, Camp Constitution has a Sam Blumenfeld playlist on our YouTube Channel contains an excellent selection of Sam’s speeches. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Camp Constitution Remembers Colonel Bob Kingsbury
On this Veteran’s Day, we want to honor the memory of Colonel Robert Kingsbury, who served as a scout for General Patton in World War II, and later became a lt-colonel. Bob was a good friend, and a supporter of Camp Constitution. He passed away in September 2013 at the age of 87. Here is a video of his motivational speech he gave at Camp Constitution’s 2010 annual family camp:
Bob was active and vibrant up until the last few months of his life. I visited him in the hospital where he handed me a photocopy of a 30 page plus letter he sent to A. Harding Ganz, a history professor from Ohio. I asked Bob if Camp Constitution Press can publish it, and he gladly gave us the permission. Here is a link to a PDF version: https://www.scribd.com/document/147500738/1st-Scout-Rifle-Squad-UnderGen-Patton.
Camp Constitution Salutes the Veterans of the United States.
The Weekly Sam: How To Tutor
Sam Blumenfeld didn’t just expose the education mafia as important as that was, he created useful tools for parents and educators. One of his earliest tools was the book “How to Tutor.” We make it available here in PDF format:
http://blumenfeld.campconstitution.net/Books/How%20To%20Tutor.pdf
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