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Show LET ALL REJOICE Taking Courage From the Spirit of the Pilgrims. Surety the People of Today Have More Causes for Thankfulness Than They Possessed. To us It certainly seems ns though the Pilgrims had little to bo thankful for. If tho settlers In Plymouth could "sncrlUco tho sncrlllccs of thanksgiving" thanksgiv-ing" In '021, what, prny, oiiBht wo to do In tlil- year of our Lord? Think of tho blessing which wo enjoy na tho commonplaces of thu dny, of which tho I!llgrlms nover even dreamed I A vast territory mastered, surveyed and thickly settled abundant treasures of form, mine, forest nnd mill poured out for human uses Innumerable Inventions Inven-tions harnessed to tbo scrvlco of human hu-man efficiency and comfort n great republic "conceived In liberty nnd dedicated ded-icated to the proposition that all men ore created equal" freo political, educational edu-cational and religious Institutions, hitherto unknown and unpurullelcd, successfully established n higher grade of material well being, a wider diffusion of culture, n nobler Ideal of happiness, a finer conception of democracy, de-mocracy, achieved for nil the people, tbnn tho world hns ever seen before I It Is true, of course, that not all Ills Imvo been suppressed, nor nil blessings won. Hut because wo have not yet achieved everything Is no reason why wc should not be glad tlint we Imvo achieved niuchl l!ecuu-o wo have not jet won the goal of life Is no renson why wo should not vejolco that w havo ndvnucedl Thu world today Is better than It ever hns been before. Men Imvo leys sulTerlng, greater happiness happi-ness nnd nobler opportunity than In any epoch past. Humanity is still lighting tho snino persistent Ills nnd seeking tho Mimo Illusive K"o'b. hut in new field nnd on higher levels. Tlie goal Htlll IU-3 far nheiul, but behind be-hind Is n long road of miseries con-ciliered con-ciliered nnd battles won. |