The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-21
EXPLOITATION TO
SIMPLE LIVING
Rev. F. A. Simpkin Says There
Is Too Much Attention Paid
to Luxury.
THE OLD VOICE FORGOTTEN
Urges Return to Loftiness Of Service,
the Enthronement Of Manhood
and Character.

congregational church, which was
largely attended. the Rev T. A. Simp-
Kin preached last evening "a message
Of eXhortatiou 10 simplicity of life and
aitruism Of motive Ia our American
citizenship. Mr. simpkia said in part:
Thanksgiving comes this year in a
robe touched with gray, The brilliant
raiment OF festa1 sladness shat has
marked the national festival for a long
series Of years as somewhat quieter.
anu with spirits "a Din out or tune We
CO. &c 20 keep the feast
II period OF prosperity unparalleled
IN the story OF living mas been expert
enced In our America, plenty mas been
spun into luxury, the great democracy
has been garbed i'm purple az rne proc
esses ~ our agricultural and indus
trial life have created wealth in tFe-
lnendOus mass, making our policies and
lrfluenee abroad great and successful
THE year has been crowned with the
goodness OF God. Gods promise that
while the earth remained 'seed-time
ava harvest, summer and winter. should
not cease, has again been redeemed.
ana harvest home OF gladness rings
from ocean 10 ocean as the bumper
crop or our history Is garuered.
with bursting barlS and elevators
plehtys horn o'erfloWing with store of
orchard and field. with wealth embar-
RAISING ia plentitude from mine mill
ana SmeiIer with human ingenuity and
invention more daring and successful
AtiAA ever VI iAA all ktt means OF lie
ana luxury, comfort and satisfaction in
rich prOfuSion about our doors, we
should be happy.
Gods Country.
add TO these things the fact that we
are living in Gods country with
schools and colleges, churches and hos
pitfalls and all the places OF pity. We
have vast army OF men and women
fighting disease and misery successful
~, while our prophets and teachers
Dress and periodicals. NTGFInTm the
pei OF noble living
we live in a time when principle is
meaning more than party when tue
human brotherhood passes TO Its prac-
tlcal stage, and the faces of men are
being turned toward the common joy
and service, when the quiet assurance
is felt that common. human rights are
not tradition. but a living mass. NOV
ing 10 freedom through the encrust-
ments of the years.
The limitation OF public dishonesty I
and the arrest OF predatory privilege
are evident and the truth is once again /
seen that the hope OF a democracy lies Z
rather in che common honesty and I
beauty OF personality and service than /
IN the dwelling power of socialism.
Despite present tendencies and ma /
terial wellbeing in the land. one feels I
in the atmosphere Of the festival a 4
chilling note. There is a faded spiris I
about as. A discomfort that Is not yet 4
noble.
tleness Of circumstance and that great /
ness Of character. faith and life that /
marked the first Thanksgiving. IL was /
notable feast, that stin possesses its /
prophecy and significance. Men were
struggling 10 realize one OF the ages I
greatest dTeams-clvl and religious /
liberty simple happiness Of life. out
Of deprivation and contest, scant re- /
ward and slight progress, men were /
glad for that which made existence and /
service possible, that they might build 4
the foundations of a great common
wealth NrnOEa heart =nnTfE ha La D
the mart of opportunity. They kept /
their Thanksgiving, and went on 10
build, 10 give their life 10 tomorrow
which should meet mems dreams, salts
fled 10 live simply, work unselfishly I
ana bless posterity.
Lave Of Lsxury.
And. citizens Of America, when from
the soul Of our nation there dies the
thought OF that little company sense
OF q definite relation and obligation 10
God and His plan for wider service and /
happiness 90 men. IN that hour there
shall be writ on all the marble glory
and bronze entablaIure of our rich civ
llization IchabOd for verify the glory
shall he departed, and all the glittering
mechanism OF our power lie broken on
times scrap heap.
'roo much our lives have been given
over 10 love OF luxury, 10 the mania
Tor pleasure and glare thar Is rObbiug
homes and souls OF their simplicity and
peace. The wants of home and person
have been feverishly multiplied. Debt
is coming 10 be an American curse. be- /
cause thc toilcr is permitted credit that
should be awarded only 10 cOmpeIen- /
Cies making more pow erful the appeal
IL luxury. Living Is come 20 be bur
den rather Than a quiet happiness for
multltudes. The fret and burden, the
desire 20 enjoy beyond ONES means. ]
arr killing the home quiet and sweet
4less the old ideals that have made
nation Incompatible in strength, honor
and intelligent patriotism.
Many have lost the American vision.
The luxury and materialistic strain of
lie the CONSEQUENT lowering OF public
standards OF morality. The carelessness
of the character element I'm the choice
of legislator and administrator, the
vast influx OF life ignorant OF our ideal,
And allen 10 our spirit. counting Amer
Ca worthy only because OF its nate
rial oppOrtunity-these are all ele-
ments and marks OF our loss.
The False Lights.
''rhe new voice in our nationalism is
largely the old voice we have forgot
ten The old American vision was one
that found America the leader and serV-
ant Of the world. The American, one
Tor whom honor and service. help and
brotherhood, were the vital things
'"nhe vision OF a nation, whose lives
should drink with equal freedom al
develop personally 10 the highest for
service. one of Americas greatest gifts
10 the time has been personality. In
the mad time behind US too much has
been forgotten the element OF person
ality, save Tor satisfaction and possess
sion. And over against the false lights
II socialism. with It's leVeling pro-
gram. need 20 be set the burning lights
Of lives whose consumption in the fer
VOr OF highest development and widest
service shall work in our past history
the uplift OF an the nations life. Let
ms come back 20 simplicity OF life and
laftiness OF service. TO the enthrOne-
ment of manhood ana character. and
the rebuilding Of the home, with AN
its sacred pOtentialties for the bless F.
ING Of America and The World-