Arizona republican., 1910-11-25
e SOUTH SIDE NEWS


 the Plymouth coliny in New England proclaimed a day of thanksgiving
 Hence that beautiful sentence in oul
 governors latest proclamation-"Or-
 iginating in the pious desire of our
 forefathers to make public acknowl- edgment of their faith in the over ruling and directing Providence of
 God, it has. in the course of time 1 grown to be one of our great na- tional holidays in which all our peo- pie, Of whatever religious antecedents or- beliefs, in whose hearts is found the spirit of thanksgiving, gladly par ticipate"
 Thus originating with our Pilgrim fathers. supported by the Revolution ary fathers in 17S4 when they gave thanks for the declaration of peace, and finally made permanent in 1863, by that great father of the union, Abraham Lincoln. we may we'll call it Our Fathers day May their spirit and wisdom, their piety and patriot ism, their manhood and hardihood never grow dim! May no effem- mate, ease-loving. ungrateful spirit ever so obscure the vision of the nation that we shall forget to give thanks for our heritage ofg reatness. fgodlness and generosity. He with | whom is ever the memory of these things shall never want the national spirit of thanksgiving. But, see yet more in the day. It is not only thus the true Forefathers' day. but it is also the Heavenly Fathers day. Without recognition of the Heavenly Father there can be no ! true Christian recognition of the fathers of our flesh and nation. As was said by one of old, We had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us. and We gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits. and live? For they verify for a few days chas- tened us as seemed good to them: but He for our profit, that We may 1 be partakers of his holiness.
 Here, then, in the purpose of Thanksgiving day. the remembrance of our fathers in the spirit of loyalty and patriotism, and the recognition of our Father God in the spirit of rev erence and awe, which is ever more the spirit of thanksgiving. The spirit of Thanksgiving is the spirit of discernment. It is an H. ! luminated spirit It hath eyes to see and ears to hear. It depends not on annual Thanksgiving orations for its impulse and Inspiration. It believes Mrs. Browning when she says "Earth's crammed with heaven. And every common bush afire with God:
 But only he who sees, takes off his shoes"
 And Arthur Ketchum was imbued with this spirit when he wrote his Thanksgiving" hymn: For morning sun and evening dew. For every bud that April knew, For storm and silence, gloom and light.
 And for the solemn stars at night; For fallow field and burdened byre. For roof-tree and the hearth-side fire;
 For everything that shines and sings For dear. familiar daily things For the friendly trees, and in the sky
 The white cloud squadrons sailing by;
 For hope that waits. for faith that
 dares.
 For patience that still smiles and bears,
 For love that fails not, nor with
 stands;
 For healing touch of children's
 hands,
 For happy labor. high intent, For all life's blessed sacrament. O Comrade of our nights and days Who giveth all things, take our praise!"
 So is the thankful spirit the spirit of observation and discernment, alert and sympathetic. He who sees not thinks not, for seeing is thinking and thinking is seeing; and he who thinks not thanks not, and he thanks not sees not The Chantacler put it quaintly but forcefully when he de- clared fn his oration that with pow CT to see. capacity to suffer. one may come to understand all things. In an insects death are hinted all disas- ters Through a knot-hole can be seen the sky and the marching stars"
 2. The spirit of thanksgiving is the spirit of appreciation.
 It isn't good form to be so proper that you can't be courteous. Who does a good turn is worthy of his mead or praise. Peter writes it into his epistle so tenderly and beautifully Finally" says he, be ye all of one mind, sympathetic, loving as breth ren. full of pity sincerely courteous" 4f .,f lie frft men leads up to true worship. God is spirit, and they that worship Him in the consciousness of the freedom of spirit and in the consciousness of the truths of the relationship. He that is not courteous to his brother whom he hath seen, how can he be courteous to God, whom he hath not seen?
 She had lost her purse, containing her card her address, pretty bit of perfumed lace. a hair-pin, two or three lefters. a postage stamp. and. remarkable to relate. one hundred and twenty dollars in currency. A poor little street Arab picked it up and returned it, taking the street car to her beautiful residence. She ap- preciate6 the deed, I can assure you. ! and was thankful in proportion to her appreciation. You are ar honest | little chap. I must say" said she. scrutinizing him closely. I'm thou sand times obliged to you, I am sure. And here's a dime to pay your car | fare"
 The expression of appreciation in the fern of courtesy is the first act in the great drama of courtship. Per petuai courtesy is the spring of eter- nal Kindness. Smother the spirit of | thanksgiving and you stop the flow of courtesy. make courtship and mar