The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-28
SENTIMENTS APPROPRIATE
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY
Blessings For Which We Should Lift Our
Hearts in Love and Gratitude to
Almighty God.
THOUGHTS OF MANY NORTH CAROLINIANS

Christian church. But above all we should
rejoice and give thanks for the gift of
Eternal life through our Lord Jesus
Christ"
DIR. L. J. PICOT, Littleton, N. c.: with
all the rest. be thG@A VI that you can
speak we'll Of your neighbors and that
your neighbors can and will truthfully
speak well of YOU"
REV. j. II. PAGE. of Rockingham
Let everything that hath breath praise
the Lord Is. 1906
DIR. f. P. VENABLE, President Of the
University OF North Carolina: "The State
has made a brave fight against poverty
and ignorance. We have come long
days journey nearer to the goal. Let us
thank God and take courage"
REV. DANIEL f. MOTLEY, the new
president Of the Christian College at Will
son: "Gratefulness is one Of the most
divine Of spirits. We are not merely to
be thankful for an abundant crop or
lovely gift. but grateful in our very be-
ing Grateful as heat heats not because
OF any thing but simply is heat as God
loves, not because OF any thing but simply
is love.
Three things / am most grateful for
are our land of perfect freedom: God S
guidance in my life: and for friends"
REV. CALVIN S. BLACKWELL, ID. d.,
a of n y CT ,;,e
"God is the fulness Of heaven, love is
the fulness of man. Show thankfulness by
being prodigal of your love at home"
MR. ROBERT n. PAGE, member of the
House of representatives from Mont
gomery: 80 use the blessings for which
we are thankful as to give others cause
for thankfulness.'
DIR. NJ M. MARSHALL. Rector Of
Christ Church, Raleigh: For unexampled
national growth and material prosperity;
for chief magistrate who has the cour-
age to rise above party trammels and
dares to do right: for wondrous attain
ments in science and the useful arts; for
growth inintellectual culture and popu-
lar education: for religious freedom and
broader charity; for munifcent proyi-
sion for the enlightenment OF the igno-
rant and the relief of the sick and suffer
ing whether in mind, body or estate; for
healthier moral tone along all lines;
for the burial Of sectional animosties in
the grave of our martyred President; for
personal blessings innumerable, our
health, friends. food and happiness, for
all that we have and are
LET us thank God and take courage.
and let us prove the sincerity OF our
thanksgiving by generously remembering
the orphans in our offerings"
DR.. THOS. HUME. professor of Eng
lish in the University of North Caro-
lina Opportunity that comes with such
an environment In such an epoch OF the
us thankful"
w. r. WHITSETT, President of Whit
sett Institute: THE first Thanksgiving OF
the 10th century! What a multitude of
blessings have been ours since as a gov
ernmental experiment we began our won
derful career! Year by year the God of
nations has poured His bounty upon us
until in magnificent domain, commercial
supremacy, inventive genius, and unpar-
alIeled development, we stand almost su-
prene among the peoples Of earth.
The dream OF the ages in universal
education and individual possibility has
been almost realized within our borders.
The Americanizing Of the earth along
Industrial lines has already commenced.
May all the responsibilities of our widen
ing destiny be so met that we may stand
as the worlds example of a Christian
Republic, showing our gratitude for our
abundant blessings by continually re-
memberng that with nations as with in
dividuals that one is greatest who serves
best, and ministers most to humauity's
uplifting
MAI. ROBT. BINGHAM, superintend-
ent OF Bingham School. Asheville: at
seems to me that one Of our greatest
causes for National Thanksgiving is that
we are now a united nation a more per-
fect "E Pluribus Unumo than at any
time since the formation Of the govern
ment and the nation has accepted the
poilcy OF expansion, so successfully in
augurated by the Southern Democrat.
Ihomas JEFFERSON, In adding French
America to our domain against great op-
positlon' and so successfully continued
against great opposition by the South
ern Democrat, Jas. X. Polk, In extend
ing our domain to the Pacific and in
making us the only world-pow on the
greatest of oceans.
"We should be thankful that. in pur-
suancc Of this national policy of eypan-
1nanQuvate6 arrta
Southern Democrats. the young Hercules
OF the West has awaked to his RESPONSE
bility and his duty as great world
Icwer and has begun his labors. which
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