The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
THANKSGIVING.

THANKSGIVING.
And now let us give thanks for the
many blessings that an All wise
Providence, has in his judgment and
mercy, seen fit to hestow upon US, his
humble creatures of the earth.
The festal season is again upon us
and in obedience TO proclamation is
sued by the Chief Executive of this
State the general routine of business
is suspended and we gather about our
firesides, whether palatial or humble,
and render up to Almighty God our
heartfelt thanks, and afterwards pro-
coed to the dining Toou and celebrate
the remainder of the day in feasting
and merry making.
Thanksgiving Of 1900 finds us in q
different place in our relations with
our Creator. We have either crept
closerand leaned will a more confiding
conviction upon His rastful bosom or
we have strsyed further away. The
change is in us. God has never
changed and it is liz possible for him
TO do SO. If he seems more distant 1t
is because we have made it SO.
Before we proceed to the more en-
joyable parts of the day it is we'll that
we first retire to our closets and have
a heart TO heart talk with Him who
doeth all things well. We should
give our Utmost selves Il most search
ing examination--in other words
listen to conscience. This has been
rightly named the voice of God. If
We follow its dictation infinitely how
much better we would all become.
No truer guide is needed and there is
never a period in life when we should
hesitate to listen to its gentle voice.
The most hardened criminal would
not have dopned his striped suit if lie
had but listened when the first wrong
step was premeditated. As Burns
puts it "Whene're you feel your con
science grip, let that aye be your
border" Such an interview with
your better self cannot but be helpful
To many, Thanksgiving, at first
glance, may seem but a hollow mock
cry. With sardonic grin the question
will be asked: what have l to be
thankful for?" Pause for a moment,
you who have this feeling of re bellion
in your heart. This can only come
from a lack of faith. In His wisdom
He sees fit to prosper some much
more than others go far as this world g
goods are concerned. Can the doubt
ing one, if he possesses the true faith,
question the wisdom of the higher
power. He must remember that there
are many things that We, while only
possessing human reason, cannot look
at in their true light. Itmay be hard
indeed to bear the suffering and pargs
of disappointment and reverses of the
world, but we have only to wait until
the human scales fall from our eyes,
and we then will see that everything
happens for the beet. To the sorrow
ing ones we would say that He, who
suffers not so much as even a swallow
to fall to the ground unnoticed, is
looking carefully to each one of his
creatures and does not allow the least
of them to suffer, except for some
GOOD purpose.
The people of this country have
many things to be thankful for. AS
a rule We have Desn blessed with
abundant crops The gamers are
bountiiully filled for the long and
tedious winter, and so far as we know
the pargs OF starva ION stares no one
in the face. There has also been no
pestileDce or plagu 10 wipe out scores
OF lives. Taken as q whole we ought
indeed to be truly gsateful. Our in
ternationsl relation seem to be in
better shape than one year ago and il
now looks SIS If we viii be allowed to
peacefully proceed in the pursuit of
human hsppiness. 1t is true that the
political question has not been settled
in accordance with she wishes of all,
but we must bear n mind that in
every Republican form Of government
like ours the keystone of it's success
lies in the principle that a majority
must rule.
These national holidays are always
helpful. They serve the useful pur.
pose Of bringing us closer together as
a nation. Another thing, Thanks
giving is a holiday, distinctively
American. 1t is creation of our
own people. While at first confined
to New England States it has now
become q regular festival all over the
United States. Nothing more strik-
ingly appeals to our citizenship than
the fact that, no matter what may be
the internal dissentions, let but the
slightest insult be offered to our
treasured flag and we will rise up en-
mGSse to punish the wrong doer, and
he will feel the chastisement in such
a way, 100, that it will not soon be
forgotten.
So let us give thanks for the bless
ings of God and spend the day first in
prayer, then in joyous thanksgiving.
Do all we can to make some other
person, less fortunate, feel that he
TOO, has indeed many blessings in
this world which are his for the ask