The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30

There was very little outside OF the SER
vices at the various churches 10 mark the
observance of Thanksgiving IN Pawtuck-
ct The weather was most dehghtinl
with the bright sun tempering the rather
cold wind which came down from the
north Many family gatherings were held
IN all parts OF the city, and the morn
ing church services were all well at
tended.
The nolice had very little TO do and there
was but one fire alarm I'm the entire
q hours. that coming just before md
night for a chimney fire in the TO halon
cllb house on Broadway which was eN-
tinguished by the chemicals win practl-
cally no damage.
There was a union Thanksgiving SER
vice at the Thompson NJ. h. church. con
Quoted by Rev. William McCreery Inc
services were participated in by Rev. MT
Marsh Rev. &. c. Mitchell ana Kew
frank Rector. The governors proclamA-
lion was read by Rev. Frank GOODWIN
and the sermon was preached by Rev
Tsic Bindh OF the Smthheld Avenue Con
EDUCATIONAL church. He took for MS sun
ject THE National Blessedness. ana Ia
psrt h said
THE text has suggested three thoughts
Ir,ret the nature OF true national blessed
ness This is TO be found. not In vast ter
yitory. inexhaustible national resources
great military possibilities. ste put u
Tho moral and personal possessions or the
people That nation alone is DltsSeu
where spiritual possessions are the hlgh-
est and noblest.
SECONDLY the text AFFORDS a true ctl-
,erton OF national character. not the IN
eustrial and other statistics OF a people
showing marvellous material prosperity
can truly reveal the character or the peo-
pIe. This Is to be seen only In It's ideals
and aspirations.
American civilization Is revealed not
An it's vast industrialism or engineering
or architecture. but In It's literature us
s,oens its songs The ideals OF people
are the tests OF their civilization. II
Jehovah Is their God, IL divine truth is the
ideal n the bible is the guide. this affords
the real measure OF the blesscdness OF ou
land.
'.Thirdly. the text indicates the life OF
the individuals, true service for man
kind. Many seem 10 think that In order
so serve humanity they must meet great
emergencies. do great things. and thus
win great renown But the greatest ser
vice one can render our fellowmen Is TO
love that life that discloses the indweU-
ing Of God.
Jesus did very little in the line of
great achievements as such. lie at
tracted very little attention in His day,
and contemporaneous literature is silen,
are, rather than men who do, men who's
lives are a constant inspiration to thei
feilowmen, whose very presence reveals
God
''As the greatest blessing comes 10 tha
nation which has the noblest conceptions
OF the divine, so the greatest good for tina
nation is accomplished by that individua
whose life and character most truly reflect
the divine lie does most who Is most"
MAYOR HIGGINS At HOME
Mayor and Gov. -elect Higgins arrived
home on Wednesday evening, after an abb
tence OF two weeks, during which time he
visited New York. Washington and sew
eral other places near the latter city
While ne was away he was the guest of
the students of the Georgetown Law
school OF which he is a graduate, and the
reception which was given him there was
a most remarkable one. He also attended
the smoker of the Brown club In New
York last Monday evening. az which time
reception was rendered To former Presi-
dent E. Benjamin Andrews. and although
ne vas called upon to speak he answered
the requests with shake OF the head
lr is. however understood that later In
the year there is 10 be a banquet OF the
club, at which time Gov. Higgins. who
viii then have been inaugurated. will be
one of the three gubernatorial speakers
all having been elected this year, and all
being graduates or Brown university.
Mayor Higgins declined to do any talk
ing after his return Wednesday night. Aie
stated that not until after the state re-
turning board had made the official an
nouncement of the result would there be
made any announcement regarding the
makeup OF the stan or who would be
the executive secretary.
The mayor WAS looking in the best OF
health and TO the representative OF the
News-Democrst he said he never felt bet
ter in his life. He stated that he had been
away for a rest after the hard work az the
campaign, and although he had been on