New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-26
BY Rev. DIR. De Wit,
THE REFORMED DUTCH COLLEGIATE CHURCH.

OF THE REFORMED DUTCH COLLEGIATE CHURCH
Religious services. appropriate to the day,
we've conducted in the Norh Dutch Church corner Of
William aud Nassau-sts. ty Row DR.. Dc WIKI VINO
clue Tor lie sphjoct of his discourse the 18th. l3.h
III 10Th and Goth vertes o. the l47th Palm
"Inis the Lord O Jerusalem; praise thy God o Zion.
Fer II, hath gt ened the bars OF thy gates He hath
II,eeeo thy cbldrti tnec lie mateth Thy
i",,rs Al nil, m thee with the finest OF the wheat he
sl,vt HIS jacob HIS ties aud DIS u q
n,ltf INTO Isael He bath not dealt ,h any
alo Is Judgments they have not known them Praise
We tie LoId
From the above interesting discourse was de-
Iive,,d Of which we give sketch:
The import OF desc is in CORE pondcnce with
the strt Of the Proclamation Of he Chief Magistrate
At tins state in respectful Observance of which are
,h, day assembled TO unite in Thanks 10 the Gser OF
al Coed Eminently pleasing is the contemplation
tbst as feemen Of thee United States use n
bled for divine wor.hip, 70 make common thankoffsr
;res ard u yer % the God Of the Universe II il right
rIorer and Plea. ant to meet thu members Of one
civil compso', enjoying civil and religious liberty TO
a,kroulcd,e tic beauty o. our pleasant places to Goa
fee the goodness OF God to u, aud to beseech Our
Fe,ierto continue unto u these blessings Twenty
ore Of tie tyone States OF this glorious Confederacy
,,eio-dfy united in this common th4nkoHedny. and II
nil Be united in I'll. Observance Thee days my be
reearsd as one Of esmeniing together, and Jet
rrorr firmly uniting rhi. Conledersey, in one common
h.,i-ree Of slessinss A day OF Thanksgiving was
.,,c,syrnAked REGULARITY Of the Pl rims who frit
r5 on our cosst But this practice OF days Of pray
:, ava siing and days Of thanksgiving and Teasing,
q. en-, brought into this state from Holland by our
,.,.,or,. and We have how the records OF the Pro
.so, IF ,he old Du,rh Goveru0rs far the obsery.
ee q fast or ofthankssivng according 70 the circum
s,spee. Of the day And there L YET on record the
beautiful prayer Of the old Governors u-ed on he
crsrirs Ct tie COuTts THAI the counsels OF God would
,,eysl. and biz mercy ret upon Is.
The blessings which We enjoy corresponding with
the eeIncarion q the tsxr and wiIh our du.y con-
peetsor wiki the dangers to which expOsed-
IL tbs connection tie able divine referred she es;ab
HLren OF civil institutions the national strength
which this eorederey has acquired the great extent Of
the populston cf the country rs immense resources
ard IL already extensive commercial iaaaease-end 20
tie general property rnder the sAiutAy institutions
which give 10th civil and rel ons liberty he sl'o
glanced at the revolutionary struggle which resulted In
cur delversnce from political thrsldom- The tree thus
planted has spread lis strong branches far and wide and
we sre gathering is uls lie strengthens the bars OF
Our gstez in this WY The speaker proceeded 70 re-
maxi upon the regard in which the present century
with lie Advancement in light and knowledge AMI ply
steal Improvement viii be held in future ages. The
wsstcTn pat of Cur coasts exhibits he spectacle OF
nation sprung up - IL were, In day. Tae eastern
coast grows slow, comparatively, during the TWO and
half centuries which have elapsed since irs ar, settle
uent The growth of the nation however. has been
srcsi, md rcu exceeds q coo 900 wai:h, n elect bss