The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-12-04

L. p. TscHlFFELY. on Thanksgiving day
at St. Thomas --Episcopal-C Church. il
this place, is worthy of perusa. In it i,
to be found the true Christians Views OF
our present troubles, unaloyed with pollt
ica dogmas
We have but hasty sketch of the Ser
mon-the outlines-and rcgre, that we are
unable To furnish it in full.
Hath God forgotten to be gracio' 81 Hath lie
in anger shut up his tender mcrces?'
Psalms, LXXv,l. 9th Verse.
To day dis people meet a they have
never m, b..iore. weight is upon the
helrt of The Nation. The thick clouds
hang over us-Peac, is wanting and
would it wee ~ that each ambassador OF
the Most li;gh I'D a mission 20 declare on
bis dir. that mes age OF good tidings first
heralied on B lhehern's plains Peace and
good viii that message which thcy were
ordained forever to d .lare 10 men, by he
h 'asiing Of striies, by Inc promotion of qui-
1t and the teaching Of love. Peace through
JESUS, forgiveness, righteousness aud mer
.cy.
The time that are upon US are new To
u, although not new 10 history, mems
minds therefore are aft cted PECULIARLY
rue nation is thinking. But III all this two
principles aIe struggling f,r the mastery,
these are Dsirust and Faith. The ry..t.
e"us man has had his struggle, but his
Faith IN tire end has triumph 3D. He looks
back with David to 'the marvellous works
of old thanks God for all goodness, deals
acne sly with his neishbor. alevlates the
firing around him and on such day as
this finds great cause for thank sgiving for
the great n.ercieS OF God which are renew
,d day by day and are more than We either
iesirc or deserve.
Such men are types and stand opposed
/" that class who ask what have We to be-
thankful toI -
(Tpe unparalleled progress of the Amer.
lean Nati was then spoken OF at length
in terms that thrilled tho healt of tn au-
dIence with patrioiic pride.)
Progress made men rich Progress
turned men into sp ,culators, and under
It's lair name thousand shameful crimes
were committed. The thirst for gain, tie
Intense se,fi>hnes>, the lust Of gold and The
abuse Of privileges. brough; Gods judy
meni down upon the Nation. Then it was
discovered that Progress 20 be successful
must have Stability to keep it in the day
of trial Nations like men are made stron
through SUFFERING. 1t must be ihroux h
con ession. through repentance, and in
deep humility that it comes before God
and if lot thus. the nation will learn the
lesson OF God in some other way God
hath not forgotten to be gracious. our
crimes and sins as nation havs brought
US where we are.
Greater punishments have been given
to those who rebeled against His goodness
and justice, Famine aud Pestience have
done their dreadful work. But our days
OF trouble are as well days of prosperity.
Here our local prosperity was spoken
off,
We have had every blessing, every ad
vantage. and i, is the po,r spirit Of inf
deity and the meaner one of inyrattude.
that cannot to-day thank God for all these
great benefits.
The time that is upon us should be a
time for rcior nation. aud the reformation
saonld consist in this: Keep free tom
every wick, d thing"
Jehovah looketh from Heaven. He BE-
holdeh all the sons of men. From the
place of HIS hablralion lie lookelh upon
all the inhabitants Of the earth and cons.d
ereth their works.
| lie :hen losks upon us. and consider
our works, ard beboldeth--
A great people degeneraied and daily
more and more dagencra,ing from the no.