Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-24
Gbt Chilly C9roniflt.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1881.
THANKSGIVING.

We republish this morning the
proclamation Of the President of the
President of the United States APP
pointing this day a day Of public
thanksgiving to Almighty God.
Gratitude is one OF the finest emo
tons of the heart. It stimulates it
to the duties of religion. The
goodness of God leads to repent
snce says st. Paul. Said John the
Baptist, Repent We, for the King
dom of Heaven is at hand. Said
Jesus Christ, Except We repent, ye
shall all likewise perish" Repent
ance and the remission of sins, are
mentioned in His last discourse, as
the sum total of religious life. No
people, surely ever had such cause
for gratitude to the Giver of all good
as the American people. They
should approach the All -propi-
tious Throne evening and morning
with words of greatful remembrance
that their lot fell in this Christian
land and this land of Christian liber-
ty. Nowhere ON the face of the globe,
have national blessings been so
lavished upon the race. The field,
the forest, the mine, the air, the
water, all contribute in abundance
to the choicest of their stores; the
tribes that swim, the tribes that fly:
the metals, the minerals and flowers
the sap, the leaves and roots; the
finest of the wheat and the cattle
upon thousand hills. The closing
year is crowned with His especial
goodness, The land, every corner of
Of it, has been signally blessed with
health; peace, political, social and
domestic tranquility have brooded
over it. The earth has yielded, if not
her wanted abundance, yet enough for
the wants of man and beast. War,
famine and pestilence, the triple
scourge of God, have not been felt.
Trade and commerce have fourished,
the industries have prospered, learn
ing and religion have multiplied their
votaries.
Our relations with the rest of the
world were never happier. With no
people have we cause to quarrel and
little cause Of complaint, The op-
pressed and the unhappy have
sought asylum on our shores in null
titudes far greater than ever before.
The dreadful tragedy of the Capital
sent thrill Of horror through the
nations and met everywhere an
answering cry of sympathy.
Our rulers do well, therefore, to
remind us of our good estate and to
point US to the source of our comforts
and joys. The people of America are
God-loving and God fearing PEG
pie, and they will, the overwhelming
majority of them, observe the day in
the spirit in which it has been APP
pointed. The great epic poet of
England has ascribed to our first
parent, while yet in Eden, a pecan of
praise and thanksgiving which thou
sands OF his descendants will like,
on this day, to take up end repeat:
These are glorious works, parent of good
Almighty, Thine this universal frame,
Thus wondrous fair = Ys in heaven.
On earth, join all ye creatures to extol
Him first Him last, Him midst aud Him
utsl,
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His praise yet winds, that from the four
quarters blow,
Breathe soft or loud and wave your tops,
ye pines;
With every plant, in sign of worship wave
Fountains, and ye that MARBLE as We flow
Aenodlous murmurs, warbling tune His
praise.
JOIN voices, all We living souls; ye birds,
That singing, up to heaven-gste ascend,
Bear on your wings and in your notes His
praise.
he that IN waters glide, and ye that walk
Inc earth, and stately tread or slowly creep
Witness if be silent morn or even,
10 hill OF valley, fountain or fresh shade
hads vocal by my song, and taught His
praise.