Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-11-26
THANKSGIVING.

The Executive Of Tennessee having, BY Proc
lsmation. recommended this day as one Of
Thanksgiving and Prayer, il is dee to the Teii-
eous sentiment Of our nature, and to the mani
fest and manifold blessings which have been
voucbsafei TO as, as a people, that our eonmn-
nity shoald duly observe II as such
An classes il The community are under obli-
cations to participate in this observanoe-not
a. a burden, but as a blessing-1ot by way Of
reluctant and grudging formslify, but as a
cheerful offering to the Almighty Sovereign Of
the Usivsrse, whose gracious hsEd providssfor
the wants Of all bis creatures and who spreads
out The table OF bis bounty to al Tie world
The rich and the poor slike-5hs righteous and
the wicked-the great and The lOwly should
stand together and send forth from thankful
souls the acknowledgment Of untold mercies
and the prayer Of continued blessings. They
who tread saloons where art ard taste pre-
side aud where wealth has exhausted Itself
in ornament, who WOO pleasure with IN
cessing devotion aud give 10 serious thought
to the earnest realities Of human life
may not safely forget Providence, because
even their ends are shaped BY HIN, and 9
mutation held in store for them Of which
they little dream, amid their gil6sa play
things and the deceitfuI smiles b. which they
are surrounded. Let them cease their revsls
and their roaies awhile, snd give their minds
70 sober contemplation, to cheerful thanks
giving for the bounties OF Heaven with which
they are specially blessed. They nay g eutn
q plain or 6isagresable acquaintance whose
s~zternals do not match their oWn-theY NAY
even turn their back upon a 50 friend in need,''
they may jser the humble and throw contempt
upon the honest bO0r, but Heaven they can
not cut"-Providsaes and His ways they
can never ignore.
Nothing 50 becomes" the tenant Of lofty
balls-the proud proprietor OF immense estates,
as modest mseknsss and humility" courtesy
and respect, and genuine loyalty to hi. brother
In humanity, and a lowly faith in, AID practice
Of, christian virtues, which include sincerity,
truth, honor and a thankful heart.
b. poverty and toll can claim 10 exer1p-
tioa from shese same euties. Whence does
the poor nan derive his strong muscle, his
s.aIwaTt limbs, his cheerful will to toll his
honest frankness and his sturdy strength?
After eli, il is a problem which has puz-
zied philosophers, whether magnihceace
and wealth are not greater evils than
sblsct poverty. The prayer Of one Of Gods
WORTHLESS has come down 70 Us, Give ne
neither poverty nor Tiehes.D Riches has its
cares, its temptations, its bitter ~dissppoiut-
nsnis, its exhsustions, its s%urlslts, its cruel
mocksrie5 Of which the careless world never
dreams. The great, too, have scenes and trials
far more poignant and intense han falls to the
let o. ordinary msn. The bread Of toll is
sweet. The affections OF the Poor man are
ssncifed by bis sacrifices. The sweat Of toll.
hsil0Es the brow Of hin who thus oheerfuiiy
o5eys the first great law efjoinej upon our sia-
ming parents. Corruptions are found in courts,
and in the palaces Of the rich. The honest
poor should be thankful FOR this exemption,
ard Tejoies if they escape the susrss Of power
ty-f they eschsw envy and violence, fraud
and dishonor-if they learn TO live happily
within lher sphere, and deal homes ly with
their fellows
Bat sermons are not our sphere, albeit We
nay nov AID then drop 4 hint 70 the
readers Of Tie APPEAL, that We know will fall
u7oa 8 good zround.7 re SHALL have attained
our end If we succetd b. these brief obssrys-
tions, 10 enforcing tie observance Of q day OF
Thanksgiving, as a practical duty OF al men.