The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-29
OUR BLESSINGS
TO BE MAGNlFIED
Home. Business cilissnsblp and the
Church Were Fonr Mentioned BY
Rev. c. c. conner in His
Thanksgiving address

"WtfsHEt
Thanksgiving Address
union Thanksgiving services were held
At the baptist church lass evening, which
were participated "a hy che pastors Of
the various ehurchss. The sermon was
delivered by thc Rev. c. c. Conner 81 the
univcpallsi church, lie said that he
would not Try 20 euamefate our bless,
lnes, but would mention a few which
We have in our power 60 magnify
home, business, citizenship and church.
llo spoke ol them a. follows
!. Home s frat. We should be
thankful for ID, and should see thai the
foundations arr arm under II, and that
tie walls are secure about Il. and
that AL is wholesome within. Love Tor
Il ought 20 bring and build all necessary
60 H. The homc Is the nursery oi the
state. Il il The spring that feeds the
stream 81 life Il foofe the board from
which the body ggts ia nouushmentl
the altar at which the heart receives lts
Inspiration. aud thr tokens of that love
With which We live. Here the character
of chiidren Is developed Here fathers
aud mothers should have responsibility
and authority and power Here q hus.
mpd should h. the companion Of bis
wife Here the family should have about
them what i The counterpart Of their
tasics aud what reflects the image oi
their joy. Here should be welcome 70
friends. and the social hour should have
no poison for the heart, but sweetness
and cheer filled with wholesomeness
Here should b. books which re.embody
the souls Of the wise and good. whose
presence Is like that Of the living. who
always speak 10 IA AZ their best and
Just when We most want them, and ad.
wise our word and deed to our genera
tion.
2. Occupation is one among our chief
blessings. II IL blessing in perpetual
process of being hcstowed. II i given
In ihc act oi receiving il. Il Is sort
oi daily saerament which men take. In
Eden man was 20 dress and keep the
garden Of his happiness. lie was %
labor. Idlencas and sin were, and are, his
curse. Thofns and thistles, which ap.
pear IN the picture Of the ancient nor.
aiist. are the result Of mans not doing
what he ought Labor reileems the felds
from them, and the sweat Of his face Is
rewarded BY bread which he rclishes.
In business. man seeks and finds he
earthly destiny. He determines the com.
forts with which h. and his family shall
be surrounded, and largely the good be
shall do toward his fellows. In business
man develops character. eapability, skill
which have their intrinsic value for the
world.
Everyone that Il able 10 work-and
the most are abie-eh0uld thank God
and do his duty. The man who shirks
or a dishonest. or cheats, or u not true
loses the good chance and appropriate
by short siahtcdness what bccomcs bar.
rier 10 The very snecess he coyets.
3. The Offices 81 citizenship are n
the wide ways where men are put N
large relations with the community and
state and nation. They are at once PRIV
ileees Of place and opportunities Of ser
vice. They connect AL mems abilities
and occupations and trades in one great
life and veal
Politicians have brought odium upor
their name. but statesmen have don'
much to redeem Il. Those that are after
spoils anywhere. in high place or hum
bic. are met with distrust, and theii
ambitions should be denied them; those
that will identify themselves with th'
public good and take Office for its uses
10 the community or state, deserve Oh,
honors which their fellow-citizens ars
glad to confer according to ability ant
aptitude.
4. The church Is a browning blessing
Of community. II gathers up the truth
! Of an Our homes and merges them int
the one all.inclusive truth OF our heav
enly Fathers house, The Christ whom
/ IL declares brings all diversities into uni
ty. and gives communities peace ane
comfort above what they ask OF think
II Is redemptiye Of the individuaA and 9
the world through the individual. Il
proelaims the principle Of self'saerifie
| inc love which carries or infnses gooc
everywhere.
A man Is benefited by the church, ever
lii he does not enter its gates. iiii
life is safer, bis property Is more valu
able. his business is more befriended, tht
npighbors at his side are kinder, OH
opportunities are surer and ampler, be
cause of the church in his city or town.
But the best it offers and is, ne may
not have and enjoy without he enters i
and knows its life. its communions, it
spirit, and its purpose. There Is some
1 thing for men to gain in these matters
snirifual. "The hill Of Zion yields I
/ thousand sweets There are realms Z
The soul accessible to the citizens o
Garth. There are apartments Of lif'
which religion discovers for us, and Il
which we may learn and cultivate posi-
bilities and experience intense joys; bu
until We learn them and enter upor
them. they shall be vacant and joyles
for us. All men are not yet friendl!
or lust to their souls. We are comm.
short Of what our heavenly Fathe