, 1876-12-01

Hike To spenk of personal blessings. like Brother
Walker, UNI forced Il, sink myself aut OF sight
wl'ca remember that this l. nut only our statn
a, md na,tot'ai Thanksgiving, but or Centennial
ea:e os s1tae u to ay G sSn ovs. f1Ss liz s as
IS or own. ov' 4 tod Il ,as s's; heen VII With Na Mt
our pillar o{ fire by neht nfltt our pillar Of cloud
~ day. 1Io has lcl the original thEcu millions
frem tho Atlantic siInres ,ut nrro.s these bioad
valleys and nscr tho roc1;y MouitaEns, mil
away out 10 the e'sorrs ot tho Parsilc. Frotn
tlsrSe millions We have r.'lae to ~ torsy.tw"
millions, ",nl tho clnrsle" haVc oil the t|mc
! cat,not forget TINT .,cforc our country waa
divided thy churches Of Christ wcrc dlytdc,t,
aud, how TINT We SEQ s!tcl, 4 movement fur re.
promise 0: uion nu'! reacu for our country.
'rl,is uhsctt'r.l.,ess will give place to order, mid
our wl,ule people will seu eye ~ ryc that thu
ppopl9 ot .'nl feel tho un'fylng l'owcr of tho
SOLOMON THATCHER, H.,
ono of the Executive Committee, made an i'm.
FASHIONED mi! telling !spccrh:, should I,s un-
irue 10 n'yselt, untr!ie to my Church, untruo 10
ILL., III. @ 1iaS asac. ssa % W @ ess nc g .sfss s2ssa 81
t;ns1 on t,cl'alf Of Chlcagt, now risen o,rc mnrc
fauh, tts ruins. TIM Iuslucss men ri this city
had hardly gnt tho ashcs mt IT their eyes be-
fnrc tlpy bcSlin to rush to tho lutnbcryar.ls for
the material nf anot1er city. anil 1,uw, after 70
fhurt a tMr, VIC have been able to build Up our
waste places larger, and strongcr., md more
beautiful than hefurc. l,nyu lived IN this city
Eoi'o l.aa been lrard for Christ on any such
Wli.llc nvcasloD; but now hayo reached my
minority.
I NH il layn,nn, an,1 might feel like keeping
sE1cllcc IN thu prcscnre 0i nit tllesu ministers,
but here at my shln tpu!n,fnE to Mr. aloody)is Ii
n1nt!,er layntan vito ,srta to be n harl1-working
sntss[onary atMt Ssi,ulay hrhno-,llanin oursrcuta
gathering in l!tte buys AMI rfrls Into Its North.
Ina
heard on hosh ss1es vi tho world, and whoa.,
nntl,u is known everywhere. ns 4 successful
prc.:iscr q tlln Gaspcl.- look oycr tits
T;ft Wu evsr a''sss sw st n' st f:E 'a IL essas e:sa
parts ot tha city viii, tl,cr minister o to sis TO- To-
Ecti,rr 1t IL Thanksgiving seryIcc. And then I
tl,';k Of nur country: Of this great nutlon ter
rGariug tsclf amid tl,c gloom Of tho worltl's cs-
pot!s Aml persecution like proud mil radiant
Inoiintain picrclrg Through tic storm: hut all
great natFe!. hayc fallen When they Refused tic
sflf,s h|s web amongst the relics If their for
Enttel, !l,rIcs 10 WI this ,ntfnu he uro,,ght
70 kiss tho tlust OF degradation nnd lind a 'lls.
lsn"res! grave i wo lo not hear IN I'M individual
Gospel 0t !esils Christ.
Airi now tl:at tl,rso businessmen hare rebuilt
tho cty mir and beautiful, the wu,lcr nf tho
wh"s c1rtI. ict tsm a; aIso bHl @ np tIe KInG-
II every Chrl,tfnn business man would go into
thls work. would speak Of II to Its business
utl'.1ii,ta.,ccs and sEli them Il u nds work, It
w"uhl nut l'c thirty days III tic wIplo city
would hu revi,et! AMI thousands uf sol,ls would
be c'IIritG !ntp tic kin.'lunl of Christ.
TIE HEr. Nts. ADAMS,
ra>tpr OF .le Centenary N. Il. Church, rcntl a
portor q Scripture from i1,e pruplle* ilnlln,
not h!ossori., nritnr shall fruit be, io,.nd III tlsc
vine, the cultr nf the olive shall fall, nnd tl,o
tfsls shall Yield no meat, the otk sl.al i'c cut
"f iron. the fold. null there shall he no herd iii
stalls, yet VIII rcucU III the l.tIril: Will Joy
in tt.c t;ul oi my sulyaI.,,l.h liz then spike
y.ry tcnlcrlv ot tuse in tho congregation WHO
l'li some great sHrrow III thclr hearts IN the
n!!st q! thc, general jo?y anl tankfdlncss,; Of
thu iaI,e tint day; Of sht'se who wcre puur
Md did not know low they Wcro going to yet
l;lronSh tllc wsn'cri ~ %e!l rs .nai,y ayx!ot,,
nut yet found thu SaYinr. But. m spite Of II
nI, 'e appealed tn rvery onc tn try ntltl rcIoeu
III Gud, II hu couldn't rejoice nycr any other
good. For the goodness s,f Goa Is past ill f'nd-
ing =. nnt IT. a'''l Iiss merry = cn1,,ls !! l9Frysr,
OF Jesus nance" Mr.. Mo,ly rciatctl II dream uf
n n,al, who haa prrststed III tIse idea that hn
SHOULD l'c able 10 reacl, hcase'! on thu struNEth
Of s'ls own Epot'rss without. tic death
tonutl himself parted from Christfn,l neizlibor,
with wIson 1fo was walking, ore taki.l:, slo roal
to Heaven n1td tho other Il roatl that led utcr-
nally AWAY trutn It; nntl tho moral!st, IN spite
nGlslshnr:, !" fou are going to sec Christ. Tell
w s,il Alr. slnoly, s'In spite Of our ucslc"t
of Chrst lfe has Imcl' very st,n! to Ill Ill. Now
tell Him sn.''
.,llrr Il SHIRT pcr:ot1 ot silence, Mr.. snnhuy
prs.ygl ai"ua; u.s., swst Ya''ls;siyns p'yer,
b,,f 41f st1pty$ $4 ali In Il