, 1862-11-29
Unity aurcfE-VH1tar rIln-Kcv. Rob.
erl s,cl95er--In 1veryth1ng Give

an appeal to Christians to prove themselves
verify OF ,leir cause and era.
Unity Observation-Disclosures Rob
srt Gelsser--1n Everything Give
AS usual whsnever opened, Unity Church
was veil attended, and the services impress
sive. Tie pastor, Rev Robert Coli5er, dcliv-
cred the sermon, choosing for his text:
I Thessa]onians, 8 to Is. "In every thing
give thanks,''
The speaker began by saying thst be had
seen nuEber Of things on tho day he resolved
TO write his sermon from this text, that eeem-
cd 10 make it impossible for man 10 BE-
thankful. A woman attempting to steal, the
funeral of map found dead in the rivera
ll.11e child, ragged, blue, and s}irering with
cold, and place Of intany, where week be-
fore be had said such pray crs Is wou1d come
to bis lips, by tic coffin of = lost woman who
had crepl IN there to die. He said that the
survey Of the last gear bad some such look
about it as that section OF day bad. The
great lard here and there WAS wasted by war.
The great arteral river bore on Y the craft that
were auxiliary to war Homes all over the land
were empty OF the first bo1p, or the husband
Or the father. A Grcat army was buried in
bog by commander who durst let his men
7cl rather than let them fight. The Chief mag
Estate gave him the impression OF
man who had made. up his mind to
te be prompt aeout doing things the time
State wore perpetual sirnper through every
woe. The preacher then said that there are
three modes Of sce!ng-the near, the far, and
the univeIsal-the method OF the literalist, Of
fhe philosopher, and Of the Christian. When
you stand close to the haud ct the great dome
Of st, Sophia, You see that the wall is stuc-
| coed with bits of pebble, broken glass and
| refssc Of all kinds. When yon are half way
| down, these fragments assume q coarse out
line, as il there was design about them !;
! S.,,& '-+1,r a. A+7o v1r:- -F
vision, you tird that the entire work is IN e1.
euisite design, with light, shadow, and color,
\ all in perfect order. The man standing close
to the wo1k, sees nothing for which he can be
thankful Half way to the true place, many
thlngs; but at the true place, everything.
Christian stood; not with the oRtionalist,
WHO says things arc right because they arc,
hut they are Hight because God
lives. He then urged that we 60 to
this true stand point. and then VIZ
has brought. The Abraham Lincoln of thf
year, the Cabine,, tho Commanders, the
Democratic form itself In the near vision was
not subject 5or tbanktulness. But the Abra
ham Lincoln Of the centuries, and the year II
its relation to all the years. when seen from
the Christian stand point had in it perfec
design that flied him with aso1emn g!adncs.
1t carried him On to the time when th,
mother shall not weep any more for her elail
! e6n, nor the widow and children for husband
aud father, for all Will sec how much NOR
blessed was their death for the great caus
than their life could be- From this stan,
! point OF God lie saF an ennobled and pu1ile
national lie, justice done to the black mau,
restored and perfected country ss The resui
: Of these agonies, 50 then he could sin every
thing give thanks"
: Church Of the Holy Communion
, Eplscopal-AeT. e. W. Hagef-Th
RaseneAs of Insratttude.
The services at tlis church were well al
: tended The .praEera set out in the prayel
4 book we're read by the rector, Rev. E. ", HI
$ GET, who also preached 1hc sermon. It vi
i be Seen that the subject was handled In a
Q able manner. His text was
: When they knew God they glorifed him not
u Sod, neither were thankful 7Romaas, Isl tha,
u 21Sf 9erse.
u BE spoke briefly Of the inrratftude Of tho,
u Of whom the apostle speaks in the text, an
then Of our own ingratitude, amidst the clu
teIing blessings Of Gods open hand.
Many reasons for thankfnlness were referre
to: anong them were existence-eSistent
u cent circums+ances-with this body SO fen
e. fully and wonderfully made; with This pfi
d ciple Of intelligence within this silent wor
ee Of thought; with reason and conscience, al
with the rich and immortal power Of the all.
., tions; with the organs Of perception
Is All serving as 80 msny hands by which we Il
E hold Of the outward world, and clearly reali
d | Gods bencficent hard.
ID | This year, too, eeed-t1me and harvest have n
Y failtd; and We a1e assured they never will Fl
4, I until the bow Of promise is rent assunder, q
=, raveled from the sky, ard erased forever fro
Of the storm. Ard yet every day We evirce I
Or deepest ingratitude 10 him who Is unceasing
bt occupied IN doing us good how like :
i'll animal With long ears, who, after hasi
m 4 tfJa fnn n1-off Rt1f