New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-28
TRUE BASIS OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY

gality IN the use of money II should be put IN cTcula-
ton and not wrapped up IN napkin 10 De hoardeu'
TRUE BASIS OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY.
Church
The Thanksgiving services at the Fourth
Unversals Church, Fiithave at FOrty-fith-stwe
conducted by the PASTOR Rev. DR. E. IT, Chaplin, and
were attended by large congregation. Dr. Chaplin
took his Psalm cxlviI 10 and IA For He hath
sreng hencd bars OF thy gates He hath blessed Thy
children within thee He maSeth peace within thy Dor
ders and llcth with the finest OF the wheat Dr.
Chaplin began his sermon by reading the Presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation and said IN br ef; These
words Of tine proclamation in striking correspon-
dence with the words Of the text They both offer the
same reasons why we should praise God Tue procla-
nation embodies "a recognition Of Divine Providence
We cannot worship mere generalization OF Nature.
This has been. he said, fruitful year. ending in
the ingatherng OF harvest 81 our blessings were
summed up In this fact alone should have narrow
grounds for gratitude. How much Is involved in agen
cies beyond mans controll What agencies work for
him when he can not work for himself When speak
OF material benefits speak of things which reach far
beyond material effects. Bread is IN no hguraive sense
the staff Of life 1t supports both soul and body II the
harvests successful society sustain failure
IN almost everything else There may be financial
panics and disasters, but II the harvest yields
we know that Gods agencies have not forsaken us
What II in the last few the seed sown IN the SOIL
had become the ashes OF nnuncla Crisis or h1
the depression OF our real estatef Men have tailed III
business, property has deprecated IN value ships have
gone down but the great Oank OF Nature has PAID ITS
trust, and the invesment has yielded thousand fold
So far our land has never failed u.s. How much Of our
recuperatve powers have derived from tins elasticity
Of naturel Herein is 10 be found the reason why
financial disasters have not parayzed Us, war las not
disorganzcd MS. and fire has not consumed us. We
have been sustained 10y something that hes deeper
than money ana deeper than mortar and bricks. The
condition: IL the basis OF prosperity aud
power. II Is CONDITION out OF whcn uobler
Hmm may Ruf he
have not always been those that have exerted the great
est influence on the world. Greece was small PENN
sula. Palestine narrow strip OF country Liberty,
righteousness and truth must be backed by vast organic
Them forward Material blessings only conditions.
We hear ourselves speak sometimes or our natural
sunerlority and greatness but these qualities reside
only conditions. not III our achievements. Little
nations damned In among mountains have wrought as
great things for the human We have. Our
fathers brought with them to this country much that
we are In the habit OF calling ours. Humanity has
worked long and God has worked long to produce what
has alrea1y been done here
The vital question Is, what shall we do with these
conditions We may build great cities. CONSTRUCT rail
roads, and wrest wealth from the rock ana the SOIL but
tins Is progress on the one same level Compared with
and will say that England II I'm comparison young
And then compare Rome with Egypt ana Rome seems
yonng But our country, teeming with ne. Is ready
young FOR lis hardly SURPRISES the lifetime OF man.
Right here have city that has sprung up and be-
come one OF the capitals OF tue world almost In the
memory oflivng men, We have woven splendid fabric
OF material prosperity which involves our responsibility
and perls. The events Of the last few days show
nothing strs more than the fluctuations III Wall
and OF too much money at the bottom of our desires
Haven't needed the lessons of the last few years
prevent the heart OF the Nation from being transmitted
u gold1
Let be thankful for the peace all the world. 1t
has been sald happy The country that has annals"
Tor stories are the records OF strife War may be
mans natural state. but II ~ not bis best state. Are
justified IN fully ndOrsng the avOwal OF domestic tran
quillty For the day. at least. let hope that the
voice of sectional strife sleeping and that harmony
and peace will come. Peace Is not TO be cOnfOunded
with absolute rest Is harmonious movement In the
dead aud unmOved sense there is peace neither
ftrA
vidual dies and the nation dissolves Peace
Is condition OF effort and responsibility.
all must be made satisfied with his material
diiOB. lie must feel that he Is holding mis- own and
gaining HIS own before lie will be satisfied with his
social condition. 1ntempcrance aud other vices prevail
which consistent with the idea OF Christian civ
izatiOn. Ia II only idea, that shall get rid
such social vices There il the further question OF
religion and free schools. This people VIII give up
the Institution of free schools which Is deep
fathers graves and as strong as the backbone OF our
freedom. We have reason vet TO discuss the rea-
tons OF the individual To the state and the
work to do as Nation TO solve the problem
of how individual liberty may exist with social
order. DrmOcI acy IA an ideal, when demands of us
that should do not merely as well other nations,
but better. There be Die impulse
democracy all over the world. Can We look upon this
hope with terrorl Nowhere placed under
sucn individual responsibility as under Government
like ours Tue individuals acts help swell the amount
OF evil the amount Of good God takes
party. There IL such tnng party conscience. The
headspfng OF individual life IL the home This il after
oil nome festival Home peace and hope the
greatest national treasures home that H. glurhed by
mans labor and fortified by woman's honor. Peace
lends 10 home It's greatest number of blessings home
gives To the individual aud to the Nation highest life
great, free land be thankful the Lord for lie
maketh peace within Thy borders and hleth thee with
the finest OF the wheat"