The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-23
We Thank Thee Lord

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We Thank Thee Lord
Tomorrow America observes the ONT
holiday which has no parallel among
the other great nations.
All nations have celebrations com.
parable to our own Fourth of July
all observe ArmiStice day and all pay
tribute, on some special occasion, to
their hero dead. Every Christian ma
ton, of course, celebrates Christmas.
But among the holidays of the
world Thanksgiving stands out as one
peculiarly American and there is some.
thing appropriate in the fact. Nc
other nation has so much to be
thankful for. No other people have
been favored as We have been.
Some unthinking persons and those
in dire straits may contend that they
have little for which to offer their
thanks in concert with the rest of the
country. Yet even these, II they will
but look, will fiji reasons to go down
on their knees and offer their prayers
in common with the rest Of US.
For the poorest American is infin-
itely better off than the poorest man
of other lands. Nowhere else has
mans humanity to man been so widely
recognized as desirable social man
Hesitation. We have wealth and pow
erty side by side as have other nations,
yet the wealthy realize their respon-
sibility to help their less fortunate
neighbors.
Most of us have cause for thanks
In the material blessings which are
ours, even though they may be less ii,
number than appeared to be the case
a few years ago. A roof over our
heads, clothes to wear and food to eat
still are a fact with the average
American. The richest man has little
more Of life's essentials.
But even in the midst of our trials
and tribulations we find greater rea-
son for Thanksgiving than ever was
caused by material things. We should
give thanks tomorrow for great ma
tional history which inspires us to
strive steadily forward In the face of
adversely. Along with the guarantees
of life, liberty and the pursuit OF hap
piness, our forefathers gave us memo
ries of equal Importance. The history
of Valley Forge, of Gettysburg and of
Chateau Thierry is more valuable to
us today than the ways of easy think
ing and easy living which recently
were q product of our times. They
teach us to look back over the road
by which we Travelled the path of ma
tional greatness. Those epics speak
to US in trenchant terms: BE not
afraid. Be thankful for the blessings
you have and dedicate yourselves to
lifting still higher the aims of hu-
mainly"
Those are heritages which no eco
nomic cataclysm, no industrial or agri-
cultural maladjustment, can take from
us. They tell us anew that man does
not live by bread alone but that the
things Of the spirit still rule the
world.
Even as We give thanks tomorrow
we should rededicate ourselves to solv-
ing the pressing needs Of our time.
Thanksgiving time, fully as much as
New Years, should be a period for
new resolutions. We should
resolve that nothing we can do to aid
the lot Of the less fortunate will be
left undone; that our duties as citi-
zens and as neighbors will be per-
formed in the spirit which really is
America.
II We do these things we will find
new Joy In our hearts, new peace IN
our souls. We shall then be able to
say In unison with millions Of other
citizens, I'VE thank thee Lord" no
matter what our state.