The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

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clumsy fingers, and be unable to find
them; but let me take a magnet and
sweep the dish, and how it would draw
to itself the most invisible particles by
the power of attraction The unthank-
full heart, like my finger in the sand,
discovers no mercies; but let the thank
full heart sweep through the day, and,
as the magnet finds the iron, so viii 1t
find in every hour some heavenly bles-
sing, only the iron in Gods sand is
gold.
We are assembled in this place of
Christian worship, according to the
time-hallowed custom of the American
people," and in response to the Rocco
mendation of the president OF the Unit
ed States to "reverently thank the
Giver of all good for the countless bles-
sings of our national life" Make
Joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth
serve the Lord with gladness:
Come before His presence with sing
ing.
Know We that the Lord He is God:
1t is He that hath made US, and we are
His:
We are His people, and the sheep of
His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiv-
ing.
And into His gates with Thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise;
Give thanks unto Him and bless His
name,
For the Lord is good; His mercy en-
And His faithfulness unto all genera
tons"
Another year of the Lords goodness
has passed He has visited the earth
and greatly enriched it. He has sent
the springs that run among the hills,
into the valleys He has given drink
unto every beast of the field, and the
fowls of the heaven have sung among
| the branches. He caused the grass to
/ grow for cattle and herb for the ser
vice of man, that he might bring forth
| food out of the earth. The moon has
kept her seasons, and the sun remem-
| bered his going down. 20 Lord, how
manifold are They works; in wisdom
hast Thou made them all; the earth is
! full of Thy riches" the earth is salts
| fed with the fruit of Thy works"
"Thou crownest the year with Thy
goodness, and Thy paths drop fairness;
Ithey drop upon the pastures of the
wilderness and the little hills rejoice on
every side: the pastures are clothed
with f1ocks: the valleys also covered
over with corn; they shout for joy;
they also sing" "All the paths of the
J Lord are loving kindness and truth un-
to such as keep His covenant and His
testimonies" And, to him that order
ed his way Alright, God hath shown His
salvation.
All the people have occasion for ado
ration in the nearness of God, and tn
displays of His power. His infinite
goodness demands measureless thanks
giving. We should praise Him witt
all the heart
20 give thanks unto the Lord, call up
on His Name:
Make known His doings among tn
peoples.
Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him
Mediate ye upon all His marvellous
! works.
Glory We in His holy Name.
Let the heart of them rejoice that seel
the Lord.
Seek We the Lord, and His strength;
Seek His face evermore.
Remember His marvellous works tina
He hath done.
His wonders, and the judgments of Hi
mouth.
He is the Lord our God.
His judgments are in all the earth.
Thanksgiving to God are profitable
to the soul We become elevated still
more in character and dignified still
more in life. Moved with the loving
kindness of divine benefactions, we arr
influenced to virtue, to patience, u
brotherly kindness, and TO love for TIT
whole world. It is because of Him wht
is 1.-The same. yesterday. today and for
ever" that our thanksgiving must eve
be boundless. We thank God for Hi
| unspeakable gift of His only-begotteI
and well-beloved Son, Christ Jesus, oul
Lord. adorable Redeemer, Mighty Saw
Tor. Wonderful Counsellor the Prince o
Peace BY Him is the glorious Gospe
of the blessed God. BY Him are glaC
tidngs of great joy to all people. BY
Him are the Sabbath and the sanctuar!
their worship and their ministrations
BY Him is the truth and the life ever
lasting. BY Him is the change from
perishing vanity to eternal purity. BY
Him. therefore let US offer the sacrifice
Of praise to God continually" Atheism
sings no song; agnosticism lends NJ
hand to humand need. idolatry produc
es not love. Christ has written the new
song. with metre sweet as unchange
able love and long as eternal day; amit
angelic song He came. He abides in th'
believing song of His Church, which
will finally with angelic hosts hail Hin
Lord of Life and King of Glory.
Thanksgiving also brings humble
confessions of national sins: the opel
sins of the vulgar, and the secret sin
of abominable responsibility. Our time
have their perils. but none so great ant
dangerous as the unfaithfui believer
We have moths on our national gar
ment: greed of political power and de
ceit of political capital; idolatries 0
wealth. property and display, chilling
the narrow back street against TIT
broad avenue; avarice Of some capital
lists against the hoarse cries of poverty
i'm despair; tyranny of unWise leader
ships and conditions among wage earn
ers: the soul -damning drink curse fOi
legal cash; popular Sabbath desecra
ton by the un-AmericaniZed; consci
enceless trade in demoralizing litera
ture; brutal and debasing sports in cit!
centres; the gambling vice from banl
president to street laborer. Pace hal
not decreased in these things as popu
lation has increased. We need a Nose
in the White House, some Calebs ant
Joshuas in Congress, moral mayors 70
our cities. more Ehjahs in our pulpits
up-and coming officers in our churches
and a restoration Of the family alta
in Christian homes.
Our president in his Thanksgivinl
proclamation reminds US that chi
Thanksgiving finds the people sti
bowed with sorrow for the death OF
great and good president. We mourn
President Mckinley because we s,
IlON6u anu nOHDftu llIll- L ne manner %
his death should awaken in the breast
of our people a keen anxiety for tn
country, and, at the same time, a reso
lutte purpose not to be driven by an
calamity from the path Of strong, ord
erly, popular liberty, which, as a Ma
ton, we have thus far safely trod.
God bless the president of the Unite
States, together with his cabinet, in tn
administra ton of such liberty.
r,reGf1anH hu II, emit n
this great disaster, it is true that n
people on earth have such abundan
cause for thanksgiving as we. GU
recnetaitinra is intellinart hnca1lse Of th