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By Rev* Holland H. Fritz
"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiv
ing," urges the Psalmist, using one of the great themes
of Scripture. In one of our Christian hymns we sing:
Lord, I will tell, while I am living,
Thy goodness forth with every breath;
And greet each morning with thanksgiving
Until my heart is still in death.
Thanksgiving is the daily call of a Christian—the
hourly response of a person whose awareness of God
is real-the attitude of anyone who fully realizes that
God's blessings rest on him every minute of every day,
of every week, of every year. Thanksgiving is a respon
sive chord struck in the heart of one who has experienced
the depths of God's love and mercy. Thanksgiving is
something that everyone of us has reason for doing.
We agree that it is much more difficult to thank
than to ask. There is a legend about St. Peter sending out
two angels from heaven, each with a basket, to gather
the prayers of God's people. One was the Angel of
Thanksgivings and the other was the Angel of Petitions. 1
When they returned to Peter, each one was sorely
troubled. The Angel of Petitions had in addition to his
overflowing basket a bag bound upon his back which
was completely filled. The Angel of Thanksgivings blush
ed with shame when he showed only three little prayers
of thanksgiving in his big basket.
Our prayers will be top-heavy with petition and j
short on thanksgiving to God until we have the correct
attitude toward His blessings. Someone has said: No one
can really give thanks to God unless within his heart he
deeply feels that undeserved blessings have been be
stowed upon him. Our great sin is our carefree assump
tion that we deserve what God gives and that we are
free to do with it what we please."
This attitude cannot dwell long in the heart of one,
who in the light of God's Word, sees his own unworthi
ness. Profound thanks, rather, will flow from one who
sees God's mercy for unworthiness, God's love in His
greatest blessing to you and me—a Savior, Jesus Christ,
through whom we are forgiven of our unworthiness,
made worthy in God's sight, and given the sure hope of
everlasting life.
This is the solid basis for true thanksgiving. This is
what makes each day a day of thanksgiving for
Christians.
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By Dan Halligan
DEER TEEN-AGERS: Many of you have never made your
school’s honor roll and never will because you just can’t crack
that “A-Barrier.” I had the same trouble myself. But you can
make the “Under 21” honor roll If you live by the seven follow
ing numbered rules. I call it the "Honor Roil for Teen-Agers.”
I hope it makes sense to you.
1. Honor your parents and elders. Respect the wisdom the
years have given them.
2. Honor your God.
3. Honor your principles; your femininity or manliness.
4. Honor all others, younger and older, as you wish to be
honored.
5. Honor your soul, your mind and your body.
6. Honor your country, its laws, its future and its history.
7. Honor your freedom and your educational opportunities.
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DEAR DAN: I’m a 13-year-old girl who has a big problem.
I’m going steady with an 18-year-old boy behind my parents’
backs. Dan, I know you’ll say this is wrong but I think I really
love him and I don’t want to lose him. Please help me.—Debby.
DEAR DEBBY: When "Under 21" started appearing
in your newspaper, you weren't nine years old. During
those nearly five years. I've heard from dozens of 13
year—old girls (from your city) with exactly the same
problem—trying to grow up too fast.
I'd like to help you but I can't unless you make an
effort too. "Love" shouldn't be hidden in the shadows
and since you know what you're doing is wrong, since
your "boy friend" knows and since I know, why con
tinue with it when you know you’re heading for trouble.
You're to blame, of course, but the real fault is with
your "boy friend." I think any boy of 18 who dates a girl
of your age and encourages her to think she's in love
should be hung by his thumbs. Do you want to break
your mother's heart? Break up with this boy before the
worst happens. Thirteen and in love? It's impossible.
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DEAR READERS: In addition to collecting problems, many
of you teen-agers (and you younger kids too) collect coins—
pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters and 50-cent pieces. From time
to time you ask me the valuation of a particular coin and since
I don’t know, I can’t help.
However, a good friend of mine in Tacoma, Wash., a young
man who is an avid coin collector, can help. He’ll welcome all
sorts of questions about coins and will answer all your ques
tions. He has years of know-how and just might be able to tell
you that dime you have stuck away in your desk is worth much
more than its face value. His assistance is entirely free and
without strings so don’t hesitate to write to him. But when you
do, be sure to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
He’s George W. B. Carlisle, 2502 North Warner, Tacoma 7,
Wash. Canadian readers are also invited to use his service.
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FOREST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
IS TOPIC GF TWO-DAY CONFERENCE
Research and its role in de
veloping the forest resources
of Alaska was the subject of
a 2-day planning conference
held in Anchorage last week.
Some 16 foresters represent
ing the U.S. forest service, state
of Alaska, and bureau of land
management participated.
Chairman of the meeting—the
first of its kind ever held in
Alaska—was Mr. Richard M.
Hurd, director of the Northern
Forest Experiment Station in
Juneau.
Main topics on the agenda
were forest inventory, timber
management, insect control
fire control, and watershed
management. The experiment
station staff from the new for
estry sciences laboratory at
Fairbanks reported on studies
in progress and outlined plans
for future work. According to
director Hurd, the field work
for a statewide forest inven
tory has been completed, but
more intensive inventories are
needed in certain areas, for ex
ample, the Susitna Valley,
Don Christman, BLM fores
ter. stated that Alaska is still
a storehouse of wood fibre for
the nation. Our timber sales
and free use permits do not
approach even 1 percent of the
estimated annual sustained
yield production, he said. On
public domain lands, this pro
duction or annual growth is
about 2 billion board feet —
enough to build an average
frame house every 2 or 3 min
utes, night and day year after
year.
State forester A. Earl Plou
rde, said that the meeting was
a great benefit in promoting
better understanding among
the various forestry agencies.
Piourde plans to hold a simi
lar meeting next year.
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Are you throwing away
your Betty Crocker and Gen
eral Mills premium coupons?
Don’t!
They can help to obtain a
much-needed bus for the Cop
per Valley School near Glenn
allen.
The bus now in use at the
school for activity trips about
the state was tired and o 1 d
when it was purchased, accord
ing to the school staff.
So the Rev. Father John
Baud started a drive to get 1 Vz
million of the coupons, enough
to get the school their bus —
free!
It was pointed out that, al
though 1,000 people would each
have to obtain 1,000 coupons to
make a million, if 150 people
could each get 100 other people
to obtain 100 coupons—presto,
1 Vz million!
Rev. Baud urged that altar
societies, bridge clubs, and
other social and church organ
izations begin to save coupons
for the Copper Valley bus.
The school has no funds
available to buy a new bus. The
staff feels considerable appre
hension in sending their young
people on field trips to Anch
orage, Fairbanks, and Valdez
during sub-zero weather in the
present rickety vehicle.
Those with coupons to do
nate may send them to the
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ley School, Glennallen, Alaska.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Valley Presbyterian hospital
! patients during the week of
i Nov. 13-20 were Arvilla Soto,
Rita Steinburg. Linda Sey
mour, Lulu Belle Bouwens,
Jack D. Smith, James Frey, Jr.
Peter Gallagher, Linda Mitch
ell. John Lindberg, Mary Wil
liams, Richard Harbeson, Rox
anne Hinkle, Carol Goble, Lila
Newville, Peter Walker. Geo
rge Bellfontaine, Randy Theo
dore, and Mrs. Fred Goerisch
and infant son.
FUNDS APPROVED
The House Appropriations
Committee has approved $50,
000 for Knik River flood con
trol investigation for the 1964
fiscal yeai.
Missionary Film To Be Shown Dee. 5
Rev. Edward L. Hughes of
the Oriental Missionary Cru
sade will show a sound film of
missionary work in the Phili
pine Islands and will speak of
work throughout Asia at a ser
vice at 7:45 p. m„ Thursday,
Dec. 5, at the Assembly of
God Church in Wasilla.
Oriental Missionary Crusade
is not a church organization but
is a service agency aiding in
the front line development of
the church of Jesus Christ in
Asia.
Rev. Hughes is not a strang
er to Alaska having been pas
tor of a church in Petersburg,
for five years. Just prior to
joining the Oriental Mission
ary Crusade, he was pastor of a
church in southern California
The public is cordially invit
ed to see this film and hear
Rev. Hughes as he presents the
challenge of missionary work
in the Orient.
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ALL. TOR THE CHURCH
THE CHURCH FOR ALL.
The Church is tha greatest fac
tor on earth for tha building of
character and good citisenship.
It is a storehouse of spiritual val
ues. Without a strong Church,
neither democracy nor civiliza
tion can survive. There are four
sound reasons why every person
should attend services regularly
and support the Church. They
an: (1) For his own sake. (2)
For his children's sake. (3) For
the sake of his community and
nation. (4) For the sake of tha
Church itself, which needs his
moral and material support.
Plan to go to church regularly
and raad yen* Bible daily.
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Does the “horn of plenty” make us thankful?
We do not become thankful by our abundance. The
spoiled ehild lavished with gifts is not thankful.
It is not the horn of plenty, but the bigness of
our heart that makes us thankful. The blessings God
gives are infinite, but we must have the capacity to
receive. Like a child who carries a bucket of water
from the sea, we can only carry as many blessings
as our heart will hold.
The capacity to receive comes through worship
and prayer. We go into the presence of God and think
deeply about our life. Understanding is awakened.
With new eyes, we see our blessings and are grateful.
We kneel poor, and rise rich.
Thanksgiving Day brings us a special opportunity
for worship and prayer. Isn’t this why we want to be
in Church with our family? Here we discover the
secret of thanksgiving.
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