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Show TRUE SPIRIT CF THE SEASON Thanksgiving Should Find Its BeEt Lxpression in the Doing of Some Kindly Act. To limit reasons for thankfulness to ljlie material abundance, to national and individual prosperity, as so often implied, is to overlook the greater causes of gratitude. Every now and then pathetic instances bring out the heartfelt expression that "if one has health he has everything." Position and possessions count for little com- pared to the simple retention of health. So, if a man or woman today, unblessed by possession of the wealth or prosperity they think they ought to have, will ponder upon the blessing bless-ing of health or upon the preservation preserva-tion of the lives and health of those near and dear to them throughout the year they must find deeper cause for thanksgiving than any mere incre-ruent-in material things. This Is the true reverence, the genuine spirit of thanksgiving. But in expressing this spirit In thankgivlng services, in gladness and feasting, it must not be forgotten that the true thanksgiving must come from the heart, and will find its fullest expression ex-pression in kindly act, in consideration considera-tion of those less fortunate and in assisting as-sisting to make others equally thankful. thank-ful. The thankfulness that is limited to self is ungracious and unworthy. Yet even in temporal affairs the nation na-tion as .a whole has cause for gratl-i gratl-i tude. No country has been more blessed with abundance of crops. Industrial In-dustrial and' commercial conditions ' are normal. We have been spared from any great disasters. As a na-l na-l tion we are at peace with the world. The census Ehows a splendid ; growth. We face the future not only j with confidence but enthusiasm. |
