Show j I i or Gluttons I tTo 0 every man of of philosophic mind Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks- Thanks I giving day is an occasion for some reflection re re- re- re introspection and honest goodness Ih I To a an unimaginative materialistic mind t is s merely a aday day for gorging tasty food laying laying laying lay lay- ing off of work for a day and and enjoying oneself a ata at Ia a football game or at hunting S tt The Thc charge frequently has been voiced within recent years that most of us fall in the latter class utterly ignoring the spirit and andS S purpose purpose of the holiday in celebrating the onS one one- S May fay cessation of labors and in making gluttons of f ourselves I I. I Lets Let's think it over What does this day actually mean to u us If Wi v take the time to ponder this question in inthe the he quiet of calm thought we will be lifting ourselves out of the class who make this great reat day a mere feast occasion w we will be putting ourselves those for whom the thenay nay day has deep and b beneficial meaning Then the he d day y will vill take on a spirit spiritual al significance i And we will feel better for h having ving observed tit Jit it in n the spirit in which it was started years gears ago bv by the good people of the tile Massa Massachusetts bay colony S Think for a minute then what you are most 1 st thankful for today What you appreciate appreciate date most will prove an au index to your character char- char I acter and your philosophy of life lice C 1 u Son Some Som people would say they are ar are happiest because they have good inconis and can lead leada Ja a bright existence These folks would be plunged ged in despair if their automobiles luxurious lux lux- urious homes and sumptuous living were sud- sud denly halted They are the materialistic materialistic- tIle the he second class mentioned above Then there are greater reater numbers of iy God folk folk God fearing respectable respectable- honorable honorable honorable honor honor- who haven't obtained much able people people- who people so of lif lifes life's s 's Worldly y goods Some ob observers might Lifes beaten them But has it say t By th Ilie heaven he no t We ve venture turc that that there I will b be more real heartfelt thanksgiving today among the people who arent aren't able to lead a atins tins tinseled led existence than among those who have rt neglected d' d their th ir spiritual natures nature s. s in their q material Suc success ess 5 Often ve we think that the greatest happiness happi happi- ness nesS' tomes to tho those who have neither too mu much h nor or too tOG little I Its It's ts hard to see th the silv silver r lin poverty ty is grinding one to distraction b but t it if is is' is every bit as as difficult to keep an an aney fl ey even l' l keel when life is soft and easy So it if Js in the homes of f those we call the gf a middle class that we imagine there will will will-be be the finest observance of Thanksgiving Just before Defore father takes the carving knife to slice off great slabs slabs' of well-cooked well turkey mother mother her her face beaming with cheer at the good dinner she has prepared and at her fine family gathered around the he overflowing table will will say Let 45 return thanks Ah in that moment of of prayer there will be bereal e ereal real real- thanksgiving real thanksgiving That reverent way in IIi people pause to fo give iv ive thanks to the Giver of of- all their blessings blessing I is the deep q p undying reason that Thanksgiving day should mean so much in our national life In Ia the humble thankful heart and the reflective p philosophic mind will lie the genuine spirit of the Pilgrims on ha Thanksgiving day in bleak New Nev England And sq this day clay plumbs the depths of ourS our S spiritual natures and our characters discovering discovering discover discover- ing to to 16 ourselves ut ehe once more whether we are are truly and sufficiently thankful |