Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-26
SERVICE
HELD TODAY, BUT
CROWD SMALL
Judge Ira Webster Delivers Thanksgiving
Day Address at First Methodist Church
Before an Audience that Gathered TO
Give Thanks.
PEOPLE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS
GIVE THANKS FOR PROSPERITY
Member of Cameron County Bar Brings TO
Bear on Fact That United States Has
More TO be Thankful for Today Perhaps
Than Ever Before.

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the weather today. . fair sized crowd gath
cred al the First Methodist church This
morning ~ JOIN ID giving thanks for all The
BILE ing- that have been accorded III" pen-
pie Ut Brownsville. the people ~ Cameron
county. the people Of Texa-. and the pco-
pie 81 the United States. The services
were opened by Rev. ". \. Ro--. pastor
Of the Mexican Presbyterian church. with
an invocation. following which there was
u solo TN Mr.. Ii. X. Kirby.
The musical program which was ~ have
been rendered ~ a quartet choir Was dis
pen~cd with also on account of TN wealth
cr, and the service was brought to an end
by Dr. s. X. llallam of the Christian
church who delivered the hrncdiction.
The Thanksgiving Day addrc~. was de-
Iv,rcd Pm Judge I'm n. Webster II the
Cameron county bar, and \ member ~ the
Baptist church, who said:
"Pcrhap> the most universal fault that
may be- chargeablc against The human lam
ily = that # ingrai.tute. \ n..tions and
.nlt .dual~ We are mo,- II 'c~s guilty 1T
y qraiiiudc both ~ CO. aud Ia orr fellow
man.
~ individuals. how often have YOU
blu~hcd for very shame for the acts 81 one
who turns hi back upon his Dcaclactor
and not onl, tuigct- the kindE,~- that en-
abl,d him 10 ret over some hari place.
and ~ ger once more upon his feet ~ a
business and social way, bat actually
takes some unfair advantage u the one
who ha- bcfricndcd him. not only betray-
inc the confidence rcposed ia him, but
actually robbmg his beneiaetor of hi~
property or reputation. We see the same
spirit exhibited by nations, one toward
the other.
"lt The act be that Of nation. W. cS-
Gus, Il upon the ground Of corrncrciali.n.
TRADE expansion or ~hrewd diplomacy.
yet. with ~ this. the honest man has
an utter contempt for ineratitudr under
whatever name II may be- exhibited. II ID
hc mgraiitudc Ut one toward hi fellow
man: hut a. We take note M mans ingrati-
iude 10 God?
Elf We feel contempt for the man who
hctray~ the confidence of his fellows, and
who ignores the ouc who has been hi
hrnctactor. how much more ought man to
return hi~ most sincere thanks. aud ~
truly grateful tu God. ID whom ~ ~ in
dcbtcd tor TIL very rNi-tcncc-the air he
brcathc~. hi~ food. ruimcut. and every
blessing aud pleasure that he enjoys.
1T l. largely by comparison that We
come 10 appreciate our blessings. lie who
visits the sick and ~it- IN the bedside Of
those enduring physical PAIN and agony u
thereby enabled The more to appreciate the
good health which hc himself enjoys. Those
who are surrounded with the Injuries of
hic are enabled to appreciate these bless
mgS to a fuller extent hy coming IN con-
tact with the poor and needy. The strong
and prosperous nation by coming into
close relation with the weak an~d'~trugglng
nation becomes more apprcciative. Nv NJ
least more cogniZaut. oi IT. own blessings.
individual and national prosperity
usually produces one al two results. either
= disposition a. secure further self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hy utilizing the power ac-
quircd I'M virtue ~ such prosperity ~ OF
press THE weaker individual nr nation. ~
hy an attitude NJ honest thankiulnr~~ AZ
Good accompanied b, an ramc~ desire and
,ndeavor 10 become worthy ot such bless
mg~ hy using them Tor the benefit and up
lifting 81 mankind and carrying out what
" believed ~ hc the viii and purposes I'll
Cod.
1T " thoroughly appropriate that ~.
a. individuals. and that the people Of thu
country a. a nation should assemble IN
public gatherings and acknowledge the
many blessings bestowed upon n, and re-
turn heartfelt thanks therefor.