The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-29

bend our heads in gratitude. saying
| I thank thee. Father
And n0w. how shall we express oui
( thanksgiving The SrS- step in an
true thanksgiving Is always n gener
Gus. manly recognition OF the oblisa
ton we are under And then the
thankful spirit Is oze that makes the
best q everything. that seeks ever
on cloudy DAYS for Strezks OF sun
shine. and this. ycu know without
ms telling you. Is the one for haput
ness It's possession is worth mors
than fortune: for no fortune evar
yet made the faHlt-fader happy We
talk about uOacpoliss. that all the
best things OF the world are getting
into the hands OF the fsw. This IS a
mistake The best thing in human
life are not mo1opolies. and never can
be- The power 10 think TO feel. to
love the power OF friendship. the
glory Of the sunset. the majesty OF The
mountain. the music OF the waves Of
the sea--sre these monopolies- All
the grandest things in the world are
free. as Lowell sings in the openshg
Of his poem Sir Launfall-
AT the devils booth are all things
sold.
Each ounce of dross costs its ounce
Of gold;
For cap and bells our lives we pa.
Bubbles We buy with a whole souls
taskihg:
lis heaven alone that is given away.
tbs only God may be had for the ask
ing;
No price is set on the lavish summer;
June may be had by the poorest COM
er."
All the finest and highest and no
blest things in the world are the prop
erty Of US all Not only is the crate,
tIl spirit the sec-"t of hsrpiaoss. il
Il also the secrs; c; sil s'sz' acaieye-
ment. 1t is the glad. the h0pefri thu
aspiring spirits that have done the
most and the best things for the
world. The Pathfinder grumbles over
what is not: the grateful soul turns
what is not into what is.
And then. we can show our graft
tude by trying to make others happy.
That is commonplace, you say; but so
is sunshine; and the one is as impor-
tant to human life as the other. We
can be tender and charitable to those
who do not succeed in life, remem-
bering that il was not ourselves that
made us TO differ; and that therefore.
there is no just or rational ground
for pride or the hateful spirit of con.
temptuous superiority. We can re-
member that all the best things of
life have come to us by inheritance;
that we hold only a life-interest in
them: that we have no right, even
during life to do with them merely as
we please; and that We are under the
most sacred obligation 10 see 20 il
that We pass on the torch or human
life and happiness undimmed Take
the highest truth of all. Suppose
there is pain around US. you and |
can help God lessen this pain. Sup
pose there is ignorance: you and |
can help God teach. Suppo~e there
is vice: you and | can help God lit
people out of it. Suppose there is IN
dustrial evil YOU and l can help God
solve this problem. Suppose there is
injustice and wrong:
you and | can help bring his kingdom
among men. Give this day to thanks,
to Joy. TO gratitude, to the coronation
Of home life. if vcu please; but re-
there is that which God Will
esteem even more as an expression
Of thankfulness. Forgive your enc
mics. Settle the differences that have
veXed the past. Tell God. as yyou 90
home, this morning that in return
for his great goodness and bounty to
you you will cleanse your heart, and
sacrifice your enmities; that you will
your charities and forget
not the stranger at your door.
All this, then, is included in tie
four words of my text: Give thanks
unto Him."
Father, we thank thee.-thank thee
for life for the power to feel dad
think. for the ability to help and
serve. We thank thee that we can
think of thee. and climb up into tie
possibility of likeness to Him who is
our Father. nov and evermore. Amen.
The services closed with the sing
ng of the grand old national hymn,
America" by the choir.
The collection raised by the offer
ng will be devoted to the interests
Of the poor of Honolulu, the money
being divided equally between the
-hree congregations. who will devote
he proceeds to alternating suffering
and distress existing in their respec-
i've congregations.