Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1915 — Thanksgiving Day [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Thanksgiving Day

ROBERT BRIDGES In Collier’s Weekly

We give thee thanks, O Lord, Not for armed legions marching in their might, Not for the glory of the well earned fight Whore brave mon elay their brothers, also brave, But for the millions of thy eons who work And do thy tasks with joy and never shirk And deem the Idle man a burdened slave,'. ■ For these, O Lord, our thanks! We give thee thanks, O Lord, Not for the turrets of our men-of-war, The monstrous guns and deadly steel they pour To crush our foes and make them bow the knee, But for the homely sailors of thy deep, The tireless fisher folk who banish sleep And lure a living from the miser sea. For these, O Lord, our thanksl

We give thee thanks, O Lord, Not for the mighty men who pile up gold, Not for the phantom millions bought and sold And all the arrogance of pomp andgreed, But for the pioneers who plow the field, Maks deserts blossom and the mountain yield Its hidden treasures for man’s daily need. For these, O Lord, our thanks! We give thee thanks, O Lord, Not for the palaces that wealth has grown, Where ease is worshiped, duty dimly known And Pleasure leads her dance the flowery way, But for the quiet homes where love is queen And life is more than baubles, touched V and seen, And old folks bless us and dear children play. For these, O Lord, our thanksl

"THE PIONEERS WHO PLOW THS FIELD, MAKE DESERTS BLOSSOM AND THS MOUNTAIN YIELD."