South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-27
SOUTH BEND HAS
MANY THINGS TO
BE THANKFUL FOR
Local Men Tell Why They Ap-
prove of a Thanksgiving
Day-GIad They Are Resi-
dents of This City.
BY MARGARET TOBIN.

f'he bounties of Providence have
been abundantly showered on South
Bend this year and the inhabitants
are duly grateful. Most of them are
returning thanks for their own little
individual favOrs and all OF them con-
slider South Bend blessing In Itself.
Just TO find out the measure of
gratitude and the causes thereof L
took a Thanksgiving census. l didn't
find a disgruntled person.
The clergymen spoke first, and, as
is their usual custom, they didn't
speak for themselves. Instead. they
returned thanks for the community
and for the nation. Rabbi Cronbach
was at the head of my list.
He asked 10 minutes TO think it
over. At the end of that time he
had framed an answer that will take
more than 10 minutes to fully appre-
ciate. This is what he said:
Struggles stepping Stones.
I'VE should be thankful because
our sorrows are constantly proving
the birth throes of holiness, our
struggles stepping stones to strength.
1--WE should be thankful that, de-
spite Hell and all its broOds love is
constantly knocking at the door of
our hearts and the hunger and thirst
for righteousness cannot long remain
absent from our souls.
I'VE should be thankful that So
ciety is advancing TO ever loftier
spiritual levels, and discomfort but
the sign that our ideals are moving
upward.
I'm brief. we should be thankful
/ that the everlasting arms are thrown
round about us. The conviction does
not in our deepest moments forsake
us that for each OF us and all of us
| h, inc mil in, ho
! DR.. c. A. Bippincott was briefer
and he didn't speak for everyone, he
/ summed up the case of the majority.
I'VE should be thankful" said he,
! that we are living in a Christian
\ land with all it's opportunities, and in
time of peace and prosperity"
Rome c. Stephenson, cashier OF the
ST. Joseph County Savings bank,
spoke first among the laymen.
Whats this?" said he, when
asked what he was thankful for. Mr..
I Stephenson had not yet thought to
count his blessings. He, too, asked
for time to think it over.
! 1t only took a minute and he was
ready. His answer, when it came,
was fairly brimming over with graft
| tude and patriotism. He divided MS
| thanks into three sections.
| Has Two Reasons.
! First" said he, and his voice had
! a becoming note Of reverence, Il am
! grateful for all the blessings that
! have come to mankind through the
! divine Providence during the last
year.
His second had less of altruism but
/ plenty of patriotism.
Il am grateful" said he, that
was born in these United States of
| America, the greatest country on the
/ globe"
His third was still more patriotic.
I'm glad I'm living in South
/ Bend" he declared, for ! consider
it the most desirable habitation,-he
| paused TO find an adequate cOmpari-
/ son.
"The most desirable habitation this
side of paradise" he ended.
'How's that?'' said Mr.. stephen
son. gleefully. "How's that?" He
was pleased with his tribute TO this
DR.. e. J. Lent knew instantly what
he was thankful for. He is glad he
is alive. he said. There is a whole
lot in just being that.
Then he enumerated his other
blessings.
He is thankful he is partaking OF
his three squares a day. whatever
| they may be. He is thankful he has
good health and is living. IN a gOoC
town. What more could anybody
II. w. Eldridge of the Wymar
store expressed a business man:
gratitude for blessings received.
Il am grateful this Thanksgiving.
said he that we are living in South
Bend where conditions are stable ano
steady and where times are good"
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