The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-11-19

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not man who sees things as they are
not; but who, seeing them as they are,
refuses to let the clouds OF an hour set
tie 30 thick upon his course as to shut
out the radiant realm where the sun is
always shining. He knows that the sun
Is older and q thousand times more
powerful than the clouds, which are
made OF the mist and come and go at
the suns command. He knows that the
DAY was not made for the night, but
the night for the day; that the dark
ness and slumber Of the night are but
! means TO the greater ends which the
| day will accomplish.
One OF the noblest and most valuable
prerogatives OF man Is that OF determ-
lining for himself what view of life
shall underlie his character and course
OF life. This determination is complex,
OF course. Many elements enter into
II which II might prove interesting to
discuss here, IL the space allowed, but
what l started out to say is this: that
every young person can cultivate what
may be properly called the habit OF APP
probation and thereby throw into his
own life and that OF others multi
tude or pleasures and even of powers
the presence Of which will redeem the
III from what IS often regarded as its
necessary gloom.
Let us note, then, what appreciation
Is not and what IL is. To appreciate Is
not merely to estimate or place a prop
er value upon persons or conditions or
things, On the other hand, IL is not to
esteem, as we oftentimes esteem, per-
sons without any rigid consideration of
their value. But II partakes OF the ma
ture of both. II implies a right valua-
ton as an act OF judgment and also a
sense OF enjoyment In the form of a
Feeling OF commentator. There may
be, however. an appreciation of things
In no sense enjoyable. but always noble
or ennobling. Men appreciate dangers
and dihiculties-that is, they properly
value the magnitude OF these and ex-
perience an emotional effect which cor
responds with them. But appreciation
has reference, In the main, TO things
enjoyable; and when we turn to these,
how manifold and great are the sources
OF our enjoyment! We have come again
TO that period OF the year which has
been agreed upon as our season OF
special thanksgiving. This is Americas
feast OF tabernacles, the time OF in
gathering and rest, OF household re-
unions. and OF BETTING acknowledge
ment OF the blessings which Jehovah
has showered upon us and upon our
nation, The man who has cultivated
the habit OF depreciation will see only
the spots on the sun OF our prosperity.
but he whose mind and heart are open
To the beautiful and good will be filled
with sense of generous pleasure and
be morally uplifted as he recounts the
mercies that have crowned the year
While nearly all of Europe is engulfed
in the most desolating war the world
ever saw, we are at peace with all man
kind, and our affairs are i'm the hands
OF men who are God fearing and peace
loving, and we are safe We are also
blessed with an abundance OF resourc-
es so that we are full and have much
to spare TO others. The horn of plenty
IL the fitting symbol OF our prosperity
Our government authorities assure us
that. despite the perturbed state OF
business on account of the war, the
trade balance shows that in the fisca
year just closed we have received 6
thousand millions OF dollars more from
the things we have sent abroad thar
we have paid for the things we hay,
imported. We are also blessed will
genuine liberty We are free from tn,
desolating war burdens which are grint
ing the life out of many other lands
But even more than that, every Ameri
can citizen is free TO pursue according
TO his own choice all the ends OF bust
ness and pleasure that are worthy o
fair and honorable men.
But great as are our material ant
civic blessings there are others still
higher In which we do well to rejoic
and be glad We are in traditional am
present possession OF lofty ideals of in
dividual, community. and national lif,
Amidst all the materialism of our tim
there is ever an upward beckonin
which is truly Christian and altruisti,
While fully disposed to take prope
care OF ourselves we stand ready to b
the servants of others Although W
appreciate duly the billion dollar bal
ance OF trade, there are many who re
joice vastly more in the millions whic
have been sent abroad to relieve tn
hunger OF strangers and to bind u
their wounds, and in the hundreds ,
millions which at home and abroa
have been devoted to the intellectu;
and spiritual enlargement of men. |
so far as our own land is concerned "
have no reason to doubt that the worl
:; moves forward into the light while Il
number and greatness of our provider
tial blessings constrain us to say: "Tf
Lord OF hosts is with us: the God
Jacob is our refuge"
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