The Detroit times., 1916-11-24
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

ilit NllNN bi a ldlN u'iNs NO N'tA
ms crown. few weeks ago knew
him IN health. AS missionary or
the Southern Presbyterian church,
In Chira knew ham AZ man
his friends an eNuliant shout OF
faith saw h,n after three years
of eXcUciating suffering. legless,
omaciated AMI contorted with pain,
yet smiling ser,ncly and talking OF
the JOY he had ia still lclng able
occasionally 90 preach the Gospel
from his wheel chair All in al,
think Geo rye Hudson was The braV-
est man | ever knew. During the
turlurinc days and nights IT his
three years OF iucessant pain how
dc you suppo>c Nh Hudson en-
plOyed hnn.elf" by hia side he kept
Two copies OF tho New Testament,
IN English and Greek, and Tor one
thing. II, committed all the Psalms
10 memory He did NOT browse in
Lamentations, or IN any of The mel
ancholy prophets. but made his
home il these Hebrew HYMNS
uf praise The statement TO which
The opening sentence of this para
graph dlludes Is the following. cop
led from the Hy leaf of his psalter
This little book has been my con
slant companion and comfort tes-
tify thai there is no experience or
emotion OF my soul which cannot
find adequate expression in these
diyinelylnspircd melodies Yet
some persons think That Joy iS on
tirely matter Of mood OF circum
stances
Gratitude is grace and Il begets
rraciousness. only those persons
wno possess the gentle breeding Of
he heart remember 10 say Thank
sou 10 God. and to all their lesser
Jenefactors
True thank giving is not an ami
yersary but a habit Of the heart
rhat. plentv but rcproRches mo
Witch leaves my brother bare
Not wholly glad my heart can be
n ! 80 freo. and sound. and stout
ii Wniie MS MS, po4'55 ~, ts,t,f,ifS .,,,i saanh,,
And plead with Whom thank
Aluhghty Thou who Father be
~ him and me. and all.
rw ~, "S wbiIb.a"ysr ",n fal ana me
rns others hand may tail him not
"a ,asE "f suSenr t tbnt bIs 10,
May claim from son of Thine.
woulo be fed would be clad.
would be housed ana drt
what bon,nt nave f.
PIT he who's .hou,d@r- hest endure
,ud best arnU 30 hte iuy srcure
Who shares that Joy WIN grief
Happiness IS tho souls Thank
goil" 10 God
social chur,s there be. likewise.
-e,taf6q- churlz-,ybo have not even
b. ora,uary gooo manners to thank
hr al ravdinq Lord for HIS daily
All gifts OF God are gocd even
bo NE have not tho vision 10 see
herein the merit oi sore lies
-
The home that has little child in
has inco,intod reasons FOR graft.
mas "iN'u".', '"'Ni'' 'o' go
ude. WOnderful are the winning
80 y, cbiIdbood "Or all the on.
iearina habits OF my baby daugh
,,,.. ono ga,ho, atba orn tho.
'i' ""' "'' NC ~ ""' N"''
-ives me most happiness in her
., - ..o.ti,.. ,,n 60 No a. ,rav
TICK VI "''''N w " ~ ~ ui'N
-. -, 80 -, hao.,a,
~ Che'"' "H H"' 0aFN' '"Sl OeVauSc
love YOU '" Why are We not such
-, ., ,ho bo,voriv Father
'h"u W VI Wv "'"''i'' e'"''
We 70 10 Him day by day with peti.
ions, but 80 seldom do we turn 10
linn. ia sheer overflow IL gratitude
~ mn -. - -,
tnu 10Y. anu wi 'l'I" 'hd' w lVNV
,im. No sound ie more welcome In
heaven han the unNunted praise
# a grateful heart.
do not ask. y Lord. that ufc may
be
plcasant road.
4 -, ,sL tLaf Thou yvoutdst take
srom, ns ~. ,oo,.
Ne" w 80 '"'