The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-22
REASONS WHY WORLD
SHOULD GIVE THANKS
"ParsOn' Simpkin and His
Flock Are Filled With Deep
Gratitude.
BENEFlCENCES OF GOD
QUITE WITHOUT NUMBER
Year Has Been Free From HOr-
rifying Events and Dire
Calamity.

The congregation at Phillips church
sunday evening anticipated the Thanks.
giving day i'm a Joyous service Of praisc
and tho pastor, Rev. l.. \. Simpkiu,
preached a message in keeping with the
service. Special anthems were rendered
by the choir. In preaching upon The
Duty Of Thanksgiving, Mr.. Simpkln
said i'm part:
The beautiful national custom Of set
ting aside n day OF prayer and thanks
giving Is iar more than pcrtunCtory
custom In the he of America. II Is an
character OF free people, a mark that
denies the accidental barbarsms OF our
social life as being the key 10 our char-
actCr as a nation.
Lincoln's act OF 1868. which opened the
way for a congressional dedication OF tho
day TO the purposes OF prayer and thanks
giving was not by far the least of his
beneficial services TO America
II is well for a nation to remember In
stntcd periods it's God and the high ideals
Ithat touch Its life. and lay n under debt
OF service. Far removed bs the day when
we shall fail fully TO recognize the provi
dental leading and the wOndUous car" of
our God and King.
And surely this Thanksgiving is one
which should melt each heart TO graft
tudo as the year Is reviewed. Perhaps
the tears that answer the smoke iron,
the Cherry coal pit may mar the pano-
rama OF a year Of national happiness and
of farm and mine. OF river and lake OF
mountain and plain, are too near TO be
forgotten.
\ year Of prosperity and advance. un-
Shdduwcd by many CalamiticS. unSCourg"d
by diseases. one i'm which the great, deer
conscience has spoken clearly and COM
mon human rights have moro deeply
beddcd appeals 10 all Americans Tor graft
tudc.
The stir OF moral forces. tho advance
OF sobricty. the shifting Of ontrenchcd and
vicious monopoly. are all causes ioi
thanksgiving
And as through the Ndc-w world window
one secs the young lifc Of Turkey, Per-
sia and India marching n the music that
led the men OF 1916 10 their achievement
Tor us. and I'm the places Of tyranny and
ahSolutism We gee released the dynamic
liberty to lead men on to the life OF
freedom and brotherhood, We should bc
raising songs of praise To the great
Father OF all men. The race moves ON u
find It's common destiny
The nation cannot. however. keep IFS
Thanksgiving i'm one day. unless there
be with the busy drive OF all tho days
tho current of n grateful spirit 10 To-
member that lifc is not all Sordid and
commerce. not all Vulpino that noblenoSS
Is found in every market place and beau
tiful unSclhshness i'm thc worlds hard
est spots: that God Is after all, not very
far away from MS; that His great heart
beat more and moro IS fclt through thf
mass of life; that He has a purpose &c
bring To pass. and that We ar" more oI
less humbIy working it's accomplishment
md this will ennoblr us and set on ouI
lips a bit Of thankful melody. This is
n cause for our Thanksgiving moro press
ing than burst ting barns and material sue
cess And for 1t let us sing and live
a grateful song.