The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-06
Rev. Harvey Dee Brown Declares
for a New Form Of Thanks
giving Day in Sermon
MEET IN SPIRIT t'F GRATITUDE
Minister Declares That No Special
Blessings are to Be the Cause of
Thanksgiving, But That People
Should Always be Thankful

The Rev. Harvey Dee Brown. pas
tor of the First Baptist church, shat
tered old idols of Thanksgiving day
on Thursday when he made the an
nual address at the union meeting
held under the auspices of the pro-
testant churches of the city at the
First Congrega tional church. In his
eloquent address Mr.. Brown made a
strong plea for an observance of the
day in new and better form, which
would include the caring for the poor
and the homeless, and the placing of
a little cheer into the homes Of those
who are without friends in the city.
He declared that Thanksgiving day
should not be day Of thanksgiving
for the blessings of a year, but that
it should come as general expression
of gratitude to God. Proclamations
of presidents and governors, he de-
clared. cannot instill gratitude in the
minds and hearts of the people, but
the people should remem Der that God
is always good, and that every day of
their lives should be one Of thanks
giving for this goodness
Mr.. Brown spoke from the text,
t'Love beareth all things, believeth all
things, hopeth all things: love never
falls
From this text he read a lesson Of
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God as portrayed in the hearts of
men, and declared that the widest
celebration of such a festival could
only come when the people showed a
permanent spirit Of gratitude. This
gratitude, he declared, should not be
for year or a season, for God was
always good. He declared that to
some people the season of the year
must bring sorrow, but even in sor-
row they could look back and remem-
Der that the sorrow was only sent to
better prove the love of the divine
spirit. He declared that no year was
so full of shadow lor sorrow that God
was not sending out his favors to all
men alike, and that eachs year gave
greater reasons for returning thanks.
In his sermon Mr.. Brown preached
on practical Thanksgiving. He de-
clared that he knew of hundreds of
families in Kenosha who are starving
for kind word, and that they were
on Thanksgiving day at their homes
attempting to recall the memories of
other days, and that their neglected
lives today were a contrast that
brought tears rather than smiles of
happiness and good cheer.
ITO most of u.s. he said, Thanks
giving is a day filled with memories
of the old home, and wei recall the
time when we gathered at the old
family table," This spirit should be
more apparent as the day comes
round, and the people Of Kenosha
should take upon themselves the
pleasant burden Of going into neg
lected homes and Offering that com
panionship and comradeship that
these people we're dying for.
He spoke of the movements that
have been made in the city for the
protection of the home against tne
saloon, and declared that these move
ments had been made necessary be-
cause the Christian people in the
city had failed to. extend the
hand of fellowship to the poor and
homeless strangers within curs gates
and make life more pleasant for them.
He declared that he was in favor of
any movement that would uplift the
home and make it more Of place Of
love.
The service was one of the most
successful ever held in the city and
more than hundred and fifty people
were in attendance. The Rev. E. t..
Farrill, pastor Of the church, presided
and special music was rendered by
the chorus choir Of the schurch. under
the direction Of Prof. w. E.. Hubbard.
A pleasing feature Of the service
was the reading of poem in which
thea first Thanksgiving day service
was described.
Special services in honor of Thanks
giving day were held at ST. Matthews
church where special musical pro-
gram was rendered and services con-
Quoted by the rector, the Rev. c. T..
Mallory.
Before the service at the Congre-
gational church the various organiza-
tons of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety in the city held short service
of devotion.
In the evening the members of
the Park avenue M. E. church enter
tanned at social in the parlors of the
new church.
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