The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-11-26

Thanksgiving. Sefnon.
Abstract Of the sermon preached BY The Rev.
f. f. HIenrr, in the "Filst German Reformed
Church" Of TifBn, on 'erhanksgiv;ng Day"
TExr.-"And Jesus answering said Were
there not ten cleansedi But where arc The ninel
There are not found that returned 30 give glory
TO God, save this stranger" (St Luke, XVII;
l7-lS)
/. To mrightly THANKFUL TO Con, WE MUST
HAyE rArH.
Thankiulness is awakened and measured by
the sense we have " the gin conferred, and ofthe
love Of the givcr. Accordingly, to be thankful to
God, we must feel The benefit We have received
from Him, and the love which prompted Him to
bestow IL, and therefore must have faiths for faith
alone can rightly apprchend Gods infinite love.
or rightly estimate His highest gfs viz, those q
grace. Gods gins are not NATURAL nLrsslNos
merely which all may receive, but BLtsslNcs ST.
rERNArUnAL aud special, and received by faith
alone. such as pardon through Christ, and sane.
tifcation through the Holy Chest Itis true, we
should not be forgetiul that God gives ms seed
time aud harvest night and day, the regular re-
turn Of seasons, aud thousand other kindred
gifts. IL is true, we should not be fOrgctful that
God has given us the precious heritage Of fre,.
dom, and that we can justly rejoice in our coun.
trys history and prospects, rs well as in the fair
foundations upon which the vast fabric Of her fu
ture is 70 stand; yet even to be rightly thankful
lor these things, We must continually bcor iu
mind the higher gifts Of grace, thecspccial favour
Of the Gospel and the Church When, ~ rAi1u
we see the light Of Gods reconciled countcnauce;
then, rs THAT LIGHT, are seen as never before beau
/ ty, aud loveliness Of all nature as His creation
and gift. Reconciliation with God in Christ is
that bright dawning, which sends joyous cheer
and delightful freshness down into the sin-dark
encd soul, AND THIS adds u new sparkle 10 the
dew drops, a more gadsome melody TO woods
and streams, more del,ctnble colorng to the
green earth aud azure sky aud covers, in fine, the
iwholecreoted universe with its own celestial hue
Faith, revealing beautoous world of nature
around us, aud a still more bcnuteous world Of
grace within us, hndlcs glow Of gratitude in
the soul, aud makes our life, indeed, but one con
tinuous day of joyful thanksgiving.
2. FRoN rHIs WE MAY sAFlLY INFER THAT THE
MAJORITY 30 NOT ULALtzE As uLl ouem, TIM IDEA
or a DAY or THANKSGIVING AND PRAyLU."
The path Of faith is narrow, and "rEw rufnE
BIZ THAT FIND IT. Alth ugh all Of us receive
daily vast benefits from God, not the least Of
which is Il country where the christian church is
removing lcrrosics Of various kinds, yet God may
ask rs even "W,ro there not ten cleansodi
But whore nre the niucy Aud perhaps some ,ss
favored, some Samaritan Stranger may alone re-
turnond give glory 90 God, and hor the life.giy-
ing response, "Arisc, thy faith hath ma lc thee
: whole" How vast indeed are the benefits which
through the kind providence Of God, surround as
whether we realize them or mott Civilization
culture freedom civil aud religious, and as re-
CARDS our country the PAST 10 give us q dignity.
Z ing selfestecm, The rRHENr, TO awaken thank.
!. ful consciousness Of hvurs already granted, and
the FUTURE, 10 inspire the assuring hope Of pTo
lgrcs5on reaching up 10 the very fa..hcst height
Of free, and religious and law.abidng empire
tEr WHERE ARE THE NNE2 Do not the circum.
stances which surround us, made such as they
are 10y christian Influence, ward eff thousand
, dangcrsY Do not the slnctity Of law, the obser
vance Of the Sabbath, aud the untrammerd min
strations OF the church, remove from the BODY
PoLirlc aud the noDY MoRALmany destroying lep
rosiesG YEr WHERE ARE THE NiNE2 But Let N
for one moment look at the great, ovcrshadowins
/ glory Of grace--a Savior, God with us-pourin,
into our corrupted humanity n duickeninp spiri
to redeem it and glorify it-hstiug in the wilder
ness, ugonizing in the garden, dying on the eros
IA man Of sorrows and acquainted with grcl
although the cocternal Son of the Father,--an,
all this for US enemies, that with His stripes W
9 might be healed-rising from the grave, that on
I humanity might conquer death and Hell-asccnd
p ing through the uplifted gates Of Heaven as th
vicurious Captain Of OUR salvation 70 draw us nj
T. Ter Him-pouring out the Holy Ghost, that W
Il might be brought iuto the glorious mystery
e Chrsts fulncss Of light and life by being incci
b, purated into that mystical body, the fulness
" Him that fillcth all in all, "and giving, in thi
e way, 10 faith and hope and love the soul GLAD
e dening prospect Of that crysfal river Of life AM
p, those golden streets Of that New Jerusal. .m
where the ransomcd Of the Lord shall walk in glu
ry cternal-let us look, We fepcnt, at this vas
overshadowing glory Of grace-this vision Of III
Gospel this Balm Of Gilead, healing the dead n
! ing leprosy that has fastened upon the body o
j humanity-and then lot us look at the indifiyr
ence and heedlessncss Of men, prayerless, CHURCH
LESS and goddess and we cannot butexclaim viii
sorrowinganXety. Were there not ten cleansed
but where are the miner" God grant that on
3 community aud country may have many samari
# tans, who shall in view of these things return an
% give glory TO God. .rI