The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
An Interesting Sermon By Rev.
10. B. sttysrs.
THANKS FOR ALL THINGS
a Rich Reward for Those who Brighten
b Lives OF the Poor and On
forsunsss-Not Lived
IN vain.

the Presbyterian church there was a
large attendance, and III service was
q pleasant one.
Rev. J. c. b. Stivers OF the Christian
church preached the sermon. He chose
for his text "Givine thanks always for
all things In the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ" Epb. $40. and said:
This Is our annual Thanksgiving
day. and at the call OF our president
and the governor OF our state we ave
assembled to render praise to Al
mighty God for His kindness to Us dur
ing the past year. We come to pay
homage and render thanksgiving to
Him before whom all intelligences de-
light to bow. Yes, we bow before the
eternal God, who existed back OF all
time. back pas the hour when the
foundations Of the earth were laid. be-
fore the morning stars or the sons
Of God were called into being; yes.
back of that dateless period where no
star shines or seraph sings. God Is. He
the exalted One that inhabits eternity.
Whose name il holy We therefore
bow before Him with reverence and hu-
mility and enter into His gates with
THANKSGIVING. for the Lord our God
IL q great God and q great king above
all gods 'Oh, Lord. our Lord, how
excellent IN Thy name In all the earth.
Before the mountains were brought
forth or ever Thou hadst formed the
earth and the world. even from ever
lasting to everlasting Thou art God
The heavens declare His glory and the
armament showeth His handiwork.
They have no speech nor language nor
voice TO praise His name. and yet they
testify to h peoples of every race. and
show forth the goodness. wisdom and
power OF the Creator.
Before this omnipotent. omniscient
and holy One we come this day to rem
der our tribute Of praise and thanks
giving. We come with grateful hearts
and desire that the praises of this day
shall ascend to God as sweet incense
well pleasing and acceptable In His
sight.
There are so many reasons for prais-
ing Him that WI cannot mention all. 1t
IL He who has preserved our lives and
has brought us to this glad day.
our being He has watched over us
and cared for us. and spared u lives
for some wise and gracious purpose;
and we are here as monuments of His
love and mercy.
My times are in Thy hand.
My God, I'd have them there;
My life. my friends. my soul I leave
Entirely to Thy care
He has not only spared u lives.
but he has also been the given OF every
good and perfect gift. and these bless
,hat omr hear,s 90 ont IN joving graft
ia 10 Him wno hos hasn 80 r,,nds
80 o,r wan a.. has siyan tha sun'
shine and shover and the earlier and
later rain ALIKE 70 The inst and the un-
just. and the earth has been made to
yield abundant harvests. so hat we
nienty Tor those ~ other lands ina, are
90 hishIy fayored
..ua has s,yan n /. tha host country
md the hest government I'm The world
ana onr neopis are better fed and bet'
ter clothed than any other people on
the globe. and aithoYph voune our ma
ton ia n mightv giant whose strength
60 only b~eginnine 70 deve,ons hut il even
no.. ~ ro,an, to, ,ha aIdand nouar'
rst,ans arc siad 30 have onr friend
shin ana favor
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800. ara csvt,,,atton ara froro this
o,ptrv inevences are ~trave,ing vest
s,.rd ,hat are nni,ft,ny the nations he
YONG ,ne aaS,nc; h ana ina, ARE .n ne'p un
ssved miiiions NJ earth The Lord A.
s-trenvthening mi. nation FOR a great
xrorL ana recert event. Indicate th.t
Ne - not orIv ,,s,rs our co,ntry ss
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