The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-25

THE THANKSGIVING
SERMON
righteousness Exalteth a
Nation" is Text of Ad-
dress by DR.. Wizard. :

Taking for his text righteousness
Exalteth Nation" Rev. H. B. Wizard.
OF the First Congregational church,
delivered the Thanksgiving sermon
at the union meeting held in the
Methodist church yesterday morning.
The Introductory thought was this
While We have every reason to be
grateful for the material harvests and
glad that the predictions of disaster
which preceded the harvest, have
proven false. our greatest source OF
thanksgiving today is in the harvest
of manhood that recent events
through our country have revealed
to us.
First, the trend OF the years
events tends to show US that right
cousness is at the heart and in the
purpose of the majority of our peo-
pie, that until We are sure with Abra-
ham Lincoln, we can trust the
people. No great disaster has threat
ened our country, but there has
arisen the men and a mighty army
of them to meet it and turn it aside.
This is proven in the recent election.
However disappointing it may have
been to you. my political brother. We
have every reason 10 be thankful
that the recent so-called landslides
in the political world prove deter
mination en- the part Of the majority
to ,lefeat evil and 10 establish good
The elections in Ohio, while thew
o-erthrev one political party. was
not so much the expression of po-
lirical Issue as il was the expression
Of a people who knew that they had
in Governor Harmon a man who had
been tried and whom they knew
stands for righteousness in govern
ment.
The election of Woodrow Wilson.
a college president of New Jersey, as
governor Of that state. was the ex-
preston of the people of a confidence
in him as an apostle Of right think
ing and right living and one whom
they knew 10 be sincere in his fight
for righteousness in politics.
We in Wenatchee have every rea-
son to be thankful that our schools
are abreast with the churches so far
as their work goes that in establish
ing the thought in the minds of their
pupils. that in sport of study, that
character is the ideal toward which
to strive.
One of the finest illustrations
proving the position taken. is the
magnificent fight being waged by
the united manhood of business men
and churches in fighting evil in the
metropolis of our state. And the
above events arc driving home to the
evil-minded the great truth that
wrong and oppression shall not be
the law of action in this land of ours.
And this in no way takes the credit
from our Elder Brother, Jesus OF
Nazareth. but rather proves to us
that he is still the great living force
which is moving the nations of the
world toward righteousness. Slight
~ changing the wording of the Bat
tlefield of the Republic" let us make
it read, AS he lived to make men
holy. let us live to make men free.
for our God is marching on
We. of the churches have the Ut
most reason for gratitude to God
that he is raising up outside of the
church membership SO strong body
Of men to join US in the truest and
highest brotherhood to which We can
aspire, that righteousness may pre-
vail in government and home alike
and that the kingdom of our living
master may be established in this.
our beloved land.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by the united choirs OF the