The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-11-20
CHRISTIAN eNDEAvoR.
Topic For the Week Beginning Nov.
22-COmment by Rev. s. HI. Doyle,

Topic For the Week Beginning Nov.
22-COmment by Rev. s. III. Doyle.
TopIc.-What are you thankful tor?--
Ps xxxiii 1-22.
In reading the topic it may be well
to place the emphasis upon the you"
for nothing is more important in
thanksgiving to God than its indi-
vidual element If the emphasis be
placed upon family, church and ma
tional thanksgiving the individual may
be unimpressed and the thanksgiving
in vain, but if the individual is thank
full for home, church and national
blessings the thanksgiving of these
also will be necessarily included.
The thanksgiving of the topic refers
to God. What are you thankful unto
God for? The justice of thanksgiv.
ing for benefits and blessings is uni
versally acknowledged Every human
language has word to express thanks
giving. Men are thankful unto their
fellow men, and ingratitude is looked
upon as one of the basest of human
characteristics. How much more, then,
should we be thankful to Godl If hui
man kindness meets return how much
more should divine kindness be met
with appreciation and gratitude!
l. We should be thankful to God for
His goodness. In the opening verses of
this Thirty-third Psalm the poet calls
for praise to God because of His good
ness. "Praise the Lord, sing unto
Him new song, for the earth is
full of the goodness of the Lord"
Gods goodness and mercy are every
where manifested about us. Every
thing that has been made rebounds to
the glory of God and at the same time
contributes to human happiness and
comfort. 1t is only when man abuses
the goodnesses of God that His crea-
tons are harmful instead of beneficial
If we will use the world that God has
made for us and not abuse it we will
find that we can testify with the psalm
list that 'the earth is full of the good
ness of the Lord" and, recognizing the
goodness of God, we will also admit
that praise is comely for the upright"
2. We should praise God for His
power. The power of God is infinite.
"He gathereth the waters of the sea to-
gether as an heap; he layeth up the
depths in storehouses He spake
and it was done; He commanded and
1t stood fast" Moreover, the infinite
power of God is used for the benefit of
His people. Power wrongly used is a
blighting curse to mankind, but rightly
used it is an untold blessing. Gods
power is a blessing and not curse.
He uses His power to Illustrate the
plans of the heather and to the benefit
of His people. Wherefore we should be
glad and thankful unto God for His
power.
3. We should be thankful unto God
for His providence. Divine providence
is national as well as individual
blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord" And surely as nation we
can claim that our God is the Lord.
His providence has guided and directed
us in all our history and His hand is
large with blessings upon us as ma
ton today Let us therefore be thank
full unto Him and render unto Him
praise and honor for all His benefits.
BIBLE READINGS.
Ps. tx, l, 2; xiv, 1-5; xxxiv, Is;
Xviii, ia; xcii, Is; xcvi. IA; CHI,
LA; CIV, lis; evil, 1-9; cxvi, 1919;
Eph. v, 1921; Rev. iv, Oil.