New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-30
IN THE CHURCHES
G0OD, AND NOT Eyn TIE ULTIMATE FACr-sgRMOS
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The congregation of the Rev Dr. Chapins church
assembled for Thanksgiving service IA ne large m 81 tOper
The music peculiarly fitted for the service and a,cslg
executed by ne excellent choir Previous to the sermon
collection was taken o the benefit Of deserving poor 40
classes DIR CHipN announced that the church erected
BY Society the corner OF FnAaye and Fory fha
O'Clock The church viii b. regularly opened zoe
Divine service aweek from next sunday on Mondy llea
TO- nj y the church win BE- opened for tho sale 81 Iwk
and on that day a. 3oclock m The church viii be on ~
inspection By visitors and those who desire 90 pur husr
Gr CnAplS took hs text from Psalms Chapter 10 and "a
lie ha, roeh rh weeping bearing precious seed hal doue
less again with rejoicing bhnens b, sleeves VII hin
This Psalm relates to the return Of the jewish exc. pt
Babvon They had been restored 20 their own land cn VITA
gold and precious things wherewith 70 rebuild the Tempe
sheayc5 with them Beside relation this particular cass.
the text announces general law eSIealy APPLIQUE 70 -
5 il coycrued bv Divine providence The second Point
viz that good and i, the triumphant that energies
in the de eopmen OF things he proceeded 70 li' haiu'
rally historically and personally The natural ihnsi alton en-
bced the regular bounty Of nature This he said was none
the less for thanksgiving because a been confirmed
thousand times instead OF We have reason 20 10
thankful tlat country has never been devastated h lam
inc such as That which has swSP away eyer 1907 Of the IN
the mmeasurabc good that nhecs IN things which may o.
brought 10 the highest Of cyiaOnthe neKhuustbe
beneht that may be IN common things Even me ggghsts'
become the delicate fabric Of paper upon which thougAt
ceses OF the Garth spark its latent smbsr
combined By believing who cast their toll their ei'urs
conGdeRi that there no limit TO bcrehccn possibilities They
have gone forth weeping and nov retun rejoicing bnngini
ie w. I1 ~ m 4 ~ trSib. tba ar and vst
i ., w., he ccns,,I,v reminded ~ them one al these
whose reDess does Dot impair It's mpreveness Is mat ~
mia truth that good triumphant and ultimate fact tha
emerges through AL things and prevails aud against al
conditions In tie long no etu power succeeds ne
despot abdes bis throne the truth Is mighty ana val pro
vail Yet there many who believe that lie VIII preyall
fase policy viii prevail However dark things may look.
universe Cook England The English conservative Idle,
possession without agitation that Is those mat are IN
dies aud the whole surface Of society transformed Men ia
masses and crowds moved by common impulse tending 10
liberty Again War broke out IN Europe and many espceeS
that would rcnd Europe asunde hat has come oat OF ~
Warsaw but the order Of national life and unity German
nationality German unity aud power consolidated on ht
Bismark che, kmating Napoleon APPLAUSE
There was nation went yrih weeping bearing precious see
Perarch and Of Renh have burst forth and Venice
cced within the golden band Of national peace Applause
And in country, after seedsoHing Of blood and
treasure great results have been vouchated to Ths
the struggle at the baotbOx We face with the
issue whether the conflict should BE- accepted fact or
treated defeat The whole nation watched WIN eager
ness result Of the popular election What the result
Gander seemed to him than any victories Of the balehl
subme IN It's triumph ana sublime IN ne ac4lseelce o. an
thanksgiving to-day There might be yet issues 70 meet l
would be uagratefuL The work was not 20
be accomplished by compromising good or waving Il
private vengeance While admit that the .Oath be-
He believed that the Constitutional Amendment which seemed
Ike rainbow the gateway through which should pass
rge He believed in impartial suffrage though not in uniyer-
sal suffrage lApplause After ALL It was the moral quality
Of the votes that We considered and their quantity
Appause We have been strengthened and tried by recent
experiences so that can go forward in the great work o.
Of nations Dr. Chaplin quoted the eloquent words OF gohn
Bright his late speech ireland that the eyes Of the Irish
turned 10 the setting sun and eoquenty hoped THAI
America would prove worthy OF the confidence rposd IN her
The services closed with the singing Of the national hymn
my Country It's Of Thee which the audience cordially
joined
rHR YEAR OF vIcToRY-sERMoS BY THB REV. HENRI
WARD BEBCHBR.
The Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHRR preached to an
overlooking congregation at the Plymouth Church his
ing the xyith Of the sd chapter OF Exodus
thou H Ss owa 'i the and The is. S.ns &
the end Of the when thou hast gathered my a0o ou Of the
This the origin Of Thanksgiving. We and lose sigh,
Of grain dies that it may live Affairs are lie husbah
dry They have their sowing and seeming burial and death
and then termination and resurrection and growth struggle
when strange year and with unlocked for haste affairs
that long hal dragged ouminate and IN tWeyenonth more
e years are one process and that the end part Of the begin
ming and oil m the intermediate stages This has BEEN
been such an gahsrng and to-day the Of the ingah
erng OF the Wordnot OF grain Dat OF men Inc causes OF
national prosperity have continued to develop and none have
been oyerued Schools enterprise commerce. and war the
great ye Of time have been yehementy busy IN the year
past but the fruits OF the past workings nave never 20 mcu
appeared in any single year as In thus Russia IS world OF IT,
self an ncoherent population Of divers nauonaues ~ mas
yet to pa through almost as many eaastrophe as the goog
cal world did before fitted for i present race OF men
but the tendencies the empire 90 be Enthusiastically aud
Enthusiastically disclosing II away from barharism ana to
ward civilization that the empire tends Long Is TIE Iohe
constitutional liberty aud this has seen no backward step
but the vista has opened and and the sympaes
welfare Of nations is and clustering around about
the Government and the people OF Russia Great Britain
passing through ordeal whose issue may predict Her
destined long TO national independence ana
that with the consent Of the parent island Volcanic Ireland
again In eruption people Of brilliant Qualities are the IRISH
They do well everywhere but at home They thrive o.
mnging with other nations they proht all other Pe0pe
Sroop Wien thew emsrse thew prosper They bring other
nations brilliant courage b0undess imagination overflow"
inc and tOur
Parasitic AT home indigenous only By emigration Mixed with
the colder Saxon blood they give the crbonie gas 1re new
Why not exchange island for continent monarchy Tor
repablc humiliation and oppression at home i4r n1S an
due which their blood has helped TO rescue IN war ana Ee
their ferd genius viii in coming days redosna ~ ~ [
in her household Her outcasts at home have learned haI
are sons and demand Raoo oS hat ont Of these clouds
which environ the glorious Island empire oil cur Iaes VIZ
emerge stronger pSSsU Oy and the orthodoxy Of
the common peoplehis is 70 Dc the Tegeneraton =. S
otherwise going TO decay Nations s5 w gS s n men Faith
@ Of God Education is better government than bsyo
schools are cheaper than and far more effective
Tie way 10 QueI revolt is 10 take away any need o. ~ i
are slowly learning God providence has this year eSa
him 10 open the eyes great many and think that
even England win begin to see the day. we nan VIZ
aiV renowned in war the benefactress Of the world sue
seemed to gone down TO the grave ny sans raced
events In which Divine Providence Is manes,H 70 ~ stnr,
she has been recalled life and power Before Ie es ent
which may burn with even brighter glory than uI no lie
Arising Of barbarous people The Italian people are As vap
bic as any the globe The stock Is ans onnornnity 10
theirs yet needs only liberty education aG Vch will be
develop again Italy power Of Sve os the newborn
state BY craftsmanship and gene ndIor Germany haI
and never surpassed in cooperative Kin, /, The yery
hart Of Furope holds in his hands the rems o. nI
unity OF Germany Indispensable 70 her s rnon
Fcrean affairs which not the subuet thinker can ii
The future is fun OF hoPe pssss nv he more gladly hailed