Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-28
THANKSGIVING IN
 THE CHURCHES
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k stands mourning by the immeasur- able corpse of nature no longer sus- tained by the spirit of the universe, but growing in its grave; and he mourns until he himself crumbles away from the dead body.
 And when he looks up to the i'm measurable world for the Divine eye, 1t glares upon him from an empty, bottcznless socket
 l am well aware that many people will be happy today without much thought of God or His Providence in their lives. Content to perform their religious duties, it may be, by proxy, but after all, Is it not the faith of the few that supplies the foundation for the light hearted and indifferent.
 Deyoutly thankful ought we to be that the same faith which inspired the fathers to set apart this way is with us yet.
 Led the Pilgrims.
 Surely it was their faith in God this sense of the nearness of his actual presence which led the pilgrim fath- CTS forth, like Abraham of old, who, when he was called went out not know whither he went.
 The epic Of that sublime exodus has yet to be written, and written II sure ly will be when some Homer or Shake speare of the future shall tell the story with that wealth of creative imagina- ton which is the peculiar power of genius.
 Since the First Thanksgiving.
 Less than 300 years have passed away since the first Thanksgiving.
 What wonderful changes have taken place-what progress has been made. Changes and progress utterly incon- ceivable to the minds of the fathers.
 In the heart of the trackless and impenetrable forests, so onninous and foreboding to the early settlers, great cities and towns flourish and the des- ert and wilderness blossom as the rose. onieS we see @ mighty nation. We behold a nation builded upon prin ciples such as were deemed impossible by the statesmen and philosophers con- temporary with it's founding-a na- ton which has united democracy and nationality, securing to itself both liberty and continuity.
 As God presided over it's birth, sure ly He has also been with this nation through all the great crises through which it has passed.
 In the quiet peaceful exodus of thou sands and millions from every nation, cline and tongue, God is forming an amalgamated nation such as the world had not dreamed of before.
 The critic may exclaim doubtfullyt Tt is an experiment" Is it not a suf ficient answer to say, "But it is God s own experiment."
 Immigration founded this nation and has made it what it is and will be in the future.
 Still in the Making.
 Truth to tell, the American people are still in the making. There is a tremendous mixing of ingredients in process, the outcome of which 1t Is impossi ale for US to foretell, but God Almighty is doing the mixing and by a divine alchemy which He alone un- derstands. I have faith to believe that final outcome will be all right.
 Gamers Full to OverfIowins.
 The past year has been one of un- usual prosperity-our gamers are full to overhowing.
 Trade and commerce show no de- crease.
 We are thankful that during the year we have not been forced to the dread arbitrament of war, yet never has our nation stood so high in the estimation of other powers as she does this day.
 Thankful we ought to be as we dis cern the continued progress of a posi- tive ethical revival in our business and political relations which fills each Of us with hope for the future Let us pray and work that this may go on until our nation shall not only be in fluenced but actually controlled by Christianity
 The American people. judged by what they have. should be the happiest and most contented people in the world but such is not the case.
 It might be an exaggerat1on to say we are the most discontented and dis satisfied people on the face of the earth.
 Certainly we can point to peoples who have far less and who are far happier and contented.