The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-11-30

GIVING.
trnon Subject Of Rev.
|,ey Ewlns's EIoqusncs.
!. 4 Il. St. James Episcopal Church
l,a Sunday Morning.

thanks Unto the Lord, Tor H'
4. because his mercy endur
,ysr-llSth Ps., 1st verse.
\, the purpose Of Thanksgiving
What does it mean to us? VIII!
PRESIDENT Of the United States
ashouble of issuing a specia
n,tlon setting apart next Thurs
thanksgiving Day, and why ha'
Dnule in doing this been follow
lhe Governor of Mississippi, and
Wvernors of all the other states
rDiOu? What do all these proc
4, mean? What sort OF day dc
,ius to expect next Thursday
What thoughts and emotions
american people are likely to
Asnselves conspicuous on that
live Tits peculiar character?
five may rest our anticipa'
M character of the day just
IN upon our memory of the
gipg days behind us, and I sup
nav (no miracle having occur-
.ndy in the realm of human
next Thursday will be a day
SDecially to amusements hnd
to oysters, celery, turkeys; to
gsmes and other sports; to
vines ana liquors that are
We may say without flesl-
katt the grocery stores will not
Ion that day. not for 80 min
Iug business hours-the gro
betting to make exceptionally
oi things that ordinarily the
bslack for. The bar-roorns,
will not be closed. Men will
lrs next Thursday than they
Ink on any one day for a long
Sn any one day, perhaps, since
\ celebrating the birth into
iGt the worlds Reaeemer It
say that neyt Thursday will
more stomachs gorged with
ihey are unable to digest, and
'lns bemuddled with ALCOHOL
day between 1t aud the twen@
flhst December, a stranger
ld, knowing thatWe worship
sort Of Cod, SndMing that we
sldent, and chat be had is
nclamation calling upon us to
Ne last Thursday ip Novem-
qecial way, and NOT knowing
Way was, might very reason
Dude that the President had
bOfer sacrifices of devotion
20 Of feasting, drinking, and
!als day; to play as many
ganes as possible, drink as
rand wine 40 possible, and
smuch celery, as many oys-
nrkeys as possible! The
would conclude that we were !
pur god, because he would
church bells ringing, and
@me OF us going to our
Worship, some, he might !
eled by lot or for special fit
through the exercises of |
praise, while all others
making ready the tangible
adevotion. After he had
Aer acquainted with US, he
sthat the God we professed
llWas not called a god of
4hklng, and football; he
mat the day we were cele-
called Thanksgiving Day;
ssldent had set it apart by
" lor the giving of thanks
III Of worlds ana the Father
hls great goodness to us as
" mad recommended that
10 our places of worship
acknowledge our gratitude
" divine gifts-gifts that
u'eadth and depth and
'as, as we'll as to the length
'uu's; gifts that have been ,
y within the time. proof :
mind, as well as those
.aslently tickled oul pal
y iatness on the ribs of !
Having learned that the ,
0'Oall and the eating of !
laners were not regarded !
sluus rites at all, and hav-l 9
'nat not more than one in
ls 70 any place of worship =
'AAnKs to our God on
Day, the stranger to +
s American might rea- v
ooe that the great major 8
.ene reason had made up &
V regard the day as our q
eOanselled us to regard a
great majority OF US +,
es'leve in any God, or !,
~ seriously enough to h
y while to meet togeth- n
aay in the year and Of y
thanks for anything n
- our iivesl This con- n
while apparently v
sala not be true. The 4
. Us would not have s
.oas for any reason to a
ae Presidents recon- !,
away from Church &
'euuselled rs to attend q
Rld y be true Of the 9,
Ne we're atheists, 4 I
beneaeenep. Our