Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-11-30
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pALE1GH. SATURDAY, NOV. ae, 1853.
THANKSGIVING DAY.


THANKSGIVING DAY.
Thursday last the 9th, was appropriately OBJ
served in this and other States, by appointment Of
their respective Governors, as day of thanksgiving
and praise to Almighty God for the manifold mercies
and blessings with which He has distinguished and
crowned the year. Never had any people, since tho
world began so many causes we have for rejoi-
engs and giving thanks The brightest hopes of the
founders of the Republic have been more than real
lied; mighty people, rich in the enjoyment of all
social blessings of the fullest liberty, and united by
common sympathies and the recollect.ons of COM
mon origin, are here spread out upon whole conti-
nent and still as they continue to go up in the
race of progress to possess the land the light of
their example, growing larger and broader year by
year, sheds itself down upon other peoples to show
them the way out of the darkness which blinds and
the despotisms which consume. Mr.. Webster, in
his discourse at Plymouth, in December, 1920, puts
in the mouths of the pilgrims words which alike
gowngly and truthfully describe the mission of cur
ancestors and the great results which have flowed
therefrom:
"If God prosper us" might have been tho Ian
guage of our fathers when they landed upon this
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work which snail last for ages shall plant here
society," in the principles of the fullest liberty,
and the purest religion; shall subdue this wilder
ness which is before us shall fill this region of
the great continent which stretches almost from pole
tOpole, with civisaton and Christianity; the tenn
pies of the true God shall risc where now ascends
the smoke of idolatrous sacrifice fields and gardens
the flowers of summer, and the waving and golden
harvest of autumn, shall extend over a thousand
hills and stretch along thousand Valleys never yet
since the creation reclaimed to the of civilized
man. We shall wEiten this coast with the canvass
OF prosperous commerce; we shall stud the long
and winding shore with an hundred cities. That
which We SOW in weakness shall be raised in strength.
FROM our sincere but houselcss worship there shall
spring splendid temples to record Gods goodness !;
from tne simplicity of our social union, there shall
arse wise and polite constitutions of government,
lul OF the liberty which we ourselves bring and
BREATHE from our zeal for learning, institutions
snail spring which shall scatter the light of knowledge
throughout the land and in time paying back where
they have borrowed shall contribute their part the
great aggregate of human knowledge; and our de-
sendants through all generations shall look back to
us spot and to this hour, with undated affection
and regard"
We had the pleasure, on Thursday, of listening to
sdscourse by the Rev. Dr. Lacy of the Presbyteria
.hurch, which we considered exceedingly well suited
" the OCCASION His subject was Home, its relations
and influences, founded of course upon portion of
holy Writ We disclam the slightest disposition to
natter the Rev srend gentleman but must be per-
hlted to say that the whole subject was handled in
e oest manner. The relations of parent and child,
OIL husband and wife, of sister and brother and all
nome influences for the sotcning and purifying of the
aiectons, were delincated with pencil which bright
eled every thing it touched, and left nothing to be
auued to the picture-nay not say to the reali-
!'-so pleasantly presented to the mental eye. The
neart OF many an one, far away from the old home
stead melted under words which called up afresh
TIE earlier and the best recollections of life; while
ali were benefited and improved, we doubt not, by
TIC wholesome, eevatng, and hopeful truths which
pervaded the discourse IS s
~ ihere were services in the other Churches Of the
'''y during the day, and business of all kinds was
suspended
AGRICULTURAL MEETING. There was 8 meeting oi
III re Agricultural Society Of Wake County, in. the
'oNn hall on the 22d, Maj. Hinton in the Chair
u Dr Iompkins, we are grat6ed to perceive from
ne proceedings, promised to deliver monthly lectures
"''0re the Society, beginning with January next II
way also resolved to hold an Agricultural Mass Meet.
ns' on the State Fair Grounds, on the 9th of next
O'.l-to which the citizens of the County are res.
fauiy wv invited and the ladies especially.
Aa' spirited and enterprising farmer, Mai. ixon
" ''eo some remarks On the occasion by g inviting
.e members of the Society to visit his farm on the
thursday OF June, 1854 and point out his defects
farming, and partake of farmers dinner--whicE
.h,"o ..'oon was unanimously accepted" As we were
esl' rom the meeting, the Secretary will please
n0''ce that we also vote in the afirmatiye We
sham % 60 out to the Majors farm BY Railroad and
narn De 700 much engaged with his g farmers din:
~ 70 look for " defects, if VIC knew how to find
lsm' ~ In his farming operations.
~ proceedings shall appear 10 our next s 3.