The New York herald., 1865-12-08
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
Trinity Church.

Trinity Church.
A might have been expected Trinity sshurch did
not present within its hallowed ases as numerous
congregation as those which for years past have been
wont TO attend its Thanksgiving Day services The state
,and appearance Of the weather certainly adverse
any display Of the semi.nstural and semirelqous
character with which and patriotism endowed
u its yearly recurrence. Notwithstanding, Trinity
emitted Of the obsefvances OF the occasion The
chimes rang from ts high steeple merrly, and for
elmo seemed to have dssipated the fog which overhupg
she city as "Ysnkee Doodle" and "HaI Columbia, rung
Earth in their inspiiting tones The services Of the day
~sTe Of the usual Thanksgiving character, Rev. Drs
vinton and Ogilby oficiating the occasion. The
church was not half fu but II must be said that those
who TO hear only remained to praythe greatest
attention being paid 70 Dr. vntons eloquent
The reverend gentleman took for his text Psalms cxv
Che twelfth thirteenth and fourteenth "faise
the Lord. Jerusalem; praise thy God, Zion For He
bath strengthened the bars Of thy gates he hath blessed
asSs and leth thee with the finest OF the wheat" The
reverend gentleman proceeded to illustrate the text He
Asad Of the nation had called the people together the
Chef Magistrate Of the State and the Chief magistrate Of
chs city united p the same CALI and so by all the civil
oathorites they called upon TO give thanks and
Sherefore the day marked by universally OF devc
Mon throughout the land the heartof the nation kept
slime In thanksgiving In all its borders There but
thought, theme prayer tribute OF graft
aude beating within tho breast OF this great nation As
Thanksgivine Day dawned as the sun crosses the me
s,lan from the shores Of the Atlantic to the shores or
ehe Pacific the refrain Of the national Thanksgiving song
2 taken up and echoed BY all the people Of the churches
aaOng the wide domain OF the United States. To-day
sAere rose diapason Of Thanksgiving from end OF
Ne land 70 the other This day fulnllcd the
words Of the Psamist, Praise the Lord Jcrusalem
cuaise thy God o Zion. The preacher illustrated the
her portions Of the text showing that IN the victories
which had been achieved the Lord had strengthened the
ss Of the gatee Of the republic; that He had blessed
he children OF the land that envy and hatred had
departed from their midst and that the people, North
And South, should live together In the future homo
gsneous people, with but hope, aspiration and
desire He had strengthened the bars Of gates
~ manifestaton Of national power that did not
0uTselves know, neither did the people Of the world
1nagine possessed and God had hed the land with
lAs hnest Of the wheat This in abundant
gssts In plenty and In reoicngs which had marked the
~. beautiful eulogy was passed upon our late be-
lowed President for the proclamation Of emancipationa
document which surpassed in It's werth, the proclsma
elsa OF Darius or Cyrus, OF Roman emperor English
ng 10 the days Of Alexander OF Russia and exceng IT,
smuch the ukass Of the Gar gave only freedom 70
1As ssr Tho proclamation Of Mr. lincoln gave freedom
- twenty millions OF white men as well ~ freedom to
- black. The services of the sanitary and Christian
Rommissons and other associations for the benefit OF the
eldtars OF the republic in the field graphically
louohed upon and commended by the preacher who was
esssnsd 70 throughout with great attention.