The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-29
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Thanksgiving Day Observ- ed in New Spirit t-Th'ree
 Fine Addresses.

Once again as in the old Puritan days Thanksgiving was observed with a deep gratitude rendered to the God of all nations. Rarely, If ever, had such an impressive audience gather ed at the Bridgeport High school on this day set aside by the President of the United States as a day of thanks, as it did on Thursday morning, when it assembled to outpour thanks for the great victory that brought justice and righteousness to the world and to express it's full measure of de- votion to those who nave died for the glorious cause.
 Three addresses representing the Protestant, Jewish and Catholic con gregations in the city were given by three prominent and well known men Of Bridgeport. The general theme of the addresses was What the War Has Brought Us" Triumphant Dem ocracy, Triumphant Righteousness, and Triumphant Humanity. are the three great spirits that the war has planted on this earth after the great conflict, and each topic was discussed with great interest.
 In speaking on Triumphant Dem ocracy, Rev. William Horace Day said: Democracy must triumph in our industry, in our social and politi- 1 cal relations-as democracy is the | foundation of our religion. America l has triumphed because of her will to serve She exercises the will ot 1 justice at home and abroad. There are two ways that claim to lead ta national greatness and world power | They are Kaiserism and Democracy | The way of Caesar and William ot i Hohenzollern was kaiserism which means either world dominion o1 downfall-they got downfall.
 Rabbi Samuel Abrams of the Park avenue Temple talking on Triumph ant Righteousness said in part; America first chanted her songs oi thanksgiving in the Puritan days now she is chanting the hymn oi righteousness and justice. The vic tory has brought the glorification and vindicadon of righteousness. This eternal law of God, Righteousness has and will, make a nation, a stats city or individual great. No sue cess has ever come to any one who has evaded this law. Germany: | downfall led to the fact that she fig. 1 nored righteousness.
 America always sought to break
 the shackles of bondage for nations 1T
 distress She has always succeeded
 and has always led men into liberty
 and freedom. The was has brough
 to us a universal religion that bind
 us into one glorious banda ban
 whose foundation and traditions arr
 righteousness. And now comes
 new heritage of a new nation who's
 creed is LdbertS-whose motto
 Freedom-and whose law Is Justic
 and Righteousness"
 John T. King concluded tn
 thought of What the War Ha
 Brought Us," by giving an informal
 interesting talk on Triumphant Hu
 manity. He said that after all hu
 manity is capable of all things, bot
 good and evil; that humanity could
 led Into all sources and create a,
 ideas.
 There is no room in this countr . for religious prejudice" said Nil 1 King" in speaking of the three con E gregations represented at the gather t ing We must not live in suspicion r of each other; we must credit eac V other in order to make this natio f great and glorious"
 e In talking of wealth, he said ths
 money is only a responsibility for tn l. common good of the people and cour '- try. All one owns is by the conser l of his neighber, and human natur h causes all tolerance on account C it wealth. He spoke of the prograI IT that this country must now follow, order to exist. The German socia :. economical and humane program, no y adopted by LloydGeorge of Englant N is the best that this nation could fo s' low. This social humane doctrine wi lead this nation to greatness, he sait and tend to put our solfishness an 't greed to the background.
 ' The entire program arranged by tt
 committee composed of Mayor Cli 'o ford B. Wilson. Rev. John R. Brow 'u and Rabbi Samuel J. Abrams was vel I'd impressive. The services opened wit 10 the congregation singing "My CeuI try Iris of Thee" Then followed u