The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-05
NO.


The choir aud congregation the
sarg he lOz9.h hymn, commencin:
"OL Lord, our fathers Oft have told
In our attentive carS."
By an arrangement of the pastor
Of different churcics, the Rev. G. "
MILLER, Pastor Of TIE Lulhera
chu Oh, Of Ills city, was sppoin,e
to preach the sermon of the mornin.
SERMON CT REV. G. W. MILLER
TFxr.-Letus come before His pre- snce vii
ithauSSgINiu Nius-Is1lEas XCv. >.
SluOGIde-, a celebrated poet ST
I".i,osophsr, beng requested 20 de
- scribe God, asked n week 30 think
- .t; alter that :; month, and then
- ye17 hut being still unpreparei, /
declined The task, declaring that t.
E-oT= he thought oiso great = being ii
less lie was able 10 describe Him.
j An it Is with q thought not unlik
tuis that We attempt 10 speak of GU
ild his mPrcies So we are met tC
ge her at this bdur. We knew nc
: wh,rs to begin For bbove US, beneal
rs, around Us, within US, everywhere
IL we Tot see gFandtsI evi iences {
iJU's goodness, even until we al
compelled, SIS wss John of old, t
give it Gil Up and exclaim, '.God
owe" When VIC thus conclude, w
, have the reason why this oil
Bible is full OF thanksgiving snt
praise. It is said that prayer is il
20 way spoken of in the Scriptur,
more than five hurdred times. Aat
praise is commanded much oftenel
th5a prayer. Aad rightly, too. w,
receive Infinitely more than we ar,
at sII capsule ct asking for, or would
have ever asked for. Our ocly won
ycr ought to be--why does not the
IL ire human race, from the family
# Adam, unto the latest generation
@hy does not every man praise God?
We are met together to-day for the
peciic purpose OF Thanksgiving
Wi.h u3 as a nation this most beis-
irg c1s:on originated eaIly in our
history. Once q year we are called
upon to to spend day 10 returning
iev0ut gratitude TO God PiiOr tu
1865 each G.yerror Of the several
States designated day. But in that
] year the lAmantej, martyred Lincoln
recommended {. day iC November as a
/ uational occasion. Ant now we have
alu0sS . general uniformity in its
cbsefvance,lnns granting US an aEnu
i naliOaai Sabbath Of praise, coming
in The midst OF the week, telling Us
after cur wGIk OF the long three
hundred and s;xfY-four days, week
o. the year, TO stop ss nationsl toll
ere. as national thinkers, and rest
r,ii c. and remember our Col. For il
docs seam that as cicizsns-aye, as
lristi.as, that amidst our multitude
Of cares we forget the great GiTer Of
orr blessings. How ieg of Cs ini-
-ste the author of our text in OfferIug
praise ? This hook Ofpsalms abOulds
with prsisp. l. v!as DAVID who could
exclaim, 4 will bless the Lord at
Ill times, his praise shall he co1tinu-
ally in my mouth" =" "my tongu, shall
speak OF the righteousness AID OF thy
praise all The day long II will
praise the Lord with my whole
heart Ssyen items daI Will /
rsisa thee" EgerS day will bless
thee, and will praj'e thy name 'orev-
or and forever" & will prsise the
name of Cod with song Il will
magnify him with Thanksgiving" "
Whilst four times in one psalm does
this same David sar, "Ol that men
would praise the Lord for his gooi-
ness and Tor hi, wonderful works to
ghe children Of men," 1t is with the
hope that we this day may c4,ch an
inspiration from this same ID svid the
p!iuce OF Ihanksgivers, the author Of
our tex, that we use these words a. q
h:sis OF or remarks. "Lstu come
be ore his presence with taanksgiy-
inc, Let as copss-EOt rs par;iz Ias
-Ior regardless Of all our strife we
are CONSCIOUS this day that we esch
have erj1yeJ the blessings Of free
lsni. Let us cOme-not as secLaTi-
ans for regardless OF our petty
distinctions, we are conscious This
day that God has granted riches
mercies 90 all his children. Let u
cone-not alone as citizens Of Find
lay-hut as the citizer of our com
msn Gpve-nm eat, tor We are intercs-
red in the ma,erial progress, the in
tellectaal progress, the TOTsl pro
gress cur entire land. Let Us come.
not as alone related TO any earthly
interest, hu, as beings created, pre-
served, redeemed OF Goa Let u
c5Te before Eis presence with thank
giving" Nov in coming b siOre yO1
do nos wish TO presen, any new theo
~. Nor do VIC inteLd TO discuss any
doctrine. Nor 20 we purpose to ar
cue even the jUstaesl Oi the clsil Oi
oar text but do as was done in ole |
.ashioncd thanksgiving serm1ns.
We now maintain that the mercies .
sod demaG,i thanksgiving Personally
we each have Ga existence. We are
!ear-ully Gaj wonderfully made. We
are conscious that our existence l.
for q high end noble purpose, 10 les
than cur own personai happiness and |
d .cu;sY il tuis Toyid, and Our glory |
N tie glory cf God IN the world &
lome F.r this Cots goodness de-
lads Thanksgiving, Personally W
haze G ch been preserved from SICK
ness, iron death, from accidents,
from evl! livCs, from dreadful crimes
d gre Iati0l AID ruin. For til.
Co.'S goolness demands thauksgiy
iug. Personally W. have each en-
j.Ied The blessings OF reason Hon
pi;isll. al OIjzc. Is human bsin"
deprived Of the use OF his IniCd
such { b-iag sinks belJW the level .
fbc bsasr, and b.eDIe1 more bGlD-
less arI miserable ihsn the loser
animals. No matter how Distinguished d
rEc s,.'e man. how profound ne p'ii
iJso"ic., how hc.ve the genera: II
ylg rrb either Oi these Oi reason.
you may soon hear the clsnking
eusias, the hys,erical, Gemouiscal
laugh, the will cry or 3uIi gr0an
3fal IT. srch state Is uldore. BE
eau.c We ere not 90; for this Gof's
5oodne=s demands thanksgiving But
sA spess mrre o; personal Ouliga
tons for praise ? Gods eye o. watch
;lidtss las vim s5ed the need Of eve
r man il cur isnd. Gods esr of
compression a7i mercy has caught (
the cry from every lip. COTS hear,
1i 1--we has u safe I zcIionatsI,
-Jwsri every huns1 scul Aad -
= result his gTeat giving hand has
b 'n open everywhere bes;o@ipg
git.s. So tina, eli Inen must ackaoEi
E &c tna. the Wel cles OF Col de
mald thank giving FJr We a-e fal
ly Gu horizat Il saving that PEN, (
1as sbOuEdei '!uring ;he yea IL I
y farms end grsB4ries at cur land /
TIE bias st2nt well Il /, 4, Tie fl ,or, [
-r0a-ing with their rur lens. F,r
rli M1iEcr Earth J. 'yec tue 20 le' /
Heaca, when the tanner
10 rrsJs The seed to her care, she
sci ION fails - rePIy TIE loan with
lh1n5anE usurv. AMI during tie
pas. year 10 one ca say tire hs-
not ean grain in plenty, ,frui, in plen
Jy, wee. ReTe l. not Tor our szlasA-
ness, ne imagine h i 10 no year
could mar ua,ch the kind brIngiags /
a. icod o. old NJ !ther Enth, without
- - ct-t 10 her eNrn LIr ore She |