The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-30
Christian Church Filled to Capacity as
Lhu ches Unite for Thanksgiving Ser
vices; Dtnham Delivers Sermon
DECLARES AMERICA is
GREATEST OF NATIONS
Military Touch Given Service; Speaker
Calls Attention to Many Things for
Which All Should Be Thankful

To a large audience that taxed the
capacity Of the Christian church,
Rev. VIM Denham delivered the an
nual Thanksgiving sermon at the un-
ion services, in which he reviewed
the prosperous conditions of the coun-
try and called attention to those
pleasures which we are enjoying to-
day and for which we should be
thankful
The pulpit was decorated with
row of yellow cryasnthemums and
in the background was cross around
which was draped an American flag.
Rev. Byron Hester gave the invoca-
ton after which Rev Denham read
the one hundred third Psalm as the
scripture lesson of the evening. Rev.
Ownbey read the presidents Thanks
giving day proclamation after which
the audience rose and sang America
and the strains Of the national anthem
added a patriotic spirit to the occa,.
sion
A new verse was added to the
song
God save our noble men,
Send them safe home again,
God save our men.
Keep them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous,
they are so dear to US,
God save our men"
The address Of Rev Denham was
filled with eloquence and was fer
vently delivered In his opening re-
marks he called attention to the pres
idents proclamation and showed that
although our Thanksgiving day was
founded upon facts in our own nation
al history, it was not new custom
as a day was set apart each year in
the time Of Israel at which time the
people gave thanks to God for the
manifest blessings that had been be-
slowed upon them. 'Is would be use
less indeed for me to try in my hum
Bile way to add anything to what is
said in the presidents proclamation
for it is masterpiece" the speaker
said.
He then called attention to the ma
terlal things that we as a nation
should be thankful for.
We are beyond any doubt the
greatest nation on earth today" the
speaker said He showed that we
we're numerically one of the largest
nations Of united people on the globe
In wealth it was shown that we are
considered greater than any nation
America has stored in her vaults
wealth to the amount of one hundred
eighty-seven billions of dollars and
this vast amount has been accumulat-
ed in little more than a century of
or national existence There is not
another nation on the globe that has
az complished such material benefits
as we have here. Is this not some
thing 10 be thankful for indeed2"
mot only are we the greatest ma
ton on earth in. a financial way but
We transcend any other nation in our
Industrial activities, the speaker
said.
lie then called attention to the fact
that no plague or disease had mani.
tested itself in this country while in
other nations the people had been
stricken with various diseases,
"While other nations have been de-
vastated by the horrors Of war and
vengeance had been wrought upon
them BY plutoeratic powers we as a
nation have been free from all of this
and for this We owe thanks to our
God" he said
we have the greatest moral ad-
vantages Of any nation now or that
bas ever existed in the history of the