The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-08


I Thasksgivisg IN Ksskuk.
keokuk certainly presented crsdita
bio sppsaraacs On the 9th. With the sx
cspsioa Of q single foundry in operation
and the busy tap Of the hammers on tb.
roof Of . large building up town, every.
thing wore the appearance Of the Sab.
bath. Religious services were held in
sevenl Of our city churches, while the
great Union Thanksgiving meeting q.
Chatham Square Church, was evidsntl,
the centre ofintasst The building was
well filed with respectable and atten-
tive audience, who seemed fully to real
iss the importance Of ths occasion .hs.
had called them together. The services
consisted Of several addresses, intsrmin-
gisd with singing BY . select choir, and
petitions TO the throne Of grace.
The programme was - folioxs:
srNGIEs.
Praysr-hsv. n. II. Wilber.
Reading Of the Proclamation of the
the President, by @. w. AcCrsry, ESQ.
Reading ef tAs SCRIPTURE, I5sh eha,ssr Of
Exodus, LIST TO lsth verses, by Rev. H.
b. Swift.
sInGIsC.
Pnysr-Hou. Judge Lowe.
Addrsss-Chaplain Stewart.
sIxurno.
Pfsyer-H Scott Howell, Esq.
Address-Rev. H. B. Swift.
SINGING.
Address--Rsv. J. Deunett.
. Collection for the use Of Sanitary Com.
mittee, $40.
singing. "Amsrics,v by tho choir.
Dozology ana Bensdiction.
Notwithstanding the length Of the SER
vices, the interest was kept up to the end,
the addresses being varied and we'll suit
cd to the occasion. That Of Chaplain
Stewart being full Of pa,riotic fervor, and
dsnunciatory Of the ..Coppsrheadism; a
disposition 70 applaud being man ifested,
which was promptly checked. The se-
cond speaker commenced by the remark
that he wondered not that Miriam" and
the maidens Of Israel shouted joyoasly
upon certain occasion, the .sIord hath
triumphed gloriously." He believed our
carly defeats might, be attributed to the
fact that We was not willing to carry on
the war to the end that God proposed,
consequently, We had suffered Christening
at his hand now, however, the program
me had changed, and God had and
would bless us with victory after victory
to the end. The allusion OF the speaker
TO the Mosaic mi JUNCTION, "muzzle not the
OF that treadsth out the corn" was we'll
put, its application to the soldieos who are
doing the work Of suppressing this rsbell-
ion. being that We, who stay At home,
should not only pray for them, but sub
stansially aid them in the collection or
thank offering To be taken to-day.
While Mr.. Dennstt's withering dsnun-
cia'ory Of Slavery and Copperhesdism.
must have been very much in the nature
OF a severe blistering to any sympathizers
that might be present. "Coms ont from
among them" said the speaker. / had
rather be clothed in rags and patches than
purchase Of them, or feed on hard biscuit
my lifetime than deal with them. While
We must be careful to bear with any Who
are loyal, and yet differ from M, for we
have right to our different views, let
US regard all who denounos the govern
msnt in its efforts to suppress this rebel-
ion - foes woras to BE- dreaded and ssed-
ng close attention more than Southern
rebels.
Our space il too short to do any Of the
speakers justice. We have given but
short synopsys Of the speeches.
Let il 60 out to the world that Keokuk
is loyal city, Who has given more than
her quota Of men, and who has been al
ways prompt with her means to do Jus
tee to our gallant defenders in the field,
and those sufiering in our Hospitals.