Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-12-06
THANKSGIVING DAY
IN GRANTS PASS.

thanks for the bounty that had been
theirs, and at many homes family
groups gathered about the laden
board where the Drowned and steam
ing turkey was the center of attrac-
ton.
At1O:30 O'Clock the Bethany Pres
byterian church was filled with
great congregation that had gather
ed to give thanks unto the Lord and
to feast the soul before partaking of
the feast for the material body.
/ Rev. |. H. Teel. pastor of the
Christian church, had been selected
to address the union meeting, and he
took as his text the 18th verse of the
S1st Psalm, and his topic Some
Good Things God Has Laid Up For
Them That Fear Him" In part, Mr..
Tee's address was as follows:
When requested by my brother
ministers to deliver the Thanksgiv-
ing address, ! soon found in my
preparation that ] was literally em-
barassed by the great amount Of ma
terial at hand From every quarter
of our great nation comes report OF
peace and prosperity While a COM
bination of circumstances causes the
nations of Europe to sound the clar-
ion and beat the war drums, and
thousands of her sturdy sons are
marching in battle array to the dead
ly conflict, we have been spared and
our sons and daughters have touched
the fertile fields, rich mines and OPP
Grated the machinery in our factor
les and brought forth wealth such as
has never been equaled in either
quantity or quality. Industry intel
ligently applied to natural resources
4 has produced abundantly and the
cornucopia is full of good things.
AS a nation, we are rich, yes rich
beyond the dreams of avarice. The
marvellous production and accumula
tion Of wealth in the recent years is
but a suggestion of the future.
God has not failed to provide; ma
ture is not niggardly; there is no
lack OF opportunity SO far as re-
sources are concerned. 1t only needs
continued industry intelligently ap-
piled, and soon the human mind will
be unable to comprehend the vast
amount OF material blessings. We
are rich and becoming richer The
net gain of wealth per day is be-
tween 13 and II millions of dollars.
If we were to accumulate wealth only
one half as fast until 1910, We would
find ourselves, according to Dr.
Josiah Strong, as rich in material
things as the United States in 1907
plus the wealth of France in 1900,
plus all the wealth of the German
Empire, plus all the wealth or Great
Britain and Ireland, plus all the
wealth of Canada, plus all the wealth
of New Zealand and Australia, plus
au the wealth of India, plus all the
wealth of all the British colonies of
Jan the world. Such wealth is not
only amazing, but under present con
dtions it is absolutely appalling
Yet, while the nation is rich and
growing richer poverty afaicts the
people. Authorities tell us we have
.1O,0OO.OOO individuals who actually
suffer from want. Conditions are
abnormal when barefoot childlen i'm
1.-THE wealthiest cities of the world go
at night with basket i'm hand and
walk through snow and search gar
.bage cans for fragments that fall
from the tables of the rich Children
.of the poor suffer for nourishment
and sliyer i'm their rags and sleep i'm
barrels and boxes, while the beue-
hciaries of special privileges have