Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-28
THANRaGIVING.

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All this is well enough, probably. So
far as the Lord is concerned We are in
clinsd 10 think that He has been per-
forming His fanctiOn quite well, and
for His benefits We cauno. be too
thankful. The only faul, That we have
TO find with the whole matter is that
these benefits do not reach that por.
ton of Ills children for whom they
were intended. They are intercepted
on the way by certain privileged indi-
yiduals and are dOled out to the masses
according to their dictation. The
present system allows these blessings
to pass through a screen held by these
cOrmOrants who are permitted to arrage
the size of the meshes according to
their own sweet wills.
The Lord has stored the earth with
coal enough to keep everybody warm.
That people freeze to death IN land of
plenty Of fuel Is certainly not the fault
of the Architect of the universe. But
still they freeze. We ought certainly
to thank Him for His good intentions.
lie has filled the earth to overlooking
with oil yet, J. D. Rockefeller steps in
betwe the donor and the people and
SAYS this oil is all mine; the Lord made
II all for me, and you may use it only
on condition that while you thank the
Lord, you must pay me my price, or
else you may sit In darkness.
The Great Founder of all things
created the world for the use of Ills
children. We should thank Him to.
day and all other days for that noble
fOrethought and bOunilful provision,
but by some unseen, unknown, unex-
planned and Gnexplainable system of
justice ~ there are a few of His chill
dren, who have taken possession of 1t,
and who say, 1.-THE earth is mine and
the fullness thereof" while the great
masses, like the Great Exempler can
say truthfully: The foxes have holes,
the birds of the air have nests, but thu
son of man hath not where to lay his
head"
Today the preachers throughout The
land will call their sheep together and
tell them of these great bouniies and
exhOrt them to thankfulnes5 and tell
them Of these great bOunties and ex
hort them to thankfulness and patti
ence aud assure them that whenever
Affections come that they should be
born with meekness and humility, re.
Numbering, that they are only work.
ing ont for them far more exceeding
and eternal weight Of glory beyond
this vale Of tears" but they will not
have one word to say about the wolves
that paraded themselves in Sleeps
clothing 1t would not do. Like the
old darkey preCCher who refused to
preach against stealing chickens on
the grounds that Il would put too
great Il "Dampeh obsr de meetin':"
they refuse to say anything about these
thieves for fear that 1t might mitigate
against their salaries. They probably
tell of the million dollars j. d. Rocka-
Teller give to the church, but they will
he very careful to say nothing about
how lie got it.
Yes, let uS be thankful today not
only for the blessings that Almighty
God has showered down upon us but
also for the fact that there is yet
remanent Of His children who have
never bowed their knee to Baal," but
who are still willing to work in the
vineyard OF the Lord for that principle
of eternal justice that would give
every man born into the world an
equal chance with every other man in
the race Of life ana enj ,yment of His
manifold blessings.
WhO wORId Pay the TaN7
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