Show GROWTH OF OF SPI SPIRIT OF OF THE DAY I Since the days of ot our Pilgrim fathers fathers fathers fath fath- custom with us to observe observe ob ob- ob- ob ers It has been a serve Thanksgiving day We Ve had to take tako ii a bitter dose of privation hunger and cold before we learned what It meant to be trul truly thankful for tor tho time comforts of life After a long NevEn New Nev En Engla and En-and nil winter with Insufficient food tood shelter buffeted by the cloth ns ng or stow without and sickness ss and death within those of our forefathers who ho had occasion to l I be he ed truly the bountiful harvests thankful for that the following season had brou brought ht After all 1111 had been een garnered and n safely whole lla day was nas devoted devoted devoted de- de one stored away grateful t thanks hanks to the voted to giving for the prospects of security Almighty comfort that the seasons season's harvest un and furnished of plenty that have havet With the years t followed succeeding generations all through this prosperous land of ours I the of Thanksgiving day lens has grown Mixed with the 1 thankful attitude attitude atti ntH tude for the things that bring comfort In life there is now a n l keen een sense of ot Jollity and und of or rejoicing We Ve make ita it ita a n da day not only of thanks for newly garnered wealth but of ot celebration for forthe forthe forthe the good things timings of past years cars and gen So we gather with our churches our communities our friends or our families we prate praise God for the wonderful scheme of nature that assures assures assures as as- us each euch year ear a seed time and und a u harvest Once more there Is abundant occasion occasIon occasion occa occa- sion at the waning of the harvest moon moon for tor making a thankful celebration celebration tion of ot our wide nation Thanksgiving Michigan day Michigan Farmer Fanner |