The sun., 1901-11-29
PREACPERS TALK !.
ON GIVING THANKS
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a poor and ignorant folk, but If we must
SAY they were fabuously rich in the etei-
nal wealth, while their wisdom OF the
highest and best type Is seen III the lact
that they feared God and committed
their ways unto him. You and !, my
brethren, should never cease thanking
God for 50 directing the affairs Of man as
to first allow that noble band TO enter
upon this vast domain, who, when they
had touched our shores bowed in prayer
in gratitude to the All-Nise and Eternal
God. And since as nation We have
thus highly honored it because it was
our duty to see to il, that the same
spirit Of devotion shall characterize our
nation 10 t;od, rs did theirs. In its tru-
est and best sense America ought to
be religious people, for since the days
Of Israel, surely lie hath not dealt
So with any people.
Ii our Pilgrim fathers had cause for
| rejoicing, how much greater is ours
They were thankful for the product Of a
| few S--cighteen-nOw We count them
by the million. Then the soil was up
| turned By the use Of the hoe or crooked
stick now our western farmers are
drawing combination plows by the power
lof steam Then the corn and barley
were farmcd and thrcshed and ground
iby hand---a work OF many days; now
these may all be done i'll one day by ma
chinery. Then their travel was limited
and slow; now We 20 from ocean I,
ocean behind horses OF iron nerve and
| lightning speed, Then less than an Il
hundred returned thanks TO God; now
today, there are seventy millions VIII,
should bow before INN i'll humble abor
alton saying: Bless the Lord o my
soul. and forget not all h., benefits"
What nation Is ours? From Maine t,
California: from Canadc TO Florida; witt
regions where the Snow is ever present
land regions where the flowers alway'
bloom; but the greater part Of which I
blessed by the geographical division
temperate zones. \ country who's
mineral, cereal ana vegetable productions
are abundant. whose scenery within II b,
Eof towering mountains, beautlfhi lahu
Scapes, laundering cataracts, rlpphn!
trivulets, yawning canOnS, and covered
fords. dense FORESTS. boundlcss prairles
picturesque lakes. winding rivers y
Tossing oceans, is second To none upon tn
lace of the earth ana so every heart tha
loves the beautiful in nature should say
"Praise the Lord" for these things.
Again 10 my mind there is moi anothe
rountry favored as are We in the sens
liberty. The fact that man has humal
liberty does not mean that he has rieh
To do as he chooses. except 10 that pom
where no une else is injured thereby
Liberty in its best sense is the che
cornerstone of our national government
And though this may not AZ all times b
sryiipnt, because Of the wickcdneSS q
tman's heart, vet the same indisputabl
privilege is thr proud right of EVER
American citizen.
From our fathers we are the inhcritor
, IL two kinds 81 liberty: ~. Civil liberty
Here every individual stands alike b"for
lthc law ana the law disclnimS ANY RICH
To interfere with him So long as he il
i"rftrcs not with the rights of his fellow
nan. This liberty gives 10 every citlze
he right tu assist IN modifying Or cnlar!
ing the laws Of the government undt
which he lives. IN other words, 4 sell
governing pc0lAc or to nSr another
/ familiar words ~ nation of the peopl'
t Tor the people and hy the people" An
brethren. since such honor is ours,
, hecomeS our duty 10 positively and SO
Irmnly participate in making our nation,
laws; not working for personal intere.
but for the interest Of the nation.
Put. 'how am | to know how TO act:
lyou ask. BY careful study and praye
every man may know his whole duty t,
ward the land he loves; then with part.
! SIN buried to rise no more, lot hi
! march TO the ballot box and register h
t viii. as from seventy millions II tongu,
r he hears the song patriotic. God hl"'
! POUR native land.
To my mind our form Of soverHnel
lis the most beautiful and harmonious
he found among the nations of Il
: world. ID not mean beautiful in Il
: sense If pHrr. for doubtless tile hear
les politician is national disgrace (,
J, which he should pray ana work far
|. speedy deivcranrc; hut | mean bamtif
y in the sense, that after the election /
! suits hayc been reached, the def,
: party gracefully submits % the inevi
? fable. desire to show you Il picture
Il three scenes. First Scene-It i the q
s of November: man Is diSputing wi
!, man: party lines are tightly drawn h
3 man passion il manifest; ana >trang
:. ii oHr midst might We'll conclude that Il
uation is standing upon the threshold
ii great criSi>-a verit4bln reign 81 trrr,
II Second scrur-It is November 3rd N
), tNcrc arr forty-fiyr states with 6S,l
:, polling booths at which 1900, 900 vote
:. arr dischargng their Gad-given riEi
There is combination here and brbe
Y thct,. gli arrest III onc place and stutii
is tho hoN III another place The polls a
lie closed the ballots arr counted. nj
r, after each hrs cheated ihc other al til
le can possibly hr done. the results are Sc
4 ir lishfnin: winged messengers all w
a, the country. One party is defeated. a
tr stranger t0 our form IT govcrnmc
concludes THAT Il battle royal will folio
l'nt ~r'n. third il the morning IT Move
II hcr 4tl, which finds HS not diyid
=, untieu, but all American citizens lovi
:, our country mora than our PARTY Il
u rndy to stand side by side with our '
= tHt0ll cauntrymrn ana defend our COZ
Il TVS honor and tiaG-thr common he
n ta&e nf nS nil In Judgment we may
Ii divided. hut iii heart wr are one natiol
u p"onl md mighty-and our desire a
Il hope is that the greatest good Shall coi
,e to the greatest number uf our fello
rUuntrymrn.
The scientific principles II ars govel
,n"nt are all right. the trouhlr 4 in /
r ''."t thar the management 0t our be
~ pulitic Is often entrusted n men "
- Aavc NJ interest save to satisfy snlf Il
= cow NJ limit in doing that which Is |
: taalS unlawful. hut infamous as wrlI.
L T. Hot Il change in our nnitiral form
II government that il needed. nay. IL
b. int We rced 10 see to it that mon
% rrling integrity represent Us and /