, 1880-11-19
THANKSGIVING DAY.

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seasons in quick succession. The seed
time and the harvest, each in their turn,
according to the Lords word that "while
tie earth remaineth seed time and harvest,
cold and heat, summer and winter and
day and Etghl shall not cease
When we reflect that all We have we
received from Him, and that we brought
nothing into this word, how greatly We
must acknowledge that We are indebted to
the Giver OF all good gifts.
Yet we are apt to forget this, and to re-
ccive the manifold blessings by which we
are surrounded without thought of the
Giver. We are apt to take them as nat
uraI consequence and as a matter of course.
We have been the happy recipients of His
favor in times past aud presume that We
shall continue to be so in the future. That
we may not forget this duty OF thankful
praise to God, day has been appointed,
in which we are called upon to return
thanks. We are eXhorted to remember
it as day of Thanksgiving to Almighty
God Tor the many mercies we have re-
ceived from Him. What thankful hearts
we should have to our Heavenly Father
for His mcrcies!
Taking the people collectively as ma
ton what reason there is that with one
mouth and one heart from rthe whole
broad txpanse of this vast continent
praises and thanksgiving should rise in
alteration Tor Gods loving kindnesses.
While in other countries dssension has
been riie and rumors of war have been
carried about, we have enjoyed peace.
Quiet has reigned through the land; signs
of prosperity are on the increase. Again
or the other hand let each one review in
diyidualy the mercies vouchsafed to him.
He must be very poor man indeed who
has not something tor which to be thank
tul. Has he not rather much reason to
cry out Blessed be God who daily loadeth
lis with benefits even the God of our Sal
ration." "Who covereth the heavens
with clouds, who prepare.h rain for the
earth, who maketh grass to grow upon
,nl mountains" "The Lord is good 10
all aud his tender mercies are over all his
works"
Is not the Lord the author of all these
blessings? she strengtheneth the bars
OF thy gates. He hath blessed thy chill
dren within thee. He maketh peace in
thy borders. He filieth thee with the fin
est wheat flour" Let us not forget to
thank God Tor all these mcrcies, tor our
annual and daily provision of TODD, for
raiment and all the blessings OF this life,
but above ALI las we are taught to pray
above all Tor his inestimable benefit in the
redemption OF the world by our Lord Je-
sus Christ.
We are further exhorted in the Procla-
nation that we meet in our respective
places OF worship to make acknowledge
ment to Almighty God tor his bOunties
and his protection and to offer Him pray
er for their continuance. That we may
do so the door of St. Paul's church will be
open tor the usual appropriate Thanks
giving service, at IL A. NJ. Oh Thanksgiv-
ing Day, anl we cordially invite all who
ARE impressed with grateful remembrances
of Gods bountiml goodness and loving
kindness to assemble there. and return
thanks for the same. Neither let them
come empty but remember the words
''Honor the Lord with thy substance and
with the first fruits of all thine increase,
so shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
and thy presses shall burst with new
wine" EDWARD DAVIS.
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