The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-27

A wcll-attended and impressive union
Thanksgiving service was held Thurs
day morning at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, corner OF Second
South and Second East street. The ser
vice was participated in by the tirst
Presbyterian church, the FIRST MeChoiI
dist church, the First Congregational
church. the Emmanuel Baptist church,
md the Central Christian church. n
strong sermon was preached by the hoF,
Albert Buxton. Ph. D., pastor of the
Central Christian church. In part nc
said:
This day, Of all tho year. is a dag Of
rlsdness. From the headlonG hurry OF
pressing care. we pause for tDe rCStlui
ieisure OF a glad breath-lor the quiet
Congciousness that we are g!ad; we
deepen that gladness by It's simple rec
wo arc happy, our happiness finds Gener-
Gus Increase. with each bead that we
dovoutly count IN telling our rosary OF
blessings, We mount from JOY 10 higher
joy While we number the gifts. the
reminiscent beads slip fast through chal-
lenging fingers. until despalring TO tell
the whole tally, We drop the bowilderins
score,
Our tables arc full for the feast and no
skeleton is there. We place ready chair
FOR each feaster, and then still another:
guest Mt our board, Wifely virtue and
childish CLEO and grace TO the fircs'de.
and those fresdes. secure from foe. and
radiant with friends, perfect the felicity
OF our domestic peace, Health and love
lock hands to guard our gateway, and
faith. with fairy. wand, transforms the
humblest homes into palaces Of unsung
splendoT.
Summer, with It's warm breath OF har-
vest, has fingered Ike q reluctant lover,
loath TO bid Inst adieu, and the elastic
step Of first frost announces winter, with
It's prophecy of rest. We have reluc-
tently closed our rebelllous windows. and
through them the memory of autumn's
glory stlll salute our eyes, We arc
slow 20 har our portals close, for we
welcome the mountain ozone, even yet
bearing a. faint trace OF perfume for
invigoration for each Quickened breath.
that distends the lungs with the buoy
uncy OF a newborn babe.
But ours is a higher delight than the
qualification OF the senses, or even the
complacency OF safety. We rejoice that
We are men; that the glory Of hin and
field and sky are not alone servants OF
our too appreciative senses. but also. and
more truly. ministers to our upbuilding;
OF our soul o'ereap widest plain. out
measure loft!est mountain and climb be-
yond the highest sky, into the recognl-
tion that ''over the stars there is rest
Glad as we are today, our emotion IS
not alone gladnoss-even OF purest source.
Ours is not self-poised Joy. We. are
bat our gladness bursts the bounds OF
self and streams In mighty current Of
recognition toward our God, who has
made us to rejoice. We are more than
glad-we are thankful, He who holds
the years In HIS hands has made the
whole past year for us ono continued
gift. and hung it high upon a colossal
Christmas tree and like eager children
we pause today, to view the precious
glitter. Our Maker looked on that which
He has made. and saw that il was
good" Then He tuned our ears to hear,
FURNISHED our eyes TO sec, and taught
our hearts 10 know. not the gifts alone.
but the Giver as we'll. 80 give thanks
unto Jehovah, for He is good; for His
mercy endureth forever
This, then, is Thanksgiving day-hut
not for our private calendar BY official
proclamation, our governor has called
all Utah from its homes TO !ts sacred
halls; the president has summoned all the
citizens OF these United States into their
temples of praise and the hallowed Gus
tom Of nigh three CENTRES has bldden a
never allen offspring. though eXiled from
American soil, on this holiday and holy day
Of their nation. to make those still loyal
American hearts temples of gratitude
for our common veal and our common
wealth, This is more than thanksgiv-
ing day-more than the Thanksgiving day
OF all the year. II is the Thanksgiving
day OF greater Amerlca-an unsurveyed
realm wide as the limits OF faithful, and
grateful and reminiscent Americanism.
This, then, shall be the fit theme OF