Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-15
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Brian B0ru Dunno. SAINTS Re news
paper mnn and author Of a clever
book describing how he was cured 81
his disease -and cured Of his cures.
has a letter IN "a. last issue of Life
with q new thought In il New
thoughts are 70 few that when one is
discovered Ii should be heralded
much as we herald the discovery %
new island or volcano
Ar Dunne's new thought Is dis
closed IN the following paragraph
Speaking Of thanks and giving.
Life. don't you think il would be- a
GOOD idea to set apart % day for the
Almighty 10 be thankful A sort Of
day 81 atonement for us 60 catn-
logue the reasons why God should give
thanks al the way things have been
running here below. Don't you think
that our Thanksgiving day Is too ono
sided ?"
The article then asks what has
God 10 bc thankful for this YEAR,"
ana proceeds 70 give number II ID
iusiratians ~ the things lie probably
b not thankful FOR. including the
horrors % the great European war.
the favlshing Of Belgium. the rotten
ness % politics. etc.
The thought g. siileito-Hke Ia is
kecnness Of point and thrust. but.
like the thrusts Of voitaire. he r.
only just FOR the year and the event
hot for the mrecr view Of the
march q mankind through the CEN
turtles. The war, % The trend Of civil
llzaiion. Is much like The earthquake
"a italy. caused hy the "slpping' of
mass q matter beneath the surface
rs the planets mass settles into
greater permanency Il Is nature adj
jusliag d fault. ana We don't like
natures rough surgery
But God Prom ont whose hand
thc centuries fail like grains OF sand.
has Ills oWn purposes 20 serve. His
own adjustments % make. the
faults OF Ills own universe 20 shake
into place Good comes out Of all
these great upheavuls-eood some
where and somehow Man sees the
reasons Tor thinss when he has OPP
portuniy 10 look back through the
ages only decades mas Doe necessary
Ia these times OF quick change,
But II Ne were TO have a thanks
giving day 20 take stock Of what God
has 60 De thankful for. We might
find. among other things. the goner-
GUS response Of mankind not az war
Is the needs Of the peoples subject
"a to It's horrors. we might point 10
the hundreds OF millions expended
for the education OF the masses, un-
able o. give their own children such
benefits, with tho assistance of those
who need na aid in paying for the
education Of their own chlldrcu We
might point 10 the SlLt6S,Gif paid
out last year by America for foreign
missions much 1T it devoted Go edu-
cation and 20 medical aid We might
point 60 the millions spent Ia fight
Ing disease IS It's prevention ana to
the charities established for the care
Of the unfortunate and the ineompe-
tent We might point TO the 10000.
Gee presents sent 10 the bercaved
children az the warning nations of
Europe wo mlsht point to the fact
That "a clearer understanding S. come
mg between capital and labor. that
laws are more eQuabie and more
justly enforced. that men IN Office
arc lesrnlnr that they are expected
10 discharge their trust faithfully.
that corruption has been almost driv-
en from public dc
IL our own narrow View Of IL. we
believe there nro a lot o. lhlnEs for
which Geo mar b. thankful in the
affairs vi ihls world 0f men. when
He compares conditions today. even
amid ihe horrors 0f Har. nHh con-
difons iu tfe highest civilization ~
joss then ESQ thousand sears uso
when Jesus nas sent le fhe of0as af
ief llls judge had Said nn5 i.
fauH b hHH Ais9 e Ne come aoHu
4 iho8mnd t#fs atag So he.ege
Gna hHs eanae ba tA8n1a thal
Isfano cannot aHea iedaf af hN
sas ilnn. d an same ~ ehrs FL