The farmer and mechanic., 1906-11-27
Thoughts on the Recurrence Of Thanksgiving


wno PsaImist sold: 1T is a good
.H- TO give thanks unto the Lord.
T." T'nE praises unto the name Gi
most Hi2h.' lie said, in another
....': Il VIII bless the Lord at al.
.H.~. his praise shall continually be
j.. MY mouth" IN another place, as
.ummun.ng with himself. he said:
.#"+ the Lord. . my soul and for
n"t all his benefits And. as, if
#"te an argument. he mentions
a pf the great blessings for which
unrta! should he grateful, remind
~ himself that God forgiTeth mi
l.t0s. h"aloth dizc3&as rcdeeIueth
from destruction. cro"ncth man
.GH loving Kindness ana tender mcr-
and sati@Goth his mouth with
..tl things 50 that his youth is re-
...nd like the eagles.
Il "c could tax" tn" time to think
"e would bn a.stoniShcd at the vast
..subnr Of blessings GOD heStoWs upOE
... notwithstanding. healing. re
seeming. croWning with tender mer-
,""s. and satisfying the mouth with
.ue good things. But We do not think.
We are in such a hurry to get, W
HAY" no time 10 enjoy, nor can we give
amy time to contemplation of the
.tc# love and tender care of our
GlsEcDIy Father.
81 is l.. pity that mon have 70 hurry
t.rough life. as they do. This world
ta@ made for US to live in. and We
ought 70 stay here as long as we can,
Hnd keep young all the time. There
is no need Of ones getting restless
md impatient ana weary Of life. Ana
d" one will. if he properly appreciates
tN" blessings which Heaven bestOWs.
and tries to live right. It is the soul
out Of harmony with its maker that
crows respondent and tires of life. He
that walks in the light and has fell
IoWShip with God, is the happiest Of
beings, for he has that consciousness
which Paul experienced, when he
said: For me to live is Christ" The
.ng good in life, and nothing to be
3hankful fOr-iS to be pitied, for he
IS in the darkness; and, look where
he Will, he can see no light He can
no. say, IF this tabernacle were dis
solved | have a building of Coda
Louise not made with hands, for, to
him there comes no vision of future
life. He cannot find God. And be
cause he cannot, he says there is 40
God!'
Yes; this is a beautiful world: but
no more beautiful than bountiful. 1t
contains everything which infinite wis
Uom and love could devise, for the
pleasure and Well-being of creatures,
made in the image of God, for a pur-
pose of his glory.
How ungrateful that mortal who
has no praises in his heart for the
God of creation, redemption and
preservation. How unlike the angelic
hosts who cast their glittcr1ng crowns
at the feet of God, are those beings
whose Thanksgiving songs are never
heard! How benighted that people,
i'm ncathon lands. who, knowing not
cod, Worship stocks and stones, and
INTO whose lives there comes no sum
shine Of hope beyond this life.
blessed Gospel, When we see what
It has accomplished, and, by faith an
ticipate its future and final conqucsts.
We cannot wonder the angels should
lave said 10 the shepherds: "BcholG,
I bring you good tidings of great JOY,
which shall be unto all peOple!' And
when we remember what that gospel
has done for us, indiVidualIy. we can
but cXClaim in the language of Peter:
blessed be the God and Father of
or Lord Jesus Christ who hath be
gotten us unto a lively hope " : 20
an inheritance that is incorruptible,
Undefled and that fadeth net away.
Peter he'd great deal to be Thank
fuI for; but no more than every other
person for whom Christ suffered and
died. and aSCended up on high to be
como the Advocate with thc Fath r.
MI mon, every where, may turn their
eyes toward Calvary and rejoice that
Jesus Christ. by the grace of God,
i2sted death for every man: and who.
SocVcr viii may be saved by simply
believing that He is the Christ-tho
son Of Cod.
While all nations may rejoice be
cause of life, health and prosperity
We. in this land of political, civil and
religious liberty, have blessings for
rutjons and peoples have not. Ours
= q Christian nation in the sense that
VI" recognize God as the CREATOR re-
d"omer and prcserVer of all men
That we believe in Jesus Christ as tlc
seed of the woman. who. God said
.H"uId bruise Satan's mead; and in thr
Holy GhoSt-tho Comforter. whom
thri~t sent in the name of the Father
to be light, guide and an inspira-
jon to every soul.
-, l,,-,.
itE'S history. was there ever more for
which to offer thanksgiving, to our
tI"@v"nly Father. We are not only
Great nation. in stretch Of territory
and OF a rapidly increasing pOpula-
tH'n. but in natura! resources, the like
of which our forefathers never
dreamed, Great in art, science. inNen-
ton and constant Improvement. Great
i'm war, great in peace, great in every
tnj"% that tends TO make a country
PHOSPHORUS and happy In short, We
have more for which to be thankful
rhun any Of the other nations of the
.atth--bacause We have the best form
nf government. the most liberal insti-
tu-f"ns and the happiest people.
Th" first Thanksgiving in America
was in Plymouth. after the first har-
vest in the new world. The people,
i'm the very beginning Of the settle
m"nt Of this country. set the good eN-
"up'n OF publicly offering thanksglN-
ing to the God of the harvest. for the
ln4uifold prOvidences and blessings
"Hrch crowned their first years la
i'm thcn President Of the United
States, issued the first national
whanI,sgivine proclamation. In many
"f the territories public thankssiVings
we're celebrated before and during the
revolution. But no national day was
observed until 1895.
Prior to 184f North Carolina had
s.t apart no day for general thanks