Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1911 — Page 3

Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW.Law, Abstracts. Real Estate, Loam Will practice In all the courts. Offlci ever Fendigr’a FahRENSSELAER, INDIANA. —_ ,— i —,—t J. F. Irwin. 8. C. Irwla Irwin & Irwin, Law, Real Estate and Insurance 6 Per Cent Farm Loans. Office in Odd Fellows' Block. RENSSELAER. IND. Over State Bank Phone 16 John A. Dunlap, LAWYER. (Successor to Frank Foltz) Practice In all courts. Estates settled. i Farm Loans. Collection department. Notary in the office. Rensselaer, Indiana. Arthur H. Hopkins, Law, Loans and Rear Estate Loan* on farm and City property, Sjraonal security and chattel mortgage uy, sell and rent farms and city property. Farm and city fire insurance Attorneys for AMERICAN BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Office over Chisago Department Store RENSSELAER. IND. F. H. Hemphill, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention given to diseases of Women and low grades of fever. Office In Williams block, opposite Court House. Formerly occupied by Dr. Hartsell. Phone, Office and ReeMene* 4* S. Herbert Moore, I*l. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. All calls will receive prompt attention night or day from my office over the Model Clothing store. Telephone No. 251. Rensselaer - - Indian*". E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Opposite the Jasper Savings 4k Trust Company Bank. Office Phone 177. Residence Phone, 110. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store. Dr. F. A. Tuifler OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American Sohool of Osteopathy, Post Graduate American School of Osteopathy under the founder. Dr. A T. Still. Office Hours —9-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Montlcello, Ind. 1-2 Murray Building - Rensselaer, Ind. f Dr. J. H* Hansson VETERNARY SURGEON—Now at Rensselaer. Calls promptly answered. Office In Harr's Bank Building. Phone 443.

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Again God’s bounteous hand has spread '"V* iflLff The tables of the poor with bread — Jar \\Vf Again our grateful fervent songs l vr. Ascend to Whom all praise belongs; jpk (A OSSta Accept, O God, our thankful lay 1 YfnL To Thee on this Thanksgiving Day. pfjj The husbandman has sown the seed, [/ And Thou didst bless his work indeed; If tfk. He trusted in Thy sacred Word, si/ And harvest great was his reward; M j So on Thy promises we stay .» # On this our blest Thanksgiving Dqy, Rjr Jm The cattle on a thousand hills, h vatN J yy II The wild bird with Ms thrilling trills, [r ty JJ Fish of the sea—the Hon, bear, \\ \i 1 // AU yield to Thy protecting care; vjf f May all creation own Thy sway, \L Thou God of this Thanksgiving Day, Di We thank Thee for the sun’s bright light, ' jP ' J The silvery moon, the stars of night, «. For water pure—for fragrant air, y y And for Thy tender watchful care — w For blessings all that with us stay If if It On this our blest Thanksgiving Day. £ j(X We thank Thee for the Gospel truth, ff j |\\ iWs, For blest old age — tor hopeful youth, [lit lltl/MI (( ''fCYIL E’en troubles great —for grief and care, U Vx\ Knowing they will our souls prepare, K ft cU Straighten the path and clear the way For God’s own blest Thanksgiving Day. CjlY Great God, accept our thankful songs, JZ '*~HJ While hymns of praise swell on our /ft Guide Thou our feet o’er life’s rough \/J K/kyj Teach us in mercy, not in wrath; Grant we may ever with Thee stay / ft jrs. And join in heaven’s Thanksgiving Dqy, J^j)

Thanksgibing A DUTY AND A GRACE

“And let the peace of God rale in jroar hearts, to the which also ye arc called In one bodyi and be ye thankful ” — CU. Si IS.

persecution were exhorted to be of good cheer and to “count up their mercies.” Paul’s words are not only hortatojy, but also mandatory. It is the duty of the Christian, amid all vicissitudes, to be thankful. A believer is never justified in forgetting God’s benefits to him. He is expected to figure out every now and then the sum of the divine favors that have been shown

to him, or what might be called the statistics of salvation. It is true that divine mercies have been innumerable, and cannot be tabulated with anything like completeness; yet the Christian believer is exhorted to dwell upon these mercies in thought and to render vivid to his mind, by frequent reflection, so many of the visitations of divine favor as he can discern providentially unfolded in his past life. There is, then, a duty of thanksgiving. Praise is the expected thing, gratitude is demanded. God is disappointed, and even angered, when men receive his gifts without returning thanks. The Lord is gracious, but that is no reason why the children of men should he ungraciously thankless. Thanksgiving is a part of the code of duty of a Christian, it is an integral portion of the decalogue of moral action. It is not a kind of extra service, or superfluous activity added on to the body of duty otherwise complete, but is of the warp and woof of the Christian’s obligation. “Be thankful” Was not the idle, chance remark of a sentimental apostle, but is t}le New Testament interpretation 01 the Old Testament burden of blessing.

But 1 if thankfulness is a duty, it is none the less on that account a grace. If it is not optional, it may certainly be ornamental. The fact that a thing or a trait is demanded by the moral law does not render the sacrifice of that thing or the exhibition of that trait any the lelrnoble or lovely. The grace of gratitude in particular is a peculiarly lovely virtue. There is even, we may say, an aesthetic quality to thankfulness. “Praise is comely for the upright,” said the Psalmist, who was an authority on the' beauty of holiness. Even the' world appreciates the aesthetic value of gratitude—as well as its earning power, acquisitive of future favors, as a practical asset of life —fund poets in all ages have sung of the charm of a grateful spirit, the nobility of a responsive nature. Even

the birds look up when they drink, as if in mute recognition of the heavenly source of the bits of blessing which fall to them, and certainly man, much more richly endowed and blessed, should do at least as much, and express his “Thank you!” both by the testimony of the lips and the generous actions of the life. Thanksgiving day is a proper and convenient occasion for considering both the duty and the grace of gratitude to the great Giver of all good. But Thanksgiving day is not simply for the abstract discussion of general ideas present in thought or stirring the emotions. This day' does —or should —have a direct governing re-‘ lation to the ministries of the hand and the unfolding of the wallet. . . . When it is celebrated in the spirit c£ the scriptural exhortation to thankfulness, it becomes a time of rejoicing in the truest, fullest sense, because it joins praise to God with practical ministry to the poor and unfortunate. Thanksgiving should issue in thanksgiving. Praise should become a practice. Gratitude must become a temper and tendency of the life. So will God be glorified and gratified, and men, by their cordial and constant recognition of his goodness, be lifted in the scale of being and be the bettfer fitted to receive from heaven more favors still. —Rev. C. A. S. Dwight.

For These Things We Give Thanks.

Thanksgiving day we should all he able to give thanks to our parents for these things: For a clean name, unsullied by questionable transactions, honorable in human relations. For an untainted birth, with such health as purity transmits, and for the brooding tenderness that guarded and cherished us before birth and made careful preparation for our coming. For wholesome food, sufficient clothing, and comfortable shelter until our coming of age, or during the lifetime of our parents. For education, according to the best standards of which they knew suited to our individual needs and possibilities, and preparing us to earn our own livings. For such knowledge of our bodies and minds, and such reverence for them as makes intemperance Impossible.

Forget Not His Benefits.

Why not rejoice more? Count up your golden mercies; count up your opportunities to do good; count up your “exceeding great and precious promises; ” count up your joys of heirship to an incorruptible inheritance, and then march on the road heavenward. “Forget not all his benefits.” “Bless the Lord, omy soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name,” is the declaration of an appreciative heart L. Cuyler, D.D.

Washington’s Proclamation.

The first Thanksgiving day proclamation ever issued by a president was signed by George Washington in 1789. The original is said to be in the possession of Rev. J. W. Wellman, who inherited it from Mb grandfather, William Ripley of Cornish, N. H. This proclamation was issued by request of ■both houses of congress through tl|eir joint committee, v

OLD TESTAMENT TIMES BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BIBLE STUDIES.

THE VALUE OF PRAYER. Nehsmiah’s Petition For Israel. Nehemiah j— Nov. 26 "The effectual, fervent prayer of o riyhteoue ma» acaileth much."—Jama r, JS. CHIRTEEN years after Kxra’a company returned to Jerusalem, Nehemiah went thither with an escort and full authority from the king of Persia to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and to restore Its gates. It would appear that Ezra's reformation, while very helpfoj to the people, brought against them the violent opposition of their neighbors, as was to have been expected. The Jews, now considerable In numbers, were despised by their neighbors, who wished to drive them out of the land. The wall of the city was poor and did not withstand the attack. Josephus says that Nehemiah, wealthy and favored of the king of Persia, resided in the king’s palace at Shushan. He was a pious man and deeply Inter-

ested in the land of his fathers. While walking one day he overheard two men talking in the Hebrew tongue, and accosted them. They had been to Jerusalem and had returned. He gladly inquired respecting the holy land, the

holy city, God’s temple, and concerning the Jews who had returned from Babylon. The sad story of their trials and the desolation of the city and its exposure to enemies touched his heart and led him to prayer. That prayer Is the subject of this lesson. Undoubtedly the recorded prayer of Nehemiah is merely an epitomized statement, for we read that he made the matter a subject of earnest prayer for four months before he reached the point of action where God used him In the fulfilment of his own petition. The Soul's Sincere Desire.

The Poet has well defined prayer as being “the soul's sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed.” Another has well declared that it “is the Christian’s vital breath”; that is to say, Qbristian character cannot be maintained without prayer any more than a human life could be maintained without breathing. Who has not noticed that all the great Bible characters used of the Almighty were accustomed to go to Him regularly in prayer and to seek for guidance from Him in respect to every matter? Even the great Redeemer, holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners, needed to pray to the Father—needed His fellowship and communion—needed to be in touch with the Infinite One. Several of His prayers are recorded, and we are told that He spent the entire night in prayer on some occasions. Some may ask. Would the Almighty change His plans in answer to our petitions? Assuredly He would not. Indeed, on the contrary, we are cautioned in tl\e Scriptures to ask only according to His will We are warned that if we ask amiss our petitions will not be answered. Hence the necessity for studying God’s Word and being enlightened thereby. The Redeemer gave ns the keynote to this, saying, “If ye abide in Me and My words abide in yon. ye may ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.” (John xv, 7.) Alas! how few seem to note the two limitations of this promise: (1) The one asking must be in Christ —abiding in Him. This means that the petitioner has turned from sin, has accepted Christ and the terms of dlscipleship. It implies that he has made

“Father, If it be possible, let this cup pass from me."

mony with God’s Word and promises; in order to know what things to ask for they must search the Scriptures, which are sufficient, “that the man of God may be thorougMy furnished.” God is pleased to make nse of the little talents possessed by His consecrated people Those who pray for opportunities to serve the Lord and His cause and who watch for the fulfilment of their prayers in the open doors of opportunity will sorely have them. “He that seeketh findeth.” What to Pray For. Those in Christ may pray for earthly necessities, as in the Lord’s prayer. “Give us this day our daily bread;” but we are not to pray for more than the bread and water which the Lord has authorized His people to pray for. The true .Christian, instead of thinking about what he shall eat. what he shall drink, and wherewithal he shall be clothed—instead of making earthly things the subject of his prayers, will he thinking of and praying about his Mgher. his heavenly interests.

"Prayer in secret ."

a full consecration of bis life to the Lord and become a new creature in Christ Jiesus, Such, abiding in Christ may pray to the Father. (2) After having come into membership and fellowship with the Head, the Messiah, these must ask in har-

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