Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-21

tne wheel " IEoUoenc6 ~ tutueug
turns toward the South with 4 zeal never
Ielt before" etc. So much for Mr.. Beech.
ef and Plymouth Church.
pTsTalmage, two Sundays previous, an
nopneed that on Thanksgiving Day, the
Tabernacle would be decorated so far as
ObtainAbleawilh the products Of the North
anu The South, the East and the West,
that the c0ngneg gAiI0n might see some OF
tue things they were TO be thankful tor;
and verify think such q Thanksgiving
signt was seldom II ever Witnessed In any
chureh before. FTults, stalks OF cotton,
wheat 10 sheaVes, corn In the ear, were
all arranged upon the platform with order
and tahte, while at either end was an
orange and lemon tree In fruit. An i'm.
mense sheat OF wheat was placed upon the
platform IN lieu Of the stand, and upon It
rested the two books for service, while
above the chair was a sickle formed Of
white MOVERS. some minerals were also
on the stage. The gallery was likewise
decorated with grain. II all looked odd,
but appropriate, and those so inc ined
might be variOusly instructed. The music
was even better than usual, owing TO the
introduction Of the harp and cornet. Be.
fore opening OF the services the Greek
March was sDlayed 10 duet-harp and or.
gan. The singing combined such vol.
ume OF harmony as to be heard several
blocks distant. over 5000 were pres.
ent, others lett for want OF standing
room. The subject of the slrmOn was
"COnquests OF the American plOw, ham.
mer and pen." He lrst wished to cele-
brate the victories, not OF the sword, but
OF the sickle and the plOw, to some Of the
specimens Of which he drew the attention
Of the assembly as they were placed be.
fnFO than NJ A 4
ne expatiated upon the C0nquests of the
American hammer, and tho immeasurable
strides In the laSt few years Of mechanical
industry. "ln haste our National indus-
try is advancing, her breath 10 the hot air
OF million furnaces; her song the voices
Of uncOunted factories; her fOotste e the
nash Of wheel-buOkets and the tread OF
shaft and stamp Of I uudTies." He SAYS
man lives 40 much In forty years OF tho
present time - thelantedeluvlan did In bis
nine hundred years. He prophesled still
greater advancement, and places the iu.
ture Capital In st, Louis, which he said
would be the center OF this naiion's wheel
OF industry, mixing the hub WheA II
ought to be, instead Of lie present place,
close up TO the tire" He dwelt at some
length upon American literature, and
thought "man had 70 use more effort TO keep
out knowledge and have TO let Il In" with
the mauy advantages for hOml culture &C.
tually forced upon him. He moreover ex.
pressed hlmself as feeling American excel.
lence In all things, and seemed 70 think
others should 30 abroad and returning feel
the same, though, In his opinion, travelled
fools were the biggest fools after all. DR.,
Talmage spoke Of the present days
schools, academies and colleges, drawing
some amusing comparisons between now
and when lac was q boy, forcing many q
bali smothered hearty laugh from bis
listeners with the fuIny anecdotes he re-
lated. Ot oOurde he ended his Thanksgiv.
Ing by q few political remarks, such as
II arouse your thanksgiving to-day by our
Improved National condition; the Who'll Q
land 10 at peace, and the North aud the
south have come to q better understand.
Ing than AZ any time within my memoT y
and think than within the memory o
the Oldest person In this house. Whatever
may be the opinion OF the people in regart
TO Mr.. Hayes's election to the Presidency
think that all iAir-minded men of all par
! ties are wlllirg TO give him q fair Chancj
for the carrying out Of his Soutnern policy
Let there DO no obstruction to the magnitl
cent attempt for healing old National
sores. ., we have had battle enough, God
knows. Let Mr.. Blaine and MIR. Conkllng
and Mr.. Cameron and all the other candl,
dates for tho Presi .ency in 1880, know that
they cannot reach supremacy by keeping
the. grndge together between the NORTH
and the sOuthn
After severely cOndemning tho extraya
gance OF the late society queens In Wash
ingt0n, upon whose shoulders he lays the
frauds committed by their husbacds (pO)l
wOmanl), he paid graceful comp inient
to tho simple, wcmanly waIs of;ho present
mistress OF the White House. During his
various remarks he enthused bis audience
into several times applaudlng him.
| wished n wrts Of the hand 'oMielt
Church hAvo Je: attended-the Churcf
OF the Holy Trinity--and Of the novelty
met with there. Perhaps lmay d. so In
the lutuie, wh3n the glowing anthracite
chair are less inviting than ut the present
moment. loNR.