Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-11-29
A Laynan s Thanksgiving

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Irs. Praise God from whom all
dressings flow. Although il may
seem. AT times. as If c,ou,IS oi>cur,d
all knowledge or radiation of III"
DiNin Presence. and Doubt had well
nigh mastered the human soul. it re-
puircs but Il careful review Of His
goodness and mercy shown SD oft
in life : tolSolne journey. to give as
suran,r' of Il rift in every cloud and a
constant cause for thankfulncSS that
the hope a good and true life may
lead to Il glorious immortality. Il glad
meeting beyond the clouds. where
III" ycarning aspirations of our inner
nature find expression in that model
invocation. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done earth a. it is in hca-
ven.
Thanksgiving is day that is of So
cred memory to the family circle. 1t
isa period of home-gathcring. of con-
graduation. of festivity and mirth.
Though occasionally there may be Il
vacant chair, we may find consolation
in the fact that other dear ones have
been spared from the pitfalls that en-
viron life and the many unseen dam
gers that besct the pathway of every
living creature as passing on. happily
unconscious of impending danger.
Regarding this earth-plane as the
sphere of preparation for a higher
and better life, it seems to us priv
ilege to remain as long here as the
Creator wills, in order to attain the
highest possible development for the
life beyond. 1t would be, indeed, be
an incomprehelsible destiny. an unin-
telligible manifestation of Divine
Power to justify the belief that all the
sum OF human understanding, all the
knowledge and power acquired by
long and patient endeavor, all the
virtues and graces developed and
strengthened by rigid conscientious
discipline, that all the talents be-
slowed by the Advise Father that
have increased many fold in this life.
should be lost in that to come. 1t it
indeed be loss, from a finite point
of view, to admit the conclusion that
the development of this life, the
knowledge acquired of a better life.
the discoveries in science, of prof.
cheney in all branches of mental (souD
development, should be buried with
the body; if indeed, as we are taught
to believe. man is a free moral agent
a responsible being, endowed by his
Creator with capacity for expan-
sion guided to knowledge of right
and wrong by an infallible conscience.
what other view is tenable than that
well-dOing merits and receives a Just
reward for the acts done in the body?
What higher motive for true and
good life, what greater incentive for
acquiring knowledge. what better ad-
mOnitiOn for the exercise of charity.
philanthropy and brotherly love could
be found than in the steadfast belief
that in this world we are gathering
germs of character, in the ordinary
walks of life, that will not be lost,
but become truly treasures laid up in
heaven?
This belief does not conflict with
the orthodox doctrine of Present and
Future life, but we think supplements
its scope and adds to its attractive
ness. At least, that is our object in
presenting this brief sermon on this
gladstone holiday week.
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