The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-05
THANKSGIVING DAY,
Union Meeting at the Congregational
Church.
sFRJsON OF TIE REV. c. -. s.IELEE
Services in other Churches IL
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II Tle usual religious services Of tht
r national Thanksgiving We're observed
in tits city By c Union Meeting =
!, the Congregational CauEcn On Taa-s.
day morning, December 27,L.
q The exercises Of Tie morning
opsned with an oritoli9l selection by
: the associated clcir5 Ct The GiIeren,
churches.
TIE Rev. ". S Peterson then
made Tie following invocation;
: Our F~her, we invoke Tny bless
leg oa the scEice5 OF lAi5 hour.
GsNLt ualo Us ihe baptism o. the
, Holy Spii!s Bless us il ,GsIing
praise. B.css Us il prayer. VI " We
EcTsai? Tle2 Wi.a the whole .eIEt.
Bliss ;hy servant iu slo4ki7g, sId al
he people in Ee.EIug Tuy Word.
May Thy Maine Be- lcHo.sd, aud may
lall who call yoa Tace receive ,buad
au5 ;nsweEs OF p see, strength sud
joy. Aud to Thee hail lie given aii
ihg prais-, forever. Aueu
The 1923 IA, ;nn-
Eternal source OF every joy, wei may thy
praise our lips emPloy"
wcs tL,n sung, ald the Bov. III.
/ Wilmington rca the I45.h and
I4S.h Psalms as Tie Scfiq,ural lesson
OF TIE morning.
Th, Rev E1cn Muse then Cfr.rcG
the 'ollogirg prayer:
Almighty Gadi Thou ruler Of the
urive;se! Tlou Ming Ct na'ions /!
Thou sIarce sid author o. sli our
meroies! Giylr o: every good aHG
perfect gift, Wc hiosa ;L,e, We rrsise
Thy Holy name, As we ga'har ia Thy
sane uary in gra ella! o3edierce o.
Thy call, and at the call @! Thine or
dsinod. gov6TT meLts oil tHis earth
We desire E0H TO be led bv t.,
! Split that we may enter Thy gates
with th@nksgivi G, and THy courts
with praise; anu wilt THoU m=Ci with
Thy peCpia everywhere - day. Biay
they come with glad minds and low
ing hesr.s, IomembgIicg O6e in whose
steps We tread, who, in TIE midst oi
aECunGiDg mercjes !itcd, up His eyos
to heaven and gave thanks. We
thank Tee Lais day for ,ae bless i14s
with which Thou hast cr0w&cd cur
ives SIS Il, zens of this favored land
We thank Thee hat not C.e O. The
three great ges which Thou
visi;est upon nations has visited US
The car that is past We thank Thee
lEat we Lave Esd 70 lamize. We
are reminded -h.. while msny ma
tons ard i c:ii.ias are scJurgci yitL
want. that M cyi! Latn he lsllen Us
We thank Thee that over The wide
/ spTeaG fields Oi oar nation comes
back the tUrg .! E!cltj. TnOu
crownest the ) ear with Ghy 2codaess,
and Thy pans dgop ,alacss. The
pastures are clothed with 3cas, Jhc
vsllels aTe covered over With corn /
they shout for jly; they also sing
And 10 day, in grateful em1tIon, let
us m.n2lc with our gralitu io 4 tender
sympathy for tie poor, Supply heir
"a, l. s,saHc;i'y their so.ToHs.and help /
thcm 10 turR 10 Thee az the Father
o: the fa;Loilsss, an IS q HusLau5 /
o. the widow.
We thaLk Thee 10 day. a5 z people, /
that We hsye hai 10 dest-cf ing PCS /
thence; while lew cilies and Jowns /
are stricken and smi;ien ol GJd, YET .
Thy hand hath not been heavy upon .
Us We thank Thee for ,:.is ua,je-
served mercy, and 10 Day in holy jlg .
may VIC take the cup Of ssiyali3n aH"
Gail upon Thy Holy name. May
We pay Our VOWS in The courts % tie
Lords house, il the midst Il Jhse,
D Jerusalem
We thank Thee that tne remaining
scCufcs, :haj q: war, has TO v.-..td I.
US. Thou.h The clouds ror seem &
gather, Ju. Cur Father, remembering
tina. cur land US born var, aud
hrs beea baGtiz5d and rg-tGg,.zs@ f.
blorG, wa Prey Thee 20 give - JA-;
/ e ace t;.at is caHsi-teri viii rai1Ia.
Hrn5r, lrd hasten that DIV when tac
Price o. Pyscs stall make ".rs G,
Geese UH-y he ,-d CT tie ea.tr, Eni
.na'I bceek ,Le bow, ald CT: t|a
spear IN sander, sut cast sIe :l5TiJ' f.
il tie FIRE. Aud UC4. cur Z. Lc-,
fill our Eecrts wi.h tAa-kz-iviug %
dev. Deliver us fr--I . worship iLI'
is icIm.I, hU. vItI puTe hsr!s a~G
clean LeaIts, let u FIR 10 Taae tac
s. criare Of praise. Il at Is The t.ui. g.
ol cur p5 giving thanks 10 Tly name /.
ClC-le lay se.vanf, who sa-ii .3eak
to uS, with the maltie Of I'5y Spin;
May BE riyLt'y divide the WORD @. I.
Tly Truth, AID may TET .2cssara le .
sO"E by him in good AID h--es.
carts. md nsy q harvest spriag q.
II GcG's good tine a:.d Hay.
Lei u5 ali rsjJice ia God, and g. I.
in the God q cur Salvation We
lament Vi L confusion O. face, our H.
gratitude 0 Thee, acd we l=a-E. g.. .
the more, wien We rsms m.C- TIA. .
although We have 70! C!g5,lea Tne-
Thou hast nyt 70 goj.CE u, }Ut hsth
filed Cu- mouths with g0od 'hi-cg .
Thy fsvcr 2ud Thy loving E.u
Iess IS better 'laE lie. O, tl:t l-cl f,
would prsi.e Taoe :or Tae ,oo5ucss .
for Thy wonderful VOLS J1." lie
children 0! mtr, ,ttT Thou sat-sEestt
longing soul, ani i.le-t ;ls lu9grv (
soul ri h goddess
And nov, our Fa;he-, villa. wait
We tor? We know Lot bow 20 pray
OF Wha. ;Liogs 10 pray for. Even as II
tLe heavens are uHcle1n IN tdv ,islt.
aud TaCu chsrge-i Thine arg,Is af.:i 4
fo'l". - siH enters in'O cur he's. g. 4,
tempe to serve IHce. AM E5sg ".
Coln-Gj us % Tdee ard iaa Word \,
o! Thy g:-Ce- Ta5u g., All. isI,
build Us up sad give u N ;nleri. Il
ance among The ssLctifeI. Bi~.s
our u.'icB, Is rulers aLd al is s..,-
pie with tie blessing, ut i,i5 IL. and .
tEc lcIe q the lie that IS 80 c3;ne
Lead Us gently il s.I The wayz where
IN TaCu ca.iest u 10 ws.k. Les Thine
eye be upon Thy people, Thine ear
open TO their ciy, Thy hand open 10
L5eir TaD'-,'ad srCun,i them be Thine
everlasting 2;Ics. Ken Us q, Tllae
o"n, clClle Us with Toy righteous
ness, wash Is in l'.y biocd, sud eed /
rs, though it lie wish tie brea & {. I,
teaTs, yet let i. e lie bread ci lie, Il
and at last let Us, sprinAled wiz The