Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-03
Thanksgiving Services.

The breaking waves dashed nign
On q stern and rock bound coast"
The text was chosen from Deut. 4,
6: Surely this great nation is a
wise and understanding people" "
The speaker alluded to probabilities
Of future greatness Of America, and
to the idea that yet these bright pros.
poets might not after all be realized i;
that wealth and luxury alone could
never elevate a nation TO true great
ness.
THAT huge mass Of humanity is
TO accumulate between the Atlantic
and the Pacific, by birth and immi-
grafton, is beyond question. Bat
our immense growth NAV be but u
monstrous deformity. We grant all
that is claimed by the most sanguine,
respecting the future of our country,
but we do insist on asking, will
the giant of the future be OF shapely
proportions aud comedy aspect r
He then dwelt upon the proper es.
sentials of rational greatnes that
broad lands, rich in resources, with
every facility for commerce and With
a free government, might still lack
those essen tials instancing the Mex
lean and South American nations AS
proofs, and showing that regardless
of the lavish gifts OF Nature they
were weak and c0ntemptible in
cur own vicinity the richest lead
mines appear TO have produced the
poorest towns And it has been oh,
served that in some paris Of our
country there is better growth Of
society upon sterile hills than upon
fiat lowland meadows This brings
us to The, truth which we are seeking:
that national greatness is Of mind and
character not of land and product-
Ions. of ocea' and inland commerce.
Of bank notes, bonds, and coin. l.
is not even in libraries that store our
literature, museums that garner the
treasures of science, or galleries
where art delights and educafes the
eye But it is in the supreme crea.
ton of Natures Author the founder
and builder of libraries and museums;
the originator Of all civilized institu-
tions.
The greatest need Of the age il
true men and women. In every de-
partment, we want men of ability
and integrity. Give me men OF the
right sort and you shall have in re-
turn Whatever you will | will build
cities and towns, found CO leges and
fill them, establish schools and teach
them. Chicago was not destroyed
by the fire becau7e there were men
here and the same will be true OF
Boston Man.true and good men, arc
the source and foundation Of national
greatness"
Next the speaker considered the
agencies which produce wise and
understanding people, especially good
government. The maxim"principles,
not men" ho called rank political her
esy; for good principles are never
faithfully adhered to except by good
men. Though the platform be
sound, it will often be deserted by
interruptions men, whom no checks
will bind A Louis Napoleon does
not scruple to crush to death re.
public he is sworn to maintain. An
incoming President declares that
"treason must be made odious." and
forthwith employs his power against
loyal patriotism.
"Our fears do not yet take that d.
rection, though he warnings Of his
tory are mary. Let us not, howev-
er, be too confident that we shall not.
by the loss of sterling manIiness and
Christian integrity, become ripe for
the tyraut The election Of bad men
TO Office ever tends to that dread con.
summation. Our immediate peril is
the loss of truth, honesty and social
morality with the loss OF these, all
will be ultimately lost"
Mr.. Eaton then spoke of the bad
symptoms of unsoundness 10 the
body polite. limiting in delicate yet
firm language at growing evils like
campaign lying official theft from the
treasury, bartcring Of votes, breaking
up of family ties, legal abuses Of di
vorce and disregard of marriage
vows and devoted the remainder Of
his sermon to these evils and their
remedies. He gave stern rebuke
TO the few who had assailed the mar
rage institution, and closed by allud
ing with much feeling to the good old
Family Festival Of Thanksgiving.
The following paragraph upon po-
litical corruption and its rem edy, l.
quite opposite to the claims of part,
leaders: 1--WE, the people, choose
and no candidate should have our
suffrages, who has the faint Of i'm
morality or dishonesty. We are
bound to DO all in our power to pre-
vent the nomination Of such men !;
and failing in this, our next duty i.
to refuse to vote for them when ~ m |
mated Such a nomination is but an |
invitation to endorse and sanction |
wrong. A clean ticket is one which |
is not soiled by names representing
dishonesty or incapacity The patri. |
OF will not consent to follow blindly |
the dictation of party leaders"
say- The following, from be Ban
gor (Me) Wing is one Of he mos