Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-01

passed from a state of war to n o
peace, with so little confusion, disturb
ance, and distress, with so little injury
to ali branches of trade, and so little
damage to the various pursuits of indus
try. No army ever so quickly and easily
broke ranks as an organization, and
Joined the battalions of steady workers
in the various departments OF industrial
business and professional pursuits
This seems to us a small matter, but II
is not. WI know from history what
riot, confusion and danger have in al
most every instance in the past, followed
the disruption of a large army. Soldiers
accustomed to the license and Incidence
of camp or garrison life, and to the ex-
| element of pursuit, retreat or battle,
have not been able to come easily, and
pleasantly, under the restraints OF law
and public opinion, and to endure the
| quiet and tameness of civil life. But
| with us, as arms will only be taken
up as a necessity, they will be laid aside
as soon rs the necessity passes. AS
| nation has shown itself stronger than
| any other in ancient or modern times,
| against internal enemies, and in civil
war, so has it proved itself more elastic
in its recovery from the ills which war
| inAicts, and less affected by the conse-
quences of a protracted and exhausting
| contest than any other nation has been,
| or, as | believe could be.
Again, we may as a nation thank God
| to-day for
GENERAL HEALTH.
1.-THE pestilence that walketh il. dark
| ness, and the sickness that wasteth at
| noon-day, has indeed been among us /;
| but over only n small part of u land
have its ravages extended, and COMPARE
| lively few have fallen under its power.
| When we emembered the former visits
of this destroyer, how he swept over our
land, visiting almost every hamlet, death
waiting upon his steps, and desolation
and anguish marking what his fearful
presence had been and when we read
| of his ravages in other lands and marked
| his slow but sure progress towards our
| shores, we had reason to expect u much
| more dreadful visitation than we have
experienced. But his power seemed
| spent before he reached this continent,
or God mercifully placed n barrier to his
devastation, and said "Thus far
shalt thou go, and no further" God
be thanked that this scourge has visited
| our land so lightly has left behind him
so little of CHASTITY memorial, and sad re-
| hinder that he has been here at oil.
$500, -~n If, 40 A NnuuIr-
| NIFTY.
But MS n community, beyond what we
| find rs citizens Of this nation for which
| to be thankful, it becomes us to count
| up our mercies, to reckon our blessings
and give thanks and surely, in all that
is connected with material prosperity, l
do not believe there is n community
more highly. favored in the world. No.
| where is labor more abundant or better
rewarded. The past year has been n
| of great general business prosperity
| among us. We have not seen business
languishing, men idle, houses deserted,
| steam engines ~motionless, cars standing
| empty, idly on the tracks, as we should
in many once hourishing towns and
thriving mining camps upon this coast.
Probably the returns from the mines,
| within the limits Of our town, were
never larger than they have been dur
ing the past month certainly the mines
| were never in better condition than they
| are to-day. Never have | lived in a
| community in which there was so little
restitution Of the neccssaries and COM
| forts of life-where there were so few
| who need all the aid Of the liberal.
| Never have I seen such n place which
| offered such privileges and advantages
70 the workingman, were, If he be indus
| trious, sober, frugal and retain his
| health, u few years labor will put him
in possession of a competence for life.
Would that in addition to our mate
rial blessings in this community, l could
add
MORAL IMPROVEMENT.
| And ! cannot but feel that to some extent
| and in some directions | can do so.
| Never since the first settlement OF our
| town has there been so much interest
manifested in church building, and the
| obtaining of p~arsonages, rs during the
wear past. This church owes a special
| debt of thankfulness to Almighty God,
! and to friends here and elsewhere, who
have contributed so literally to relieve
us of our Indebtedness. And there has
| been a very considerable increase in the
| number of persons attending the SER
| vices of Gods house among us. The
greatest step forward in this direction
| which could be taken here would be the
| stopping of Sunday labor, and that this
may be brought about | have strong
hope. Then | know we may expect
larger congregations in our churches,
more interest and concern in religious
things, and may thank God for moral
growth and improvement as for mate
| rial prosperity.
But, finally, not only rs members OF
| the race, as citizens Of the United
States, as residents in this community,
but as individuals, we have each
PECULIAR, SPECIAL REASONS FOR THANKS
GIVING,
And that too though we may have been
called to endure something, to suffer
pain, or loss or grief. Our life is a
| training school, and its object is to pre-
pare for another state Of existence, and
though we may not be thankful for suf-
fering as such, we may be thankful, for
the grace which enables US to bear it,
and the kindness which turns it to a
good result in the development of char
ecter, in the growth of the man or
woman. When with the light of eter-
nifty, We look back upon our lives here,
we may then be thankful for the atiic-
lions of earth. The Apostle knew
whereof he spoke when he who had suf-
fered so much for his Masters cause,
writes to the Thessalonian who had been
called to undergo persecution for the
truths sake, Gin every thing give thanks
| cannot but mention n special indi-
yidual cause of thankfulness which each
of.us may have this morning, and that
is growth in what is true, and noble,
and good; that we are better men and
women than we were a year ago. This