The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-01

then our children may lee The downfall Of
toe temple OF the American liberty. n Ti5,Y
should such q catastrophe ever befall us
lNhich may God prevent then over the
s.s.s OF our liberties let this epitAph be
written In letter. ~ black as night sThey
nav nave u Grusifed tbe Son Of God atresh and
During the entire delivery Of The sermon
the utmost attention was pa,d. and M.
fitzpatricks discourse was On able one. fullr
sustaining bis reputation as 4 talented min.
isier and pulpit orator. 4 4 ST17s's, -
AT THE pitcirLn CHURCH.
The service In The Disciples Church wa, a
Gt,!on oi me English Lntherans and the
InaPhne 81. Mefhodists, with that congrega.
each church came out 10 spend an hour In
me very appropriate and pleasant way In
which the day was here observed. Rev, Mr..
thompson read the Scripture lesson and Rev.
e. y: Barnitz offered the opening prayer.
me hymns were oil expressions OF Thanks.
giving and praise, and were Joined In heartily
6y Tue congregation, led by Miss Conner at
The sermon was preached by Rev. E. II.
D iE OF the English Lutheran Church.
n ltls tex, VA: LET the people praise Thee,
Vh! uod, let all the people praise Thee. Then
s snsn a .ne earth yield her Increase and God,
lie spoke Of the call OF the President OF The
United etates 10 the people OF our nation 10
engage. on this day, Ia Thanksgiving, and OF
the higher call Of God In the inspired word,
Tor all men TO praise Him Tor His good.
ness and for bis wonderful works 10 The
children OF men, T71, s'THg"'''1I = =
First, then, the text reminds us that our
praises belong to the Lord Jehovah. Not 10
the imaginary deities worshipped In many
lands but 10 God, who truly Is the benetac.
tor OF all the universe, and who gives us all
things richly to enjoy. Then. having rightly
directed our praises, the Psalmist urges that
THIS praise be universal. Now that families
or CHURCHES shall offer It through a few rep.
resenta'ives, bu! '"les all the people praise
When we look about us for the mercies
which call forth such an outburst OF gratitude
we note first: That our God Is not an Idol
but the God OF Revelation and OF Ma.
ture, and that when he revealed him.
seli to man, his spirit directed that he
should be made known TO our ancestors
among the tribes OF Western Europe, be.
lore they came to this continent TO seek a
home. Is It not a cause for Thanksgiving
that our ancestors were from nations re.
nowned for intellectual, mechanical and
commercial development, which gives us
PROMISE OF future greatness for our own na.
lions. 17l q. al ~ nd -
We areas was England-A composite
people, and the elements which contributed
most 70 England's greatness are ours-and
capable OF doing for our prosperity and al.
yaicement Just what they aid for her. There
Is room for anxiety and alarm, les. we do
tul, 10.
element into the spirit OF free institutions,
but our Government Is equal to the task. II
the Christian people OF our country are
iaithlui TO their duty as citizens, and look to
)udlcious disposal OF the right Of suffrage,
ana uphold our great educational system, and
II Protestant mission work Is pushed for.
ward with Christian zeal, there will be no
danger. We will control the foreign prac.
tees OF wire-sprained Indulgence In appetite
and passion until in few generations the
sentiment OF our ration will betruly Ameri.
can, temperate and Christian. Ours Is a
praying people. 1t was founded by PRAYER,
and all through Its history Gods guidance
ana control have been sought and recog-
nized, and who can doubt that nation 10
established and 50 guarded will be perpet. |
uated aud prospered. Our land has abund.
ant mineral Resources and the richest re-
sources Of the soil, and the increase of our
possessions from these resources has never |
been greater than during the past year. Let
US then not be ,ungrateiul or unniihdful OF
Him from whom these aud all our unnum. |
bered blessings, as individuals and as ma.
tion, flow. Let us call upon our souls and |
all that is within US to laud ond magnify His |
name. o.
The text also gives us the promise that |
when the people, when all the people praise |
GOD, Then shall the earth yield her in.
crease. and God, even our own God shall bless |
u.s. The more grateful we are, the more will |
our blessings be increased. 1nstancesare not |
wanting Of nations, once prosperous, who, on !
account OF their ingratitude, have lost the |
fayot of God, and have been entirely de- |
prived Of the evidence OF His favor. The |
three years failure Of crops in Kansas fol- |
loved npona year OF unusual abundance,
when many Of those 80 richly blessed, ac-
knowledged Gods goodness by desecrating |
His holy day, in gathering in the grain |
which he had given them. The land OF |
Palestine, which once flowed with milk and |
money, has become almost desert, because !
the people became unthankful and "forgot
Let us Nbe thankful that our example |
may stimulate Others to render unto God the |
praise due to his excellent name. Let us |
work, while we praise as one OF the most &C.
cceptab!e ways OF honoring him. Help to
bring his Kingdom to ALTO purify the |
world OF evil-to put into complete pratice |
me principles Of Christianity. Let us wash
from our national banner the stains OF guilt, !
let US not by Our license give free reign to
Evil, that We may enrich our Golfers, but be in |
reality what we profess to bc--a God fearing
people-a people whom the Lord shall bless.
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