Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-11-23
"OUR HANKS"

OF man runneth People of ev
tery sge and ever, depree oi
civilization havy knnwn It and
have shown It and have express
ed it Why then, shouldn't we,
the most fortuna lie of people be-
grateful and thankful for our
great and unprecedented bless
neSr
Ever since the 4th of july
IN the year l7Io, We have known
what Il has meant to be the mas
terS If our own destlnes. 1t i,
true, we have known what it has
meant to sacrifice for its mainte
nance: but, rs every healthy vine
: strengthened by nourishment,
so, too, our national cha is
uourlshed and made the StiOng
n by sacrifice AMI service, Up
Trough the year and decades
intervening since that day, We
have grown and developed anu
prospered to stature that Is
commanding the envy and ad
miration simultaneously of the
whole world. Why Because.
with all oar right to boast and
be proud of our achievement.
We have not In spite OF all c Il
tentlOnS to the contrary forgot
our allegiance to the laws OF
the Infinite Power of and over
all. This Is, IN the final anaIy
Sis, our abiding safeguard. For
our national fear OF God and our
religious intensity and our devo
ton To his teachings, We are
thankful.
Ia the wars OF our national life,
our young meu have fought with
4 slnglen5ss OF purpose that has
spelled victory tor our cause
which. who can say different
has always been for a right
cause. Because OF their supre
ne ) .crllice and their privations
although survivors,, we have re
NAMED a natioull united force
For their devotion to our COON.
try and flag We are thankful.
Due to the generosity OF a
b%ounteous providence, we are
the possessors Of great produc
tive soft; inexhaustable mlnes;
aud stupenduous naked water
power We also know, because
Of the same gift SOcrce, what II
means to have variations Uf eli
mate; magnificent scenery that
grips and holds aud devUurs US
by reason OF It's unalloyed beau
ty; and, better than all, We are
the Que national people that is a
harmonious 10 citing of the PEG
pie of all races aud creeds
who have clamoured tor
liberty aud hope and emporium
lty. For those blessings and
possessions and opportunities
and aspirations, we r thankful.
We cherish liberty, yet We e
cognize restraint in It's use We
prize opportunity to live and
learn and reap, yet We know
that others have that same right
thus, our obedience to law aud
order. We va!Ae highly the
right to take part 10 governing,
yet we realize the need of being
governed, We aspire to wealth
and property and station anu
power and prestige; yet, We +
charitable aud sympathetic to a
degree. For all these charact
erlstics as Il people, We m
thankful.
We are great believers in and
contributors to education aud
learning and advancement, II
respective Of whether it is in the
most Isolated rural school dis
trict or IN the highest aud wealth
lest seat Of learning; and, for
those traits of our national
character We are thankful
We are proud of ourAmerinrn
manhood, because it is the big
gest hearted and finest in the
world; and, for our American
womanhood, we devise out every
homage tor just what they are:
Gods Noblest HandiwoIk. >
For our American men and
women, we are thankful.