Francis P. Church

Dec 27, 2023 | practicaldermatology.com | Francis P. Church |Neal Bhatia

“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to our life its highest beauty and joy.

Dec 24, 2023 | lancasteronline.com | Francis P. Church

Dear Editor:I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in THE SUN it's so."Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon115 West Ninety-Fifth StreetVirginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

Dec 20, 2023 | homepaddock.wordpress.com | Francis P. Church |Ele Ludemann

The most well known answer to the question: is Father Christmas real is the one written in 1897 in a newspaper editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church, in reply to a girl named Virginia O’Hanlon, who wrote to the paper after her friends told her there was no Santa Claus. Virginia,Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the scepticism of a sceptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

Dec 19, 2023 | bdemo.com | Francis P. Church

The following well-known editorial first appeared in the New York Sun in 1897 and has been republished many times after Virginia O’Hanlon submitted the following letter to the editor. ***Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in the Sun, it is so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia***Virginia,Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.