Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-24
THANKS RENDERED
BY HAPPY PEOPLE.
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Elder James E. TaImage the
Speaker at Tabernacle
Service Today.
SPLENDID MUSICAL NUMBERS
SPLENDID MUSICAL NUMBERS
L. G. Whitticr's Violin Selections n
Feature OF the Special Thanks
giving Exercises

The thanks of n happy and pros
porous people for tho manifold bless
ings of the past year were voiced this
forenoon in speech and dccptoncd orr
gan notes at Il special service in the
tabernacle Dr.. James T.. Talmage
was the speaker OF the occasion, while
Prof. j. j Mcclellan presided at the
organ.
Tho auditorium OF tho structure was
comfortably filed with All attentive nu-
diencc. many of whom were strangers
in the city. Or. Talmngcs speech was
delivered in his usual mastery style
and Prof. Mcclellan at the organ was
at his best.
An excellent rendition Of the pre-
ludc to "Lohensrin," from Wagner. by
Prof. Mcclellan opened the special
services. Invocation was offered by Ed
or David Mckenzie, Following which
Prof. Mcclellan rendered in his usual
pleasing style. the Communion in c."
by Batistc. AN Old Melody" arrang-
cd By the performer. and showing the
wonderful vo% iumana effect of the
great organ. was the next number Civ
en-. The audience was delighted with
this selection.
DR.. James q. Talmagc the speaker
OF the occasion, said:
DIR. JAMES e. TALMAGE.
Your presence here ON this occasion
iscvidenco of your appreciation of the
day and of the fact that you have
thanks in your hearts. The observance
Of such day as a national holiday Is
peculiar to our own nation. OF the
circumstances attending the origin OF
this observance. the establishment OF
the first general Thanksgiving day.
there Is little need for me TO speak at
length. AS all students of history
know. the observance dates back now
about two and half centuries. At
the time OF its establishment. the PHI
grim fathers. on the New England
coast, recognized full well the necessity
of giving thanks at all times unto TIE
Giver of good, but they considered 1t
well to set apart one day. at least on
which the thoughts OF men should more
particularly be led in this direction,
4 even as the Lord himself has set apart
one day in seven upon which we shall
devote ourselves more particularly to
Ills service. The institution thus he
gun has grown i'm favor until today
1t Is the rule for the chief magistrate
of the nation to announce by proclama-
ton day on which the people shall
be asked to think of aud consider that
for which they have most reason to
give thanks. 1t is a day following !.
sort o. stoclitaking. II you please. OF
our own individual conditions, and we
become, oIttimcs, surprised to
learn for how many things We
ought 10 give thanks. 1t Is quite the
habit and the custom of the care
less mind TO take things as they come
and not to count the blessings as we re-
Eai hnt To-,
on the part of man, IN his normal state
TO want to give thanks, The feeling
of devout thankfulness is nm element
of the feeling which prompts us to wor-
ship. and there Is an Unborn rcauire-
lnent and necessity OF nature that I'M
pels man TO worship. He stands rs
the greatest work of God on earth. OK
crcising the dominion lie has. received
by divine decree over all the inferior
beings Of earth, n monarch in very
truth. amongst mortal kind: and, new
crthcless. he is incomplete in his ma
turc. If while Occupying this position OF
proud supremacy he does not look up
ward and adore the things above and
Searn for that which Is beyond. 1t Is
not only for the material things of
earth that we should give thanks, but
for all those things which are blessings
unto us:4and the purpose OF thanksgiv-
I'M than for Tho nroise NJ no Doitr r.
whom such is offorcd mink yn,, In,
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our PRAYERS. by the same name. New
,,'., J! II human because 1t Is OF
.iNi,'e or's!n' tniS tendency nt man TO
,'aN an" 10 give thanks Blessed Is
man VINO mas thankfu'neSs IN his
neart. f'tlan,e. indeed the condition
~ MN VINO hnds NJ time to express
n's thanks' no strong desire to offrr
sncn. can to mind lesson tanght
~ the Teacher Of teachers, IN tho davE
l"no gone ny illustrating, believe,
the blessings Of thaukfulness.
A PARABLE,
] take occasion to read unto YOU tho
parable with which you are already
well acquainted, doubt not but which
may wen claim our attention for q
moment on THIS particular occasion.
said the Christ:
For the kingdom OF heaven Ia like
unto man that is an householder
which went out early in the morning
TO hire laborers into his vineyard.
"And when he had agreed with tho
laborcrs for a penny 4 day ho sent
them into his vineyard