The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-28

4 Considering the above text, II
calls TO our attention! the fact thai
we should max every, dsy a ds5
Of THANKSGIVING 70. God for oil.
general health and prosperity f6f
all good things come from him,
1--WE should rejoice In the fact that
we have such q kind. loving Heay-
emily Father who daily Garth fof
us ASA father pittieth his child
rem, 50 the Lord ipittiethithem that
fear him
AlsoSwel should pray without
casing, and not only pray. but
| watch that. we may shIn the aij-
| pesrance of evil. AS jesus sa,,s.
Watch and pray, lest We enter iu-
TO Temptations l5
Then We should always Keep ii
an attitude Of thanktulness, even
in the seyerest trials. We should
be thankful that It Is no worsa
than It is an dthat our Heavenly
Father will mot allow US to b
tempted above what we are able;
and that he will, with the temp
tation. make q way to escape. lei
us hope for the beet, prepare for
the worst. and take with thanks:
giving what God sends. '.3
Our mind now runs back 10 our
first Thanksgiving day IL Aneri.
ca and otour "Motfer Country.
England, !" from W fiich came gu +
pilgrim fathers" in the year
1907 Some who belonged to tbs
Church OF England thought that
bys some changes4the church could
be purified, and because OF this
I'tley were called Purtans and re-
eeived the prosecution Then a
number Of them wont to Holland,
whereithey could enjoy more free
| dom. They were very strict obser-
| vers Of their religion and dressed
plain. and because OF their plain
dress and wandering from place 10
place they were called Pilgrims. 9
| They stayed in Holland twelve
years and then came back to Eng
mad; and as they were leaving
Holland their aged but sanity
pastor, the 1sy. John Robinson.
held religious services and knelt
and prayed with them on the
shore, asking Gods blessing TO
abide, with them
pheyAett England on the May
flower September 49, 1920 with
one hundred and two souls on
board for America They werS
sailing ssixty-six days on the water,
1.-THE same numbergof days as
there are books in tie Bible, } and
first cast anchor at Cape Code on
Friday, November 81. There they
drew up a compact or cod OF Laws
that they would be trre to their
religion. their laws and their
country, and all the men (forty-
one in alb signed II. John Carver
was the first to sign It, and he
also was elected their governor
for one year. !, +,
Then they sent out a company
In small boat under the leader
ship OF a man named Clark. to Spy
out a location for settlement. II
| was stormy and raining very hard
as they landed on Clark Island
about dark; but they were glad to
see land and prepared for the
night. The next day being Sat.
| urday, they rested and prepared
for the Sabbath, when divine SER
vices were conducted and all wor-
shipped God, giving. him thanks
for their safe deliyerance. On
Monday while the men repaired
their injured ship, the women
washed, making Monday. Novent-
Der, 24,a1620 Americas first
wash day. (
On CLARK Island there stands a
large flattopped rock with this
significant inscription: ."on the
Sabbath day we rested" About q
month later, on Christmas Day,
the place which Captain Smith
had called Plymors was selected
as the place for their settlement,
They were soon divided into
nineteen families and at once be-
I gan to build houses The first
house was storage house to store
] their goods in. The next was a
! church. One thing worthy Of note,
these pilgrims were faithful to
their religious duties. Ny God give
US more Of that kind today. Then
they proceeded to build for each
family a house TO live in, and It is
said that before smoke could be
seen coming from these houses IL
the morning, prayers could be
heard. Considering that our coun.
try was founded by, such devoted
pilgrims as that, we need moi
wonder that we have so long en-
joyed a reign Of peace May We
renew our energy and double our
diligence to follow after TIE ex.
ample our Pilgrim Fathers hay,
set. Before they could protec,
themselves from the cold, more
than half Of their number died
from exposur g and disease.
Spring came on and the indians
taught them to raise maize or In,
dian corn and to shoot and fish
They had no cattle. The wolve!
were SO bad they would have kill
ed cows, hogs or sheep. They kill.
ed turkeys and other wild game,
thus adding to theft provisions.
After harvest the governor sapt
out men to kill some game tina
they might latter a more. specia
manner rejoice together, and Civ,
thanks to God forttheir crops AMI
prosperity. This was recognized a
the first Thanksgiving Lay" Il