, 1863-11-28
First Presbyterian Church.

TxxT-ssFair wcather Cometh out Of tho North
Job, 1I1yu. q
"out Of the sorta coneth the whtriwtnd," !" says
the sane yoice. AEda the ardors Of the Southeva
heats cause the ts1npests which arc dlsps1led by
Northern winds, 30 do Southern natures give rtsa
to tho grats Of revolution which are dlspclled By
ttr braclug influences Of the Northern will aud
principle. The whirlwind which has swept ovuc
tho central portion Of our Republic, has rsged hr
longer than We could have anticipated We hava
t. ae5s thsrs Is r." ssnd It.
weaker, and as great 1e1as Of bluc studded with
stars haye broksn here and there into Mght, NO
iore Gcd in Thanksgiving behofds the a1gpicious
signs, and confident IN that Law By which principle
triunsphs oreE passion, thanks God that "1atf
With these eucouragements we nlay reject upon
the peculiar relations which VIC, upon thcso pFaf-
ries, euztair to that Union in whose perm 1nonce
around which the speaker then gathered tho
thoughts of his congregation IS VIZ: the Northwest
ss 81 1s7s Uaon aasd b. ss
Ohio and the Potomac, 1t might also be divided bJ
the Hudson. tie Mississippi, the Rocky Mountains,
1 np 3sd ths RfRes o.
iencc. and aA the Hgasu1es Of the Union snap at
tho instant. We naay ant.c Fac neW, Dutch Ra-
SeiiS Enlara d Paisie Republic il hc Northwest. W.
must therefore think Of our relations TO the Eastera
as well as to the Southern States In contemplating
hdw tic interests 81 tho Sorshw est ay IN tho pres
crvation Of The Union. the preacher spoke hrst
Every section Of large country has is local TYPO
Oua is derived partly nom our wide horizons and
the great facilities afforded to entexprise but mora
resentatiyes hon al portlons of our own coantF4
nrd from most Of the European States. Hence,
we hays no hsey a. fh9aga We
which Is 10 make our type q civilization ihe rep
and If to gs &
preserve that Union upon which 20 splendid fu-
fure depends. When he artist Kos,i,ss vonld 70
s xo sH as M s ss o. i pSs
hand and ears 81 wheat In her apron. When We
looked upon the picture 1t was Is when We read =
CHAPTER in RFgRafs May our children seo In 1t
a second point made WIS, that as community,
the Northwest Is not yet sufficiently consolidated
lave not thc ikea educational and religious insti-
tutons which ara necessary at the ccntre Of every
stable fo,m Of society. Ws.want more musculaH-
comes mainly from older communities. We should
lose much II foreign boundary should be hung
EasieTn sssps VIZ aaa 5ae e, e ~ q
cause she is IN The Union, would return to die On
her 5 q fhst oaS sean saE nSe 1 hs
balance Of American temper and American blood
t0& CQElN1eECSa1 WAs e&tu kAEEEulSXy
and It was readily shown how tho interests Of The
Ssssss Ss:Sssa f5, IS T5s
Trade Is shrewdly patriotic. The grain ware
houses may wei hing ont THO flag Of tho Union
he hizsisrippl ls praetcally closed, Is 10 argu-
last On return of peace. It could not IN divided
lie fourth point was that the Union has already
cost tho Nor;hwe1t too uuch, that ne should be
willing 10 .foreGo its advantages. Tbs sac1iaces
as in the office Of the tax collector, were then do
pfcted. that It might be seen what value would bo
placed upon what haa oceas9ned 70 much eaczinee-
er1atfon Of the Union we have our only" hope of
developing the American idea OF freedom. This IA
e. interest t. ss s to bs as
American civilization. That idea ts universal No-
erty. Hitherto to maintain the Onion has been to
mile i1ee1ncn of iii. Re5olt has given rs our op-
pertunity and we must ennbsace i. It matters not
whether the shacHe be removed by the gauntlet Of
iasue Is the aa1ne. Il may be ,has vera tie inde-
pendence Of the South conceded, slavery would
end by governmental necessity. but then would
American idea Of freedom, which 70 neither M
bf1dled democracy nor exclusive aristoeacy, but
5ne os ay
Union for the sake Of the best form Of freedom.
The model republic Of the future is to- grow out o[
Hitting itself before the nations with no bronxe6
flspTs Of Liberty On the Sainnit-needing no sym
bo Of what Is already expressed in every line and
angle.
The preacher then proceeded rapidly to refer to
come Of the minor occasions Of gratitude coming
f:Gm the came general source. First, our unexam-
pied FINANCIAL prosperity: second, the hatdihood Of
character developed By exposure In war: third,
the benevo1enco which has been arouted among Us
BY the e1igences Of the Wal, and By the appeals.
hitting t:ibpte was paid TO the Northwestern Fair
and 1t was stated thst the congregation to which
the speaker ninistered had taised Tor ts own pur-
poees alone, nearly SIC, ,0O during the year.
The last occasion mentioned was that In thfR
critical period the Northwest has given the country
Ito President. This thought Was advanced With
ont partisan reference or bias Whether the policy
OF tie administration was good or bad, it is act
TINT under this Administration the death blow ID
given to slavery, and it Is IN honor that Gods In
strumeut IN this great step of progress ts tu our
coil; that the name which, next to that Of Wqahins
ton, will be long know. as associated with the
critical periods Of cur national LIFE Ia ABAAuAX
'L1xco1N. Of Springfield, Illinois.
With GONE other reference to the more strictly
religious occasions Of thanksgiving. the speaker
closed.
j collection Was taken up for the Sanitary COM
mission. The Presidents Flynn was sung before
the sermon.