The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-11-25
Should Give Thanks for Peace;
Peace With Honor That Comes
From Above.
COMBINED SERVICES ARE HELD
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Thanksgiving is Observed in All the
Churches; Special Services for
r+-. Tonight.

may be, whether you call yourself
a Republican or a Democrat, a pub
lican or a sinner, or what not, you
and I and every American citizen
should thank God that Woodrow Will
son is in the White House and the
government at Washington is safe. -
This was a statement made this
morning in a sermon at the Union
services of the Baptist, Methodist
and Presbyterian churches at the
Presbyterian church by Rev. B. D.
Hanscom.
The First Scandinavian Lutheran,
the Baptist and the Swedish Lutheran
will hold services at their churches
at eight o'clock tonight. The Chris
tian Science and the Free Lutheran
of Nymore held services in their
churches this morning.
1--WE should thank God for peace;
peace with honor, as the president
has put it, for like that of every good
and perfect gift is from above" said
Rev. Hanscom in his sermon.
Rev. Hanscom's sermon in full is
as follows:
"By Him therefore let us offer the
sacrifice of praise to God continually,
that is, the fruit of our lips giving
thanks to His name. But to do good
and communicate forget not: for with
such sacrifice God is we'll pleased
Heb. 13:15-16.
We have come into this place Of
worship, on this day of national
thanksgiving, that we may offer the
sacrifice of praise to God, and render
thanks unto him all his, benefits to-
wards us throughout the year, so near
its close. .-.zss ,z- ::s.ss.-. ss "a !.
:. Is Cause For Thanks. :.
It should be a source of great salts
faction to every patriotic American
that the Chief Executive of this ma
ton, as we'll as the governors of each
state, within the union, is accustomed
once a year to invite the people
throughout the land to cease from
their wonted occupations and in their
several homes and in places of wor-
ship give thanks the "Giver of every
good and perfect gift.'' And it
would be strange thing-would it
not?-if in all this great free land
one soul could be found who has no
occasion for thanksgiving: no cause
to 'praise God from whom all bless
ings flow." ~ :
Have Not Been Forgotten.
But can hear someone saying, II
have had little or nothing, to be
thankful for during this year. For
while others have prospered and have
had an abundance of the good things
of this world have been in strained
circumstances. While others have
been honored and flattered, have
been ignored and disposed. While
others have had good health, I have
been the victim of various diseases.
While others have been surrounded
with loved ones, mine have been
taken from me. While others have
been drinking from the fountain OF
joy, I have been obliged to drain the
cup Of sorrow" Oh! thou Of the
dropping heart, cheer up. God hath
not forgotten thee Ellis mercy is
not clean gone for ever. He hath
not forgotten to be gracious Dis
appointments, reverses and sorrow
may have come to you as to an
other during the year, and there Is
much of truth in these words OF
Robert Browning:
"There is no sport, or high or low
Which darkness visits not at ::
times; ~, 80
No shelter from the reach of woe
In farthest. lands or fairest
clines."
Have Cause in Gratitude.
If we will be thoughtful for q
little while, imagine, each one of us
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