Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-27
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE Held
. THIS MORNING
Americans Have Cause
to Be Thankful, DR..
Kidd Says; Adopt Fair
Resolution

Emphasizing the gratitude which
American people owe to their ancestors,
and to God for making fearless
Christian men and women of the pio-
neers that settled America. DR.. John T..
Kidd. Presbyterian evangelist, delivered
the union Thanksgiving sermon at the
Methodist church here this morning,
choosing as his text. And When Pau!
Had Gathered Bundle Of Sticks and
Laid Them on the Fire" The church
was filled TO capacity.
The American people have more
cause to be thankful than any other
people in the world" DR.. Kidd said,
for God has blessed US more than any
other race: and I cannot help but be-
lieve it is because we love and honor
him more than other peoples.
There are three things that We
should consider on this Thanksgiving
day. The first of these is what We have
inherited from our ancestors, who un-
derwent apparently insurmountable
hardships in a Christian spirit that a
better nation and more Christian
world might be handed down 10 us. We
should be thankful that they were
Christian men and women who stood
out above men OF all other nations.
Some Not Thankful
Il canno help bu, feel sorry for some
who do not follow the Christian path.
and who see nothing to be thankful for.
! recall what William Jennings Bryan
said. No mans existence is his own. nor
reuay his mother for bringing him into
the wcrld, for when new life Is
brought into the world, woman's life
il in the balance
Secondly" Dr. Kidd said. we should
protect our nation, especially now when
"a many of US are bent on pleasure
Those of us who love God should pre-
serve this sprit-protect II, and along
with that feeling we should have com
passionate spirit Of sympathy ior the
more unfortunate in the world. Moth
yvv mems so much to our nation as the
pcruetuation Of the Christian religion.
What we should ask is the third
thing that should be considered on this
Thanksgiving day, for the privilege OF
work-to have a part in the Master's
,inue as great nation. we should
,urn il over to those who follod US
greater nation than we received. fou
have q part in the building of thls
country and it's petpetuation. The gen
Grafton that is to follow US VIII be what
this generation will be. and i IS our
duty to see that the generation when
follows US finds something better, more
Christian, and peymeated with a more
veuuine spirit OF Thanksgiving than we
found
Song Service
The program was opened with song
service. the union choir of the Presby-
terian, Baptist, Methodist. Christian
and Episcopal churches singing. Inc
opening prayer was given by Rev. u. ".
Marshall. followed by a violin solo by
Mrs A. A. Hargrove.
On motion Of Rev. q. c. Crow the
altering was given to the Volunteers Of
America.
DIR. r. r. Day read the Thanksgiving
,yoeIamation of President Calvin Cool
idre. and declared that the American
r.o,ls should be thankful that they
have n president with such Christian
spirit.
Following the Thanksgiving sermon
bv Or. Kidd. Rev. II. II. Saunders stated
that a Juror has been created IN mar
lineen by the announcement that the
Lords day should be used for pagan
purposes" in reference to the fact that
the Valley Mid-Winter Fair has an
nounced horse races and other similar
amusements. MS well rs continuance q
exhibit. on Sunday. December ~.
The ministerial association 81 'he
Valley has been called to arms hev'
Saunders said. We do not believe any
interest of the Valley. either citrus ex-
hihits or others. can be furthered oy
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