The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-11-26

the question was r1s olurtly 70
me several times What have
We as Negroes. 70 De thankful
for. ~ answer was. We shah
exp.a.n !; later take this cp-
pors1nity. because q ire fact that
the national holiday s approach
ing 10 say that for each inc.vsd-
IA American. every day shculd
be . Thanksgiving Day for ! an
quite sure that there are mere
who exis, among - VINO are net
END cxed ~fth some blessing dr.
irg az least a tew minutes q esen
dsy AL Tor ~hsch we sao~.c
ssy Thank YOU.
TIE national HOLIDAY has 81.
O. -s,o-y and Ire cause CT tnls
dsv wss the narnsa elener, q
the early Americans who stTls-
gle ard pFotec;eo Their families
aga rs, lrcians. Trey also rad .
fr ire Wild ANIMALS ard ire
ser-enis az the .ores; and sisrvs-
tion wss endured Due 10 VARIOUS
cor1.tlons 81 the weather. -
nesses. etc. ell throughout ire
year.
Set Aside = Day
l.ea1e. Trey .ei; i Necessary 10
se, aside . dsy. All ct the small
numoer OF early settlers would
ur.,e wherever they would &c in
g.yrg thanks 70 the Supreme
DH,y. Which IS the g.ver Of every
eco1 gi.t. Therefore. We have
hsc many DAYS for celebrating
ihs Thanksgiving
Wren ws study the history Of
r. snx.ad. We Will find ira.
II snksg.ylngs history IS olres
tran tne founding CT i py ths
p .grirs in America. Man. since
MS creation during his sober
IT oments, has always had de-
IRE and gave action 70 tnst De-
= FOR thanks We find that even
Moses. in ire legend Q. the his
To- 7 o. Moses. during ms leader
ST. , Of the children OF Israel
from Egyp, stopped and gave
blanks 10 the God. as they under
STOOD i. for Their del.versnce.
II we read a little further on
faith. We will find that Paul
caused RS constituents 10 give
hanks 20 God for which even
the Romans had in some sort CT
D,ety. Also. as we read the story
CT The birth OF Christ. We will
aa dthsi He was ever thankful
70 the great God OF Heaven and
With Him, every day was a
I Thanksgiving Day and He le,
physical action support his thank
tul inner-msr
We could name hundreds Of
stories and acts which SHOWS that
man. bv the very essence OF the
better virtues OF man. u ever
thankful for his blessings as they
come TO him.
Man by his better nature 10 in
terested most Of the time fol-
whatever benefits he receives
Hence, II is proper and fitting that
all Americans should medltatt
thankfully on this day. particu.
lsrly az the'present period, wher
We stand At sociological cross
roads which faces everywhere anc
realize that we stand amidst The
eternal ways Of mankind. with Z
definite urge 10 travel on in the
right fashion.
We should realize that human
life like all other things 10 ever
changing We only have TO think
for a second and we realize thai
the night changes 10 day and th'
period which we call yea
changes so definitely that ever
the blind can feel and kno wanc
understand that the seasons o.
the year changes.
Man. during his brief stay upor
this earth, IL he is fortunate
enough 10 live 10 a ripe age
undergoes physiological, biologi
cal. educational, sociological anc
cultural changes in very briel
spon OF years. then he too enters
that road which leads him on 4
an eternity.
Plenty OF Examples
I could give you thousands o.
examples Of the eternal law o.
change but space will not permi'
and | do not think that 1t il
necessary. would fervently cal
your attention 10 the fact that al
everything else changes. old so
cial orders change and gives away
TO the new as one generation o.
mankind gives 70 the next Since
these facts are evident. we should
not see or try 10 manufacture
any reason 10 whine about tho
everlasting transition.
We. as Americans, should look
backwards for q moment al least
: and gain some inspiration from
the stalwart characters who or.
ganized the government and u
those cslloused hands who toiled
and levelled the forest. trans
formed the stage coach 10 steam