T-HANKSUIlJtN6MfSSAGE "AT' HAtmfORNE ' .; 'BY' REV~' 'Gf6'Ree .K~iSS" .. a lit» fi" , )". • 1, , .as ,,' -" ',""~"" ,'."1 .... ) _ -,LX

16 a.~yone hctOJc.Ut6on t» be. .th@k&tdPJ.~a.y..i.tiA t:ke P~()pte,ou Fl~(JJme.. Gne rla;Y.6hoJJ;t;ty dEteA :tIvi4. fuubi(.'e ,ClnPUU', O<!.911Vl. d woman .6a.id .to me "1 .00 muc.Jt, wipyfld 'Ot:Vt'Ch!u.tJ:iirlCt6'" , '

, Puddlng pJtogltay)jwt g'tWt. l' VB. b~en. i.o'CJkin'gn(}l1JAWld .ta /,J;f.~,ge.M, but i WOyule!t i5 ~e.' tt e.vVi. h4tv~ C~~ 'tJJ:."~lJfLft~~MJoifu 01t,lje61 we.'U ha.veChJvi;6~ ~o'.·~kowdaAk i;k'Q,c£,oucU. Bc.vtJ one daqwne.n OM (ju.t£ooh:.¢.,e~P'te:ttyblea.1l; 1 ,cUd 6'[nd myJ,d~t{!!Ytk1:nfJ ane1id;toowr. ~alrJ:wtk6glvLng attd 14cUdtlJ m!l.6e.l6 1/1 pUff ;the POQ,)tfJUIJ* " ' , '

,41P~ :tha.t day + 1,wondM whd he I U 6>{,nci;to be :tkanh..6ul V;h..t"W~, JvvL.eU tl, Thankbg,[v,[l1B, and 14m the guy who -&6 1;.(1~:PtrLk.,Md·Oh how much we do ha.ve :to' be thanlinui6XI14. if ;ev,e~Ulld my~~ bung thank6u.t nalL the. McVa.y COllpoltation. 'fhe!! -,.t/t4€JJJ a bomb into .tJU.,o lavely p.ta.ee, and theJLe. it..ta.9 ,,'~pW:t~aga.boiU: t» gO' ann. Vid we Itun. nolt eavvr..ilna .ki.d<eaM aac.~a.n.d waLt !JOlt the expto.6ian ;toc.ome? No. (,(If! uwUe.:dtlcJU!.€.6 aM de.6U.6e.d :the bamb and ;tuJtne.d McVa.y bLto McJU;£lM. '

l'm .thClnk.~u1.b-ecct1L6e wheY!. the Urne 0 fi ;teA:tiY(9 tlcml(~, tA;le. gottAge::tkeJt a.nd met the te.6t and bUumphe.d. So I'd .6ay we ,o~k-t;to 4e.. ..th:ank6u.t .even nail- the .:tJLia.L6 and bvi..buta..:Uan6~ e:c.oYtomlc.JteveJt;6e6, ~),c.tmeMI and the toss On a. toved one. Th~tJe€t'l'1,Ue m;U;U.tOJ1~ tied about OUlt nec.ki> whlc.h make .(U .6iYik s». 'Xike;fw;ttem"b :th1!- .6ea, bwtthey c.an a.i.6o be .6;te.pping .6tone;6 ~.6p.vu;tuil.: v'£"WILij. l've.oee.n peopte., and .60' have you, wk"601U1Ld :th~ elve& tlvwughbwubte and became bwe)t pt;(]'pite.l'm tha:nkfiul, and 1 know rJau. aiLe too , nolt t.hO.6e. people whifJjumPM In and .took c.haJtge and ga;t ub out 06 tlUA mM.o" 1kYJ;~ fltuVty (Jafbh.ailhonty .6Ught:ey. 1 U.6 ed t» y.:>M.o zne. k~~a 6 £aJl1. e~aM , .bee. him, wUh ,w .6/U1tt 066 ,da in9 '~.aJid ,lIXfttVaanti r 4cU.d teJ my.oel6 IiI gUeA.6 ytJ.f!d toottk 1.6 aUtntb6e ttdiYtt(t!v.,Me caplLb£.e QQ dbJ..ng any moJte.." 1 krw.w MU:dJtad 'Bove.e'lJnl!y,tVlIt pie.MantW{JtflCll1 wh(Juud "good moitrz,[ng" When Ipcvb.e'Mi h~ ..h()tU~.· llan~ LOldMe Hwtekio (JYI.~ haxclt!1'iU~.&1.t Jttc1d~nly:thVt(2, :they Welte, ,they, and (Nthen 'Ment~~d~eaift<!dnr@1~wu tl6 the etJtnmunLt~. AUo6 ;them ca.pa:p.te,~:tuU~at" , ,','.paUani:, haM woJtTUYt9 peapte, whO' We!. ab{e. h~nd:6 (J$Lfdftt ,,!hi~~«~ 4J-<,nkittg Mup ~d ·lmtJ.~u .octfi ,~, :to pfJ".¥: ~l1d(?JtI;l}hrw. lIte'tt 15 e :ftoti:a.y, anclh:cwmu.c.h We.'dfti;tl)e;to b;e .tJt?;(iN,k~~ i{l'1L)i~a bind Ift~en non tft@'n't

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THANKSGIVING MESSAGE AT HAWTHORNE'~BY'REV~ 'GEORGE'KRESS

1982

In anyone. has ILe.Mon to be. thanknUl I'd -6ay U -L6 the. pe.ople.on HawtholLne.. One. day -6hoflfty antelL tw tfLouble. on OUMbe.gan a woman sacd to me. "1 -60 mue.h. e.njoye.d oun: ChfL-L6:tinMPudcUng pILoglLam lMt qeo»: I've. be.e.n loo!Ung nOfLWMd to U;th-L6 uean, but 1 wandelL ,[n we.' U e.VelL have. ChfLi-6:tinM atHawtholLne. again?" Oh, ues , we.' U have.ChfL-L6tmM no mattcthow dani: the. c.loud-6. But, one. day whe.n OUILouftook -6e.eme.dpILefty ble.ak, 1 cUd n,[nd my-6eln ;tfUn!Ung ahead to OUILannualThan!2,6g,[v,[ng and I said to mY-6eln "1 pU:y the. POOILguy who-6pe.ak..6 that day. I wandelL what he.' U n,[nd to be. thanknul nOlL?"We.U, helLe. U -L6, Than!2,6g,[v,[ng, and l' m the. guy who -L6 to-6pe.ak, and Oh how much we. do have. to be. ~anknul nOlL. I e.ve.nn,[nd my-6eln bung thanknul nOlL the. Me.Vay COILpolLa.tion. The.ythfLew a bomb '[nto ;th-L6 lovely plae.e., and thelLe. U lay-6p.tu;t;teJr.1ng about to go ann. V,[d we. ILun nOlL e.ove.fL and hide.OUILnae.e.-6 and wail nOlL the. e.xplo-6,[on to e.ome.? No. We. uJU:twnOILe.e.-6and de.nM ed the. bomb and .:twme.d Me.Vay '[nto Mc.N,[ght.

I'm thanknul be.e.aMe. whe.n the. time. On te.-6:Ung e.ame. we. gottogahe.fL and ma the. te.-6t and :tJUumphe.d. So I'd -6ay we. oughtto be. thanknul e.ve.n nOlL the. tJt~ and WbulaUoY/.-6, e.e.onom-<e.ILe.Ve!L-6e.-6, -6,[e.kne.-6-6, and the. laM on a Loved one.. The.y e.anbe. mU1..6tone6 .tie.d about OUILne.e.!2,6whie.h make. M -6,[nk to the.botiom On the. z e«, but the.y e.an aUo be. -6te.pp,tng sxones to-6p))U;tua.t v,[c.toILY. 1 'v e. -6e.e.n pe.opie., and -6a have. you, whonound them-6 elVe.-6 thfLough ttLouble. and be.came. befteJ1.. pe.ople..I'm thanhnul, and I know you Me. too, nOlL thO-6e. people. whojumped ,[n and took e.hMge and got M out on ;th-L6 me.-6-6. 1knew HaMY Galbf1.aUh only -6UghX£y. 1 M ed to pM-6 the. hous».on CatLl CUf1.:U-6 and .s ee him wUh w -6hifL;t 0.0.0 do,[ng yMd wOILkand 1 said to my-6elfi "1 gUe.-6-6yMd wOILk -L6 aU the.-6 e ILe:Uf1.ee.-6Me e.apable. ofi do,[ng any mOILe." 1 knew MildtLed Bovee only Ma pleMant woman who -6aid "good mOILMng" when 1 pM-6W hefthOM e. 1 knew Lou-U e Hute.won and Bill Ohme hMdiy at aU.But -6udde.nly the.fLe. the.y We.fLe., they and othe.fL talente.d, decUe.ate.dmemb eJ1.J.> an the. co mm(LJU:ty. AU on them e.apable, .6 kiUnul, -pwe.YLt, nand wOIL!Ung people who, laid able. hand-6 on the he1.m Ontw -6,[nk,[ng -6h,[p and bILou.ght U -6an ely to pofLt. I wonde.fLwheJ1..ewe.'d be today, and how muc.h we'd have. to be. thanknul nOlL,,[n U hand't be.e.n nOlL them?

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And theJLe W(ijLe manyotheJU,. I undeJU,tand we soved noc..vdeenhundJLed do.teaJu, bec.aMe a gILoup on people vofunteeJLed ;tIJ putthat plLo.6pec..tuJ.:. ;tIJgetheJL. And so on thM ThankJ.:.giving Vay I'mthank.nu£. nOlL people, willing people, ILeI.lOUILC.enuf people whoc.an fltep .<..nand .6ave the day. And I'm thank.n uf .that ILdi.tLementdOel.ln't mean ILe;tJte.a;t. That God.<..n hM w~dom Mndfl wOILk. nOlL

,M to do' even anteJL .the bO.6.6g.<..vel.l M that gold watc.h and bici6UJ.:.goodbye. '

And I'm thank.nuf nOlL lawye/L.O. When I nead tho.6e doc.umeYLtJ.:. ,peJLta.<..Mngto ~ plLoblem on OUM, and the c.omplex..{;t,[eI.l On thelaw, U maR.eI.l me .thanR.nu£. tii«: yeaJtJ.:. ago I deuded not ;tIJbecome. a lawYeJL. We c.eJLta.<..n£.yhad good onel.l. They gu.<..ded UJ.:.expeJr.fty. They mMt have attended good .6c.hoof!.l and sas: undeJtable xeaehen«, I'm thanR.nu£. nOlL schoot» and c.oUegel.l and theded.<..c.ated men and women who teac.h.<..n them pILepaJt.<..ng OUIL youngpeople ;tIJ c.ope wUh the. .<..ntJUc.a.te plLoblemJ.:. on OWL modenn. wOllfd.I jMt w~h mOILe on OUIL young people appILeUa.ted .the educ.ailonaladvantagu on OUIL nation.' And I w~h .that'<"nI.ltead on pMn.t,,[ng'ciUc;ty wOILci6 on the waUfl on.6c.hoof!.l .they'd .6taM: .<..mplliJ1;t[ng onthw heCl.J1:t6the namel.l On the. men and women who had devoted.themJ.:.UVel.l ;tIJ teac.hlng .them how to mak.e theht uvu mean.6ome.tMng •

And 1'm thanR.nuf 60IL jUJ.:.t one tMng molte. When the day.6 heJLeat HawtholLne weJtedMR.ut, and the ou..:t100R. mO.6t ~mal, a man.6;tIJpped me one eveMng when I WM tak..<..ng my daily walk..

"ReveJLend" he saiii, "I've not «trended C.hWLC.h.6.<..nc.e1 WMa boy, and my paJten.tl.l .toOR. me.' I've neveJt had muc.h 60ILplLeac.heJ0 and .the B.<..ble. 1 guel.l.6 1 WM what you'd c.aUan unbeUeveJL. Su.t one day 1 oveJtheMd one 06 OUILw.<..dow.6hene. .tafk..<..ng toanotheJL woman and 1 heMd heft .6ay 'I'mplLay.<..ng haJtd nOlL HawtholLne'. And that n-£ght 1 d.<..d.6ome-rung I haven't done .6.<..nc.e1 WM a Wile boy. lk.neued,down oes.ide. my bed and .6Md 'God, hUp U6 heJte at HawtholLne'.Not mUM ,On a yYLayeIL, but .6omehow 1 nUt be.t.teJt nOlL hav.<..ng.6Md U. The next Mgh.t 1 pILayed aga.<..n. That time thepMyeJt Wa..6 longeJL. 1 .6taJt.ted pILay.<..ng eVefLyMgh.t and .6omehow.the PMYeJU, got b),gg en . 1.6 eemed to Mnd mOILe and mOILe thing.6.to pMy about. Ye6teJLday I went to the bookJ.:..tolLe and boughta B.<..ble. Say, U'.6 exc.U.<..ng ILead.<..ng ~n'tU? Next Sundaywhen you get up to pILeac.h you' U .6ee me .6J..;tting .theJLe,yYLobably in the bac.R. ILOW, but M .t.i..m ego es a n I tMnR. l' Ube mov.<..ng naJLtheJt i.ouxuid« the nILont. I'm .thanR.nufnolLpnauen, I k.now, I'm .6WLe, 1 'm c.eJL.tMn U has huped U6hene. at HawtholLne."

AlLe.n't you glad you Me. yYLayelL? Va n' t you w~h e.veJLybody d.<..d?La M unUe..<..n yYLaye't.

Rev. GeolLge KfLu.611- 25-82