Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-11-11
MEASURE OF OUR
THANKFULNESS
Publicity Committee Asks for Lib.
eral Contributions For Orphan
ages on Thanksgiving


public celebration of divine good
ness; day so set apart"
The season Of Thanksgiving is up
on us. Just how thankful are YOU?
The measure of your thankfulness
is found in what you are willing to
do, and will do, for those who are
not as fortunate as you are. If you
are truly thankful for this Christian
land of ours, for the creature COM
forts that God has gives you during
the past year, for the prosperity that
your community, your state, and your
nation enjoy, you will show it by try
ing to pass on to those worthy of your
benefactions, some of the blessings
that you and yours are enjoying.
If you are looking for some such
an outlet as this for the joyful spirit
of Thanksgiving that is filling your
heart, we commend to your consid-
Grafton the appeal of the North Caro-
lima Orphan Association which is ask
ing every citizen of the Old North
State to contribute to the orphanage
of his or her choice, on, or near,
Thanksgiving Day, the full proceeds
of one days labor.
There are 25 of these institutions
in North Carolina. All of them are
cleanly administered and all of them
are worthy of the unstinted support
of all good people. You will make
no mistake in giving to any of them
for all of them are doing noble, con-
scientious work.
These orphanages have added
wonderfully to the states richest as
sets-her manhood and her woman
hood. Many thousands of homeless
and helpless children have been lift
ed out of and above all unfavorable
environment and have been developed
into useful men and women by these
splendid institutions established by
those who Give not unto themselves
alone"
In all respects, these orphanages
are worthy of our support and we can
do no finer thing at this blessed
Thanksgiving season than to show
our love and appreciation for them
and foT. the thousands of helpless
children whom they are nourishing
and bringing up under religious in
fluences, by remembering them at
Thanksgiving in the same measure as
God has blessed us during the year.
The most appealing and cheering
of all pictures of the Saviour of the
world is the classic one in which He
holds little children in His arms and
blesses them. The orphan homes of
our state, where fatherless and
motherless little children are enfolds
ed by devoted and trained servitors
and foster mothers, are the modern
sheltering arms of the Master whose
blessings they received in the long
ago.
But the blessings to these precious
little ones come from charitably in
clined people who contribute to their
nurture, to their right living to their
future happiness. To thus be per-
mitted to become an imitation of Him
who doeth all things well, in His
lovingest mortal guise, is such spe-
cial privilege, it were sacrilige to
think of, even as charity, when in.as-
suming our Saviour's overt act of
blessing others, we are thrice blessed
ourselves.
The wage or income of day at
Thanksgiving to one OF more of the
orphan homes will surely bring joy
to the hearts of every one who gives
cheerfully. 1t would most assuredly
be keeping on good terms with con-
science.
The income of a day for helpless
children is fair exchange-joy for
dollars; life for money. But, re-
member, joy is not to be purchased
life is not for sale. They come free
~ to all lwiio meet worthily the de-
rnands Of their own hearts; and they
come in 10 other way-in no other
terms.
A gift for the care and education
of helpless children will measure the
circumference and also the depth of
the heart of the donor himself-not
others. Do not suffer your better
impulses to be belittled; make no
compromises with your heart, lest
you do yourself an injury, not in the
eyes of others but in your own esti-
nation.
Men grow from within, not from
without. Men make themselves big
or little by their thoughts and deeds.
Take the full measure of your heart
in responding to the call of the or