, 1877-11-26
RELIGIOUS.
rhanksgiving-''An Appropriate
Sermon for the Season by
Prof. Swing.
.n. f,r,rne of Self. Destruction Dlsseoted
'A In a Sermon by the Rev.
DR.. Hunter,
-. Johns Episcopallans Worship Tor
tho Inst Tfmo In tho Old
Church, .,'
r,saa from Debt. They Propose
to Start Anew.

,sraed from Deot. INey FfoPoSo
to Start Anew.
rnANKsGIvlNG-DAY.
SERMON M PROF. SWING.
e.uo ~ the threatening weather there was A
~ er congregation at tho Central Church yes
..1ssv moruipr Prof. Swing preached on
aaT1Th:nt,clylur." a1T \ Following ia tho sermon:
ahi aivo ,banks unto the God Of Heaven, for His
,.sse, ", tsndureth foreyeF+-Ps etETUl., ~.
Inssms,ch u Tits congregation cannot a8sch
u. far worshto upon tho day set apart by our
nsc.tratcs Of State and nation rs the dav OF
Thsnktevine, It viii bu well for ~ to deyoto
49,. no,,r 10 al lcnst partlal obedience OF tho
~ ~. nd the custom. Indeed, nil these holidays
49, n grateful to au ovorworkcd people that
.hs,+ influence precedes tho day itself, md
s.,t,io,en s. DAYS arc affected by tho custom
sb,rb ,ets apart only the one. Already, there
49, an we entering the tI,no Of THINKS and Of
thankful prayer.
@Tbe 1,asstng years hnvo madc changcs md for
H. he.tcr in the spirit with which this day Ia
..i.brniel The grent domestic war, the long
sont,nu1ue trouble In the Southern States, the
hte,ttnr in Of the public confidence md the
con,eoucpt severity Of tho times, the labor
cue,t,on, the quantity Of corruption In public
trn.ts. have all cousp sptred together 10 check tho
o,,tory Of boosting which once marked all NO.
Alma, daye. All khat old h1gl,-soarinE culogy
hm been compelled to ecc Its wings clipped and
Ia a.cbapgc lts path In tho clouds for humble,
modest path upon the ground. Petlaps ono
might and q first ground Of thankfulacss IN tho
tact that the Ruler ot nations has sSnt "
us down to tho common level ot the other gen"
er.tions vino, before VIC came, lived, anl toilc.,
and died. There will 10 no boasttui,
dy SS0qusaed qs1spe e.k a W w S dsro saa eqa @ sns
oIen tirno in cxalEtug 10 tho skies the Repub"
liz. ior We have all been tempered by troubles.
socI,, financial, political. III tho past .year 1t
W. xh ths TOW Mo
turmoil reached from SEQ to sen, anu al along
for years aud into the present, ttg times have
bnpfesscl oren those wEo wcrc willing to worl;,
Institutions OF trust llaye bctrayed the poor Pro
ple, and have, for money taken III, paid out Bit
ter disappointment md poverty:
Although events hnTe come to nbato tue M.
tonal .esoncst ~ 20 events noa dVo ey s0s td Ill.,
week OF Thanksgiving to our countEy's God.
been no perfect n,tion. All tho old nations
d{ed on on tlsa Mount OF Olives, md
IN The garden where Christ walked, aomo aia!1.
bY tho worm In the root, somo by tempest III
flN QY4UCut kUHlG NY wv huCu UAVJ AAA w nC"N
seen OF unseen cauac 50 Ill tho nations which,
oocc unfoluei Leaf and bud In titncs.lpne gouo
aro dead to-day. All wcre slain by ltnperice.
lion ia the head or heart, branch or root, That
United States should riae up in perfection is
not to bo dreamed Of BY tho most patrlotic aud
romantic. It must 10 that VIC carry along IL
our national body tho impcrfectfon OF ouE
world, susceptibility to disease and oven d's'
But willis ono may confess the national impcr:
ior the ccnlonts Of llfo mud usefulness visiolc
today and for the fair prospect which sprcaas
out bsfora avcn tho calncst heart.
Th6., ,prog1nss Of education should seem =
cause Of longer and higher national lifc. i
sll the old states wero hurried onward to t'li1
good end, universal education ought to build
up the hope that daugcrs would nov
b seen md averted ,vhicl. onet
xs19 aaa naye ,os n,ose1 1por 'r ,saS the saa% .Sa
because be has studied more tho laws Of lifc, sc
tho moro Intelligent nations bccolnc, tho lonKc
should they live md tue nohler should be tt,ul
shaps Of being. 1no growth ot tue ss. reason!.t
have 4 tendency to make reason tako the piac
Of The sword and to mako tho people les
Tickle ana less passtonato thfong. me sul
dea decline and fa'i u ~ states nave nGt a.
or folly Of Kings. but as often FROM tn
Ignorance and unbrtlled passions of tho people
An ignorant people onto se!z1d With SONS lloa
thlty 70 crown llaa often become IN q aay re- s.
many demons, aud tas, In moment Of Dlln'
fury, ruined q government which had dono goo
tor centuries, and could hayo been easily n
formed AntgnoEant populace has often prov
Tho reccSt elections Ii France, conducted #
such quetness, and yet with such nrEnncss uu
Wisdom, indicate that in the grcss-intelect
uA and moral-.of The people nat!ons nre tnd
Ing new basla Of not only exstcucc, but q
DfunnnfftV IN W0nt1 In hdfH TINT I'm
the recent situation In Fra,lCo sprung up q hal
century ago wc should haye scen u bloody clv
Wal, instead Of qutot ccctlan. a proud Get
rrsl threatened, lii issued proclatIationa Of
pondeTed much ail through this century, Nh
on election day tho Frcnehn!on laughed, Hi
eaatted, and voted. and when tho votes WGf
aoEmonseuso ot al educated people.
There wa. q time opce when neither Nj
Hayes nor Mr: Tilden could have bccou,u Pres
dent after such M uncertain ballpt ~ was cat
candidate had received the election. it was il
deed a critical hour. Many Htato las boc
bathea In blood by. leaders who had not on'
hslf & 5he claitas 20 legitimacy OH q throne th'
M5: Ttldsn held to legitimacy as . frcsIden
What sudden aud terrific clv! war woul
such claims have produced all through t!
4!:aEY past of England, o. France, or Spain, &
ota homei but tho schooinaster hnd bee
abroad. Our Congress and our public wsl
hot men OF fury, but Of some education an
sonie common seusc; and President WI
tnaugu1atca by compremlsc, who, III tim,
and places Of less education and more III
pulse, cou!d hayo becn inaslguratcd only
blooualed. Although ,nany fusuls VI wiekr
ness arc passing over the Ianl. and many shap'
Of turmoil c1ist, let III chcrtsh gratitude tow u
God that the wave Of the public educatson IT
Intelligence rolls deeper aud stronger than Il
many wRTcs Of trouble.
This public Intelligence seems indeed to ha'
become ~ powerful that It breaks through Il
letters Of party, and Transforms mere cam
follower or purity slave Into an independent I'll
xen Never wcfa party lies weaker than th
aEe to-day, Men uose and moTavcase to be lu
ehines In either polttlcs or religion, and mo
and moro louk Into tho nlCElts of the ca
When this tnii yiuua! culture and iudepenlen
aha]l have advanced little further, tt'ls alm0
csrtain that city, and State, and nation Will
compelled to place before the pcuolo men
acknowledged worth.