The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

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things? 10 who shall we offer
praise? There is but One and that
One our bountiful and loving Heaven
~ Father. But we cannot thank Him
with the lips only these must be
thanks doing, thanksgiving and
thanks giving. La other words, our
thanksgiving must be practical In
gratitude was shown by the nine lep-
ers whom our Lord mad cleanSed, while
only one re urned to thank Him. We
must return to Him. AS a nation we
must tiud more and more our mission
to the nations Of the earth and do our
full share OF the w,rd's work for the
betterment of mankind. It Is remark
able and prophetical too, that Samuel
r. Smith who wrote the noble words
of our national hymn, NY country
tbs of thee, also wrote, I" The morn
ing light is breaking; that great
hymn Of foreign missions. And BY
this fact are not we called as nation
to send out he light Of Gods truth
aod freedom, as We have it, to the
world :? This is to me the best way we
have OF expressing our national graft.
tude to God
To be true Thanksgiving it must be
continuous. 1t is not thanksgiving
to sit down at a family dinner A
spasm of thanks is not thanksgiving
That which dies never lived with the
life Of Gtd's eternity No, we must
throughout this year, BY our consider
alton OF others, our sacrifice, our god
illness. express our praise. We must
render still greater service as churches;
we must have larger prayer meetings,
batter Sunday observance, more pleas
ure in Gods house than OUT of il
whether in automobiles or on foot.
G I'D must be first We Christians are
the salt of the earth, and we must
give firth our effective saltiness. De-
probation of spiritual life means fair
ure of national lie. Let Kipling's
Recessional Hymn ever ring in our
ears :" Lest we forget, lest we forget. .
Ny duty as b minister of the Gospel
lies in calling your attention TO this.
Like Job who called his people to
gether to sacrifice to God: like King
David who spoke 10 all his people con-
corning God as the giver OF all, when
they assembled to make their gifts for
the temple, point to God as the On
to whom to give effective and contin-
uous practical thanksgiving. Like the
old man who planted a tree, the fruit
yOf which he would never enjoy, but
which Others would parbake of. We
must remember God 5 goodness ia be
ing good to others.
2. INDIVIDUAL THANKSGIVING. -
" What shall / render Z =, After all. a
we are IS Individuals s, the nation j.
made. Grateful inaivi iua,s make
grateful nation. Here we reach TIL
very heartof the matter. Why t. lkef
thing specifically. Icannob afford /
waste time. in such way. Reaa
book then get 10 The heart Of il
think of a subject, then get to tn
heart of IL speak VI thanksgiving, ge
to its heart. The basis then Of tru
thanksgiving is found in the tex
" Thanks be TO God for His unspeaka
BILE gift" Unless a man thanks e.,
for Christ as bis personal Saviour, b
cannot thauk God 40 all. The grea
EST offense against God IL un6elit
in His Son Jesus ChrisO. Then no
Gin 1t stand 10 reason that an exprp
sion Of Glanks will be acceptable, whe
at the same time tile heart is rebe
lious against God. 0 mark till
everything begins at tile cross Ther
is no other ;, arting point for any VI
tue or work of grac David aske
!" What shall | render?" and n
quickly answered himself, II will TAX