The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-03
holding up purity, liberty and unity
the SYNONYM of America.

holding up purity, liberty and unity
the synonym of America.
The crowned despots of the old
world stand in awe of the word Am
erica. America stands for freedom,
enlightenment and progress. 1t is
the land of the free and the home OF
the brave. We are thankful for our
unity. Our prosperity surpasses that
of any other nation. Our mines are
giving forth their wealth Of minerals,
our fields have produced record-break--
ing harvests, our mills have turned
out enough produce to longest the
TRANSPORTATION systems, our commerce
| has reached the ends of the earth, our
schools and colleges are second to
none other in the world, while our
churches for purity in morals and Or
thodoxy in faith cannot be surpassed
We have our problems, which some
times make US fear to face the future,
vet. in the Revolution God rocked our
infant republic in the cradle of llber-
ty. and we can trust Him now.
| Especially do we thank God for the
peace of our country. There are 5000
miles of sea between us and warning
Europe, where the most destructive
conflict of history is being waged'
The loss in wealth is now in the bill
ions, about ten million men have been
killed and wounded, and the end is not
in sight. Thank God for peaceful
America!
The fourth letter of the word
Thanks" is an" which stands for
"Nophek," the Hebrew word for En-
erald. 1t is green stone and repre-
sents rest and growth. AS natures
growth is greatest in the darkness, we
will let it stand for Night. Perhaps
we do not know the blessing Night IS
to us. In the polar regions, where
the explorers have been engaged in
their work of discovery, for six
months the sun will be above the no
rizon and the reflection on the ice and
snow makes such an intense light,
that man has no good opportunity for
sleep. Our location on the globe
equalizes day and night, thus giving
man refreshing sleep. When the day
of toll is over and the darkness creeps
over the earth, man enters his home
and after an evening of pleasure, lays
his aching head upon the soft pillow,
and in sweet sleep finds rest. When
the light of day returns, he rises,
ready for the work of new day.
How happy we are for the restful
night
The fifth letter in the word
Thanks" is OK" We will let it
stand for Great Briton's crown dia-
mond-the Koh-i-Noor. 1t is the old
est known gem, weighs 106 lie ka-
rats, and is valued at 100000.
Crown jewels always suggest d
throne, a crown, scepter, a king
dom. So we will let this stone rep
resent the Kingdom.
Our government is not kingdom,
hut a republic; yet there is an invis-
ible kingdom growing within. 1t is
Gods kingdom set up in the hearts
of men. To be a loyal subject in this
invisible kingdom does not make US
less loyal to our nation. The better
the Christian, the better the citizen.
As Christ stood before PLATE, he said:
"NIy kingdom is not of this world y
vet it is in the world. 1t is the king
dom Of peace and righteousness, and
we pray earnestly, "Thy kingdom
come" Let us thank God for the
kingdom.
The last letter is as" which we will
let stand for "SardonyX,' precious
stone that forms one tier in the gem
ed wall Of the New Jerusalem. This
stone has three stripes-red, white
and blue, which beautifully represents
the Saviour" as our Prophet, Priest
ard King. The red represents the
atoning blood of this great high
priest, the blue represents the truth
Of His prophesy, and the white the
purity of His kingdom. What Sa-
viour is Jesus! He points out the
wav when we are lost, strengthens
US when we are weak, increases our
knowledge when we are ignorant,
cheers US when we are sad, gives us
new hope when we are discouraged,
ard crowns US when our work is COM
plete.
Christ makes all these gems ours.
We should secure this cluster of
precious stones-the blue TurQuois of
Truth, the red Hyacinth, or warmth
of home, the white Agate or free Am
erica, the green Nophek or restful
night, the Koh-i-Noor, the crown dia-
mond of the kingdom, and in the cen
tire of this cluster place the striped
SardonyN, or the Saviour-wear this
setting on your heart when you come
to Gods throne to render Thanks.