Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-28
OUR CAUSES FOR
GIVING THANKS
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Paao. on WAY True Americans
Should Give Thanks trpsa the text.
In e*esything give shamks. for this
is the gill II God in Christ Jesus
Concerning soa" u Thess S:lsI
Near . nameless G1lalean Village
Christ was met by ten l~pers. who
With their hands over their mouths.
called tn Christ froEn q distance fos
merry and healing, Christ said un.
TO them. Co show yourselves nto
the priests And IL eame TO pass that
A. they sent. they we're eleanseA ="
One nf them. u Samaritan. when be-
sAw that he waa healed. taFned haek,
and witA a loud voice glOrifIed God.
and gave thanks 10 Christ.
The resi- vent their way in the full
! enbnynaemt uf health. making Ut ~,
! precision II gratitude so their bensr
! factor On" In trn gave thanks |
J have wondered II the master has nta
l.4-n thanked tv SHOUT th.. same pro
portion lioW many will respond IN
the presidents call fot national
thanksgi> Ing next Thursday: Posi-
hI> boa an many IA "a" In ten.
All creation worshtps God except
fallen. sinful mAn. Comparatively
few recognize the claims OF an all
wise aud merciful God upon human
lives.
The man who recognizes the claims
lot God upon bis life. is the man
ah0m God honoFs with n large plact'
In the history of human achiey"
ment Nine out Of ten ascribe thei:
success to their own good luck. They
belong 10 the great crowd 81 men
who are thoughtless selfish and 'm
duh spiritually to appreciate III"
h"ntvnlence Of mercy 1T the giver o
all good.
Some q We are debtors only Ia
nature. and instead of Jehovah thev
have enthroncd the sylvan God. Pan
~ Greek mythology Pan was I'll
God IT the pastures, the forests AMI
the flockx. He inhabited tho hillA
and with trtrihl" voice inspired III"
'Gl"eks In hattie. "vrrruled field anil
forest and the dcS'lnies ri men.
tucuu>cioUrly tn" man who thin
more uf his cattle and fields than b.
docs IT God. Il rtlli w~urShippinR at
the shrine "f Pan
Whrnrarr religion IL DEGRADED d
mclr hero Worship the march Of pa
&I"&A ceases
To belong To The great cxpandin@
Angie Saxon race, now only In TIN
morning Of It's y0uthfulncas and pow
ct. Is great reason for thanksgiving
unto God. Onr political genius has
effort to combine national strength
with personal freedom IN being tried
In this republic on a scale more ri
gantic than ever before. and govern
ment Of the people. by the people
and for the people Is such a crown
Ing success. that We are envicd >,
all the other nations Of the world.
We stand for peace at home ana
abroad. and true brotherhood amor
the nations, Our interest in the int.
lcctual life Is great and growing
There are those disposed to deer,
everything American. II makes NJ
sick to hear these people who have
been to Europe come home talking
with a foreign accent. and spring for
cien customs. and talking of Don
light on castles by the sea, as If W
had little here worth considering
Remembering the youth of our nati0'
We have every reason 10 he prone
OF the progress made In American
literature. We have produced man
hooks of high worth that have w',n
world audience.
Popular education has been one ~
III" foundation stones of our He from
the beginning. Our moral III" !
growing gradually better and ronscl
encc counts for O thu" money
Our fathers founded the country Il
the name OF religious freedom, am
y amidst our prosperity, W" hava III
forge item the claims of God and TN
IHlig'ru for our churches arc Ernel
ouS'% supported, We also find rev
son for thanksgiving and encourage
men' in the gains the wo'ki"@ class
cs nave made in wealth. wisdom
and ha,'o ness. Never wtr> pcnpl
so beautifully fed. 50 well h1rscd Al
clothed as now. Let us watch that lu>
{ ury does not weaken sturdy virtue
that produced 1t, That power doe
not make us drunk with pride an
tempt us to be careless of the right
OF others.
In everything give thanks: f.
this Is the will of God ~concernin
YOU
A Year of Blood.
The year 1903 will long be remen