New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-25
SERMON BY REV. DIR. NEVILLE.

Rev. edward NeVllie, DID, rector or tne D. lNOmts =
Church protestant Episcopal corner Of Broadway and
Houston st., preached a Thanksgiving Sermon from the
first four yerses Of the looh Psalm. which reads as fol
MAIZE joyful noise the Lord all lsnd, Serve the Lord
with adness Come before h. P'ssnee wh 'nnn; Aao~ ye
selves We ore h people and the sheep q h pa.a' Enter into
The reverend gentleman commenced by stating tnat
Thanksgiving had long been customary but that
distinct day of Thanksgiving set apart for such services
a. these wds peculiar TO The Sabbath had seem
Dgy become day Of secaran strife On that day seets
and croeds seemed to be paramount CONSIDERATIONS. On
this day these laid aside and all worships seemed
blended into One After some appropriate remarks tend
ing show the natural impulse TO give thanks and the
necessity of day Of Thank he proceeded to set
forth the philosophy Of gratitude and the true grounds OF
Thanksgiving The character of God, and his attributes
were graphically portrayed All other beings were finite
and imperfect. God alone was supreme. Being supreme
he was entitled to our supreme regard Our language Of
praise and prayer suggested b. the character OF
God Many persons beauty in works Of art who
seem not 70 think Of the Creator of the creature who
their admiration Of the creature: Glorious as unques
tonably, the works of Raphael or Guido or the
eloquenoe of Demosthenes Cicero, they sink into
insignifcance when compared with the works OF God
These were then traced and ausOn made to the serial
developments of matter. 10 demonsate the wonders OF
creation and 10 excite the gratitude Of the heart
God continued the reverend orator, never sleeps lie
watches every movement of the universe Without His
care the spheres would instantly cease to roll The loos
to pieces But God keeps all things secure Was He not
deserving Of special thanks for all these dsinerested
favOrs toward his erring children
He exhOred bis congregation not TO forget the personal
favors OF which they had been, from time TO time recp
ents Many Of them were once poor Ihey were now
prosperous. Could they forget God on this day No,
they surely could not prove ungrateu but must De
ready to offer up the incense Of grateful hearts TO the
Gver of all Good day like this. This he felt sure,
would be the desire of every heart.
The conclusion OF DR. Nevlles Sermon afforded tao
gratifying sketch OF the progress Of nation since the
first Thanksgiving Day observed in our New World, to
permit Of spelling it by any such abrdgement as our
sc hao al
tons Of It. He spoke az follows:
Our present Thanksgiving are not only offered for our
individual but our national merces also The good that
men do is not always buried with their bones for
the custom which we now see generally established OF
public Thanksgiving to Almighty God originated with
these who have long since been numbered with the dead
II viii be 3s years on he th day Of next month"; since
the first demonstration Of this nature was male II was
made b. in unexpored wilderness in the midst OF
savsges who thankful if they could obtain sufficient
food TO support their lives.
How strange that such practice should first take root
ard flourish amid the Universities and hardshps Of emgrant
life and that not until the lapse of two centuries when the
golden harvests Of autumn wave the thousand hills
and valleys Of the land should the noble example OF the
Puans BE initiated and anything Ike national acsnow
edement ofthe goodness OF God be offered What nation
more indebted than thistle Gods bounty Look az t rapid
progress which makes the whole world stretch out its hands
in wonder See the extent Of our commerce, the success
of our manufactures the of revenues the
bers enterprise and intelligence Of people, Look at
the fruitful felds and the rich profson of treasures with
which country abounds- is hlls are studded with
standing thick with corn.
Contrast all this with the spectacle which, compare
lively few years ago. presented when but sparse and
widely scattered population covered the land when the
of the West still unenered and It's praries
tcdden when the deer rosmed where cities stand and IN
the condition of other countries whire the streets are
crowded with the ragged and the poor 9nd the towns soed
ore closed the INDECENT and where honest poverty Is
esteemed crime where armies are marshalihg Tor me
battle and where the comorants OF war plume their wings
Peace is ours, with all lie attendant blessngs No.
And "wha; shall we render unto the Lord for al MS
q" boreiis r. OH never. can we adequately re
his mercies bui be 20 render unto him me un
divided affection of hearts and the unqualified obed
enco Of our lives Bo II ours by doing good 70 others TO
show Hppre iaton OF his mercies O. ourselves, IL n
country individuals, We would render Ia any dc
gree according 10 the benefits have received fom
God We must honor lis lave. reverence bis word, and
Practice bis precepis Upon this depend the welfare o
aud the endurance of the republic Under sa aus
,es anarchy aud msrulr al aubvcll our ihaitn
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