Milford chronicle., 1903-11-27

ct 'ii'i'' Ltdmlet without
lane q spring carnival of flowers W
no Aay queen, an orchestra with,
n''S'c' comedy, merrymaking w
e"ii'y dishes. a Barmccido feastl
we have never fully outgrowD q
early respect for the culinorv
'"f' Of the Thanksgivi, - gets
partmenls, ,anUTs aiso made 9master
Der of those on claims. fig kitchen
Geodetic Survey, n shall. But to
Railroads. Trar,erprct our text from
Ter standpoint than the hungry
boys stomach. We would apply it. in
the fguratiye sense. to the banquet Of
gratitude. the banquet of love. the ban.
quct Of divine mercy-the banquet
which King Solomon described when
he wrote these words: He that is Of a
merry heart hath Il continual feast"
1t is in order to recount some Of the
many mercies. both national and do
nestle, that preach this sermon. May
orr hcarys. cne and all. be joyful on
tie coming Thanksgiving day.
Gods Goodness and Mercy.
My rurrasc extends beyond ihe day
itself Next Thursday by presidential
ard guhcnmorial appointment we call
to mind our national mcrcies and as
nation render thanks 10 him who has
crowned the year with his goodness.
but bis blessings to us as individuals
are so many and so great that they &c
mand What Solomon in my text calls a
continual feast. Not alone en- the com
ing Thanksgiving day. but every DAY
from year to year MS we receive daily
b0uniies from his hand. should our
hearts beat with love and gratitude TO
him whose goodness and mercy follow
Us all oTr days. Thanking him for past
Elercics. trusting him for future bless
ings. let Us rejoice that we have a Goo
SO good and kind and thus let our
thanksgiving become perpetual and our
gladness a continual feast.
Let Us rejoice over our national pos
sessions geographical. We have coun-
try. not little island like England; not
a reclaimed sea bottom like Holland,
nor a collection of mountain tops like
Switzerland. nor a harborless territory
Ike Austria, nor a national chicken
coop like Portugal. nor a menaced gov
ernment like France. with the frown-
ing guns Of Metz trained upon her cap
ital. but we have land stretching
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from |
the great lakes to the gulf stream. Our |
wheat fields are the Red river valleys |
of tho DakOtas our coal mines the mex |
hauS. le veins of Pennsylvania and |
treasures Of Louisiana and Alabama. |
our fragrant gardens the Floridas, or |
the land Of flowers" our vineyards |
and orchards the AIichigans and the |
CALIFORNIA;, our pools Of Bethesda the |
health springs of the Virginias and the |
SaratOgas and the Arkansas. Our riv- |
ers are the mighty Hudson. the Mis-
sissippi and the Missouri. Nature has
given us as affairs at which to worship
the storm rlven rocks Of Mounts Wash
ington and Shasta and Pixies peak
which are old enough TO have heard
God thunder from Mount Sinai and
whose hearts may have been shattered
At lut lAdBeuy VI OdlNdEy. EGFllIe duQ
beautiful our land. Yes. It is situated
in the temperate zone. the best Of all
climates. The intense fires of the trop-
les cannot burn it. nor the refrigerat.
ing blast Of the far north freeze it.
Truly it is with us as with the peo-
pie who inherited the promised land:
THE Lord thy God bringeth thee
into a good land: a land of brooks Of
water, Of fountains and depths that
spring out o. valleys and hills; a land
OF wheat and barley and vines and
fg trees and pomegranates; land
Df oil. olives and honey; a land where
In thou shalt eat bread without scarce
ness - thou shalt not lack anything
In It: a land whose stones are iron.
and ont Of whose hills thou mayest
iig brass VII thou hast eaten and
lrt full then thou shalt bless the Lord
.hy God for the good land which he
iath given thee"
Our National Possessions.
Good not only in reference to its fer
iIity. but also In size. The United