Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-07

as much as the people on the sea
coast is the fact that the water itself
furnishes directly a very large supply
of the best food OF man in the fish il
contains In such enormous quantities,
and fish Is especially rich ia the most
nutritive elements which go To build
up vigorous physical manhood,
and fish Is remarkably reproductive,
nine millions of eggs having been
ascertained 10 exist In the roe OF a
single cod. The fact Is that the
possibility of the production OF food
for man Is almost limitless so great
and SO numerous are the storehouses
OF nature.
I might have spoken Of the mineral
deposits Ia the vaults of mother earth.
What remarkable provision for sup
plying the family OF Adam with heat
and energy In the vast unlimited coal
beds OF the earth which furnish the
dynamic basis Of our civilization. God
foresaw the needs OF man and In past
geologic time, In what Is known as the
Carboniferous Period, long before
man stepped upon the stage Of action,
he made the soil To produce the pri-
meval forests by supplying warm,
moist climate, so that vegetation
could grow rapidly To enormous pro-
portions, so gigantic In fact that the
| big trees In California would have
been insignificant by their side. Then
when the supply was sufficient he
caused the earthquakes and upheaVals
which buried them deep beneath the
soil, there 10 harden into coal, thus
anticipating the wants OF man, and II
! is significant that when few centur-
les ago there seemed u danger that the
time would come when mankind would
be without fuel, from the burning OF
the existing forests then was discover
ed this subterranean supply. And so
of oil. When primitive materials for
| light were about TO be exhausted, the
great reservoirs OF oil in the bowels
| OF the earth were disclosed.
And what an interesting theme is
the possibilities OF the electric current,
which God has provided In nature,
another storehouse OF Gods goodness
which the nineteenth century opened
up. Who shall say that the time will
never come when farming shall be
done by electricity
What a wonderful provision God
has made for warming the soil. For
ages the Sun has been pouring us
floods of warmth upon the ground,
painting IL with enrapturing beauty,
filling the fields with seas Of gold,
making the birds To sing, the flowers
To exhale the most delicious fragrance,
and all nature To- abound with rich
provision for the varied wants OF
man. During the past year a bounti-
full Providence has once more blessed
us with large crops and great bust
ness prosperity" So says our hon
ored President, and as nation we sure
~ have every reason To he exceedingly
grateful, grateful for special blessings
which are many, and grateful for en-
during mercies such as those ] have
dwelt upon. Let us recognize in the
daily gift the goodness of the Giver,
and on this annual Thanksgiving
Day, let MS with grateful hearts render
thanks To- Him, who has filled the
earth with his goodness, and made
such ample provision for the wants
OF men. And now in the words OF
Nehemiah $50 your way, eat the fat
and drink the sweet, and send por-
tions unto them for whom nothing is
prepared; for this day Is holy unto
the Lord; neither be We sorry for the
! Joy of the Lord is your strength.