, 1861-11-30

THE CLERGY UPON THE T1mEs
Abstracts of Sermons.

day OF thanksgiving and praise throughout the
city. Business vas suspended to q large ez-
tent; the courts enjoyed holiday, and the
churches we're largely attended. The obserg-
ancc Of this feast day Was marked and much
more unanimous than upon any previous occa-
sion in the history Of the city.
At Camp Douglas, many Of the soldiers
came in for their share Of the good things in
separately connected with the celebration Of
this day. The members Of the Chicago L.
gion especially found cause for rejoicing in
over three hundred pounds Of turkeys, bar
rel Of cranberries and other articles provided
By the thoughfulness Of their Commi=sary
The men were loud in their praises Of this
style Of rations, and Of the thoughtful kind
ness Of their Quarterma=ter, Henry Rowland
and Commissary Albert L. Coe, who are both
old residents Of this city, and men whose ser
vices arc invaluable in the positions they
occupy.
Tic hotels spread their boards with especial
reference to The ':inner man," and met the
wants Of the most flstidious cpicurean. At
the ssShcrnan'' and 4tTremont,' over fifty
prepared dishes were set upon the table.
u q.
meut, dined at the Briggs Honse, where an
old fashioned New England Thanksgiving
dinner was served up in tie best style.
The congregation attending the Church Of
St. Ansgarius were treated to sumpt1ons re-
past in the basement Of their church, through
tie hospitality OF their worthy rcezor, Rey-
E. B. Tutr1e. The evening was spent
i'll social intercourse, tho enjoyment OF
4 fine musical entertainment and in general
conyiyiaity and pleasure Old and young
| were gathered in without distinction, and tc
au alike was the liberal hospitality Of the rec.
tor host eztended Such gatherings are well
calculated to cement the bonds that attach :
deserving pastor to IN afectionate people.
At the Reform School the most ample prep
a1ations were made to entertain the boys
a1r. Perkins, The excellent Superintendent
| provided nineteen turkeys, seyenry~iys
| pounds Of beef and several roasted pigs 10 re
fresh the inner boy. While looking TO thei
| physical wants, the occasion was also i'm
| proved to encourage the moral by religion:
exercises, singing, and sermon BY Rev. z.
futile, City Missionary, q sketch Of whicl
will be found elsewhere.
AS We have before observed, the churche
were numerously attended and the discourse
| from the various pnlpit5 Of unusual intereE
bearing more or less upon the present rebe'
Ion. We present below abstracts Of many q
them, only regrctting that our space forbids
publication Of all;
ST. JAMES CHURCH.
REV. DR.. CLAHkSOE.
4 very large congregation assembled in thi
| church. The prayers were read by Rev. VI
Cooper, Rector Of the Ascension Church, an
| the sermon preached by the Rev. Dr.. Clalkso1
from the 18th chapter Of Daniel, 1st verse
sAnd there shall be time Of trouble such &
there never was since there was nation =
and in that time thy people shall be delivered
Dr.. Clarkson commenced by saying that nj
only for mercies, but for troubles should II
he thankful and after alluding to the prop'
spirit with which all individual trials shon]
bc met, lie described Z certain ci;lss of pcrso1
who are always borrowing trouble, and nursin
it and carrying it about with thcn-and vi
never take look al the bright ride Of an
thing. He said that the most Of our troubl
! were like Dr.. LiAingston's tigers; ii you wal
! up to them and look them in tile face they
, disappear, but if your knees tremble and ye
, fall to the ground, they will pouncc upon al
, destroy you in 4 twinkling.
, He passed On then to our great nation
: | trouble, and after few sentences dcscritii
it, he opened npon the main subject Of the di
) course the necessity of getting Hg
somehow ont Of thc dark cloud, and oascceI
, | i1g cheerfuIly as tie a1otmcnts of God, the:
trials Of tie naton. He said that, as citizc
he felt that really he had more to be thankf
for to-day than lle had a year ago. when O.
! dangers were only oyerhanging. That a mi
: and henctlcent Government, whose subiec
enjoyed rrlvllege aud prosperity equal
: those Of any people on earth, was not utter
+ subveTted and broken up by rebellion II
:, most sturendous and tile most malignant
history, is a matter of most profound thank
'' giving. That tlis great political conspiracy
= having lralnrled upon the sacred obligato
: of oaths, det,auelcd tic moral sense Of halfo
people, set at defiance every principle OF 10
atty and lsslsicd the right arm Of our country
t power, had not been able to destroy tue Il
, SPOT where it stood, was an indication Of {
ret Proridcntial interference, for which
should to-day be truly thankful
3 And more than that, too. That great pc
i. pie, who had been for q generation secure
g the blessings Of tranquility, devoted to all Il
| DHE1 dI1S u prosperous lllASGU ~ stFL
e reluctant Of combat, should start up like
:, sleeping Jupiter, from dreams Of peace, rea
4 | in 4 twnk1ing to hurl the avalanche Of inst,
;. ed and Indignant power against the peTfdI
IL Of 4 goddess relenion-fof this, also, We MI
t. be thankful
# and yet more. That love of money a
49, greed for gold had not, like cancers in the I
= tiora1 heart, SO completely eaten out its vi
Ep strength US 10 make US willing at once to 81
culnb to the organized and insldious
springing upon US so suddenly and SO fierce
r. and lie down and die the National death wi
- out struggle or protest-fur this, also,
u 1nu:t be thankful
rs And still! mort that 50o,ooo Of our SONS
IL brothers and fathers, should count not
- dear, If SO be by sacrifice and br death
~ majesty of law could bc sindicated, and
ed integrity Of the nation be preserved; for t
Is also should we this day send up our Than
~ giving.
AZ ~, And above all, notwithstanding the self
~ corruption that clothes itself in the ricl
KS freely poured cut to save the nations bein!
is and the army Of vampires that are allowed
;e+ follow in the wake Of our lcgions and fat
upon the }lfe-tidc Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing blundcrs in leadership that cover us u
disgrace, and disasters in the field as discr
in table as they art nerdlcss-notw otwithstand
,,c the halfway utterances Of public policy t
~ ssammcrs over the Shibbolefh Of freedom
ltF lesitates to grapplc the throat Of the 81
he evil in the cifadcls Of his empire-tha1 Ii
m are, notwithstanding all this, all Q, or the /
"a patriot hearts who, Ike Farro after the ba
49, Of Cannae, "ao not jet despair Of the Rep
en- Thankful
r. The speaker went on to show that natie
~ like children, must pass through ccr'
LIZ round OF diseases and complaints incideDta
ars and inscparahle from an unfayorable conditi
I'd. and: illustrated it from history. He said .
it was better that the country should br
! mi nil Will, fhn has of
Ut, ratl.er than the scarlet fever of disloy
Ca should burn on III secret. For his par
ed thanked God that nov no longer in secret
.oa shoulder the fires Of lawlessness, and no lo1
~ in TIC dark can be planned the evils Of
e" destroyer, and no longer underground can
,alf | row the ruoles Of dislyoalty. It was ma
of Thanksgiving that now, once and for
~ must tc recorded IN the light of day and
lue fore gazing world, the conflict between
sal- and riot.
red The @ speaker 1a1 drew "a graphic picture f q ef
troubles and smoke Of the present. He loo
hopefully and cheerfuIly at the conditio
KS public affairs now, and pitied the man
t saw nothing but darkness ahead. BE said
NJ: the pe1tsy millions millions nov now spending e.
u .ae were as nothing compared With the stabil
i've and the splcndor Of the future. Better
mc. said, than triumphant conquest, better
++,c wcalth-produc1ng enterprise, better than
t''e flowing Golfers, was the spirit and life Of :
I at ton whose foundations were Justice, Lib
,y and Righteousness.
After having dwelt at some length upo1
national side ofl,is subject, he reverted, on
clusion to individual cayses for Thanksgi1
GET and closed by an exhortation to add to
zen | ftasts to-day, the relish Of heaFen-Chari
cry, 4 collection was taken up after the ser
zap for aged aud infrm clergymen Of the Pro
re- ant Episcopal Church Mr. E. A. Payne