The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving What have got to be thankful for" grow
many who has much be thankful for and does
lie how great his for thanksgiving We have but to
look round and what these If constantly look
the dark side of things make minds sombe If we
look at the bright side things Tighten minds and
hearts along with them.
Have Territory body polite for thanksgiving
We certainly have We have had period OF depression true
but future prospects Territory bright and encourage
We have suffered cataysm such devastated Central
America and the Islands of the Lesser Antilles We have suffer-
ed from epidemic of disease, the Philippine Islands have
from cholera We have had financial crash and we know
what shortage food We have had strong political struggle
but it has left and hard feeling. We certainly have
every body polite to give thanks.
We have everything that should make ghthearted and
thankful If have had period OF unprecedented prosper
been black DAYS OF devastating rum such as other communities
have suffered from Unprecedented prosperity though very
pleasant thing not an unmgated good is enervang and
teaches be eXravagant of life Both char
acteristcs of population The little depression have su
eed from has after all been wholesome lesson to and
enjoyment of returning prosperity will be the keener
Then have population much to look forward to- We
have the cable coming which put touch with the rest
OF the world we have many pubc improvements to be au
guated and which feel will be nauguated We have
interest cenered upon the Isan canal whose prog
Tess we will watch with the greatest interest We have many in
dusres coming forward of which going give work
and wealth the industrious There thousand things which
can add to our comfort and our prosperity.
We then be thankful for the past thankful for the present
and thankful for the future Truly there should be no happier
community than that which occupies the island outpost of the
great Republic Bright sunli Hawaii with its wave-kssed
shores its mountains whose umid breasts rest the life
giving rain clouds its exuberan equable climate
nny indeed be thankful whose lines have fallen in
happy places
For the community en- masse it is easy to find reasons o
thanksgiving For the individual may be harder Each
each each child knows troubles knows what
weigh heavily and YEARLY upon the spirits but in
nine of ten nay in ninenne of hundred
there brighter prospect to look will only take pains
the bright and ignore much possible the dark
Riches desirable but the homs of riches grow up and
choke the good seed OF cheeruness and simple wishes WHICH
the attribute Of the light heart If life spreads before rs we can
thanks for the opportunities for doing good noble
actions which vouclsafed If death over
shadow us we can indeed thank God that the resting time has
he haDOp vfael
satisfied that all is ordered for the best and may thankful
!: that the world has been ordered
What nothing be thankful for when there world of love,
OF kindness and of hope? world of brightness and ghtheart
edness would only take world of solemn thoughts
and holy IDEAS world where casened and aeviated
by the thoughts of that other world which come where
no sorrow is and where all will be hgsoued transcend
ent, glorious, .. ..
Whatever position be high be low; whatever our
estate be we rich or be we poor whatever work. be mental
or be physca whatever condition. be we
SINGLE be we successful or be unsuccessful we look
tiers in the proper light will find hankfuness
The only being that not thankful is that unfortunate without
hope and without faith and he be thankful that
given him to regain hope and recover faith
In mh and in there thankfuness and no
showed the beauties of both better than Milton his poems
OF LAegro and Peneroso What picture of ght-hearted
living in the first what solemn quiet calm in the second
The dappled dawn that is
ITO come in spite of sorrow
And at my window bid good-mOrrow
Through the sweet bra the vine,
Or the twisted eglantne;'
tells of dawnng day and dawnng life While another miniature
words tells us to .Ass1 zasa saaaA
Let the pealing organ blow,
To the full voiced quire below
In service high, and anthems clear
AS may with sweetness through mine ear,
Dissolve me into ecstasies p"
And bring all Heaven before my eyes,"
Let all give thanks then their various and remember
that matter what the circumstances there always
thanksgiving on Thanksgiving Day.