Evening journal., 1901-11-27
Looking Backward

mo people on earth can have such
abundant cause for thanksgiving as we
have. The past year in particular has
been one of peace and plenty. We
have prospered in things material and
have been able TO work for our own
uplifting in things intellectual and
spiritual"
There is no way of recording all the
Thanksgiving of the people on earth.
Only the recording angel can trans
cribe this afternoon the news from all
Thanksgiving hearts. But we can
measure in a degree the bounty which
the Giver of all gifts has bestowed
upon US as State, a people and as in
ldividuals since last Thanksgiving
! Day. And what a gracious bounty it
/ has been. Peace in State affairs has
been graciously vouchsafed unto us,
lunbounded prosperity has given new
| life to our business relations; and re-
! hgious creeds and dogmas have re-
ceived new interpretations which
make the whole world kin. The
spirit of forgiveness Is everywhere in
the land. IL was for prayers for for
giveness of his own and his peoples
sins that David centuries ago, sang
Thou hast also given me the necks Of
mine enemies that l might destroy
them that hate me. Thou hast deliv-
cred me from the violent man. There
fore will I give thanks unto Thee, o,
Lord. among the heather, and sing
praises unto Thy name"
IL was with prayers for forgiveness
for national transgTessions' that
Washington in 1898 promulgated his
first Recommendation for thanksgiv-
ing
i The recommendation calls upon the
Supreme Being for blessings for al
nations. and then. in parenthesis says
especially such as have been friendly
towards u.s." In that day, not Ions
latter the first war with England, ant
/, with another one brewing, England
might have argued with great diff
lculty that she understood herself to b'
embraced in Washington's parenthe
sis. But Washington would today
1 agree with his successor. Roosevelt, il
b. asking special favors for England. az
being among those who have showI
p, kindness towards us
But what have we as a State TO bi
thankful for? The reply comes from
a the husbandmen and from the busi
ness man. Much Greater cause fo
r THANKSGIVING in fact, than we hav
a had for decade" The former ha
been graciously blessed. His crop
have proved profitable. and all effort
> put forth by him in the direction o
@ adding to the general prosperity hav
] succeeded. In the two lower cOuntie
O. of this State the corn production ha
p been greater than ever, and prices oh
tained were % per cent higher thar
those realized in any recent year. Cor
G being the chief staple of the Kent an
S Sussex county farmers. the big yiel
4 and high prices mean that muc
money has been put in circulation Il
those localities and that many mort
CAGES on farm properties will be satis
fed.
n The canning Of fruit and vegetable
o in those counties has also paid wei
II Raising Of fruit has proved prohtabl
N In fact horticultural and agriculture
interests have been blessed as the
have not been for many years.
y In New Castle county and in WI
II mingtor. especially. prosperity
Al reflected everywhere. Our bank
report increased clearings Owe
~ those OF tue previous year ncl Nal
tile pursuits have been greatly stiml
III lated and manufacturing estabnel
re ments have teemed with activity.
a. has been one glad period Of prosper
al ity In which not only the bushes
re man has shared. but the workingma
as well. Our farmers have been bles
= ed with big yields Of wheat whiC
We have paid we'll. and like their SUISSE
e. and their Kent county brother hu
he bandmen they are buying homes.
nv Disease epidemic has been unknow
A. to MS. Our general health is good. n
benefits of free educational instiu
" tions have been open to our childre
nd in consequence of which our intelle
or ftuality has reached a higher plane.
n for our progress in things spiritual
Christian ministers and indiyidua