The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-11-23
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Thanksplvinr dav mems much In mo
larger sense ma II were wen for no
c0n try II we added TO our present
happy domestic and churchlv custori
OF observing n nv some distinctly pub.
lie ceremonial that would associate
fnore directly our well belnr with tn
thought OF the nations work ard mis-
sion.
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This A. tho harvest time for thanks.
True there have been trials calami-
ties IN some pieces homes DESTROYED
losses ma aorrows blt linking The
country over our blessings havs beea
very many and FAR outnumbered TIN
dark appaliinR thinee Of life In spite
OF many evils there has been as much
OF trne sympathy. ~ genuine benevo
lence OF cordial spirit Of brotheriy
love and GOOD fellowsblp. we car keen
our thankeriving IN the spirit of the
ecriptnral admonition sBe We also
thankful
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III Cannot he that earth ia mans
onIv abiding ulace n cannot be that
our life X a bubble cast up by the
ocean OF eternity 10 float n moment lip-
on ia waves and sink into nothing
ness F,lse WHY IA Il the high ard
sloriona atpiratIona which lear Ike
angels from the templs OF our hearts
Why IN Il the rainbow and cloud como
over rs with a beauty that pass off AMI
Leave ua 10 muse OF their lcvelinessY
Why IL Il that the stars which hold
their festival around the midnight
throne are set above tho grasp Of our
limited faculties forever mock:ng US
with their unapproachable glory? And
finally, why is Il that tile bright forms
Of human brauty are presented 70 our
view and taken from as leaving the
thousand streams OF our affections TO
fiow back In an Alpine torrent upon
nnr henris9 We are born for higher
destiny than that 81 enrth. There Is =
realm where the rainbow never fades
where tho stars will &c spread out be-
fore nH like the Islands TINT siuuher or
the OCEAN md where the beautiful be
ings which pass before Ms like fhad
ows win stay forever IN our presence. I.
In those beautiful thoughts we can az
find much 20 be thnEkful for even " n
vacant chsir II In our home ana the
dark side Of life seems turned towardH
rs. They win place a silver lining back
OF any clona, AH muir o. lae' w
~ nave mueh '. % 'naphiui i'l
The plous. hnrd-driven worn-cut but
thankful Puritans who sat down NJ
their tables one November n few CEN
turtles aso and made the first Thanks
RivrK nay, never knew 10 what length
they were 20 drive the ingenuity OF
their poor descendants. But Il wasn't
their fault nfrr all that the preparer
Of thc Tharkagfving feast today has 20
attend lust M much TO the turkey sur
rounaInes as Ia the tirkcv itself. IL wns
rood enough for them 10 have a Wet
stocked lnrdcr from which could come
the turkey he celery the puriphn pie
the cranberries and all the other good
les which history pits down to their
credit. Even tie comparatively recent
these as long as they looked tempting
and TASTED good. But today even inc
Important icwi nren ~ nn'us ho.P
important than Tie ripDons' the can
'ftn. $50 49, - = -.
kinds which must appear on t"e
THANKSGIVING liable
The first recorded instance OF any
thing In the nature OF Thanksgiving N
the history % our country Is the fol.
lowing entry IN an Old Bible belonging
horn 20 SUSANNA white. December ~
1890 AZ six o'clock morning. 49, In. u''y !.
we meet for prayer ana thanNshtVl'lk.
This however, Y not Heneraly aceste-
% ne the flfNt observer q Wy nltvtv
since Il hardly pa'took OF 'he sh li ~
n OF Keneral thanNsglNins iful ~
teen months Hlter tne "l'sriI,is s',,,s'
from ~ iand lhey helu = ns.sNSsN 80
tival which lasted vioeN ms y 49,
erally epokon 81 ny tne mrs. lnuilNs.
riyine IN New EnH'ana pvt y was l,"s
a day Fci apart by tne soverilol, ~
was Il attenced by any renRio'S W.
scrvapce-
II Is fortunate the world cannot dis
Germ the hidden things Of the heart
There we car store our grief 20 ponde'
over It IN our leisure and give 70 thr
world only the smile a bcneficient PROV
tao,,ra may irnnart 10 our souls and