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Show WHY G1VETHANKS Manifold Blessings Accorded to This Nation. Surely One Needs Only a Few Moments' Mo-ments' Reflection to Realize the Causes for Gladness. It Is written of Plato Hint, "looking through tho dim tpcctnclcs of nature, lie Bine llimiks to Clod for three things: Klrt, tlint lie was cruiled a man and nut a beast. Second, Hint lie wai burn u (Jreclnn ami not a Imrbnrinn. Tlilul, (lint hu uns bom a possible phllotnpher" If tills repieeiiia lie pngnn Ideal of gratitude, It Is In inarKed contrnst to the Christian ideal. A liunstful spirit bus no plucc In tiuu tliuukfcglvlmr to Cod. Tliu I'lmi-lseo ylio went up to the temple to prny mid lluuiKeil Ood (lint be uns not as other men, waa roundly rebuked by Christ for tils presumption. pre-sumption. The Inst place for one to display his egotism trfiould be before tho throne of God. "Whosoever will bo great among ou, let him be your minister," said Christ. It Is a tlmo for true humility of spirit. Now that this nation has grown rich beyond tho dreams of tho austert) pioneers, do Americans of today rec-ognlzo rec-ognlzo tho sourco of their manifold blessings, nnd will they with tnm humility hu-mility acknowledge their gratltudo to tho giver of all good gifts, "forgetting not all his benefits?" America Is today tho richest nnd most powerful nation of tho earth, nnd It Is this very opulence Hint leads tho people, most liberally blessed of nil, to neglect to remember tlio sourco of good. In days of opulence and power men nro prono to put their trust In themselves nnd to underestimate tboso lulluences tbnt have made them great. Ingratitude 1ms bem called tho most populnr sin In tho world, because it Is Hie result of eelflslincMi, or cgotlhin or ambition or whatever tho enso may be Nntlons, being nn mrgregiillnn of Individual. In tbelr ilnyn of power Inve u tendency to trust In themselves and lo disregard llio laws of Ood. I'llttburgh DlMwtcti. |
