Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-26
interesting Thanksgiving Sermon
Preached by Rev. E. |.
Goshen.
FEEL SENSE OF GRATITUDE.
Tangled Threads of Humanity VIII be
Woven Into Loyal National Life
Gift oil Good Things


there Is greater destiny ahead for
this country. and said that the tangled
threads ot humanity will be woven
into loyal national lfo The speaker
said in part
The English people have thoiT har-
Vest home, the Scotch their Hal
lowc'on; the old Romans sacrificed In
honor Of Ceres; the Greek had their
festival of praise ia Denotes; tho Hc-
brews had the feast OF tabernaclcs,
and we have our Thanksgiving and
the instinct prompting their use Is the
same An men who are worthy the
name feel grateful for life and It's
blessings. They know that they have
not made these things, but that they
are gifts and in proportion as men
are worthy they delight in returning
thanks 10 Him who Is the Author and
Giyor Of all. But none of US can be
adequately thankful unless we know
the great things in history that have
conspirtd TO make US what We are
as people and this Is precautionary
the time to gather the reasons for ma
tlonal ana individual Thanksgiving.
When We study with any adequate de
gree of appreciation the story Of our
nations history, when we see It's true
place IN the great world-plan. and
when we realize how events far back
IN the misty past were working to-
wards this nations birth and growth,
two things are born within us.
SENSE or GRATITUDE.
"a renewed sense of gratitude. aud
a tremendous feeling Of responsibility.
How marvellous has been the nation
growth As music from a few coarse
sounds has blossomed into aym-
phon OF Wagner or n sonata Of Han
del; as painting has passed from crude
and inelegant c0lors 20 Madonnas and
frcscoes $50 the handful OF Pilgrims
that landed on the bleak coasts of
New England has waXcd great, and
become a mighty people. And he who
seeks the philosophy of history finds
In the remote past certain events that
foreshadowcd and made possible tho
birth of democracy and liberty. and if
he have an opon vision he will say:
these are the events that wrought into
| laws and institutions VIII determine
the destiny Of the coming empire Of
the world. Tie must read history with
his eyes shut who docs not see In
Of Almighty God preparing the way
for this nation, and finally leading IL
forth 20 It's sublime task and mission.
After the classic days OF Greece
and Rome, when darkness dwelt where
once was light, when the candle of
liberty was iiickering In its socket---the
Goths ana the Nandals were sweeping
northern Europe Savage crude, bar.
barian horles they were. what part
can they play in the world drama but
the part Of violence and destruction
But they wore taught the great prin-
ciples Of Gods universal law and
from them came the power that made
England and America famous, ana the
nineteenth century the greatest IN the
worlds history. Touched by the magic
wand of right breathed upon by uni
vorsal love, and barbarian blood be-
came the seed ground for the future
greatness Of the world.
In the world story the fifteenth
century holds an important place. Out
Of It came the printing press that was
to undermine superstition, and destroy
bigOtry. Angelo opened the heaven OF
classic art. Savonarola relighted the
fires OF liberty.
THE ANCIENT WORLD.
THE thought OF the ancient world
encouraged men 60 think, and the cul.
ture of ancient Greece began again 10
live. The old world looked TO the new.
and great hope was born. And the
sixteenth century dawned, century
marked with literary genius, and de-
yastating wars out of the struggle be-
tween France and England came the
supreme fact that Anglo-Saxon blood
and Anslo-Saxon brain were TO rule the
western world. But the fact meant that
IL struggling colonies were 10 contest
with the greatest nation of the world
for the right to build a temple Of Free
dom with liberty's nag uufured above
II, And what contest Il was: suffer.
ing was everywhere; prlvation led the
van, gaunt hunger reared her skeleton
form, death stalked through the streets,
and rivers were red with blood. Buf.
feted across seas and over continents.
despised by every monarch of the earth,
liberty dropped her tired wings and
nestled lovingly and forever at home
In America
GOD MOVES IN HISTORY.
when we find France unable 10
stamp her ideas upon us as a people.
when We find Spain unable to win foot
hold here; when we find the ideas of
Richelleu or the Jesults unable TO de-
termine the policies OF this land. let us
learn that God moves In history. and
that He guided the forces that were 10
found on these free shores govern
ment that was To- bespeak liberty and
freedom. and that Is yet to write the
story Of brotherhood into the enduring
fabric OF the world-How sublime our
mis- afn
10000 square miles OF territory and
100000 souls have come under our
care And whether We like II or not IL
brings us face TO face with tremendous
responsibilities. Not with the sword,
the cannon, or the bayonet Will We rule
these people, bat with the school, the
hospital, the court and the church And
may we see to IT that the skeleton
hand of superstition never dares to
throttle their liberties but that they be
taught the universal principles OF liber-
~, equality, humanity. This Thanks
giving period finds us a world power:
ana for ii we thank the God OF nations
for we believe that lie has meant this
nation 90 lead the world on to brother
hood, To- self government and to the
final emancipation ot every child OF
earth.
Let us remember today that our
country was founded upon the princl-
pie Of Gods moral law Let Us remem-
Der that It's mighty progress has been
under the influence OF those principles
And let us know beyond every doubt
that when these principles have been
violated that our nation has a tremen-
dous price,
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RECTOR PERKINS ADDRESS.