The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-27
aEDEExED waox sELrlsnxEss.
Rev. q. q. Garress Exkeres People 60
show Thanks ~ esAartty.

At g.. Marks cesrch Rev. d. G. Garrett
spoke On ''Iae xofo4d Thanksgiving
Prayer and Service" as follows.
THANKSGIVING Gay. FoE what does II
ssandy IL 10 The Ia IONS day for renem-
Dsring there Is God. nation 5 DAY Tor
thinking OK God. for think and thank come
srvas sF.r same root word. On. thai tlas na-
zion nugSft put more thought OF Cod INTO
IA life The question OF SctiAng the aarne
OF Goo In the constitution 10 small cues
ton com pared with the other and greater
QUESTION OF putting God .rsso Inc peopse
bexFSs ard lives III is good 20 have one
special day 10 emphas.zs the duty thas
should demand aasensaon ca every day.
1 slla.l nog today reasarse national bless
inss and calamilies. blessing God foT the
firss aad pssa...ns rhs latter. for wao can
tel which Ia the blessing and which the
ca.AniIyg There 10 q higher view OF
prov tceHce than that wnscn epeciAiixss
Gods dealings with man People TAX
about spec.A a. prov .dences. eays george
Macdonald I believe In the provioen noes.
but no, In the specially. do moi oeissse
tina, God lets the thread OF my anasrs go
for SIX days, and on the seventh evening
takes Il up for q moment. The so-ca4iso
epec.Al proysdencss are no exception 20 she
rule. they arc common 10 ali mesa Al al
moments. But II ID fact that Gods care
- more evident IN some Instances OF ~
~.
dered vision OF humanity. Upon suoa m
stances men se-xe and cali them provi-
dencee II % vel they can. but IL wouio
bo g.oriousiy better IL they coutd believe
that che whole matter IS one grand prova-
daace.' The uasion thanks Goo to-day toe
His providence as . whole. Many oil Us
believe shat JUS; now we have spec.al
cause for thanksgiving. that the split OF
God has INSPIRED the people to do right,
and that the nation Is now entering upon
an era OF prosperity and the people as a
a. hole shall be made &. dc. Others are rear
fu, and unwilling 10 believe that 'sox
popuu. vox De- On tbs day. however
Set all political differences be swallowed
I'D IN the united offering Of praise to Him
who II the God of ali, and In the doing OF
whose viii Lea the happiness OF ali.
Turning from me nation 10 the tndi-
viduai. Ia the thought OF thankfulness TO
God the question arses, how 10 To De
shownr We are called 10 our place OF wor-
ship 10 thank God here. In prayer ana
praise the sacrifice "a made. THIS Is good
Not that God needs our worship: we need
It. The gratitude unspoken 70 no graf
tude. / mean the gratitude we are too
proud or too busy 10 speak out. We may
feel grateful 20 some friend. but II Is IN
complete unless tod. The best part or
thanksg giving e the influence on the heart
that let's IL out. Il IL grand thing for
the individual as well az for the naGon
TO have the people assemble today IN
church and really speak eut to God and
sing 20 God with the voice OF chanksgiv-
lnS. II redeems us from seaishness and
material SIN. Here Is a nations tes.amo-
Mai 70 It's faith IN God. And here 3 the
hearts witness 10 It's reliance upon God
There = Ettle danger nowadays OF people
Offering too many prayers of thanksgiving.
The critic is wasting tine who takes UNI
bragg at the souls recognition OF the
Divine Being. Much OF the mischief OF LIE
r. the result OF leaving God TOO much out
Of account. None saith. where - God my
maker who g.verh songs n the night
Thank God heartily today. The real good
OF such prayer Will be wrough, In you
.spu, this Is not all. True gratitude TO
God IL like are: II rises bat II spreads.
On the stone In Westminster Abbey, COW
ering the grave of George Peabody. there
Is inscribed this sentence uttered by him
IN his old age. and recorded By friend
who heard Il: I have prayed my Heav-
ensy Father day by day that ! may b
enabled before die 70 show my gratitude
for the blessings which Vie has bestowed
upcn me. by doing some great good 20 my
fellow men, This is the best way 10
thank God. How can we thank God un-
less we do good 10 men, Our worship Is
n farce without the other sacrlfce OF
time. thought. money. goods To the poor.
I thank God that all the churches OF this
CITY are uniting 70 relieve the struggling
farsiile. in this time Of special hardship.
II Paul vas here IN SEATTLE ne would say;
For the Administration of this service not
only supplied the want. bat Is abundant
also BY many thankSxsvtngs uato God
Rsautsfal the thought that our charities
lead the recipients 70 praise God; that our
rpod deeds NAV win souls 10 Christ. I
Thank God FOR the work OF the Salvation
Army IN giving shelter ard food IN return
for work 'Tsy the experiment % this min
isfratscr .hev riortry Gca.' More syFnpa-
thv for the frien6sess: more succor for The
heip.ess. more bread for the hungry ard
clothing for TIE naked: this Is the crown
ard glory - our Tha rksrfvirw day. Sure
" n Christ we're here In Seattle he wou,a
say. Tnssuneh ss We sEs II unto Tire
hast 81 these my brethren, ye ala Il unto
Ne There IL sncN q thsrg az much
absorption 81 IN. spiritual as to forget
sne needs o, the material As midas
dreamy pv'eStheos was lost N contemrla-
ton saTe Intla's millions were dying
from disease ard hunger so IN America
people rsav become so interested IN social
science or sore rev spiritual science -
10 se-res rhaf Seans~ sre cut 81 work ara
cold s-e Ns0Erv ard a-ster. not tnnt~h.
"a as-uauses ore rrsy dream 90 'Iooks-r
rerkwars' rhsr ne eSs~srctes % the
rres@rs can FOR r~fry forward Tire S-a-
ira, u - intensely practical ue Is 70,
A ,As-ssgsvtrs ~ cove - labor CT sosrr.
"a ~eT s~ craving. IL ire offering accep.a-
be un.s coe I"