, 1873-11-28

loeHhG created among nations. Illo Hllfl 1H up,
and tho day IL coming wien God Hlali rulo an
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GRACE Eprscophr. nHuRnH
Eloquent Discourse by tho Rector, tho
sov. Clinton Locke, D.D.-.Tho Grent-
ness OF Chicago.
Worry interesting thanksgiving scryicoa woro
held yeBtcrday morning at II o'clock, at q.aco
Episcopal Church, onWabash avenue Tho church
WIS beautifully decorated with stalls Of corn,
sheaycs of wheat. urna flliod with grapoa and
fruits, and beautiful aowors. After the singing
Of somo cho'co music BY tho excellent 1uartetto,
anu prayer, tho Rev. Dr.. Clinton Locko delivered
most eloquent thanksgiving sermon. lie tookfor
MI text tho list Chapter, Acts ApoBt1os, 18th
Fo'so "a cltl2en OF no mean city," lilo eloquent
apea@or alser announcing the toxt, commenced
ny saying shat snow was covering tho earth, tho
Vefallro OF tho prnirics lad pnasod, tho glory Of
the trees was gono. tho year Is dying, and wo
begin to gather tho fruits of our labor. Tho
nb,rdance Of Tho fIcaa hoa ham an.,'oroa ] 1r ~,
49, ".,",",. ~ W. ust9 ''a nas poa" e"shosoo "
tho hnshanulnon, and everywhere tllcro WIS
plenty Of al, aud peace aud prosperity must
soon begin iss wouted reign, md
o,oi,os, -, wv s.an, nna rnn,,a can sls a.. Iula M
Booohcss eanao lfona ooo' IRON Goa c"mo tho
lorhsudc which norvod the first Hattlor to till
tho soil until it yeldoa rich haryests, no matter
tue prospects were From Him cano our
hoa'th, our wealth. anu everything NC onjoy,
aud today wc wore gathorod to glvo Him
day our forofatbcrs kent M mat,or
1,n'v Ga,,, .t";r pon,,ae.a .as, ~ "".,ut ~
~" NV a.',, un s.s., r'oapeota' "nu LUIS
oay would continue to DO celebrated.
Woe to tho Governor or President who would
omit 70 got apnrt this day as a day OF rejoicing
md thnukseiyinr. nromnhia haa c,,,ao ~ ctyo
+nr,. ,,on,rsa = taa haan da,;rara5 ~ S.,. s''o
'',, .uau"s, oeeAuao ~ nas poen aol''crso from
terrible seoaFEe' and othor cities haTe cause to
all layo yc in this cty causo for rejoicing and
thankspiv;nr for lin ;nrrc,soa nroS,or;tv
49,, a.e.,.i' ~ 49,. 49, tasapss5 s.l's:
anu "oa'sn ne "oTo to-aay enjoying.
Wo are citizous Of no mem city.
THO stur Of empire shines with rcsplondont
glory on this capital Of tho Grcat Vast. nnd.
truly. we aro citixcna Of no moan citv. MANY NJ
the old cities lad shone With equal splondor, bnt:
oxcel tl,cm iii because onra in tia }fcnntv of,
:vonth and Of henIths orr aron,,ea. @ prs i;road nj
and airy, whilq tloir etreots wore narrow and
ncpnt hnildinea ns we're rrncing p n,ip nreats &
Wcalth ibornlfty. md energy lad mntio ti,o
finest and mout eorgoouB CIV In n fow yeara.
lIod in lin Vraco ha,l rnada ua c;tzens NJ ~
most splendid place. 4 fow years aso this was
mnryo1nma' n;ty, in thn wnr1d We w.
ourselves iii not nnnrccintn thc
rreatncss of our oommerea, From Tia
lila nf W;scpnan fro,n ~" ,air,a ~ ~ Taraa
! and from tl,e ~oilnn shnrca % ~ r"'ifarn;o II,
.lna7nd cSrs hror ,s thc heaviast ' a,G NJ
wealth Of ali those statoss, S1any croakors Ind Ind
mg IN o''r renncsa and nrosno,1y Sscol' So 1o nr
me- naonio we2e ynunr. eneareetio. n',d yinoromal
fov poa rcs;IaHco ;n th;s c;ty insnircd u naa,,
viii = vrnr onnrrv mi onIorn}iaa ,ycl, rnth. t,ia
| H.. conia a,nharrasa 49, va Xxi d;nnnit;oa r.
nvorcnma na fow c;t;oa naa W. b,5
n clear onr wafer ond ra;so, tHc
tito o,,t ~ n,oraas mar xra t"''e st,os,Id
thsu}s cod for "'i tho i;berniitv If r. tinnlne
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