Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-25
TuANKs IN WORD AND DEED

The Rev. Reynold T. bi46ht, -.
the Fellowship, also made u SHUT "0u4 SSS'
saying, in part; ...s,,, ,,,,r-
..Thanksgiving day serves useful puT-
nose in irnpressing upon our minus lle a.
vantage of a spirit OF gratitude Inc oiu
a1lsror1 Of grace before meat has untortu-
nately gone out of fashion and we thluh
IittIs more of life's blessing than the peasls
thar rerIsh. 1t is wonder that IAdAAS-
,{f.fr- 5av-a holy day of praise and prayer
To our falhers-has become a day OF glut-
tony and frivolity. The real sishlllcaace NM
and religious meaning Of the day mas p9e l9
lost and in the minds OF TINS genel dtlot
7,hanlysgiying day is synonymous with tul-
kew and football The gifts OF pfosperl'y, ,
Hbartv love and life come too easily "
MS and we do not appreciate them rms
festival should remind that we are ue-
nendent upon the bounty of providence IoF
the blessings enjoy and that we are ~
der a duty which should be 10 US a Pi,r7
lege and JOY. 10 reHuel I'i1HN' "
and in deed" ,, ~ hold
In the Church OF the Messiah was helu 1
the union service of the chulches Oh tIte
southwestern part Of the city, the Iel
stanley Ross Fisher, pastor of the churcn,
conducting the service, the sermon peins
preached by the Rev. J. l.. Male III MS
sermon the Rev. Mr.. Male SAID: ,,..
,yVa give thanks for the abiding soidlty
oF moral government. Under the qulcksand
devices of human selfishness are thG sr"iitS3 ~
fo,ndations OF righteous principles 10
these the heart of the common people -
trua and splendid proportion OF our leau
ership is on lines that are cIeaL anu anu i,at atL
"Abraham Lincoln said; we know W. W.
God thinks of the common people peoaU9S
Ira ,nada so many OF them. The martyr
president kept very close to the common iL',
neonle' and was thereby able TO leHu men
through the greatest war OF the cehtu' ~ ~
80 Ijbarata, four millions OF bondsmen an"
IN boid this nation to Its unity lts com
stitution and its laws
TRIBUTE TO Los ANGELES
The REV, Edward Nelander, pastor OF the
Anglican Luthern chuIcH ~ l,,nt.5 NC aI his
giving service which ne eonug ~" ,raoaCiI
church yesterday morning palu g,"11I ,n
f1Iufa to Los Angeles In MS sermon o'
Thanksgiving day he sald' ,. Goa p,at
Nor will we forget 10 thahh ,''i,ott+, 1ou ~,
,ra live in Los Angeles, city Of prosperity
c,+., Of tremendous growth, city OF unsul
nassed climate, city of natural ptdu'S 80
more to be desired than the glowing le'ut f ''S
,,F rha census euumeraturi more tuaH ~
ti--t., of sl,vscrapers, are the FORCES 'ha'
,1oIra for righteousness in our beloved guy
0I1l lives are indeed cast in pleasant pIacg9
and it behooyes us TO keep oui yay 70
from denominations that bar tne May.dei Wy
+,roo-rsss like the red dragon that GudiuoN
The gates OF the Hespirades.' -.,.. ,,,,,ed
The churches OF East Los AhBeleS 49,.
I'm one service held in the Secohu r'esnS
tI,ian CHURCH. The Rev. G. V. CoWah' pas
tor Of the Methodist church was the
preacher for the occasion. lie sPohe 9n ''-0
suhiact "Fret Not Thyself' lie sdIu ~
"9Hc of the divinest secrets of happy
lifa is the art OF extracting sweetness ou1
Of every circumstance, The haOil oI ,S 1ooH'
on the bright side OF IRE Is W. tbosa
thousand pounds year. There are ,,,Iass tnoss
,,bo take to gloom as an owl 70 da'Rnea , 20
Tbey would rather nurse misery .lnra tnan
cherish Joy. on the other hand ot,arys ynTys
are those Who find Joy and beauty even oor,.
,6ora Tovfulncss is everywhere com
me9dcd as a christian duty" ,,.,-,,,
the churches Of thg Westlake hgroG GIsu,G'
met I'm the Westlake Presbyter'an churcn'
Of which the Rev. w" D. Lanus Is pas
In Bowie Heights the churches Of ina, ,bo
section Joined lu a union service at t"'
Methodist church on "Wednesday eNeN'"s'