South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-27

South Bend observed Thanksgiving
quietly, with eating, enjoying the per-
feet weather out-of-doors and attend
ing church services dividing the hon
ors. All Of the principle business
places and factories closed up for the
day giving their employees something
to be thankful for.
A large number OF the farmers cele-
brated the day with a big Thanks
giving day dinner at the American
hall in the evening, given by the st.
Joseph Valley grange.
Sport lovers in large numbers wit
messed the Silver Edge Muessel foot
ball game at SpringbroOk rark, or
watched Notre Dame beat Syracuse.
on the scoreboard in front Of Jimmie
and Goats cigar store.
I Church services we're held in vari-
ance parts of the city large audiences
attending in every case The domi-
nant note in most Of the sermons was
lthankfulness for the fact that. while
the countries of Europe are engaged
in an awful war, America is at peace
with the world
Services on East Side
Services for the east side were held
at the Lowell Heights NJ. z. church.
Rev A. CT. Shafer, former pastor of
the church. Rev. Mr.. Briggs the pres
ent pastor; Rev. John s. Burns of the
Trinity Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr..
Smith Of River Park and Rev. C. A.
Decker of the First Baptist church
took part in the exercises, Mr.. Deck
r preaching the sermon.
He spoke on the text, I'VE have
come to observe the feast of the har-
vest'. a brief extract of his sermon
follows:
I'm times of prosperity. be careful
not to forget God. History shows
nd NJ
that overthrows nations They are
weakened by luxury until they cannot
stand against the world. America
must be careful now. at a time of
prosperity, that she is not weakened.
Prosperity doesn't help the peo-
pie as does adversely, because in times
OF adversely, people turn to God, while
in times of plenty. they are apt to
forget
I'VE should acknowledge God as
the source of power and the giver of
the harvest, without considering Him
as simply a farm hand or a tiller OF
the soil. 1t is indeed wonderful that
Cod causes the seeds to reproduce, yet
this isn't the highest power that He
possess. His power is more force
ably shown in the reproduction of
spiritual things"
Thanksgiving mass was sung at st.
PatrickS church at 9 o'clock, Father
John +. DeGroote delivering the SER
mon. He traced the history of the
flag, describing the significance of the
first fag-the rainbow, which is the
promise of the covenant between God
and man.
Flag is Emblematic.
He beautifully portrayed the en-
blematic meaning Of the flag of the
United States, stating that the red of
the flag typifes the blood of the sol
diers who have died under the flag.
! the white stands for the purity and
strength of the country and the blue
, for the truth on which the American
home is founded. He also paid a high
tribute TO the old soldiers, who at
tended the meeting in a body.
Following the mass, a procession
consisting of six little boys carrying
z the new flag for the st. Patrick's
: school, the members of the G.. A. r.
and the w. r. G.. the school children
and the congregation. marched 10 the
school, where a patriotic program was
{ rendered.
The dedication address. 1.-THE His
: tory of the Flag. was delivered by
: ". A. McInerny who explained the
significance of the American flag
= standing for religious as well as pO-
litical freedom. He counselled the
school children to think frequently of
the flag in order to retain the patri-
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them.
The flag was raised by John Fritzer
an old soldier and one of the oldest
members of the church. He was pre-
sented with a bunch Of American
Beauty roses. after which the mem
bers Of the G. A r. and the W. r. c
. gave the flag salute
How to he Happy.
, Rev. Frank X. DOugherty preached
! the sermon for the Thanksgiving ser
! vice at the First Evangelical church,
on the subject, How People May
be Happy. He preached on the text.
: Happy is that people whose God is
the Lord and spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
The word happy as here used is
: intended. no doubt, TO signify the
troadest well-being Of community.
1t includes the prosperity. the secur-
ity, the general comfort and reputable
standing which we are wont to associ-
: ate with a highly developed and Wig
psalmist had in mind was not lazy
10 content. or a May-day- festivity. 1t
was the highest welfare of the people.
} Every government of earth-of
| whatever chara cter-promise its sub
: iects the greatest happiness. Mad an
r archists and rank socialists, who
would build up by tearing down. and
conserve by destroying, have the au-
dacity to say The people will be hap
! piest under our regime All govern
ments and would-be governments
, then. aim at substantially the same
= thing.
Difference in Method.
T THE point of difference between
the psalmist and others lies in the
method by which the happiness is Sc
cured. In uttering rhe word happi-
ness, the psalmist associated with it
this other word-God. A nation
whose God is the Lord will put
right estimate upon material things
There are two extremes TO which
men are apt 10 go IL their views on
material things. One is 10 make
everything OF them. The other is 10
make next 10 nothing Of them. In
the scriptures il is delightful 10 see
how the golden mean is struck. and
what a healthy, common sense value
is set on all of the benefits OF nature
and providence.
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