The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-11-25

Tn.sKssIyIS0 DAY.-ITs OEsEE.
VANCE IN CArgo.-Thc Observance Il
Thanksgiving day In Cairo We. character
lied BY al unusual quiet. Appropriate
service, were held In the different, church
es; II few Of our noble hearted citizen.
obeyed tho injunction When thou
makes, fca,, call in the poor, the lame
and the hungry but the majority .ol.
lowed the anyarying routine OF every day
life, mixing very small amount Of
thanks with large amount Of business.
Through the Kind Offices OF friend we
present below IA nb.irac; Of the Thank.
giving sermon, pronounced yesterday
morning by the Rev. Mr., Coan, rector Of
the Church Of the Eejcemer:
EXODUS xxyIv, 22.-And thou shalt %.
serve the feast OF wee II the iir.t fruits
OF wheat harvest and the feast O; irgath-
cling al the ycsrsend.
The feas. Of this day Is .nalogou. 10 the
one commanded in the text 10 lcoJ.crycd
by tie children Of Israel. We only point
out the analogy f1r whatever il may DO
worth 90 our interest in the Observance of
this cus,om-a custom which the church
follows, nc. merely on the Invitation Il the
civil authority, bat which she has stab
hshcd for herself, by the appointment Of
day to be- observed in defaul, of such mp
pointinent by the rulers Of the land.
Our thoughts will BE- occupied with the
teaching Of the harce,t Tn. operation, Of
nature are so silent aud 10 subtle, If We
may be allowed the expression 80 nafaral
that We cease 10 regar,lthcm with wonder,
\ miracle will arrest stteGliun. But ii n,
power OF suspension, then certainly the
power - the establishment OF the laws of
uatgrc /, evidence of the existence and
omhipotcncc If God, There is power
behind the un.een forces OF na,urc--R
power the more wonderful because !; cam
not be traced, more awe-u.pirius because
Of is worry silsnca. Tho secret Of Gods
power rests with himself Tho invisible
law II Gods own order become, NANTES;
only IA operation aad result, The law IT, :
scN surrounds MS md envelors ne, tnt 80 !
permea,-s our very existence a. 10 r'aLc
u, to Al cAteut Wo can Lat feyhly realize
,he helpless ana. d,penient creatures Of
God, hand, Hul We ought 90 regliz' She
duty We Owe ll,m oi gratitude and prGi'c
for the cOnstan. si,tcLancc ui lie power D.
That tho power 90 G"d is .nhn-
ito implies that it is iar-yoacAins in
detail as well "a grand in aggregate,-.t /.
is that it dcsccnds 70 tle smallest particulars ,
II, we'll as controls the cycles O; the worlds. .
We are too apt to think VI it as grca, and !
wide, but net as minute aud particular.
The harvest teaches us Gods faithful /
ness, His mercy and His forbearapce, AZ
we have read in the gospel "Ile maketh !
His sun to rise on the evil and on the good /
and sendeth rain ON the just and on the !
unjust. While man will learn only pro !
and not hith, still the mercics :
are not Withdrawn, If the world win bc
lot Christian people so much
the moro 'magnify the name Of the Lord !
because Ellis mercy endurcth forever
As we como together to thank God FOR
the "kindly fruits Of the earth, what DO
We bring Him in return! Do we offer
Him anything but the praise of words
The best thanksgiving we can ottsr is the
fruit of godly life, Gratitude must havc
expression. 1t takes substantial ombodi-
ment in action God grant our tfibrtc
hore may not be merely empty words, and |
If we cannot bring Him, for tho past, any
thing but shame and establishment, let as
offer Him to-day, and for tho future, our
love and life, and may God mercifully &C
cept our feeble tribute, and save us in the
end.