, 1880-11-22
THE A1E1,CIrss OF GOD.

Iii - NJ EIEClES VF Ql1lJs
HgHMoH Hy u. ". T,t0AAs, u. y.
Tho 1lcv. l'r. rhotnns preached in tho l'ennlu's
Church, tatln1 "A hia stiIjcet, Remembering
tlmi's sIurclcs.". Following is tho sermon II,
full:
His hunnfts-Pt,l'ins, ctti.. :.
II ought to TIC II pleasant duty on tho rnrt Of
tho people uf Illinois, n,,tl uf thu Tinted s!ntcs,
~ rcsp,.tt tho proclamation or mir Governor,
mud Ut Onr President. III observing NIL over our
favored intil n iay NJ Thanksgiving. WI s!n'l
nlt bc the letter AMI tho happier fer n ny spent
not III tho alrlgH1n for more. but IN thinking
we'll Of what VIC ilivG. THO thDuYht Of what W.T.
hnvc mt nft on sD His our minds TINT we fnll tn
appreciate what W. hnvo 1n.lceal, think Il isn
ro.nn,on experience with ,,s all thnt wo full 10
rcl.iizo III VT Aiinni't the uvcry-t,My tlcrc!cs
OF lfEG, md tho BLESSINGS ut llcNltil, and
friends, and hon,o,-nf tho smiling faces that
greet liz Mt Tic uornng md evonly f,0.irs, nr,i
tho lMppy children WIN run out To meet III us
We CONC. Dr climb uput Wtr kslens nbpht tho
table nr Tho frc. Uhi how Drtcultss these gifts
when thoy nre go,,r! What would wo ltpt Hivo
af uod or tO ur tears 10 call them baeky
CO,ill this land, costitt NIL tho ran,us, tn tho
ho,los, and tho Industries, mud Tho professions,
tIc persuaded tn give anu dizzy oven To thnught-
f1lleHs tltl prlAD before 3tKl. 1t wDIht Iilcrcase
our wealth h,lrirfsl.fultt Tor things nrn vau
Ntlc. mt nlOnn In what t,oy nro but us tl,py III,
utld feed, nnd bless htnn,n lives. And th!a they
cnn ,ln only us VIC bring to them thought nnd
appreciation.
i.es Us lnon NJ t'ss nont, NJ VIC naso no l'aco
tO meet Oh tho tlny spcciHlIy ,Icsgnhtp turn
nl,r thoughts to so,no consideration tEat n,ny
len.l To tho spirit of praise.
| suppose tint III sp!a nit audience m this
ncnrly MI tito BthDuls or thnl'yht uumc together,
md possibly alnlust every shnsse nr 0pntnn Is
here represented. I.ut We nrn MI ut onv In tbs:
sci,,s ,,r jif mi h.intr. mi tIM,.,ht: and VI,
hi In s,,,ln w,y ra,'c t,scn t fHc. vii, tic nets
II. Il irz ni,Mit M w, tn.w mt m 500. eithrr
ourselves IT tic things al,ont III. in j,s, lilo
sqs ~ ~ I ,, II ~ Y S 5 w14 ax = - hs' @ I'M d T. We fe IT,
lint tssi'n thoso 50 @ general ,a,i,,ts ot nity und
in tho t,rWIt, and "t,,lt. Of tiiinrs or ns 10 ht,,y
WI and tho WsrI c,,n,o tt bo. md ma 10 ttln tnct
,wcthnr hu,,sl llfo Ii really Il hlcssi1,g,- son-
vrss ihc n,s,,on may rs. yhct II trro u
NM iIoing IL shU, wu nsu l,.1vr s,tIinatIoIt, az
,,cr ~ ny'm NV With at,,v Rf.. f"rH h
ns ssu ,ni.y iir'i n,,rscivcs takinE Hr Intnny IL
heTbm Thurc nro rour t1l,,uct tbcorlcs. mr. v,ows.
tf y eoS t1s' Hnt ,!t n 1r1 'stt fs staap, IT
Hr EoIrs vlrucd ,.i,sr, We 1nny III ~, far rxl,tcc
t,lein tS two thoorcs rs 10 Wy .hoy yeaeraiiy 70
Ell mi i,n f,;imis, ~ it,n torv nv ihut
5t H. ,, ~ n. ~ t't W 3 nio . ~ ~; ~; ,,, o
orv init ther Il % t;"d ~ o ~ int vi, HI i@t ent,
ser. every,1I,,r ; IL for tho T bast. IT, or NJ Eo,n,
- r. ,i :. ~" vi h ~ tltat ~ ~ . s. ~, " s ~
mi i"ilcvn IN II 1;eitv Il iirlr IN hm rrsslmlsi
%r to bslsye thas hiHs ",v ie wors, !t .,, M
inr II tvrl; n f., nIS thst tn.sst NM ~ IL M,
iiKsiy to be believer III Uol ut,.l ,ls from tho