Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-02

/ sendest rain into the little valleys
thereof thou makest it soft with the
/ drops of rain, and blessest the in
crease of il.
s"Thou erownest the year with thy
/ goodness, and thy clouds drop fatnes /.
'.They shall drop down upon the
dwellings of the wilderness; and tbs
little hills shall rejoice on every side.
''The folds shall be full of sheep;
the valleys also shall stand so thick
with corn that they shall laugh and
sing" -
Reports come to US now of crops sur
passing expectatins. 1t is so almost
every year. After all the anxiety is
over. Thanksgiving Day rolls around
with barns full of produce and hearts
full Of praise. God sees to it7that the
world is filed with provisions of. fruit,
grain, vegetables, fish and flesh.
Jesus. when on earth, saw to IL that
the hungering multitudes were filled.
1t is on account of this abundandt
provision that we meet togethersin
Gods house to praise His sbounty.
The President and the States Cover
nors do we'll to call the people, all the
people, to prayer and praise But all
do not respond. { Why?E For two rea-
sons; some do not realize 1.-THE duty
and JOY of thanksgiving; others have
so little to suggest gratitude. To
each of these classes we have an obli-
cation. To those who possess much
but have mo gratitude, We owe it
to do as st. Andrew and bringsthem
to the Giver of good and perfect
gifts. These persons need Jesus
Christ. To the other class we owe
the duty--of investigating theS cause
of their poverty. This is aSquestion
which will not down 80" Why have
we so much poverty in the midst of
plenty?" Can we imagine any one
hungering amidst the five thousand
fed by Christ? Never; He saw to it
that all were filled; every man, woman
and child. On the same analogy can
we imagine any one hungering while
God is multiplying the harvests of the
world? All, Imagination is mot need
ed. 1t is a cold fact that tens of
thousands of worthy persons today are
suffering, cold and hunger. s.Unde-
served poverty in the United ST. tes.
Think of it. 1t is such a conspicy )us
fact that thughtful men are fast form
ing the opinion that poverty ssnot al
ways an indiv dual fault 'or M for
tune. 1t is rather the crime Of So
ciety. God is abundantly supplying;
man is clogging the channels of dis
tribution. sS%As - ,-. - 50
Let US submit this problem to, our
patriotism. Today is one of those
great national festivals on which pa
triotism should reach its high-water
mark. Let US be patriots, thanking
God for the great achievements Of Il
let US pray that we may emulate them
in deeds of heroism. And what is
true heroism? Not sthe shooting of
foreigners, simply because they had
the misfortune of being born outside
of the United States. No, true
patriotism consists in building up |
our own country. Gods Bible gives
us tn picture of time when "every
man shall dwell safely under his own
vine and fig tree. andE none shall
make them afraid" micah, 4:4.)
This is the goal toward which every
patriot should strive. -
prejudice under FOOT, and 90 forward /
valiantly to eliminate poverty and
let every man, woman andlchild enjoy
the bounty which God Fsends them.
No country seems so we'll adapted { to
such righteous achievement as the
United States. Let every gpatriotic
American. q therefore, fadoptI. the
motto, "Our country to lead in es-
tablishing Gods kingdom of univer-
sal peace, plenty and prosperity.