Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-30


Once more, like the return OF some
BEAUTIFUL dream, comes this welcome
pselade to the holidays. II matters
|ittle whether ne consider this day
- one set apart for fasting OF feast
ine, there il o loved association
about the name aloae. that endears
il 10 the young and old. Purely
American - Il is. religion and pa
aziotisn are equal shareholders in all
She abstract and material pleasures
that its time and place implies. As
IN institution of our own land, the
last Thurslay in November dates
hack TO old colony times, when every
manifestation of divine providence
was duly acknowledged by some pub
lie ordinance and the staid people
we're required to assemble in solemn
copcourse at their respective village
churches, and there listen to tie
stories told Of Gods wonderful deal
inss with the children Of men. The
practice, however. Of appointing a
day Of solemn convocation, a season
of fasting and prayer, to be observed
BY an entire nation, may be traced
hack more than three thousand years
from the present time. About fif-
teen hundred years before the birth
of Christ, Moses led the Israelitish
hosts from the land of bondage; and
when the wrath of heaven was visited
upon Pharaoh and bis army, the
Children of Israel instituted sys-
tenn of feasts, jubilees and thanks
givings, which were ever after most
intimately interviewer with the NOR
n and political economy of the He
brews. From the Jews, the custom
was adopted by various surrounding
tribes; and now, after the lapse of
ages, some sort of public thank-ren-
deriag has been adopted by almost
every civilized nation within tie pale
of the Gentle world. Where is the
true American patriot who does not
look forward to the pumpkin pies of
the November " Thanksgiving" with
- much mountaineering confidence
- ever tho King of the Cannibal Is
lands longed for the coming of q
missionary ship? What genuine
specimen of the genus Yankee does
not gloat over the turkey Of Thanks
giving with as much imaginative gus
fation ~ the Gar of Russia gloata
over the conquest Of Turkey 10 Eu-
roper
Hear the ringing voices of the art
1sss school-childrsn as they vocifer-
~. ~Noschssa to-day; Thanksgiving
Hurrahr' So y it. the same old story,
with the young, the middle-aged and
aged, told and re-told; the same old
scng, sung and re.sung; and yet
ever new, over welcome, ever dear
and blessed. We do like the old.
fashioned way of celebrating real
live Thanksgiving; preaching il
the morning, dinner at our house
and = party for .dhe young folks il
the evening" Yes, we say to all
20 to the public service; listen to the
preached word a. dispensed viii
4earnestneas and reCerence; thanl
God, once year, 1t least, for hi.
:never-failiAg bounties, and suppl
cate, in hunility and with contrire
ness Of heart, q confirmation of Hi.
snecciea. What though we have
been assured that, Wkle the earth
Semaineth, ssed time and harvest
cold and hest. Summer and Winter,
day and night shall not cease" are
they not worth, forsooth, . humble
Acknozl.d semaatl Then God bless
orr Thaa fseiviags, is our prayer
and may We see three score more Of
these eonsecrated reunions ere tax.
ing Our final lesse of this pleasant
OoCld.
EvE1YBosx can wear genuine" R0-
nan gold" jewellery now. Within
H. last few days. abost snillion
Aad half copies Of . p'.ee-lis. pam
fA2sts have bssa scattered through
TIN part Of the country like leaves
= Astumn. We wont mention the
nnmo 0f the firm vheoce ths,.e ,>u,.