Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-29
THANKSGIVING IN
ALBUQUERQUE
CHURCHES
CONGREGATION
/. ATTENDS UNION SERVICE
Generous Contribution For
ChadU--Rey. w. T. Cook
Delivers Brilliant Sermon in
ST Johns Church.

THANKSGIVING was generally observ-
"a BY me churches Of Albuquerque
yesterday. Union service vas held al
i8.s co O'Clock in the First P~resbyre-
riau church. with an able sermon by
Rev J vs.. shaw, pastor of the Bap-
list church The congregation was a
large one and lis contribution to char
SIS. taken az This service each year
for The use 0f the Non-Sectafian
Benevolent society. vas generous.
In 81 Jolln's Church
In 81 Johns church Rev William
Fletcher Cook. the rector. delivered a
brilliant Thanksgiving sermon. Ia his
discourse Rev Mr. Cook spoke prin-
cipalIY on the theme ~ q national
Thanksgiving His text was Reyela-
uons Kill " give three hearty
thanks. . Lord God Almighty. be-
cause thou hast taken 10 thee thg
great power. and hast reigned Re
said
Thanksgiying. % the Almighty Faith
er b. the thought and duty Of the hour
For this We have assembled and lifted
o voices IN praise and prayers Mil
lions ~ people 10 our nation Join in
swelling the national IL deum: we
praise three. - God. We acknowledge
HAA"H AH wv HNHh III AAH NNA AA
doth worship thee. the Father ever
lasting. Heaven and earth are full II
thy glory"
The reasons for q national thanks
giving can NOT be given without re-
reatinR our written and unwriften his /
TORY aithout giving tablet on tab
el ~ product satisfies. without re-
counting eternal victories. human and
--uperhuman. From The time the first
aaH 80 .Hrr Hrm-Hw aagH r..m 4aA--H 60 Z
go today. when the eyes of ali the ma
tons lock on our almost bloOdless
battles with wonder and admiring
gratitude Jehovah has been with Us
a. with no nation under the sky. In
me discovery Of the continent. in the
Of the colonies. in the
achievement of Independence. in the
shaping o. the republic. iu the preser-
walton % the union. co. The work Or
civil liberty. in the throttiing Of tyran-
hate at our doors we see the
of God az plainly as Moses and
the children Of Israel saw IL in the
pillar n cloud by day and Of fire by
night W praise thee % God. that
hast taken 70 thee great power
and has reigned
We not only see q monument Of
mercy To us 10 the silvery moon
light in the golden sunlight. in the
air.. iu the sweet water, in the
fragrant flower. In the lovely carol Of
bird and brook. and the deep ~doxology
~ mountain n sea, but we have
heard thy praise Boz the rustic 81 the
tassei so the rattle of the reaper.
20 the rumble ~ water wheels. in the
froan - machinery IN The puff Of the
'ngine. IN the click Of the electricity.
% the chant Of invention. Ia the salu-
auons ~ science. and the song o. the
printing press Because Of Jehovah's
bounty 90 us in food. On raiment. in
friendship Ga hospitality. In protec-
in liberty, in worship, in love. in
ten thousand other ways. We
Mould breathe a deep prayer Of
TO God. I
Look al q national life a moment Z
England once planted a colony on a
shore. For a time she nour- Z
shed that colony. but in an hour
'hen she saw not her sacred trust that
.olony oravely achieved Us i%ndepeu-
Ience under b protection and help Z
II Almighty God .
Another tess came To- 1861. when {
was against Jackson. sheridan
vas against Johnson. Grant was ]
.gainst Lee. Lincoln was against Da- y
is the north Was against the south. Z
civilization Yves against another :
two armies borne up by the 7
and prayers of millions. con- .
each other with a heroism and
.etermluaiiun never before seen in any :
The battle ~ Lookout Noun I
1iu. ms brothers tell me- was fought D
the clouds. but above the NOV 2
uE lines ~ the blue and the gray y
we're The horsemen and fiery ehariots ,
4 God
Again when Tor years We saw 40 our !.
.oors "a defeuseless people tr0ddeu !
the offensive cruel foot OF I,
reed outrage had murderous OPP !
r@ession. the noble Christian charac- !
ar of our splendid civilization arose +,
s one man and under the personal !
uldance of Jehovah. in less than one !,
undred days. the bloody banner u \
wicked nation was Inundated in the j.
ust and the flag. whose red stands i
'r saf-racrince white for pure lib !,
rrf and blue with ifs stars stands p
'r fhe Establishment ~ that righte- /.