EDITOR’S NOTE: In the spirit of the season, we present this timeless piece from the editorial page of the New York Sun, 1897, by Editor Francis Pharcellus Church. From all of us at The Evening Sun, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:

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?