The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-26
rHr MARION DAILY MrRRoR, FRIDAY NO vEMBER 2s 1904

thanks for all. materlol and spiritual
blessings Many people are blinded
with the idea that we are giving
thanks once each year on Thanks
giving day for the blessings of the
past year. This should not be true,
for In all observance of this day,
each year we should attempt to raise
the standard and make IL the key Of
o. thankful spirit which should DOM
mate throughout the year.
In history day of thanksgiving is
cftcn recorded. The Good Queen
Bess, In England, ordered day Of
praise and Thanksgiving when IL was
learned that the Spanish Armada had
been destroyed in the storm of the
high sea and that England was saved
from o. great peril. The first Thanks
giving was observed in America
when Governor Bradford ordered
such day among the Purtans in
Massachusetts, and, although there is
no record of any service in con-
nection with the observance It is pre-
sumed that such q dcvout band of
people would naturally have some
s,avices during the week of Thanks
giving, which was held. The first
day of national importance observed
os q Thanksgiving day was ordered
by President Washington at the time
when the constitution was made.
President Buchanan later in 1860
asked that the people gather and
give thanks and pray that the union
might be preserved. President Lin
coin asked for q Thanksgiving day
and since that time IL has been Gus
1s.Vr oh
cut the United States, the president
selecting the day upon which the OBJ
sorvancc shall be held in the dis
trict of Columbia and in all terri
tories and the proclamations of the
separate governors making the day
one to be observed In the states. This
nation Is great In its observance of
such "a day, and IL is a high credit TO
the nation that all of the people will
gather for worship.
Rev Mr. Bates STATED that he
would not burden his hearers by stat
f,tics to show that America Is also
rrcat in IT'S material resources and in
territory. This Is undlsputed. Amer
ica is becoming greater each day.
America Is great in education, great
| in the culture of the people. Tlore
was "A time when the common school
| education might well suffice but this
day has passed. The High school ed
ucatiun Is necessary today ana us
| benefits are not sufficient for men
WHO aim TO be leaders. THE man
who expects to bo q leader OF men
today must have the common school,
the High school and the college edu-
,ntion and in addition the technical
education.
America is great in morals and in
national REFORM" declared the min
! istcr." We hear 50 much about graft
Iand we think that the world is going
entirely To the bad and that every
thing is wrong. We read about the
eraft in Pittsburg and shudder. we
must remember, however, that in the
carly DAYS of American history when
Wnshington's army vas at Valley
Forge and the men were freezing in
the cold without food shelter or
clothing, a good part of the money
which was at hand was going into
the pockets OF the paymasters'
| which ought To have gone to assist
these men i'm their heroic struggle
I'Nhcre can we find such II case OF de-
| 4 ruvity tOday?' i
The standard of morals Is high IN
America. where might we iind O
woman in good stgpding or indeed
any man who could remain in society
who would use such vile language os
cid Queen Elizabeth OF England but
a few years ago?
In bringing his remarks to a close
Rcv. Mr.. Bates spoke eloqucnuy oi
the advance along moral lines III
America. America Is great and mer
land women should be thankful The
2 dyance has been remarkable ahu
Erever before was the word so good
despite the unpleasantries which OF
ten are brought to our attention.
Rev. IL. c. Berger, of the Evansel'
Iical church pronounced the words ol
Jcnediction at the close of the serv'
ice.