Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-12
RETURNING THANKS
FOR DAILY FOOD
Evangelist OstrOm Emphasiz-
es the Importance Of APP
preCiating Blessings

Duling his address last night in the
tabernacle on the subject "'Ye Ace Not
Your own" DR.. Ostrom spoke of the
reasolableness of returning thanks at
the table for our daily food, showing
that what we eat cones as directly from
heaven as did the mama which the
children of Israel received of old. No
can ever invented a grain of wheat that
would sprout," he said, "nOr can any
scientist tell you why radish seed
will rot grow prunes or why duck egg
will not hatch a canary bird. Our food
comes cat of the air and the least a
msn can do when he taken his food is
to say thank you to the One who pro-
vides it.
He also took occasion to refer to the
public school teacher in showing that
man is costly creature. "The public
school teacher, he said, "burns up
her nerves to thaw out the intellects of
our children and we pay her less money
for being chief assistant to the mother
than we pay men for emitting out cloth.
Then when spring comes we turn ner
out and say, 'live horse till September
and you II get grass. | tell you, am
almost ashamed to meet the school
teacher when ] think of this, and still
we peak boastfully of our great mod
ern educational system.
Man is not his own when in in
fancy and unable to take care OF him
self; he is not his own when death
comes and grasps the finger tips and
says, .let gol let gol and the little time
between these two rightfully belong to
God. Wendell Phillips once heard Hen.
Try Ward Beecher say every man right
fully belongs to God, and added thou
shalt not steal, and Phillips said, Il
had to give myself to God or be a
thief.
"And," concluded 0strom, eye are
bought with price, paid by the Son
of God for you and for me. How can
you withhold yourself and keep that
which does not belong to you2 Come
tonight and say, here, Lord, give
myself to tnee, for all have is Thine
anyway. "
AT the close of school this afternoon
great throng of boys nd girls crowded
the Jig tabernacle. IT was special
meeting for them and the high schoo
students occupied seats in the choir
Mr.. Retz drilled them on some of thC
new songs which they sang with un
equaled enthusiasm, and Mr., Ostron
gave them searching talk which al
could understand and profit by.
Tonight will be the secnd great
meeting for young people between the
ages Of about 10 and 3d. The centra
section OF seats will be reserved fol
them and the subject will be "Gettinl
Where You Fit. All people older Oh
younger than the ages named are askel
to occupy seats on the side sections.
Saturday night will be devoted It
those who have not been successful ii
the battle Of life.
Arrangements are being made for {
great day next week when all the age,
people OF the community will be brough
to tne tabernacle in automobiles c. car
riages for meeting called "a Tribut,
to the Aged" A committee Of ladiel
is arranging the details Of this service
which will take place next Thursda.
afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock tn,
second great rally of men will be helC
in the tabernacle, the subject being
I"Why Men Fail, ;" one of Ostrom
greatest addresses.