The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-28
Some Special Reasons For
Thanksgiving in This
State.
GROWING ZEAL IN RELIGIOUS PROGRESS
The Stimulus to a Higher Intellectual
Life, the Deepening Thrill Of Indus
trial Activity, the Growing Spirit
Of the Brotherhood Of Man.

Thanksgiving day! How the heart
swells with gratitude to the Giver OF all
perfect gifts at the words. No man who
is properly constituted will fail to be
thankful on this day.
But it is not enough to feel grateful; we
should give expression to that gratitude.
Services Of praise will be held in the
churches of this city today, and through
out our land, smiling under Gods beni-
son, there will rise from countless hearts
the incense of grateful prayer. !.
How much have we to be grateful for!
The blessings which we enjoy are innum-
cradle. We should acknowledge our
debt by seeking to make others happy.
Though unexampled prosperity smiles
upon the nation, many there are whose
lives could be frightened by kind deeds
done in secret. Let us not forget then,
those who are in need, sickness or sor-
row. and in this way, we may give sim
yeere and loving expression to the graft
tude OF our hearts.
With view to obtaining sentiments
appropriate to the day the News and
Observer sent out the following:
hdleiSH, IN, VI, NOV. 20, iJVl.
Dear Sir: On Thanksgiving morning
we wish to print short THANKSGIVING
sentiment from 100, North Carolinians
Please do us the kindness to write the
sentiment that you think most appro-
pirate for the day on the accompanying
card. and let US have it by return mail,
and oblge,
Yours very truly.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
The replies are given below:
COL. p. NJ. PEARSALL, Private Secre-
tary to the Governor: Thanks
giving Day should be observed
in the spirit and intention Of the
fathers who in piety set the worthy ex-
ample of public acknowledgment Of Gods
gracious merces and divine care. BY re-
membering the poor and needy with gifts
to cheer and comfort one object Of the
day will be accomplished. The day
should be observed according to the in
cination Of each person for the accom-
plishment of good, and the result will be
beneficial 10 ALL
MR.. JOHN A. OATES, JR., Editor Of the
North Carolina Baptist: "On this first
Thanksgiving morning Of the century, as
we recount our blessings and return
soulful thanks unto their author, the
people Of these States may get rich
lesson from our flag. May We not learn,
from the Red, that anarchy, while strik-
ing down our loved by -alI President has
made the blood Of the people to flow as
one for the good Of the Republic?
From the White, that the pure gospel
of the Nazarene, in it's teaching of the
spotless life, is the great saving power
in our brotherhood of States?
From the Blue, that He, whose handi-
work. the blue armament makes known,
Is our God, the God of our harvests. our
hopes our heaven; that He is at the
wheel and knows the way?"
REV. ]. d. HUFHAM, Baptist Pastor at
Henderson,:
Gods in His Heaven,
Ais well in the world"
Very many things are right; thank
fulness for them. Some things are not
right thankfulness that they are no
worse, with firm purpose to bring them
right.
1.-The joys Of the season to the Observer,
brave and hopeful fighter"
REV. c. Fl. KING, president of Eliza
beth College, OF Charlotte: by common
consent and official proclamation we arc
today again reminded OF the fact that
Columbus planted the cross here when
our great country was wilderness; and
that the traditions OF Plymouth Rock are
an abiding part of our history.
1.-The history Of the world is the history
OF the rise and fall of nations. The
American Republic will pass away as
have the States and Empires OF the past,
If we neglect the God of Nations.
This is Christian nation. Let us
thank God for our citizenship. The con-
serving force Of government is it's re-
Iigious faith.
There are many tokens of the Divine
favor upon our country. We have cause
to be thankful for good government, free
dom from pestilence and famine. Chris
'ipn education. ana' progress of the