, 1877-11-30
The Day Generally Observed in
Other Sections OF the
Country.
THE CHURCHES.
TIE REV. DR.. FRENCH.

DfO{ts AHd Gftu "1tH Nv ptVutS 1NS AOaot 4A
eycry houscho!1 there hqd been economy, com.
inr down from luxury to comfort, md from
comfort to the very necessities of ]ffu. Even
llts,e children had been shortened In their toys
and enIoyn,chta. Ills hearers werc called Upon,
II ther Qayu thanks honestly, TO face that fact.
,They might talk nbout the glory Of the genera
lion behind them, but they did not come to Eivo
thanks for the last hundred years. They might
thank God that the times were no worse, aud
he proceeded to chow. In the light OF the Bible,
.lst they could thank tae Lo5d t fof lhS asa m
the extravaganza Of women were the catisee of
them, This wos true; ret We Should remember
shat tho infinite mind Of God COM
msn. pssns'1MGs liz saw even hs folly, aud not
onlY provided for II, but worked out through
Tint folly Ills own blessed end and result. l,gt
it was not only mans folly but bis wickcdncaH
the community. There wero rings which ewa..
lowed up millions, corners In tho market, ant
bank Presidents who decampcl With osilcrs'
funds. God foresaw everything, and worked
Intended for tho good Of Ills own. lie sent
these ailllctiors upon the pcop1e OIL account Of
H,s ioyc for them, to work through us moro
some saii that was ail very we'll for those who
believed In God, but they werc "einhcrs," aud
didn't know that thev loved God, but dia they
know that God loved thenii Not slnglc soul
sGuta %ea 9esd ad 0di tat liz ent unon tc wuro @
not called upon 70 take ali by
faith. Sec tho results lIIo waa
vorkipg out. 1Io would give us back our man
@ lad s.n1 @ ns yssr en aSp
day were trimmed up to do nothing for the world;
but, In SONG Legitimate way, to cheat tho world
outof living. THAT was not manly. rhe
rot, neither did they spin. Solomon III all his
pt,QrT would be surprised to 6ud hiMself ntrayGu
fkt one Of them. Money stood between Tho
Young and tho nobility Of real work. God was
honesty were also coming back to us. Wc were
md understand lts worth ana Its relations, 90
ga was M, skinE US n,S Dc It, s,vsn We saw n,he ,e
about. about Il bore the Same relation
to Tho hard times that the effect did to the
su,s "T ,a sGyiEa Sa Tas ast :Pn s Fay, May 9e
do like tho churches, gather the converts In urd
1T them take carr OF themselves. lie not only
male converts, but developed them into strong
men, leaving the hard times among Us for a
willis in order that by them men be well con-
veEted-go on not in doubt aud wickc0neaa, but
be- made strong, faithful. tlrln-footed Christiuus
standing On tho Rock OF Ages.
THE REV. c. II. nyRNKsT.
Tho First and Becoud Presbyterian Churches,
/ tbr Plymouth Congregational Church, md Tho
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Churci, united In
Thanksgiving serytces yesterday nlorns',g at thu
FIsst fresbyterian Church: The services
anthem, "Tho Lions Snail Lark aid Suffer
Hunger" After tho usual reading Of tic
Scriptures, singing, aud prayer, collection WIS
: .tAxen for tho Old Peo1le'a nomo while tho
The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Z. II.
,Everest, pastor OF tho Pymuutl. congfega.
tIonul Church. Ills tcxt was the last words Of
WRn U. l,1rG ERta nf rim first nj
Matthew, "God will u.s." There was grcat
aii'llae!on between the present epoch Of history
aud oil thosn which had gone before It.
;s, IT, odse'lenS!es' t,,uup,'' a1a I'D 'nspi,a,
not new and independent creations, but au or
ganlzation that embodied all tho cermtna'
truths OF the past. 1t Was meet that ono day
should be yet apart to consider theao facts. TO
think that tho iand was governed BY. God, and
70 protest agalnst tho spread Of inl]1clity.
Though there had bcen Ercat suffering from
misplaced confidence iu trust institutions, jet
there was much 10 bo grateful for. Tho fot1n
Of Government was one. Tho founders of tilo
Ncpubllc had established II IN wisdom aud Stu
e!ilty. Tho Sabbath WIS still observed, our
xas aIe to assltailate nrt nations wao ca,nu to
her shores. Political purity was still regarded.
Newspapers were but the reflection Ut their ccn-
'stitueney, ata their bold deuunctation Of cur.
country laa produced sonls III tho most giitcl
cFators and the most bro1d-Mlndetl statesmen
In tho world. Its literature could not hut bu
good Under stlcl. circumstances. lhvre was OF
cousst sosNc impure literature, but It was not
indigenous, but Imported. American minds .lid
.9no!aatufally cultivate 1t. Ihere was growing
'CatholIcity of spirit III matters Of dogana, aud
Calvin md Wesley nov coul'! 81 siis BY sfla In
1ee1 repsssoataions Meth91Ists sn rTssoy
b. doue In ages past. Wealth, too, IN America,
- mora widely distributed, and "as '!ot
hfnrsa!eneu hs py tt'uee oyesllanenE essates which
DoaeA danger tp their nciEteorB. Men Wcro
more aud more inclined y adopt Christian
nisthods u business: Politically tue country
naa passed through u crisis that would
gave dtsMembered any ntlser nation.
gee tas contrast with Eusone, w'1eru
;tsance wse waiting for rcvchgr, Turkey WIS
~ turtuou Ut war, AMI Russia creeping un to
Neyonr. A. ths Centennial there WAS sEuitt'
Eant para]lel 70 be drawn betWcen this cuuntry
!, Vt OF thu building Represented cn1,tfncntal
va = Khlss tho great Coritss enatnc, sprsading
beu. Hts nIouha, was synbolic ot tue usefulness
Of til, nation. II WIS TO bt hoped that such
would ee the object and aim of this country,
AL tIL{Vht tR tkts,