The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-25
WORDS AND DEEDS
TO SHOW THANKS
Rev. A. ]. Moore Thinks Acts
Necessary to Prove Sim
certify of ThankfuIneSS.
ADDRESSES BIG MEETING
-Four City Churches Unite in Special
Services at the Tiff Method
list Church.

With representatives from four
churches present union Thanksgiving
services were held at the Tiff Method
list church. Ninth East and First South
/ streets, yesterday by the Tiff Meth
odist, the Phillips Congreg ational
church, the Liberty Park Methodist
church and the Emmanuel Baptist
church. the sermon being delivered by
the Rev. A. j. Moore OF the Liberty
Park Methodist church The Rev. r.
+. NieolS presided at the services.
Mr.. Moore took for his subject
What Shall l Render Unto the Lord
for All His Benefits TO Me-" in which
he outlined the blessings bestowed
upon the American people, as nation,
and told OF the many things that the
different classes Of the nation had 10
be thankful for, when their conditions
are compared 10 that of older times and
other countries.
In opening his sermon he spoke of
the three influences, without attempt
ing TO place them according TO great
ness, that brings about this national
observance, and the offering of thanks
10 the Lord.
in no other country in the world"
he declared. will you find this Observ-
ance and gratitude offered for the
blessings bestowed upon people by
1 just God. Even with our mother
country. known to be Christian ma
/ tiOn, il is said, il has only known two
such national holidays. one al the time
of the destruction of the Spanish Ar
mazda, and the other at the time OF the
recovery OF the Prince OF Wales from
I a serious illness.
The Influences.
I'm the influences bringing about
! this observance. the first is the proc
/ lamatiOns OF the rulers; the second is
/ the desire of the people TO see perpet-
uated an ancient and honOred custom
of a Christian nation established by the
colonial fathers. The ruler who would
forget TO issue the hafksgiving
proclamation would be subject 10 ma
tiOn wide censure with which the in
dignation expressed during the recent
agitation for the removal of the mot
10 In God We Trust from our money,
would be small in comparison.
THE third influence is the personal
desire that we all feel that thanks
should be offered for, riches and
blessings bestowed upon us.
Without regard 10 riches or power
~, health OF illness, numerous friends
or the suppOsition that the world has
fOrsaken US. 1 think l may safely say,
without fear Of contradiction, that
when we stop TO consider we all have
reasons TO be thankful. The soul with
nothing TO be thankful for does not
exist.
THE only danger that threatens us
in this observance is that we be in
clined TO enter tol much into the hOli-
day spirit, seeking amusement and pas
time. and entering too little into the
holy spirit that should prevail on this
occasion, TO show OMr appreciation Tor
the things that God has given US.
mo people are more blessed than
those OF our nation. How different are
the civil. Industrial. educational and
religious conditions in comparison with
those OF other countries.
Cause for Thanks.
''The pessimistic class will say that
our country is Overrun with graft. and
that there are no upright men among
the nations leaders. but when they but
stop to compare them with those OF
other lands the matter is presented in
another light. Compare the condition
of our WOrkingmen with those of 9TH
er countries and other times. and we
are given much TO be. thankful for in
dustrialiy.
Socially. if our condition is not all
that il could be-. il is at least Won
drOusly better than other days. High
er education is within the reach Of all
and where in all the world Will you
find such religious freedom as is
found in our own native land?
But our thanks should be expressed
with something more than words and
songs; the real true expression of graf
itude comes from the heart Not only
should we make this a day of thanks
giving, but the following year, year
of thanksgiving"
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