The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-01
THANKSGlTING5DAY.
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4, ,s .sul uJGjh F--A f'44isi,t ~ ago
scns Notes Of the Religious Services and 9th.
Customary Observance. Of the D.y-ASsn.
her or Appropriate Sermons at the LEAD. =
. lag Chlreh. By Popular P.,,sr,. (,
The usual obseryances OF Thanksgiyip,
were more general ttan heretofore Yesterday
Nearly sll Of The chnlcb.s had religious sci
Vices OF their own or In union with sister or
CARNATIONS, and the attendance was noticea
bly, large at all ihe places where services We,
held. }' lH @yt tF8fHa
At the Jewish Synagogue impressive an,
appropriate services were conducted by ih,
Rabbi, Rev. N. sessler, and the congregation
was q large one. Dr. Sesslef's address was
his people, and bis wordss struck A ,esnoasiy,
chord in the hearts Of bis hearers, 'JI'. = +
At st. Mathews Church the congregation
had services Of their own, Bishop Penlck, o
South Africa, preaching u sermon, on &c rati
tnde,p which was spoken OF By those who
were so fortunate as TO be present rs one
the finest pulpit discourses heard In Wheel
Ing for years. #&-.I 1T&''l N
a9.h At rIlgu. r. CHURCH.
{ The congregations at the First and
Second Presbyterian churches, and the Uni
ted Presbyterian people, united In service.
at tho latter church. Dr.. Mcclure and Or
Cunningham conducted the services, the lat
ter making the opening prayer and reading
passage or Scripture. and DR.. Mcclure
Ieadingthe Psalms and making the closing
prayer. DR.. ", Fl. Cooke, OF the Second
church. preached the sermon. He took hi,
text from the one hundred and sixth Psai m
htst verse, :" Praise the Lord, 0 my soul"
4 He began by referring to the appoin tmeut
OF the day by the President and Governor,
aud alluded 10 the fact that the Observance
OF the day was recommended, and not en-.
Joined, this being In recognition OF the auton.
omy OF Church ahd State In this country,
neither being empowered 10 dictate with
authority TO the other. The Recommendation
therefore appealed the more stongly 10 the
Te us nShoI so one Z PfE Ipaet
recognition found Ia the existence oisucli an
institution OF the origin Of our blessings In
God. .Hafl7 AL 091 .f]l TIT'I.,I
II cultivates also remembrance. We re.
member ut this time that we rs the successors
OF past generations inheri. the fr,lits.of their
laboss, and The blessings brought BY these
were dwelt upon one by one. Ye, OF all We
are only Gods tenants ut will, and Il Is there.
fore our duty 10 In every way we can enhance
the blessings We have Inherited so as to leave
10 our .posterltY an augmented es,ate. We
remember also the struggles through which
our race has advanced to It's present posi-,
ton, and the great Affections through which
we onjoy civil freedom. i, We should be
thankful to God that in his Providence this
country was mada land OF civilized people
by the colonization coming from the wesl
coast OF Europe instead Of the east coast oil
Asia. 1850 =
I The Doctor closed very interesting dis.
cours with these eloquent words. "Capern a2m
hath been exalted 10 Heaven 1t abides with
lis and with our successors, whether or no,
II shsll be thrust down to hell. Our duty |,
fidelity to God In the personal life OF the
family, OF the church and OF the State. and
With Solomon 10 hear the conclusion OF the
whole matter. Fear God and keep hi:
commandments, for this is the whole duty
OF man." ..
At FOURTH STREET. a,.I.
> All the Methodist churches but two in the
city had union services at DR.. Smiths church
Key. Mr. Fitzpatrick preaching the sermon.
He TOOK for his text the words: "Right
eousness exalleth nation, but sin Is q re.
proach TO any people,
Alter an explanation OF the word right.
eousness az used in this connection, the
speaker. passed TO the question so often
pressed IN these latter days, what Is the re.
lig:on OF Jesus Chris, worth TO nations of the
earth: Wherein have they been benefited;
our own nation? u }i,1'
!, He stated that after all the laundering on
the part OF good men and all the blnspheny
on the part OF bad ones, 1t will remain as an
iietunble truth that the nations OF the
earth, especially our own nation. have been
wonderfully blessed and benefited, and in
consequence are deeply indebted to the
gospel OF the Son OF God. He proceeded to
show what the world was in It's best estate
without the gospel, giving 1t credit ior many
thinking men, wise and careful philosophers,
earnest philanthropists, grand reaso.ers and
true patriots There were heroic men who
rose sampson like and graphing the pillars
OF the "1eu,ple OF Darkness, we're crushed
and buried out of sight In the manly en-.
deavor to make way for the light
Still darkness covered the earth and gross
darkness the people, All human effort failed
10 dispel that darkness or rescue the earth
from that thra!ldom OF sin. They had at the
same time gods manly and lords nluny. Every
city had its temple, its priesthood and its
worship; each OF their gods had elements OF
character peculiar to himself. Hence, we
read Of ono who was q sort OF cannibal or
man eater, who would be satisfied with
nothing but human gore; this he presumed
vas the God OF EGttles Another rejoiced in
strong drink, and gloried in DRUNKENNESS,
This vas the tlod Of Bottles. The beast still
lives. and preslhea At many iesial board Ia
Passing rapidly, the speaker
noticed the peculiar forms OF worship among
the Grecians, Romans, Germans and other
nations OF the earth, showing their barbarous
and revolving character, stating that was the
world with It's arts and sciences, will, its mol.
tics, philosophy and splendid architecture,
but without the uplifted cross, without the
"llisen Christ" without the New Testament.
the unalterable standard OF righteousness.
The Savior found the world In thise0nliiiop,
lisanhlime moralteaching4 aud his pure holy
life put 10 shame the best men among them.
and they cried ont Away with him j
'crncify him, cruelty him." The Apostles
and Disciples went forth to proclaim the
gospel under the reign OF Nero Tiberius and
other such monsters; the great reformation
WIS IlauSuratcu; the thundcrous tread of a
higher civilization was heard in the land
The gods Of the country whose stony faces
had grown black with Tia dust Of centuries
and cycles, were abandoned aud left to tum.
BILE into ruins. The stream Of corruption
upon whose foul shores debauchery had long
pitched be. black Pavilion, was arrested ana
It's poisonous fountains dried up, The work
has gone on. Nov look lat the world with
Christlanity,compar itwith the world with.
out Christianity, and behold what mighty
reformation: Not n nation today by legal en-
Observation-Disclosures or protects criuie. Under
the guardianship Of Christianity wise and
Just laws have been enacted for. the govern.
ment OF men In gil parts OF the world. Avri.
culture has filled the forests OF the East. drieti
up the far reaching praires OF the west, and
made n continent bloom and blossom al Tho
rose. Ont Of the brains Of two Christian men
came two thoughts. u So $50, = :" :
One WIS The utilization OF steam, the other
to snatch the lightning from tho clouds, and
make 1t DO the bidding Of men. Ih lie
OF these two Thoughts
have lifted the burden from tho
back Of humanity, Our country ia iilled
with school houses, colleges and se,unarjes
Of every grade The ley OF knowledge has
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