The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-27

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us take the prophets view of the tts
tuFc. We have not an ideal city but
let us be thankful for the forces
which arc at work and the hope that
CLEANS. The social order is not
what we might wish but a better day
is dawning. Houses, lands and har-
vests have not made us rich in d.
vinGr things but with the transform
ing spirit Of the Christ they shall
serve as powerful instruments in
bringing in the ideals of theg King
dom. These ideals must be realized
in faith in God and gratitude toward
Him. And only through His power
and His love may We look for the bet
ter world-age to come. The Sou
Of Righteousness will yet illumine
all. The little lights that shine from
the windows Of our schools and our
churches shine but intermittingly en-
the way, while we look in hope and
wait In faith for that day when
there shall be no more curse Upon
struggling mankind-no more night,
and all shall be one everlasting
Thanksgiving day.
What is true in the national life
is also true in the broader field Of
International relationships and aCtiy-
itics. We do not yet have that long
! coveted era Of International peace
and It would seem folly to predict its
coming in the near future, in face CT
the recent ,bIoodshcd by Turk and
Slay and, present Mexican cmbrOiIl9;
but these may only be the tardy
struggles of the remnant Of those
who believe in the power Of the
sword. And great naYi"s and stand
Ing armies, coupled with the fear OF
the awful bloodsllCd and rcarnasr
| through the use Of drcadnauglt5I
may Withhold war until the, spirit g!
peace shall reign throughout the
world. And the world shall have u
: Thanksgiving day. And from tl!5
standpoint of International thanks
giving no one nation shall glOat over
Victories and achievements which do
IhCt take into account the welfare Of
all mankind. Nations may rise and
fall again, but It's God who rules
with an impartial hand toward uni
versaI and ultimate ends. Aryan civ.
ili2atIon flOuriEllCd for two thou.
sand years, Babylon revealed her
material glory and Greece hcr phtic.
sophie bent. Babylon fell and Greece
was hurled beneath the 9gbris of TIL"
ages; bit God through the Aryan has
given tho world u library. The. S2n'
ito, rs the Israel Of God, struggled for
nearly three, thousand years IN slav'
. cry and in warfare against idolalry
only to scC'his Holy Jerusalem sack
cd by tho vCtaries OF BAal: but out OF
this furnace of hot enthusiasm ana
righteous fcrvor the Semitic gave the
world Il religion and through The d.
bic and the Gospel OF the Son OF Maa
God still lives and rules. Rome sal
/ for Il thousand years upon her seven
hills Of glory and represented as many
types of q composite civilization,
Rene went down; but into the blood
that flowed from the struggles OF her
peoples the Artist Of the Universe
dipped his brush and gave the world
an Art GALAXY. The Anglo-Saxon has
traversed the zones from torrid 10
frigid through a hundred genera
tions of w%undcrings IN search of q
landyo broad and SO free that Primes
could not rule nor Tyrant hold MS
sway, He has found 1t and out OF
Fine wealth of its fertile valleys and
ths Inspiration Of its mountains liz
has given the world a commerce an''
opened its markets to library of5th'
.Aryau, the act Of the Roman and HtAc
Bible Of the Semitic. And supposins
tho star Of Empire IN her westward
course does not choose to make he'
final setting an our SKY, and Monso,
ltan, and slaw, and other races yet
un born perhaps, may each in tura
sit upon the throne Of national pre-,
emlndce, ana Civilization after eN;
circltag tile globe. shall make he :;
grave In the land Of her birth; aav
/ the New Jerusalem coming down
from God out Of Heaven shall final
~ rest upon the site Of the Jera@a'
lem Of old; still 1t will be God wn'
rules, and we should be thankful.
OthUr. ministers of Greater Fa'F
mont participated in the service aht
exvellont musical selections were ren'
dered by the choIf of the Temple
under the direction Of the choir. 81
rctor, Prof. Louis Black of the Wes
VirginIat University.
A collection was taken up whicE
waa turned over to the Anti-Tuber'
culosis League. to aid this organiza1'
tion in the work Of stamping on
in this section ,the. great white
plaguC,
The 3EollQwing order f-serYtce We
IEobseN6d this morning: