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and undeserved material and spiritual blessings. ThankSgiving
Day gradually became neglected and was revived during the C.ivil
War as a day
or
specia l national thankBgiving for preserving
this nation, This Ame rican Thanksgiving Day does not have
a
pagan origin despite t he claims o:f certain :fri.nge sects. I t
is not usually celebrated with pagan ceremonial customs
in
honor of pagan tradit i ons and gods, as are Christmas, Easter
and Halloween.
If
this national
hol~day
becomes corrupted ,
then it would be
high
time to rejec t it -- but generally is not
so celebrated today.
This
day of national t'hanksgiv.lng can be enjoyed
by
our
brethren
1n
Ameri ca with
an
especially deep understand.ing
because
we
know that our personal and national prosperity have
come solely as the result of God
1
a
promise to Abraham -- and as
a
result of
~s
choice or this nation
as
the springboard for
His
Church
~his
ge
erat~on.
~
Our
brethren
in
other nations do not celebrate this
holiday
any
more than we celebrate the
Jews
1
Feasts of Dedication
and Purim.
What we a ll do celebrate are those divinely appointed
Holy Days and Festiva l s established
by
God
in
His Word :for all
men. We never regard a national holiday
with
the same respect,
awe and reverence as we do God
1
s
Sabbath and
His
Holy Days.
National holidays are Ju.at that -- holidays
1
not Holy Days. The1'
are
a
time o? secular pleasure and gratitude, nothing more.
But
in
the
midst
or
the Thanksgiving season, let
1
S
not
neglect :Paul
1
e
command
in
Ephes i ans
5:20
to
11
g1ve
thanks
always.
11
Let
1
s not make a mockery of God
1
a special blessings to this
nation.
LETTER
ANSWERING DE.PAR'lMENT