The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-31
Thanksgiving Address
a. MOST EXCELLENT EXPIRES
SION OF THANKFULNESS

- "ftre' rtld:lEcH 10 see lew Gays
ago the Thanksgiving paper which
appears below, prepared by the writ
er's esteemed friend, Joe Richardson,
Flor Of the Sunhower Tocsin, a
PAGER famous in Mississippi journal
isr' There are 80 many good things
in the address that Mr.. Richardson's
consent wa obtained for it's publica-
tiCn:
In all the history Of the world, with
its many Thanksgiving celebrations,
there lever was one SO psychological
" perfect as the Thanksgiving of
1918. The great world war ended;
the early prospect OF u boys re-
turning home; the light loss Of life
among III troops ar the preservation
Of their lives and ours form the
| happpiest cCmbinatico for Thanks
giving the history Of the world has
ever recorded.
History, which is considered the
| best instructor Of mankind, teaches
! how the diversified aspects Of civil
cation are successfully evolved
through different people at different
times. We thus understand why
America, the progeny Of Europe, diff
fers from other peoples in many sa-
| I1nnt f,atv,rnc nf hn~ coc.l OIL
litical organism, in her public and
domestic life. Europe i~ncaNnates au-
thOrity; America liberty. Here al
thority is wholly subordinate to lib
erty. Guided and inspired by liber-
ty our country moves with stately
impetuosity and shall 50 move I'M
disturbed in her luminous onward
curse. Liberty and equality nre
the forces which combine and unite
the various classes of society and
ealarge their range of harmonious
action. 1t is this which makes the
history of America interesting and
eminently instructive. The social and
historical standpoint reached by our
country solves several problems which
up to this time have been regarded
as ~perplexing. Upon no nation of
ancient or modern times has ever.
been showered SO numerous, so cor
tiruous and so great blessings as up
on ours. We have, therefore, the
most cOgent reasons to be grateful
and to pay religious homage toa the
Ruler of the universe; the King of
the world: the Protector of our coun-
try. 1t is for this reason that we
have convened tonight in this house
of worship to render our heartfelt
thanks to the benign Giver of all for
the heavenly blessings which He has
bestowed upon u beloved country.
"Shout unto the Lord. all the
earth,
Serve the Lord with giadness;
Come before him with singing. !
Know ye that the Lord is Cod; /,
He hath made us we are His. !
His people, the flock of his pastures.
Enter into His gates with Thanks.a
giving,
Into His courts with rejoicing. ;
Give thanks unto Him and Bless
His name.
For the Lord is good. His mercy is
everlasting.
His faithfulress for ever and ever"
In this short Psaim we are for
mally called upon to be thankful to
God. Based on the experience of
our life, it teaches us that the Lord
is rot merely Creator and Founder Of
of the world, but also its guardian
and ruler, and we must give thanks
unto Him and bless His name. Though
these admOnitOry words were utter
ed many centuries ago, they have
maintain their validity even today. /
IICy ring Will a Clear DOte lUtO
the ears of men and have found a
place in the code of human ethics.
Personally, some Of us think we
have no grounds for which to be
thankful, but we can forget person
aiities for the public good. We seem
to have gone backward and are not
what we once were, but we can be
thankful that there is always that
hope that Springs eternal in the
human breast" AS the poet has
said, "No star was ever lost that
once was seen; a man always may
be what he might have been"
Among all the virtues that dis
tinguish our conduct none is more
essential than gratitude. Deep seat