| OCR Text |
Show UNION SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN j CHURCH The First Presbyterian church was decorated with roses and chr. santhe mums for the Union Thanksgiving ser vices today. The plan of having i he ministers act as ushers wai i ried out. The musical numbers wen given with BUCta .-"kill aud feeling as to form a distinctive part of the service The violin obligato part for Struner's Thanksgiving song, "Blessing," was written for the author by Mr. Skeltou of Salt Lake Miss Dwyer'l two solos so-los were especially adapted lor a Thanksgiving service Miss Pierce and Hamll played with their usual skill. The praise selections were given as follows : Prelude Bach Miss Louise Pierce Contralto Solo "Evening and Morning" Mor-ning" Max Sticker Miss Dwyer Violin Offertory Dialogue. . Helmund Miss Beatrice Hamll Contralto Solo "Blessing ". . Steynor Miss Dwyer lolin Obligato, Miss Hamil Contralto Solo "Oh, Love Divine" Nevin Miss Dwyer Postlude Bendel Miss Pierce Sermon of the Day. "The Jew a w ere a musical people The great temple choir contained foui thousand voices and was divided Into three divisions, led by Herman Asaph and Jeduthun They led the Bervice antiphonally from the great galleries and the congregation joined in the . sponses This was supported bj orchestra of many pieces Then were times, however, when the mee sage of the psalm called for though! and meditation and at sueh times the word Selah denoted a pause in the voices while the orchestra continued with sympathetic tones "Oh. let the nations be -lad and sing for joy, for thou, oh pod, Bhall judge the people with equity and lead the nations upon the earth. Selah "Here let all pause and meditate upon up-on the great truth Her. , todaj us pause and consider thoughtfully this message which 1b the thought for todav "There Is a nation wide call o thank God today because of the unbounded un-bounded prosperity of our land some have not days of r.;ii plenty, m is because of an unjust distribution and not because of a lack of Bupplj If some children and aged are compel led to toll and If men here and the! have environment mat is not conducive condu-cive to health, it is not because the Lord has not amply provided .Tu ; heeause some live in foul air is no reason to decry' the goodness of di vine providence in surrounding the earth with an abundance. Prosperity Is the general condition of the day and It la not man-mad.- prosperll either It is the wealth of the fields. I forests and mines. God stor l wealth that he has given unto man and from a time of abundance we can well draw apart and meditate upon the great goodness of the love that so richly gave It all "The moral conditions, all views to the contrary notwithstanding call for our glad praise. The uation -being awakened to new standards Men are being held to the same suu-i ards of chastity as women Temp, i ance Is no longer the theme of th 1 tew It is not enough now to set urtt political office; we also demand thai 1 it be secured rightly. The care th Is being given to the children in coup. In factory, and at play, points to an awakened conscience The practl al appreciation of the aged .n,.! ol the mothers in rendering unto them not only fair sounding word? of pralsr but also substantial monetary token and pensions, as well reveals h n. , standard of national stewardship The law makers' recognition of the need of the man as well as ol thi dollai is another dawning of new trends Some time ago one who followed the older standard of national res,u, bilitv spoke of the newer Heinle i , derision as being but th,. Injection of the sermon on the Mount Into politics poli-tics Well, be it so. If an) suel, a dream be ever possible it will be a glorious condition for the race o' men "The spiritual conditions ( all f r our until ,,!.. .. tu i , . OTMpaav IVUd) III,- I UUII II I- more a live, practical factor In Hie world today than ever Once her courts were more thronged on Sunday, Sun-day, maybe, but there were QOl man churches to fill. Now the church is more a power in active and everyday life It Is touching more on daily living than ever before. W a look to results for the ultimate tesl of power and the churches are getting them today. When we consider the wonderful way In which the Word rl God is being printed and rear! who believe that it is the truth of the world, can only rejoice, for, as the seed Is sown, the harvest miia( follow The church afield Is even more a cause of praise than the church at home The new China is but an ex ample. But. say some, wickedness is so rampant and vice so bold todav W answer, yes. and what is more, you cannot show me an uge lu which wickedness was less rampant or she lees bold The city lue has e.r been a problem The large town has ever been sin's stronghold Ifanj who knew not the cities of bygone year? are wise in criticising the present, pres-ent, but unfair in their comparison with the past because the are not well Informed of that past " Kn matters of woman's dret-s we deem the preaeut much better than so much that we have known We live in a day of publicity and the deeds of dark ness aro heralded on morning's page But withal, the world has much of spiritual and moral advance to th;nk tiod for today. "'Gie me.' says Carhle, "the man who sings at his work ' The grace of jov and praise is one of the best sources of human endurance The joy of the Lord has been more tha:i one man's strength and power The French revolution was won by a BODg Luther U6ed the power of snng might lly in his great revival. Life today Is a grim battle for many a person, a battle with disease, with temptation with want or a struggle against unpleasant un-pleasant en'rrinment We need ilv grace of Thanksgiving all through the year. The Parisian life is called gay. but it Is not joyous. It is en tertainment purposed for Joy and Is hollow, mocking, deadening, false. It partake3 of the stage laugh and Is for effect .More suicides occur in Paris than most any other city because of Its lack of real, deep, strength-givint Joy that wells up from a conviction of truth. So long as America has cause for deep gratefulness and is teady to voice that gratitude unto God. America will be the hope of the oppressed op-pressed of the nations "The great prosperit of our days have turned mans awaj from ('.d hut a few months of drought or a few-days few-days of rain bring them again to him in facts and petitions for mere) May we in ample prosperity remember him with Joy Selah '' |
