Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-03
Union Thanksgiving Services.

tremely pleasant thought to all Chris
ian citizens, that throughout this land |
today, there is public recognition OF
the supremacy of Almighty God. BY |
the Chief Magistrate who has issued |
the proclamation under which we are
assembled, as we'll as by the lowliest
citizens OF our Republic, the divine
element in our national life is empha-
sized, and by our best people God -
acknowledged as governing in the
rea'm OF providence and of grace.
The disturbing elements OF Continen-
tai Europe with communistic and an.
archical doctriues-m who clamor
for liberty which would leave US
without 40 altar, a family or home,
are forcihly reminded that we have
religious sentiment in the United
States which guards alike, the family,
the Preside, and The Temple, and
although the great principles of NOR
Atty are secured, yet is left I'M
touched the great birthright Of all
eu--l,berty of conscience
The speaker dwelt at length on the
nature and duty Of gratitude, 'We
cannot be- properly thankful for our
blessings without the recognition Of
the Divine personality. tits manifest
~ idle TO talk OF being thankful TO
| law, thankful ~ nature, thankful 70
force Gratitude is nothing but an emp
" misuomet unless rendered To some
intelligent being, and those whose
| God is but nature, or law, or force,
have no place ia their theology for
Thanksg living, and so they utterly rule
out one OF the sweetest aud most de-
| ightful emotions of the human heart.
We may well be sorry for them"
IN his treatment of the text, 1.-The
| lines have fallen unto me In pleasant
| places, yea have goodly heritage,
Mr. Bond dwelt at length on The ply
steal features OF the hand closing an
interesting description of many won
deriul scenes with the words, What
ever beauty invites the eye upon the
plains Of italy, or on Alpine heights,
is found in rich profusion here.
We have heritage of free insti.
buttons Civil and religious liberty Is
the natural birth-right OF the human
being, aud that right is here enjoyed
TO greater extent and with fewer ex
ceptions than In any uetton upon the
earth y
he spoke OF our Public Schools as
being the palladium Of our liberties
and one of the most necessary sale
guards for the preservation OF the
republic, AS well as being the admira-
tiou OF all christian nations
I'VE have the heritage OF true
church, a church built not upon ira
dition but upon the foundation OF the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ,
himself, being the Chief Corner
Stone
our heritage comprises among other
elements the thrift and prosperity
that accompany our type of religion.
New England was the nursery, and
puritanism the spirit that pervades
this great country The one humid
red souls who came IN the Mayaower
brought to our shores the church and
the new civil government
In closing, MIR. Bond spoke of the
American Thanksgiving day, it's his
tory and significance.
at is the Americans Harvest Home,
1T has become Ia our day the fami-
~ festival sacred to ties Of kindred
aud associations OF home.
1--WE should be thankful that God
has fashioned these earthly circles as
types OF the heavenly
Each, too, should be thankful for
the peaceful condition of thy land,
Even though we have just passed
through the agitation Of an important
political campaign, now the conflict is
over the whole nation bows at the
sovereign Will OF ltS people ana says,
Judge w II Tan shall be the Presi-
dent, not of faction, but OF all the
population Of shis great republic for
the coming four years,
after referring TO our exemption
from sweeping calamties, our bouut-
tul harvest, the development OF the
civic conscience, the progress OF the
temperance reform, e,c., the speaker
emphasized the duty OF remembering
Gods greatest gift to earth aud urged
the congregation TO say with Paul,
Thanks be unto God for His uu-
speakable gift.
At Trinity Chursh.
On Thanksgiving day Rev, NJ, Chase