, 1874-11-27
TRINITY.

Discourse by the Rev. M. NJ. rnrkdurst.
Tho Thanksgiving services at Trinity Metho~
dist Church, yesterday morning. wero begun
with the roadiuy Of the Presidents proclama~
tion, aud tho singing OF several appropriate
hymns. The Rov. Ii. II. Parkhurst followed in
m appropriate discourse, based ca tho text:
In everything give thinks: for this is the will Of
God III Christ Jesus concerning you'll hessafontan,
y, 10.
Tho speaker enid that tho Apostle horo on
Joined m experience that waa by no means uni
veraat. Tho world was very apt to forget that
they had anything to be thankful for, ev"n in tho
moBt luxurious onioymenta. Twas only by con-
traating our own eujoymenta With those Of other
pooplo, TINT no woro able to thoroughly appEe-
oiato them. We might gain some thoughts in
this direction by contrasting this country
with other 1oaa-fayored countries through
out tho world. An American, In
looking ovor this vast and bountiful country, is
ut onco struck with the quantity and variety Of
ite productions. These productions In great par;
constitute its natural wealth. They arc entirely
iuloatruotiblo by any outatde causos, such aa
competition with ether countries. During the
first few years Of tho War attempts Wero mado to
rnin tho cotton tIatlo Of our Southern States, by
encouraging the production OF cotton In India.
Tho experiment. failed. The cotton grew in that
country we'll enough but 1t waa found TINT tho
natives would starve II tho rioo-dolda woro given
over to King Cotton and consequently tho
Colonial Government WAS obliged to enact strict
laws prohibiting tho uso Of the land for that pur.
pose. Had Tho land thua been given over to the
production OF cotton it would havc resulted in
tho doath OF large jority Of the inhabitants.
Aud what ia more, it the oropH in thar country
are pnrllaI, q fa1nino is tho consequence.
III certain parts Of Japan every inhabitant ia
obliged by low to saye up every year enough to
save him from famine tho next, should it SO
happen that the cropH wero In any Way destroyed.
Contrast those countries with this. The valley
OF the Platte River alone produces enough to
feed the m,lltltudes OF Circuit Britain. THO State
Of Illinois alone produces ouough to almost pro-
cludo tho possibilities OF 2 famine. BY manifold
ing tho labor, the productions of the Statos could
bo man'fo!ded many times. Truly, God Inns
given uB q wonderful inheritance, wider aud
! iairer than that OF any other people.
| Again, wo have no poor In America. 1ahy poor
| in comparison. with tho poor Of other nations.
many Of tho ao-called poor children Of the
| Sabbatb.echool connected with this church. i
found their parents. living. in comfortable
cottages costing from $500 to S1,2o(
that arc hardly known by namo to tho poor ol
othor ratious In the great cities Of tho British
lacs or any othor settled town Of Europe, you
will not find my Of tho luxurioB enjoyed by tht
noss tho condition OF tho cnIgranta who dall,
arrive in ship-loads, and yet even they arc by nl
moana the poorest class OF foreigners, or tho,
could never have accumulated wealth enough tt
bring tbom across the oceall. Somo Of thes.
omIgrautB bountiful America returns to tha
fatLerland, IN tic course Of a fow yoars, wifi
minds almost "a we'll filled aa their bulky plssos
Go to Scotland, a country better by far for poo
foikB than any other country in all Europe, ant
in the very leart Of tho great. City Of Euinburf
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