The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Liohts On Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and PupIie
Edited by Charles x. Meyers.
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President, Sears McHenry, Denison.
First Vice-President, e. G. Dannett,
West Side.
Second vice-President, e. G. Wig
gins, Dow City.
Third Vice.President, VIM. Lind
berg, Kiron.
Fourth Vice-President, Edward Ly-
on, Charter Oak.
Secretary-Treasurer, Chas. K. Mey'
ers, Denison.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Williams, Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Frank
Woolston. Denison.
Adult and Home Superintendent.
Mrs. Il. W.. Pierce, Denison.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
Monetta Jorgensen, Vail. e.. o.
Supervision Superintendent, F. L.
Hoffman, Denison. -'''
November 25th. A Psalm of Thanks
giving. Psalm 1913.
A Thanksgiving" Psalm is given
for the main feature of our lesson be-
cause the great national day of
Thanksgiving is near at hand. 1t is
formally set for the coming Thurs
| day after Sunday, or the goth of the
month.
Thanksgiving Day" What host
of recOllectiOns come over one as the
words are contemplated. The mind
readily runs back through the years
to such days which meant so much In
life: In boyhood times there was the
great feast of turkey and the good
things which go with it, but later it
came to mean the home coming of the
dear ones and the loving greeting OF
mother, father, sister and brother.
What preparations were made at home
for weeks and days in advance, and
how the loving hands Of mother and
sister arranged to have for that day
the special dishes which would tempt,
as in the times of long ago. With
what longings was the day anticipated
by the children whose lot in the world
had taken them from the surroundings
Of childhood friends to places far re.
moved from those close OF kin. The
great dinner had it's place in mind,
but far more important was the feast
of love and good fellowship which
came with being Home" on Thanks.
giving Day."
Thanksgiving was all this and more
to me. At Christmas and New Years
duties crowded upon me and l could
not in honor shake off, but the last
Thursday in November was sacred to
season with father, mother, brother
and sister and the friends of my
youth. Then the. joys of that time,
with the calling to remembrance of
things long forgotten the jokes, the
songs, the words Of loving scaress. Yes,
yes, Thanksgiving day brings in a
food Of most precious recOllectiOns of
mother and the days@Of long ago.
Blessed are allsswhO have these hertz
iages to draw upon on = review of life.
The 1O3d Psalm which begins,
"Bless the Lord. O my soul; and let
all that is Within me bless His holy
name," stands out in great setting
with all who have words of thankful
ness in heart. Perhaps very many
readers can say the Psalm by heart
for it is favorite one to learn. 1t
would be most excellent thing to
urge the children in the Sabbath
schools and the homes to commit it
to memory at this time. The words
will ever be a precious storehouse to
the mind when feelings of thankful
mess are uppermost.
Each verse of the Psalm is a preci-
GUS jewel expressing the ways in
which God has showered blessings up.
on His people, both personally, in
groups and in nations. 1t contains
thankfulness to God who has forgiven
our iniquities, redeemed our lives from
destruction, crowned us with loving
kindness and tender mercies, been
merciful and gracious, slow to anger,
not dealing with us after our sins nor
forwarding us according to our iniQ-
|uities.
/ AS the Psalm proceeds there come
the comforting thought that Like as
a father pitieth his children, so the
Lord pitieth them that fear Him" and
that 1.-THE mercy of the Lord is from
Everlasting to everlasting upon them
that fear Him." and the blessings will
fall upon those that remember His
commandments to do Them
Then comes the magnificent climax,
Bless the Lord ye His angels that
excel in strength" BLESS the Lord
all We His HOSTS" "Bless the Lord
all His works in all places Of His do
minion;" BLESS the Lord o my soul"
There is nothing finer in the Ian
guage than this Psalm of Thanksgiv-
ing. Its words have place in millions
Of hearts and have been used under
circumstances without number. Read
them over until they are your very
own and use them daily when thoughts
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