The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-04
THANK SGISiN6 Dts.
Interesting Exercises 1t the T. Ell
tentisry-At The Poor Farm.

| tentisry-At the Poor Farm.
Thanksgiving day was We: and Ireary out.
side, and "A general quletne-s prevailed in the
city. The merchants generally gave theil
employees a chance for holiday by CLOSING
their stores, and business and labor was al
most universally suspended, giving the hard.
| working class holiday which was no doubt
fully appreciated.
THE SERVICES
OF the variOUs religious denominations wers
held al the Car!siiIn Church, and were of the
usual nature. At 81. Paul's Church the CON
| gTegation united in returning THAMES. The
members OF the coloTed congregations IN the
city also held union services at the Second
Independent Baptist Church.
| Every body, Of course, who could do so, en-
joyed the day in a social manner, and for q
time forgot ALL care and trouble.
| IN TIE PENrrENTfARY,
Thanksgiving was a very pleasant affair.
The six hundred and fifty prisoners and a
number OF guests made more than the usual
Thanksgiving audience.
| The Chapel was nicely decorated with
motios and flowers from Mrs Hopkins and
DR.. Carpenters Conservatory.
The sermon by Rsv. ". n. Page was a
1 AibAFi III HAANAl t'h-lpL2N. Actu ne re-
citation toy his little daughter, Miss Alice,
was novel, and had a happy effect.
| After the sermon, the Warden introduced
Col. ID. X. Anthony, Of The TIMES, who for
| 1--we minutes TALKED ia a very sensible
straight-for ward way, endorsing Tie sermon,
and expressing his taitn in tine good that may
be found in every man.
| The music furnished by Mrs McCown
/
Dr. McNary and Prot. Bach, was excellent.
| The prisoners sang two or three songs. Mr..
Page pronounced the benetiction, and the
dining room next received attention; the
officers and guests dIutn. at p. IN. and the
prisoners ats. b3unteouS feast literally
DER spreai the board in each dining hal, and
the retiring faces seem to say, "Thauk the
| Lord
REV. W. y. PAGES SERMON.
| The sermon was entirely eNtsmpore, and
We can only give some points as they passed
along in rapid review. They do not render
justice to the address by any means.
| The text was Psalms, g.: 3: "Lel all tie
people praise Thee, . God; let all the people
praise Thee
| Plato thanked God for three things LIST,
| that he was man, not a monkey; End, a
Grscian ami nOt a barbarian; 3rd, philoso-
pher, ard not a fODl. That was In the dark
ness of the past. Can We, by the light Of the
nineteenth century. lind as much, or more,
/ TO praise God Tor?
| Praise and thanksgiving IS 4 good thing.
Inielligenceis AWAY sppre siEtive. Thanks
| giving Is always an index OF intelligent faith
and true prosperity. see the history OF
Isreal as an evidence. II was a majestic
| sight TO see the Isrealites drawn up in thous-
| ands, singing praise TO God. The very name
| OF their ilitsry leader was ''Juiah"-mean-
| ing praise. JehOsephat's army praised before
battle and the Lord fought for Israel. David
| in the cave did not blame God, but praised
MIN; likewise Daniel In the lion, den. iona n
| in the whales belly, Christ at the tomb OF
| Lazarus, Paul and Sias IN prison So. the
ability TO have a true view OF HES dicipline
affords tine evidence o; mind and soul.
| Now, among thi, aud fence could be found
| all classes of experience. Some were joyful;
the year had been full of JOY ami peace to
| them; they have been all the ysar on the
mountain tops of peace and prosperity; and
| such should certainly praise God. ThanKs
| giving should echo from such hearts as the
| Svi'zar Oy'sThorn among the Alps, from
crag 10 crsg and from PEEK To peak. Some
| were here whose experience was sad, and
| perhaps the most Of TIE audience. They had
| little heart for praise and thanksgiving. Yet
each cloud has n silver lining. Music j.
sweeteT over the water, for eRc1 biilow alb
| serbs thedIScord ana Increases the narno ny.
| lie alone owes God no Il anks V no owes him
no oh igatol, He for whom God has done
nothing, owes Col nothing; many for whom
cod has done everything, return him nothing
Too many men have been and are building
Illfe's tabeTnacies and using Gods blessings
snd strength and yet To judge Of them by
their gratitude these SUBSCRIPTIONS have &c
1 rfa..Nr HN.-.sa
| Prosperity bids Us praise so does adversely
The grandest hymns of praise the world has
ever known have been born of sorrow. The
stars are seen az MONDAY from the bottom OF
| a deep well. Why, the first Than ksgivine
dsy in the history OF the nation was born In
ds-kness. The speaker then gave a history
of lis birth also King Georges copy of ii
The speaker asked: Can We today do al )
less than this Old klng:
We and cause for THANKSGIVING: In q review
of the past year in our nstion, where We nnd
health and lie, and, except Memphis, NJ
| heavy scUurge; IN national affairs, in reach
ing safer grounds; in politics; In business re-
though believe you have not suffered thi:
way, for you have had enough work Bu
| values are daily increasing; the country ]!
on the high road 10 prosperity.
But personally, many are thinking OF nome
circles 10 day. Yet let us look sround us jus
here in these surroundings and see If We can
not initiate Marx Tapley. The speaker tnet
made playful illusions TO the causes 10
Thanksgiving:
lst. Thankful for a sharpsghted warden
| His spectacles are Opaque, but his eyes ar
Gear. AS a prisoner said In a letter 10 M
LAST summer: We can never get The star
| of our warden. His eyes SIRE everywhere. L
| ts quite comfortable To have one who is s.
Tesdy TO look after our interest," and our wei
fare.
?. A secure home Up in the city We hav
| TO sleep with guarded doors and a revoive
under our pillows: but venture TO say, no
| one of YOU has had TO do this during the pss
wear. Thieves never break through and stes
sd. Free phys.c. No doctors bills TO pa,
for All the powders, pills and plssiers need
ed are without charge Happy men!
| an. A clever chaplain. Now, outside, "
have TO read our own letters, botn those "
send and those We receive; but You are save
all the trouble by my generous and good
nsiured brother. What a blessing You SET
II We only take the right view of our biess
ings how they brighten, although they seel
| long in taking their hIsbt
lou see there Is = great deal 70 be thinkiu
for, II you look at IL IN the right way
| Now, joking aside, the ssddest, dreaEiest lii
thank q vi for. None Of GU are 50 unhappy
but that someordy is worse of / found
very beautiful Scotch poem, the other day o
I'Coa;entment with Ones Lott and think
ing you would like TO hear II, asked m
little DAUGHTER Alice to commit it 10 memor
and repeat IL to you.
] The following verses were then spoken b