Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-12-01
MANY ATTEND
UNION SERVICE
Collection of S26.75 Given
to the Home for Aged
Program Carried Out.
AT DANISH N. E. CHURCH
Rev. H. Bawden breaches
Sermon on "The Founda-
ton of Thanksgiving"
AT DANISH m. E. CHURCH

The annual Thanksgiving service
under the auspices of the six Protes-
tant churches in the Danish Metho-
dist Episcopal. church yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock was at
tended by one of the largest congre-
cations ever seen at a service held
by the combined churches of this
city. The church and Sunday school
room were crowded to the doors,
with more than four hundred pres
ent. The program as announced
was carried out.
Rev. William H. Bawden, pastor
of the First Baptist church. preach
ed the sermon for the occasion,
Rev. James H. Northrup. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, made
the opening prayer and Rev. William
2. Palmer, of Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, read from the
scripture. Rev Robert Schlotter, OF
Grace English Lutheran church,
read the Presidents proclamation
and Rev. Thure Ahlstedt, of the
Swedish Congregational church,
pronounced the benediction. Rev
G. w. Hanson, pastor of the Danish
M. e. church, was in charge and an
nounced the program. The Danish
M. u. choir was in charge OF the
musical program.
The donation, which amounted te
$26.75, was sent to the Home for
the Aged. The services In the other
churches throughout the city yester-
day morning were all well attended
Mr.. Bawden's Theme.
Mr.. Bawden took for his theme,
"The Foundation for Thanksgiving, "
speaking from the words of Psalm
| "a: 1-2: "The earth is the Lords,
and the fulness therefor; the world,
and they that dwell therein. For
He hath founded it,
| These words state either a stu
pendous truth, or the author there
of has proclaimed himself colossal
liar These are days of land-grab-
bing on large scale; yet here comes
one some thirty centuries ago and
calmly announces that all the land
belongs to somebody else. God,
then, is the great landlord; we are
simply sauatters. Holding perhaps
] legal title to our property, we are
ment through the rights of eminent
GOu IOuikAEo lI--~ll1 AltiNlS
lit, his claim is clear.
| What kind of q landlord has be
been? Certainly of the best, since
| he has so well stocked the earth that
| 1t has yielded for the needs of every
en-coming generation. Have we
been good tenants-not individually
but nationally, squatting upon that
| portion OF the earth we have claim
ed for our own? We have been
somewhat prodigal of natural re-
sources, but show evidence OF re-
turning sanity. But we, have been
less mindful of the will of the land
lord. who has had a purpose In
founding and peopleing the earth
He has deereed that righteousness
and truth, liberty and love, shall be
4 the portion of every caricature and
shall prevail upon earth. Herein
we have failed more than in the FIRST
regard.
The great landlord has blessed us
as he has blessed no other people In
history or on the face of tho earth
1 today. In material and worldly
wealth, In mental endowment anC
| equipment and in spiritual opr ortu
mites and blessings we stand forth
pre-eminent. But unto whom much
hath been given, much shall be re
quired. Fer ourselves, we need to
seek more his righteousness and
truth within our borders. Among
| the other nations of the earth, our
fellow tenants, we need to uphold
the same ideals, that everywhere on
earth among men Gods will may be
/ fully nd hta Ii, H.,
may fully come. Our reasons for be-
| ing thanksful lay upon us all the
grayest OF responsibilities.