The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-12-07
A THANKSGIVING SERMON,
Delivered BY HeN. Arthur L.. Williams
Of ~. James Church on Thanks
giving bay.

It's not often Tur IIHnAIp favors
It's readers with n sermon, but when il
does they will be afforded the op,iortun.
ity OF perusinc Il good one. The follow.
| ing belongs To that class:
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lorJ, q M, s,u,. ana mn ma, !. ,,,,',, ,''
praise III. holy nane.
Praise the iori, o my soul; and forset not
All Ills he'eh'-'
When We want language 10 express
our gratitude 10 God for His goodness
and loylng:klndness, We are sure 10 find
the most appropriate and touching
words in the Psalms OF the Holy Book.
They have been the comfort and solace
Of the countless thousands who have
gone 10 their rest; to-day they are being
chan,ed with glad acclaim by many a
congregation OF Gods people; and 10 the
generations yet un.,osn. They viii con-
,inur 10 bc tile medium through which
they may praise ard magnlf, the nam.
Of Him VINO rule,h all things well. and
who glye,h His children ihoir meat In
due season.
THIS is sometimes called the dag Of
gratitude, But arn ". quite SURE that
We realize tic true meaning Of this
word. Gratitude is virtue. dIsposing
the mind-or rather the heart, OF anec-
,ions, TO an Inward sense, and nn out
ward acknowledgment, o! benefits re-
eolyed. Gratitude may L. called u c:cnr.
or easy virtue; stiii II is beautiful and
necessary one, Tor whrnrTrE We find
people showing insra,i,uir for some
net OF kindness rendered them, they .,
once sink In oar estimation,
And y.t, - srnaca say. $50 cheap is
Il. that the cuye,nus mg, he grateful
without expense; aud ~ easy, thn, the
lazy NAV Is. 40 likewise without much
trouble or lnior."
And We, gratitude I, ole o, the pFim.
ary laws of the Almighty. II links III.
chains OF beings each 10 the other. Join.
tie greater To the lesser, the weak 10
the strong. snlslulnsmcn 20 buil-s, and
lrut.G To mon.
nageL man was once hnri nj work
planting ffult trees. lie was iudcly
asked by n plsscr.liy: "why do You
work 80 hard In plnuiir.. tfrrsy Ysu
surely cannot .xp.ct to cat ~ tho frnI, ,
You arc Liable 10 die long before they
can come into bearing" The old man
leaning nn Mis- SPADE, thus made fcply 4:
..S1nr good prIa1n, planted trees i.e.
fore I yns i.,fn. un,, have eaten Of the
fruit. pnd yras grateful. ~. now. 1
plan, for a'hega, tia, ,hcFr may ,,r n
mar. Of my gratitude after am cone. -
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In their Hr,ui heaven u blue;
NM '''nc with thankful hearts Afp Aii'7l
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ana IN, J,r...s. ~ tbci, ni.s,.
In t,l,c.. arp hearts tbnta.s
In discomfort ani priir.
WHY ne j. such dr,7'ry tax
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love that never -o,rns 10 tirai
such rich pro, ion mt'ie.''
One of our great American orators.
has this ,o say Of gratitude:
"'Tis like flower, that carry ticg drops
trembling on the edges OF tho petals.
and rcaIy tn fall at the first wlft of the