The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-25

SUPPLIES "a sAss ~ rvs hin smile "a sniIs We
are not grateful Cor health; hiss hss gih. b Of
safety; 70 Of prosperity; % OF domestic Peece and
twEs; once whom rejected, disbsl,e eyed, despised
and once when his career was darkenin9 towards
its fearful closo, aid he sA a. hs table
With bis few freudA eating his 'sss meal.
10 tie unsxpectsd that reveals re d.
Afser drawing vivid picture Of the first New En-
gland winter experienced by the Plsr. ma the
speaker aided These people had given no public
gave none, lord and lady gavo none but here,
WHEN they get gram Of corn for . days labor,
and tAre personal security in pay FOR incessans
vigilance, these people have no Language Tor TIER
gratitude. The spread % the custom Of Thanks
giving illustrates the same IDEA. When the coun-
uy WAS entirely 81 peace, before the fierce and bit
ter quarrel arose tetween North and South, before
Ne slavery q leston litei It's ghastly head and
SHOOK war from It's hair, the ANIMAL Thanksdvlng
was confined 70 New Eng and but As the land be-
came more and strscted BY CIVIL and social
sseutionA the beautiful festival OF gratitude
spread from ate 10 S4s G, rs II men Just began TO
see God In The blessings which were about depart
Ing, and In the goods they son would have no more
IdcAs, uoexpected tokens o. kindness ttat men are
grateful Dr, tor they seem to tome from region
outside o. their will These are not manufactured
they are vouchs.fcd Nature does not trins these,
they come from the bosom Of humanity, they drop
from the overlooking heart Of God. Why do we
give thanks to-dayt Not for hArvests VIC cannot
think n the helds without thinking n the tcrs oil
them far wsy, or under the sol. Not for peace.
not for sJst1 not for tranquility in our homes,
not for untn What then For unity among
our Northern people. After dwelling at length
on the gorlois future in store for Al
n nation. arlsins from the unity O. the North
and West on abe great principle Of Liberty, he
remarked We have advanced Leagues towards
the ideal of our civilization. is our sublime
privilege 60 sing unto the Lord Q nsu song, q song
never Jet sung By any save angelic ehors; song
Of pra 90 for national benefits, precious thoss
may be, but Tor rcsenersted existence, for day
sprinl from on high, which shhll leap Ike the
faith such ~ has before this removes mountains;
for hope that makes the iarhest mountain glow
With the light Of . new civilization for charity
which reJoceth not In iniqnty, but rcJoice,h with
the truth, and shall lie perfected when these POOR
prophecies of all fail, and those pojr irAg-
n.onts Of knowledge shall pass entirely away.
FIRE AT THE BANCROFT HoUsE.-Loss
s2s, 600 Shorty before o'clock last night q fire
broke out in tie basement Of the Bancroft, House,
situated on the corner Of Broadway and Goth st.
The building WAS damaged 10 the extent Of $4,000.
It 10 owned by Mr.. selover, and 10 fully insured.
Mr. Peter " Yersuce, the lcssoe lost about $4,000
worth OF furniture BY arc and wstcr. He is insured
for els 900 in Arious city companies.
NAVAL REcRUIrISG.-Tte L. 8. Receiving
Ship Vermont lying 81 the Ns~y Yard, Brooklyn,
has received since the 16th Of Angus, 1859 recruits
foiio-s.