10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18, 1972
The Spirit of Thanksgiving Day
This November 23 is Thanksgiving Day—
one of the most thoroughly American of all
our holidays It celebrates the very
beginnings of the United States, and the
mere mention of this holiday conjures up
memories of the traditional turkey dinner
In our seemingly dissentious nation, we
tend to lose the real relevance of
Thanksgiving we have the feast without
remembering its reason. The importance of
Thanksgiving has increased with each
passing year The first settlers in our land
found the time to offer thanks for their
lives, the meager food on their tables and
the chance to live in freedom and hope on
the hostile shores of an unknown land Let
LAWRENCEBURG, KY, ANDERSON
NEWS “in Falls Chuch, Va, awhile back, a
popular mayor was defeated because most
of his supporters assumed he would be re
elected and did not vote Feeling guilty,
they gave an ‘appreciation picnic’ in his
honor which was attended by a clear
majority of the townspeople. So, if we have
candidates we are supporting in the
coming election, it might be well to
remember his brief remarks to the picnic
assemblage ‘I am greatly honored that so
many of you have come out to wish me well
But, if I ever seek office again, please let’s
all get out and vote and skip the picnic.”
REINBECK, lOWA,COURIER. “If we had
no cars on the street, there would be no
automobile pollution If we built no power
plants, we would have no pollution from
utilities If we had no phosphate
detergents, we would have no pollution of
our waterways, and so on But what kind
of country would we have left 7 ”
ALTOONA, PA, MIRROR “Never before
in our history has irresponsibility been so
socially acceptable ”
TOV/NSEND, MONT, STAR ‘Everybody
gets a share at government expense' is
much more appealing than 'you have the
freedom to make your own share’ ”
Grassroots Opinions
Overdone
us pause for a few minutes this
Thanksgiving to contemplate the many
good things we enjoy and offer our thanks
for them. In doing so, we shall gam a
renewed strength to tackle our difficulties
and imperfections with faith and good
spirit.
With gratitude for the strength, purpose,
charity and pride of our forebearers to
which we owe the freedom and opportunity
that bless us today, let us bow our heads
this Thanksgiving Day. It is indeed a day to
count our blessings. And it is a time to
renew our care of them for the sake of
generations yet to come.
NEW YORK, N.Y., EDITOR &
PUBLISHER. “The Arizona legislature has
before it a bill which would impose a 1 -
cent per copy tax on newspapers printed
by a publisher not having a paper recycling
program It is discriminatory, of cour
se.... Why not tax the automobile
manufacturer for not picking up those
abandoned cars he produced?”
MYRTLE CREEK, ORE., MAIL: “Much
has been made of the greater exemptions
and lowering of income tax rates for the
U S taxpayer. Unfortunately, not so much
attention is devoted to the fact that his
social security rates keep advancing,
which, even if inflation were completely
halted, would nullify net gam. And now a
national magazine headquartered in
Washington warns that it is a certainty that
shortly after election this year, proposals
will be made in Congress for a type of
national sales tax. Such a tax would hit the
taxpayer for more than the so-called
savings he is making via the income tax
proposals It would be no favor. Maybe it
would be well to quiz the candidates for
this year on such a probability and get a
commitment before deciding where to
mark our ballots this fall.”
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TO IMPROVE FARM-CITY
RELATIONS
Everyone throughout Penn
sylvania is urged to recognize the
week of November 17 to 23 as
Farm-City Week-a time when
farm folks and urban folks can
get better acquainted. The
distinct line between farm and
city no longer exists in most
communities. It is desirable for
all folks in a community to work
together regardless of their
vocation. Farmers are urged to
invite their urban neighbors to
visit their farm and learn more
about the production of food and
fiber. Urban families with
children are especially urged to
take the time and effort to get
their youngsters on a farm and
learn more about animal and
crop production.
TO STORE FARM MACHINERY
The seaaon is practically over
for most pieces of farm
machinery and they should be
properly stored until the next
growing season. As we travel the
roads of the county, we continue
to see too much machinery still
sitting outside in the weather. We
urge farmers to get the
machinery under cover. Moisture
and the resulting rust is the main
enemy of most farm machinery.
Good management suggests that
a special bam or shed be built for
this machinery. The original
investment is high and when kept
in the dry during the off-season,
the life of the machinery can be
lengthened. Don’t store it out
“under the sky”.
NOT ENOUGH
CHRIST
Lesson for November 19,1972
lackgraund Scripture: 2 Kings Id-l-1d;
Psalms 33 13-7; Isiah 31; Jere
miah 21. 27; 2 Patar 311-13.
Oavatianal Reading. Jeremiah 32 16-2 S.
During thp Second World War,
after a grueling battle in the
South Pacific, a chaplain stopped
to comfort an American soldier
fatally wounded by an enemy
flame thrower. Near death, the
soldier gasped: “I guess - - - we
have - - - too much
chemistry and
not enough - - -
Christ.”
It might be ar
gued whether or
not we have or
had “too much
chemistry,” but it
_ *l*. seems evident that
Rev. Atthouse muc h 0 f the mis
eries of warfare reflect the fact
that we have “too little Christ.”
Perhaps it wouldn’t matter how
much chemistry and physics and
aerodynamics we have, if we had
enough Christ to go along with
these.
The war horse—a vain hope
This may seem to be a problem
that has its origins in our contem
porary times, but, in actuality, it
is a very ancient problem. Before
there was chemistry and physics,
guns and airplanes, there were
swords and chariots. The weapons
may change, but the problem re
mains the same.
The psalmist puts his finger on
the issue:
TO ALLOW COWS OUTSIDE
EXERCISE
This is not a new suggestion but
continues to be an important one.
Dairy cows need exercise at least
once a day if they are to stay in a
vigorous, healthy condition. The
outside exercise lot should be free
of large boulders, stumps, logs,
mud holes, or junk piles where
the cows may injure their udders
or legs. Outside exercise gives
the dairymen a chance to observe
sore feet on his cows, and to
detect proper breeding times.
When they are turned out each
day for 15 to 20 minutes weather
conditions should not harm them
unless there is a severe blizzard
or freezing rain. Some dairymen
resist daily exercise for their
milking herd because of the time
required; dairy authorities agree
that this time is well spent and
will pay good dividends.
TO CHECK BATTERIES
Cold weather is hard on bat
teries in service or in storage. We
suggest that the battery ter
minals be cleansed with soda
water and then coated with
petroleum jelly or light grease.
Be sure the battery is tight in its
holding cradle, Keep the water
levels high during the winter but
be certain to operate the machine
for a period after adding ad
ditional water. When starting the
engine hit the starter in brief
contacts; continous grinding will
do little good. Batteries are very
important to all of our cars,
trucks, and tractors; cold
weather increased their work
load; try to keep them in the best
condition. It will save time and
delay.
A king is not saved by his
great army;
a warrior is not delivered
by his great strength.
The war horse is a vain hope
for victory,
and by its might it cannot
save. (33:16,17)
The problem, says the psalmist,
is the foolishness of looking to
armorments for security. Men
have always relied upon bigger,
better weapons, yet often the big
ger, better weapons have increas
ed, rather than decreased the dan
ger and destruction.
The prophet Isaiah also picks
up this theme:
Woe to those who go down to
Egypt for help and rely on
horses,
who trust in chariots because
they are many and in horse?’
men because they are very
strong,
But do not look to the Holy
One of Israel or consult the
Lord (31:1).
“Things that are unseen”
What Isaiah is saying is that
the true security of Israel is to
be found in God, not warriors,
horses, chariots swords, or even
military alliances The leaders of
Israel depended upon their mili
tary alliances with Egypt to pro
tect their nation, but Isaiah calls
attention to this fallacy. “The
Egyptians are men, and not God;
and their horses are flesh, and not
spirit” (31 3)
History has proven correct these
prophets again and again Despite
great armies and better weapons,
despite grand alliances and diplo
matic maneuvering, again and
again nations have tasted the bit
ter cup of war in all of its des
tructive power
What w'e need today, as ever,
is not less technology, but more
Christ
(Based on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christian Education, National
Council of the Churches of Christ m the USA
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