Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-11-25
.THANkSGlV1NG DAY.

tory there was So much IF i,ald>h,p and
priHa'ioh tina, few I've 'lae knw Of any
greater luxury than that If b.
ing hey. nj aa,e reach Of i'm
II l.u: wa In those days tht
,lelicacies = i'll rrtineM' nts 81 Common ut
thi> ii D. w.:rc wholly u,ka'wh. THEN dis
ii ,.e,i"n> were based upon merit, and
prsp 'rify WAS the re>nl, IF constant Ia
b,r ;.:,d Of rigid cc.'nnmy. If p''ss IS,
cd of health and food and IL nlilng, The
Puritan rtlt ihA, his blessings were mali
iii, AMI his heart va, full Ut gratitude;
IN his lips were words If th.nktulness
anil his voice sang praises 20 his Creator.
The custom Of giving thanks publicly,
had its origin TIM. when the lives
of men were cI.aractcliz e.l by simplicity
and e,.rnestnrss rather han by II spirit Of
pri.lr AMI Il desire IL MAXI an OsIcnintinu>
rxrrcise-a service whereby the people
united in acknowledging what each re-
+!ardr'l as Il p rsonaI obligation, and in
expressing thanks t. G,'d for his b'u III.
tui blessings 1t is now, to Il great OK.
trnt-lnd especially among the wealthy
merely personal ceremony. bass 4 upon
pr. G. d. II, and regarded as valueess cx-
ccr, IN SO far is it al rls IN opportunity,
or rather IN xcu>e i"r gIuttnny. and Il
license for lnat degree ct ih.lul * ace
which would bc deemed in. xcu >abi upon
any "r.'iha:y "c .s,on. Bu' very iit,lc ot
tue spirit If true worship is manifested
"n modern Thanksgiving Obse. vances.-
While thu few snlnr at The altar, the
many ply their s:>eIal >ccali' ms. While
words "t prayer and hj III Is OF praise as
crnd from },u!pi, and aisle. the man,
voiced crowd which tIlrony the streets,
make ba'bar"us dissoua CT. A large
proportion IT 'iii@ American peoptv totia,
worship business and p,'ss"ssl.'ns. This
world and IFS embellishments is their d.
i y-Ile "hj'c' otthcir Supcmes, devoti n
md a pubic exercise that recognizes NJ
element al earthly gran,lucr, tn It AIS for
It's ln.rIA'>c the advancement of no M:
,crial interest is without siya,fica nee tn
iIcm.an DEVOID f the power IT, e, terrain
or t" please. Accumulation has bee. me Al.
all absorbing passion. and mcn,-,ic EN-
b ailments If infinite Possibilities art
Il len by its impulses up, n the shoals ii
g., .,1 I, Il
eternity. as Il s,0'n.l'ea, ship is driven b.,
!. c> clone and dashed 10 pieces upon an
unf, itndly Icei-,he victim 1T a power
too mighty for her 10 wi'h>,a, d. allhouel
she may I'aye ribs If hon and lungs OF
fire. The provcrbial reklessn .ss Of the
American people Jpn questions ct a
moral impor, Is attributable to an inflated
s.lt.c.,ntidcnce. Knowing its falsil,
men still strive t" dvludc ,hemsrl>cs will,
The idea tina, they may escape The penalty
of their mj<sl' mran',rs, and e'j's the re.
ward of virtue While mcli'ihs the con.
ds'mna. ion which belongs 10 vice. It is
'hi> work IF dlSsiMuialion-lhis living ii
false lives III the church and Out ii it,
TIA, di>intrg: atrs 'h' moral forces, and
cvap"ra,cs The springs OF ,ha';kfi,lness
which sE' uld irrig"'e The dry 81 il If the
hum IL heart, aud make it prolific fgo"l.
We need I" return 10 primitive idca>-t.
learn that with incrcast Il priv ilrge> {. mt
uIditio: al obligations, anu tia. the post ("
honor H. n Id 10y the man-lluwevcr Iowly
Ii" pl.ve> most faithful I" the trust 4, H..
Mi't.;: I" him Am'lg She g.t d lhc,c j:
no difference except in d'Sree. IL kind
al! are alike, an if each hats preserved
his in' gritty lie is the peer Of every other
though hc b. but the c.m,nuhest lab,rer
dependent upon the work OF his hands as
The only mems Of excepting the Well from
his DOOR,
Does iot tie all nuul recurrence 81
Thanksgiving day awaken Il feeling OF
gratitude III such a man: Oh! if IL {
worlds gO.Gs, lis i,ouors ;,nI its bland
isilnen:s hut served t" ltspile those vii.
possess Them, with that spirit which they
are intended IT, be:ct, what mcasureIess
tllanktuln. IS would flow ~: toward Hin
~ hose 'lq :rcics are new ever, morning
and fresh every momcnt."