The Glenwood post., 1906-12-01
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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country, government and people.
The nation that was born in tragedy,
though still in its youth, is today
marvel of prosperous and peaceful de-
velopment 1t is fitting then that
we raise hymn of praise to the good
Providence that gave us such a her
itage. Yet we dare not forget those
days of blood and deprivation through
which our forefathers passed to vic
tory.
use and know
This our fathers bought for US long
and long ago.
We are another people today, 30
changed that our own grandfathe1s
.7ould not recognize us. Onr prob.
lem is not the winning of nation but
the perfecting of a nation. Prosperity
has been thrust upon us. unparalleled,
unheard of, more than we need and
greater than we can gracefully han
die, Progress is not alone material.
! but moral. TO greater step toward
the front could be imagined than
that taken in the bounding to the
cover of the wolves of graft in the
last year or two. We are not angels,
however. but men and women with
charge to keep. Let us remember
how hard it is for a rich man to enter
into the Kingdom of Heaven. Praise
is elevating, but boasting is degrad-
ing. Humbly then let us raise to
God the petition,
'If. drunk with sight of power,
we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee
in ave.
Such boastings as the Gentiles use
or lesser breeds without the
Lord God of Hosts. be with us vet;
Lest we forget, lest we forget
=. The common blessings of life
are ours-food, shelter and home
Every good gift and every perfect
boon is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights and these
everyday things of life are certainly
good gifts. Most of us are sons
aud daughters Of the great middle
class. 1t is a blessing to be neither
rich nor poor, to be able to go to
rest at night, thanking our Heavenly
Father for the blessings of labor re-
xpa lad "a Of
much of real want; but let us not fail
to observe that, in the very midst of
this the most fruitful year in our his
tory, and almost under the shadow of
the shining dome of our national cap
itol, are hard working men and
women, without evil habits, who, by
economic conditions, are prevented
from earning enough to pay Doth their
tent and the food hill. This strange
mixture of prosperity. poverty and
debt is flashed upon our very faces
today.
We are thankful for home. The
return of the great home. coming fes,
tival turns our minds back to other
occasions, when we returned to the
old home. and father and mother were
there, and in the momentary silence
in the midst of rejoicing we hear ia.
theirs quavering voice as he thanks
the Lord that 1.-The children" have
all been brought home again. But
the thought will intrude of that other
home coming when one more was
present.
There is no flock, however watch
ed and tended.
But one dead lamb is there;
There is no tireside, howsoe er de-
Tended
But has one vacant chair. -
3. What we may class as natural
blessings are to be found all around
us. These are the good things of ma.
ture; the world which God has given
for our using Since "'the earth is
the Lord 9 and the fullness thereof"
and since ''the sea is his and he made
it, and his hands formed the dry
land then let US praise Him for the
product of field and forest, and noun.
tains and sea. We owe no less thanks
for the inspiration of nature, the
things that lift us up toward God.
Thank heaven there is no monopoly
on the stars, and beautiful scenery,
and fresh air and sunshine. The
poor man in the city streets may get
more out of the rich mans flower
garden than the owner himself who ia
so busy that he never has time to look
at it, In Colorado God has lavished
upon us the very best Of His treasure
store. and the whole world comes to
us to enjoy with us these benefits.
Therefore today let us shnut with the