The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-07


will not say too long-upon these occa--
sions for Thanksgiving on account of
mercies to = as individuals, / have to
| say that it seems to me that we have
great occasion for thanksgiving in view
Of general mercies which the past year
has brought. These general mercies for.
c,nvenience- might be distributed into
those of a Local character, and into those
which are more essentially national.
In view of our Local mercies, it seems
to ME the text just phrases the form
which our thanksgiving should take.
1.-THE Lord hath been mindful 70 us: He
will bless us. As a community-in our
community of interests-we have been
greatly blessed.
Our population, during this past year
has been almost wholly free from all
special epidemics. There have been. l
presume ~ specially prevailing disease.
| Our locality is proving itself year by year
to be one highly favored in healthfulness,
certainly to such as are blessed with good
healthfnl constitutions. such as our brac-
ing air is adapted odevefope. We should
thank God for home where the air Is
pure and braclng highly conclusive TO
| physical development and enjoyment
That the past year has been one Of great
fruitfulness, I need not stop to prove. If
any one during the past weeks would
81 mply stand in the street outside these
walls, and look down Sth street he would
soon become convinced that this whole
locality was teaming with the abundant
fruits of the earth. 1t does seem to me
as if our farmers-our laborers of all de-
scriptions were enjoying a season of spec
ial opportunity to garner rich returns for
all their tolls. Rs vae f-ee.raa -
I do not know what may have been
true in some one persons year of the hI>-
tory Of this population; bat of the years
of my acquaintance here, | believe this
present year to have been the most pros
pered that Manitowoe county has had j:
and that in hopeful prospects for the fu-
ture, :his present autumn Is one of the
most hopeful, if not the most hopeful
Manitowoc has ever known. Certainly
we have occasion to thank God that He
has been mindful US; and for our hope
that he will bless u.s..
Perhaps it would help our spirit Of
thanktulness to dwell upon some Of the
specific accomplishments of the past year
We love to know just what moves our
hearts, and inspires our hopes. &
And here perhaps, will be pard ned,
while referring to one occasion of thanks
giving that the accomplishment of the
past year has given. ] refer to the com
p!etinn and occupancy of this church.
The woman who had lost one of her ten
pieces money. when she had searched and
fund the lost piece. called all her eigh-
bors together to rejoice with her over her
Success. | might have preferred a more
exclusively society audience to ich to
sneak all our thankfulness at our compile
ted work. And yet am CONVINCED that
but interpret correctly the noble genel
Gus promptings of all the hearts of IT..
community. wher say all are Thankful
that this work has been success And
L am the more positive that | am ex.
pressing the feelings of every noble gener.
Gus heart, for. l night almost say, al
have taken a part in this work. and our
whole community has been benz fitted by
it. and is to be benefited by it. The
projectors of it ofcourse hope that God
will use its facilities tor promoting the
moral and the religious interests of this
community. But there are other aspects
in which this accomplishment in its bene
fits should be regarded. This is the first
OF our public buildings which can lay
even n modest claim. to have been built
with careful refe, ence to good architech-
ural taste. 1t is not to be the last This
city is to increase in population, and as il
increases our beautiful natural surround
ings are to be crowded with very mary
structures which shall be models of
beauty. grandeur aud taste. If our sis
ter society of the Episcopalians, were to
day to lay their plans for new church,
think you, my hearers. that they would
propose anyshing les, in beauty? I tell
nay. Soon it will be. L trust, when the
Methodist Society will enlarge with our
enlarging population, so much that they
will fnd their present neat comfortable,
recently enlarged house of worship too
strait for them? When the time to build
comes they too are sure to seek beauty
and architectural finish in their new
structure. The feeling nfthe past has
been, that the services Of an accomplish
ed architect could not be afforded. A new
era has come to our city. A more beau
tiiul, complete model than School Dis
trct No. !. has secured for their propos-
ed school building, it is probable, cannot
be found in the State. The coptasion
has come to Manitowoc. Public and pri-
vate edlhces are to be built with more
care and regard to taste. One has been
built. We can endure the era of ,,o tasts
no longer and our whole community
should be thankful for it.
But proposed to speak of other works
accomplished during the past year. 1
know that it has brought heavy burdens
of taxation. but We have occasion for
THANKSGIVING that during the past year
| our streets have been so much improved
Money has been spent, but it has not
been thrown away. The men that have
done the work have found good employ