Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-01

forget Him through whose almighty hand
their happiness is again undisturbed by
anxiety and cares.
Every individual has reason to give
thanks to God. Everyone should recall in
Gods presence the particulars of his own
life God created man for His own personal
happiness and dignity here and in eternity,
and to the glory OF God the Father. Let
us consider the blessing OF reason. l can
not describe this better than in the words
of the theologian who said, What calamity
Is the suspension of the souls faculties The
man who sinks below the level OF the beast,
and becomes more helpless and miserable
than those who are guided by the instincts
Of our nature, see that man, once the learned
philosopher, or the honorable gentleman, or
the eloquent advocate, or the brave general,
or the clever theologian; oh, see him berett
OF his reason, his faculties spoiled Of their
beauty and the intellectual machinery of his
soul in ruins; hear the clanking OF his
chains, the hysteric laugh the frantic cry
or the heavy groan, and then offer to God
thanks for the blessing of reason. For this
blessing we ought to give thanks to God,
not only on Thanksgiving day, but on every
day in the year. l am satisfied that such as
have only peeped into one of our insane
asylums and have seen the calamity of the
inmates will not forget to bless God for
good sound reasoning power.
Other Causes for ThankfuIness.
Thank God for health. The preservation
OF health and deliverances. Health is capital
The sick millionaire cannot be happy. You
may have been sick and nigh unto death,
but your Heavenly Father raised you up.
Some of you may have been delivered from
spiritual darkness during the past year. Or
for T,a.l rl.,i, hat Don hpr
the Lord with praises for the supply OF
wants, for beautiful home surroundings and
comforts the love of your dear parents
children, friends and neighbors: for the
privilege Of living in free and civilized
country, yea, in land in which the mission
of Christ is seen and felt from ocean to ocean
and from the lakes to the gulf; in which the
redeeming love is preached and has become
the theme of man.
THANK God that you are living in land
of gospel light. Be grateful for the word
and ordinances OF the Lord. for the inti-
mate association with His church and the
fellowship of His servants, or the oppor-
tunities of going and working for your
blessed Master. and for the success which
you have had in building up the kingdom
of the Lord and His Christ. Give thanks
by contributing toward Gods cause. This
toward Jesus. 1t is also biblical way.
"As a nation we ought to rejoice because
the Lord of hosts calls upon us to help His
cause and as individuals we should shout
glory to the everlasting Father. because
each Of us can contribute toward the grand
est movement upon the face of the earth Of
which Christ Jesus is the prophet, the priest
and the king. We often give toward
perishable cause, but when we remember the
Lords work with our mites we help to ad-
vance a kingdom against which the gates of
hell shall not prevail.
ITO praise God is one OF the greatest
privileges in which the celestial host in
dulges and 1t is an opportunity for us which
we cannot esteem too highly. God invites
us to draw nigh unto Him and the invita-
tion is for the poor as well as for the rich,
for the learned as well as the illiterate;
therefore let us all join and say, All praise,
thanksgiving, and alteration be given to our
King from now on henceforth and evermore.
If we, as a nation and as individuals praise
God with an upright heart His blessings will
come upon us and the effects Of the same
will be felt, not only today, but also
throughout the entire year"