Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.

enjoy ment and ObseTvances Another |
anksgiviug has come and gone, aud |
we are left to mediate upon its observ-
shces, etc. As FOR the weather, the |
day dawned very upauspiciously for a |
day OF enjoyment, being extremely |
dreary, cloudy, damp aud uncOmfOrt- |
able. There was pretty general OBJ
servance; very little business being |
transacted a great many OF the whole |
sale and retail stores being closed all
day, others q portion OF the day; sus,
pension Of schools, workshops, etc,
al tending TO give the day very much
of a Sunday appearance throughout,
with some exceptions.
Conspicuous among the obsorvan-
ces were the religious sevieices at the
various places of worship in the city
in accordance with the recommends
tions OF the Thanksgiving procIama-
ton CT the President and Gov
ernOr, and all were well attended,
which was gratifying circumstsIc e.
REV. Dg. TAYLoR's ADDRESS.
A very large congregation assembled
in the Church Street, NJ. +. Church,
South, at the morning hour, To attend
the union thanksgiving service of this
congregation ana lhat Of the 81. +.
Church. The services were opened
with appropriate devotional exercises,
reading the Presidents proclamation,
eto., by Rev. c.. c. Rankin, pastor of
Church Street Church, after " ich be
introduced Rev y. q. Taylor ID d,
pastor of the First NJ. L. Church, aud
he proceeded 10 the deIiveTsnce Of an
excellent thanksgiving sermou, OF
address, coUched in appropriate and
aptly chosen thought ana language,
delivered in beautiful and eloquent
style, to the great edificItion and
pleasure OF his hearers.
His text was, Bless the Lord. o
my soul: and all that is within me,
bless HIS holy name. Bless the Lord,
0 my soul, aud forget Dot all Hij ben
efits." Psalm CHI, l, ,.
He began by citing the great and
! superabuddant advantages, privileges.
etce, possessed by this grand aud
i
/ ically and reiigIOu.ly; first as to terri
I torial extent natural resources,
/ perfect freedom OF thought
aud action; enjoying peace, pros.
/ peIity and happiness, etc. For all OF
/ these great blessings we, "a a people,
I he said, have abundant cause TO give
4 thanks and praise But we have many
( grave possibilities along WITH
I these blessings.
He referred 10 the late ci i! var and
Internal strife, from which, ne said,
we are u " recovered, tue wCuu.,s be
ing ali heale d and vniy scars remain
ing, a. i the evidnces Of fraternal love
! and affection between the two sections
/ is growing stronger and stronger, he
said, citing a. an illustration of the
experience Of the late terrible epjdemis,
I and other Instances of IA growing fra
/ terU8l feeling which he was heartily
/ glad 10 notice. VIA tIet nation on
/ his eSTsh, he saIU. Z. UiI Inv. 50 far
. recovered fr Iii such a terrible aud
/ dsadiy cCUhict anu in the compare
\ lively short space of time male such
/ rapii strides towards fraternity,
/ brOtheriY love, etc? There is not
| parallel in the history OF the world.
/ We have abundant reason to thank
/ the Lord for our dsljveraDce from the
Z LcTtltlc stOG FSS tNAl dtFd>iGtCl ttlS
/ South, and should b. rsonaliy graJi-
/ fed for many other thiDgs.
But while thanking O. q for all
\ these blessings aud me:CI5- -hCHeIed
/ upon IL, our prayers ought "a go ruJ
/ for the iAbOTeT- ia the sIeat mi--i nary
| field.
| H closed With a beautifully elo-
quent VeToTa'i0n. after consuming one
/ hour, though Tie time did not seem
/ half 80 long
/ R4vs Isaac Emory, OF the Presby-
/ terrain Church. and J. II Durham,
/ pastor of Second NJ. r.. Church, OCcu-
/ pied the pulpit and assisted in the
! services.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
Rev. +. +. S,urges, the p4sor,
| preached highly interesting, aPpro-
pirate and eloquent Thanksgiving ser
mon, which was much enjoyed 10y a
/ good-sized congregation. Ex-Secre-
tsry Bri,tnw. who is in the city pro-
fessionally, attended service At this
| church.
Interesting snd appropriate services
were also conducted at the Epiphany
| Church, in North Knoxville, 10y the
rector, Rev. \. a, NcDonough. The
day was a'so rigidiy observed else,
where i'm the city, and very approPri
stely.
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