The sun., 1901-11-29

HAPPY, thrice happy; honored, thrice
honored, is that nation or nations where
the word Of God is found and declared!
(2l, 1t was also a distinguishing mercy.
Other nations were distinguished for
wealth, for art, for literature, for kings
Of pomp, of power; but Israel was dis
tinguished as the preserver of the judg-
ments Of God, distinguished in her theo-
cratic development, distinguished in her
consecrated priesthood and more than
all else, was TO become even more dis
ltinguished-yes, and has--in the fact that
within her borders was to be born-and
| is born--the Son of God and son of man,
priest and prophet and savior of sinners,
| Christ the Lord. With all these impos-
ling and soblme facts giving chase to
each other through his heart and brain,
are you surprised that David exclaim-
ed HE hath not dealt so with any ma
tion and as for his Judgment they have
not known them?"
That it is our duty to return thanks
giving to God for His goodness to us,
,has been clearly set forth by priest and
iprophet, and no less taught by the Apos-
/ tie Paul who in writing the Eph. l-20,
said: "Give thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father, in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ" Again to
| thee Thess Wis he said: SIN everyth
ling give thanks for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus concerning you.'
Even Cain brought of the fruit an offer
ling unto the Lord" But while the above
reasons are sufficient to show us our
duty TO return thanks to God. yet there
are still other causes for which we ms
American people should thus meet in the
Sanctuary of God and render unto Him
the praise of our hearts. And
l"Sow from the Altar of our hearts
Let warmest thanks arise:
Assist MS, Lord. to offer up
Our morning sacrifice"
/ Dcneve the first Thanksgiving procla-
lmation was signed by George Washing
Iton hut the American Thanksgiving Day
dates hach Of that. Let us briefly look
into this. 1t was in 1920 that about one
hundred Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock and began at once to lay the foun-
dation for what has since become the
greatest Republic and one of the might
lest nations of the wprd.plIs, 6srdi9id
with mud, and four other buildings.
Landing as they did upon our northern
coast, almost in the dead of winter, with
lthe comforts Of life few, it is only natural
for us TO conclude that death wrought
great havoc in their midst and we are
told that before the last Of the follow
ling March forty-tive of their number
had been laid away ON Coles Hill. On
: beautiful April morning, the May
; Flower, in which they escaped the per-
secutions from beyond the seas, lifted
anchor and pointed her PROV toward the
, sunrise AS these men and women or
/ Iron frame and steel nerve watched her
| from their sandy shore until she became
. n mere spec. upon the horizon and then
until lost between the blue sky and green
g lset, many of them were constrained TO
| wipe from their cheeks the falling tears.
i The next day Governor Carver died.
t Who can tell their grief? With one-half
of their number dead and the bark that
l lhad brought them to the new land gone
0 from their vision, none save God and
A themselves could know their sorrow.
n Governor Bradford succeeded Governor
g Carver and so they continued to hold
i together until the icy locks of winter
4 were opened by the golden key of the
d sunbeam and the chilling winds of winter
h we're driven to their northern cline by
G the southern zephyrs; until spring had
given place to summer and planted grain
e to fields Of growing corn, beans and bar
g lev: until the autumnal artist had made
\ ,yelow and crimson and red the leaves
If Of the forest and golden the grain OF tht
'. fields. II was Mt this time in 1921 that
d Governor Bradford, recalling their voy
e age across tossing sea, their protection
r. from Indian invasion, their bountlfu
le harvest and their spirit of union which
N had became closer because OF trials
Y recalling these things. he ordered fou
'e huntsmcn to seek for wild fowl the!
le did SO and soon returned heavily burden
Is cd. The fowls were prepared and
r great feast was spread around which NJ
ir the fathers gathered; thus it was Wit
lie profound gratitude that the first Thanks
ot giving Day was instituted on thes
is shnres-indecd in the world
IL. Beloved, we celebrate this day tn
2Snth anniversary OF Thanksgiving pay
IN and since 1862 it has been n nationa
O. institution for il was then that Presiden
is Lincoln Issued his proclamation
IS and as we recall fair share of tn
of many blessings which have come TO Il
re as a nation, pray that there may aris
.ic from our hearts praises unto our Go
re for surely he had not dealt kindlier wit
C. any nation than he has with fair Colun
IN bia, the Queen Of the Seas.
is we have great cause TO praise God fo
or tho character Of the people who lai
r. the keel for our national shin OF star
ut Not A company of organized wealth {
to wisdom, for il We Judge Him accordin
he to the general interpretation or "a
as words-wealth and wisdonl-they WEI
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