Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-28
AT ST. PAULS.
Rev. Charles =. Perkins Takes rcxt
FROM Blessing OF Moses.

Thonksgiving services were held at
st. Pauls church this moluing at 40
% clock. Appropriate music was REM
dered by the Cnolr. The rector, Kew
Charles r.. Perkins touk as MS text.
"The Eternal God lis thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting arms.
hc said I'm -art;
"The worus OF our text are taken
from the blessing of Moses upon the
twelve tribes OF israel They are not
only words of encouragement, but also
of the obligations resting pIon us. II
Is well to remind 0ui selves of the SIG
nihCance of this fact Thanksgiving
day affords most excellent oppoiiuh-
lily for this task
To-day as the one national religious
day We are called upon to render
thanks as a people for the blessings
that have been showered upon US dur-
ing the past year. Not only should we
render thanks day by day In our hNcs
OF uprightness and service for our te.-
low man, but we should also with our
lips express ln praise our gratitude 20
Him who sends His rain upon the Just
and the unjust, TO Him whose chill
dron We are.
I'VE recall that the idea of such
day among our people arose IN the DAY
of small things, Few were the ma
tcrial blessings and physical comforts
Of those days as compared with what
we arc privileged 90 enjoy. Al once
/ We ask ourselves Are We as grateful
as were our forefathers?' DO We
! value our national life with its count
less rcsponsibliues| For TO whom
much is given from him shall much
| be expected.
we do not boast. yet we thank God
for evidences Of His manifold gifts.
IL would take our allotted time this
morning 10 onumerate these Among
them we name q few: a land flowing
with milk and honey a nation al
peace with all the world and honorahly
so; benevolent ana charitable tnstltu-
tons for all sorts and conditions OF
men; an awakened social conscience,
a truly religious spirit that rests not
upon phrases, but seeks expression in
life.
You may expect me TO say some
thing about the stress ana anxiety Of
commercial life, / think that / have
a message Of cheer to give you in this
respect. We are talking OF a panic. LEI
us face the question fairly. Is there
a panic? What is the trouble. The
| answer must be, A few have betrayed
the confidence which has been repOsed
IN them Is this a pleasant thing
TO be thankful for? ] do not say that il
| Is. But / am persuaded that / can find
many things in the present stress for
which TO be most grateful, II is this
| Confidence had becomS general Every
/ body trusted everybody else This Is
ideal. But unfortunately all the body
| polite are not yet ideal. Dives Is still
| with us He has betrayed this conf
| dencc. He is largely responsible for
| an inflated condition of the market He
| sella5o unsuspectiug folk. Then comes
/ the crash. He hase the cash and IS
ready 10 relieve the condition. But.
poor soul that he u.s. he is ready with
| his colleagues to come to the body poll
| tics rescue. But how? At a premium
Nov, / will tell you wherein we
should be thankful. First OF all he
has taught the government "a lesson.
Now his imperial father. commonly
! known as our Uncle Sen, win so leEls-
late that when he takes advantage OF
| the people, he will have TO take his
| thrashing for his bad beavior. II must
result sooner or later In corporate sup
eryision. Every such business institu-
ton mass present a testified account OF
| its transactions TO the government
| With such measure our great mass
| Of law-abidlng and honest citizens win
| find relief from selfish and soulles.
| corporations. And the good will x
where Il should, to the greatest mum
| Der.
Eve thank God for His blessings up
on us; for a free press: for an educa-
tional system, for a representative gov
eminent We believe tina ne Eterna
God is our refuge and underneath are
the everlasting arms and He VIII bring
10 every child Of His what Is his right
ft may not come when and as We like
it. But as We stand by our posts and
act honestly by our fellows the dag
we long for VIII be FASTENED Then
and then only ran we realize the both
erhood of man and the fatherhood OF