Evening journal., 1910-11-17
Christian Endeavor
Society
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR TOPIC
FOR NOVEMBER 20.
How Does God Want to be Thanked.
Ps. 1O00s 1-5.
Thanksgiving Meeting)

tSs lUOO3 A-Os
THANKSGIVING Meeting)
Bible References. Selected by the
Rev. R. P. Anderson.
Ways of Thanking God-Exod. 1872;
Judg. SO; 1 Chron. 1880; Ps. So;
Ps. 1922, 1871, 42:4, 1913. 4, s6;S'
3:1-S; Jonah 2:9; Luke 2:2o; 1897
Acts 2:46. AZ; Eph. 5:19; Heb 13:lb;
Jas. 5:13. BY Testifying-Matt. 3; 16.
BY Unselfshness-Mat 6:4I, 4S. by
Loving Service-Matt. 5:4S, A., BY |
Care for the Poor-Exod- 2S;ll; PROV.
1921; 1917; Gal. 2:10.
For Daily Reading.
Monday. Nov. 14-Christs Example, |
Matt. 11:25-0.
Tuesday, Nov. 15-How Angels did
Wednesday. Nov. 16-when God
Wants II. Rom. 14;6-S, II; Mark S:6.
Thursday, Nov. 17-Sing, Happy
Hearts. Jas. 5:13; Heb. 13:12717.
Friday, Nov 1S-By Our Service.
Matt 10:7-S.
Saturday. Nov 1s-In Boldness.
Dan. 6:10-15.
Sunday, Nov. 20. Topic-How Does
God Want to be Thanked? Ps. 100:1-5.
Thanksgiving meeting)
Some Ways of Saying "Thank AOu."
Thanksgiving in Bible Times
Life has a spiritual meaning. fhe
things of earth always point to heaven.
So. when Jesus celebrated the Jewish
THANKSGIVING called the Feast Of Tab
ernacles John 7:2, 80, He looked
beyond the ceremonies of the occasion
to the spiritual truth which they fore
shadowed.
The custom at that time was to build
booths of branches on the fiat roofs
H. u ff,ar. Cad
tents the people lived for eight days
to remind them of the wanderings of
Israel in the desert. This week was
week of great gladness. IL was a
Thanksgiving" when the people
acknowledged the good things that
come from the hand of God. If they
thought only of material blessings,
Jesus saw spiritual meanings The
water from the pool of Sloan which
the priest poured out in the temple
court spoke to His heart Of the spiri-
tual water that followed Israel every
where and met the peoples need; and
the light that fell from the golden
candlestick awoke the thought, Il am
the light of the world" This is the
true thanksgiving spirit, which looks
beyond the temporal to the eternal.
Thanks in Service.
If man has done good to me, and
] can serve him in any way, how Gag
erly. If / am grateful, do / grasp the
opportunity, This is what Paul meant
when he said, "The love of Christ
constraineth me-" He burned with de-
sire to serve Christ
For this is the mystery. In serving
men we serve Christ. This is the mes
sage of Lowell's vision Of Sir Laun-
fall As the knight rode away to
search for the Holy Grail he saw a
leper at his gate and tossed him a
coin. Sir Launfal searched in many
lands. in vain. Old and broken, he re-
turned to his home. The leper still
sat at the gate, but this time the
knight did not toss him careless
gift. He had learned wisdom. He went
to the nearby stream, broke the Ice,
and. sharing his crust with the beg
gar. he found that the leper was the
Christ, and that his wooden bowl that
carried the water for the poor man
to drink was the Holy Cup Nothing
could be truer. In serving men VIC
serve Christ.
Thanks in Cheerfulness.
A person that is content never sulks
Sulkiness comes from discomfort AND
discomfort very easily arrives If We
look at "the other fellow" and his pos
sessions Therefore glorify your lot
No calling, no social position, is low
" in Gods sight A slave may be Godl
nobleman. and a prince may be sini
bondservant. One whose life SCENT
lowly. SAYS Dr. j. r. Miller, writes
Some Of my friends pity me for hav
ing to work in a factory. but fee
honored that God should call me e
work at something like my Master
earthly calling, and ] do not feel tina
polishing and packing watch-crystal
in my real mission in this world an,
more than carpentering was His" Thi
view keeps the mind sweet and cheer
.ful and fills every day with sweet in
cense.
The Thanksgiving Gift.
No gift is acceptable unless IN
heart goes with it. It is said that th
Iacedemonians. who we're poo
brought lean offerings to the gods
while the Athenians, who were ricf
brought fat cattle for their sacrifc'
yet the Lacedemonians always wer
victorious over the Athenians in wa
The Athenians therefore went to tn
oracle to inquire the reason. The
were told that while the Lacedemor
ians offered lean offerings they CAV
their hearts with them, while III
Athenians presented only their gift
God wants heartfelt thanks; nothin
else reaches heaven.
How Our Fathers Thanked God.
The Pilgrims stores had begun
fail. In April of the first year the
sowed their seed. but weeks of clou'
less skies made the earth dry as dui
and threatened to burn up the preciot
crops The Pilgrims met for praye
ri They met under sun that blazed In
merciless sky. For nine hours the
prayed, and at evening the clout
III came up and rain fell upon the thirst
earth. When the harvest had bee
gathered Governor William Bradtol