The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-24
DIR. NJ. E. Dodd breaches The
Sermon From Ephesians
v. 20,
Give Thanks Always For AL,
Things Unto God"
HIGHEST, HoLIEsr SERVICE.

the FRS; Presbyterian church this
morning were well attended. The
Rev. VI. y. Dodd. pastor OF the First
Baptist church, preached the annual
sermon. The opening invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. ~. NJ Vile
scckc. Of the German Evangelical
church: prggor was aid by tho Rev.
q. ID. Wyatt. Of the Tenth Street
Christian church: the scriptures were
read by the Rev. w. A. Fite. OF The
Frs; cssis;an church. another
prayer vas made by the Rev N. W.
Burwell, OF the First Presbyterian
church. and the benediction was pro-
nounoed by the Rev. W. j. Mccog,
presiding elder In the Methodist
church.
Mrs Acah Brazelton presided al
the organ. The collection was
divided between the Home OF the
Fricndlosv and tho Union Rescue
Nj zion.
Or. Dodd took as his text.
Epheslans V. 20: Give thanks al
ways for all things unto God In the
name OF our Lord, Jesus Christ.
lie said;
Thank and think have the same
substance OF their meaning from
the same root. without thinking
there can be no thanking. There
fore we are called together by proc
lamations from our chief execu-
tiyes.. the President OF these United
states and the Governor Of this
Commonwealth. TO think upon
things for which we are thankful.
To think means 20 contemplate and
that ~ con plus tcmplum or to-
gcther IN the temple. Certainly
this r. as IL should be. Together
In his temple We shall think upon
his favors--count our blessings one
by one. see what God hath done
then the thought giving will evoke
thanksgiving. and We trust thanks
living. n we are not thankful, ~
Is because we are not thoughtful.
The psalmist says. 1T Is good
thing to give thanks unto our God.
and specifies reasons for thanks
giving. but adds "a british man
knoweth not. neither doth n fool I'M
derstand this"
Thanksgiving Is the highest and
hottest service In which one can
engage. II Is "A sign OF noble char
acter and splendid training. The
Bible says. Praise Is comely." ItI
was this that engaged the holiest
moments OF Christ, and II Is this
In which the heavenly hosts delight.
The songs OF birds and all ami
mate things praise God for his con-
tinual mercies. Let us then blend
our human voices with those OF all
created things. bringing up the so
prano of that grand universal cho-
rus to him from whom all blessings
flow.
II Is also eminently betittlng that
this day should be set apart as
day OF national rest and thanksgiv-
ing. for God is the preserver OF all
nations as well as of individuals.
And above all nations ours has
much for which to be thankful.
While others have been rent asund-
or and yet others are being dis
tracted by war and revolution, no
impious foe has set foot on our
shores and no Internal strife has
torn us asunder.
Then, again. the very foundation
of our government is religious. yea
Christian, and this should constant
ly recur TO us and we should ferv-
emily pray that II may never be for
gotten. Let the hand of him who
would undermine this foundation
be blasted and withered forever.
On the dome of the new library
OF Congress at Washington are
painted symbols OF the various ma
lions. The Greeks are represented
by philosophy. the Italians by art,
etc. What Is our symbol? IL must
be the cross "Hoc signo vincit." by
this sign we conquer. Forget that.
neglect that, and we die. | do not
know how you feel about Il. but
there Is a profound impression in
my heart born OF much thought
upon this subject that in ancient
times was committed unto the Jews
the oracles OF God even so now is
committed unto the Anglo Saxon
peoples the mission of heralding the
message of life and salvation
through the crucifed one.
In the second place our text indi-
Gates when we are to give thanks
Always" A grateful heart must
be born and bred in us, born out OF
love and confidence In God. bred in
sunshine and shadow, prosperity
and adversely. Like curtain Of