New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
Thanksgiving ~ Trfnfty'
aPRNON ny DR., VICTON.


OF dayght-the bare shadow Of light which penetrated
the stained panes Of the cdce only serving 70 give
peculiar turn the general werdDcss which the scene
borrowed from the gamor OF gas Jets.
The services OF the occasion were composed or tho
usual collect epstes and gospel incident to the first
Sunday in Advent together with hymns, anthems ana
the usual liturgy and morning prayer The JEbilas
Dec (Ps c and the BtdedicHs duke 2tc) were among
the cantillatory exercises.
To these services the general form OF Thanksgiving
for the fruits Of the earth and other blessings was ad
ded-,be Psalm Of which (as follows was canilated
Prsise We the Lord;
FOR :, (. rood to sing praises unto our God;
For i, Is pleasant aud HE praise is comely
Praise Tie Lord q jerusalem.
Praise thy God Of Sion.
He NAL eth ne 10 thy borders
And 6leth thee with the fnes, wheat
These services concluded the Gloria Pd,yi IN long
meter sung. The Rev. Drs. vinton and Dix Off
ciated. the latter reading the litany.
The Rev. Dr. Vinton then assembled the pulpit, and
announced his text from the i7th Psalm:
Praise the Lord. q jerusalem!
Praise thy God. o Sion:
For He bath strengthened tn. bar. Of thy sa,,si
lie hath blessed thy people within thee
He inaketh peace IL thy borders.
And hieth thee with the hnest wheat
pR. vISToSs SERMON.
Having announced the text Dr. Vinton said that
to-day was day OF peculiar thanksg living. Ii had
hcen set apart day In which 70 give thanks 20
Divine Providence by fourfold authority First the
ecolosias'ical authority had commanded II " be
observed day Of praise; secondly the President OF
the Gnted States had recommended II by special
PROCLAMATION; thirdly the Governor OF the State OF
YORK had sanctioned the action II the President
and ourghly the Mayor OF the City OF New York had
held mp me day. by proclamation "a one In which the
metropolis should rest from business and toll and Join
with The Nalion in acknowledgment Of the Divine
benefits " plentiful larvest and OF peace. The day
wRs therefore both by civi and bory
sat email day Of Thanksgiving Still, further. the day
vas ~ Thanksgiving day Of four years IL day Of
thanks tha after fouF year. Of strife pence with all s
attendant benefits had once more dawned. like rsdi
snt morning. after many dreary days Of tempest-
The words ofthe text, as applied TO the occasion.
were rrsOiv able into four heads:
J. ~ the war We had been strengthened against for
eifn aggression
4. A. a nl,ion we had been morsIly improved.
). We were Ia thank God-to praise His narlc FOR
the peace which has dawned upon u.s.
We 10 observe the day AZ one OF tbankfalncss
for the fruits Of the earth for the pentifa harvess Of
The scasop--for tho finest wheat"
In relation TO the first head the speaker proceeded
say that had been strengthened against foreign
by the wonderful elements Of power We had
developed during this war. We had not heretofore
known our own resources nor the wonderful military
genins which lay latent within our people A people
which, 10 four year, had dr oopcd IRON s ranks
Grant and Sherman. with salaIy OF a hund-
red other only less brilliant IN little
danger ~ being insulicd by any foreign power. We
had not only learned strength by war, bat ne
bad compelled other nations 10 ackuow locge II. Tie
war had urthrruore awakened between The North and
the SOUTH sentiments Of political brotherhood. We
had met them the battle field We had admired their
courage; sentiments Of mutual respect bad been IN
rendcred, and thus bad been laid tie ioundston Of
aud lasting fratsrniiy of feeling. We had had no
hate against them when they were onf foemon. aud
now elcoIBcd them back 20 che old unity with
der the agis 81 the national banner.
He Tad never beard any person cypress sfriimcnis Of
hate against the foe except when the cTustics Of An
csrouvle and Other prt,oas bad boen reooaBied and
even here that hatred had been visited IL maied1oiion
upon the heads Of the leaders Saly,
Again. as nsiion. ne had been made Ia uHdcrs:s nd
unity We had been cured II the fAlncy tsst tho
Government had powers and tho nation oHsaos
- as a
States
in r.gaid 10 the second heed-the moral Improvement
Of the nation acoruiug frun the war Dr. Ninon sid
that tie moral souse OF the nation had been qacscned
srd we had been driven 81 more direct actnovledg
mcnt Of the Divine Prov idence In national affairs
when the broke ont were % a considerable Ell
tent practically nation OF insdels By cur rorolu.
touaTy associations had been STRONGLY imbEed with
naiiobasc speculaons Of france. and tbose specGla
tons had entered into and TO extent nodded
national life and our national politics The stamp upon
our national coin was Liberty and Equality" but
these sentiments, noble In Themselves, were unsccom-
PANIED by Just acknowledgment Of God. Nov. IL
was different national feeling Of dependence upon
God had been developed. aud our Government no
longer to be OF nhdehty. Upon our national coin
now appeared tho legend Of our national conSersioa;
| In God we trust"
Public and private benevoence hal also b,en quick.
ened into life by the ordeal OF To prove tbis
we had only 10 canvass the gigantic labors Of the SAM
tary Commission, and Of other organized schemes OF
tenevoence which had suddenly sprung into life. The
mind OF The nation had. furthermore been irspirited
with new ide1s-lledt OF nODtf ana moro clrNeVug
tendency invention had been quickened. and in gen
eral a element had been introduced into the in
teectual growth II the nation.
But the greatest Of all benefits which had accrued TO
the nation through was the emancipation Of 90 .
600 Of slaves. IL wss ~ II +0I0o0 ~ shAckles bud
been brokenas II t0OnOoc Of unjUstly prisoners
had been suddenly act free Be was lost IN annscnoIt
when he contemplated the workings OF Divine PROM
deLee by which this result had been accomplished
Every defeat and every victory bad alike contributed to
that end Had gained tne first Bull Run the Re
4 half. ut0htI have ral
manned In scryitude; had We lost more than We did
might have become discouraged to have sought
peace estcr Luther shook the nor.l sacilcs
from the minds OF men by denanoiaous Of papal
ruption the Declaration Of independence marked .
nc era in the political history of the world. but the
,ue OF the Emancipation Proclamation eclipsed all in
| the immediate moral grandeur Of ia results Our
motto was row In truth Liberty and Equality"
| Dr. yinton having concluded his second head. pro-
ceedcd briefly 70 discuss other points Of his discourse
and finished by appealing u al present 10 observe
the day 10 nabfe~t their gratitude 20 God for the
great benefits received at His hand. The
was dismissed with the benedictlon.