New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
THE FARM, THE CITY, THE STATE.

The Rev. DR.. Marvin X. lnccnt,iht pastor Oh
the Church Of Covenant preached yesterday morning
at the Brick Presbyterian Church 10 large assembly,
his own congregation uniting with that Of tho Isc'.
Henry Van Dy j The preacher took as the theme
Of hi, discourse Psalm, cNASi. cNNvn and cNN1' aud
stated by way preface to hi, sermon that these ihc
Psalms were kgown the ~liigrims' Songs the hr't
being the Song Of the Home aud the city, the second
that Of the Hebrews sweet Home aud me third the song
ol the Farm. Dr. Vincent tuc s"@' ~ PH' a, 'nHo"H
These three songs Indicate three centIr- al power, VI
nI's'.i'e ~ IL ,,,,, Nd. ~ I'M, ,-c
tcutiun 10 the farm our NpiN- 90 u.n',-I' 'HN llu
cudng for the blessing, ~ the farm, with H. bursting
councce with the city When the unfruitiui the
cys industries RESPOND to IT, When the farm l. hrd
farm l. associated with the very festival 81 Thanks giving
Day We will sing then, "a song OF the farm There
said God, keep my memory green = Whoever u was
let n? say today 49,. Coz kceP , our m 1I1,i
~ our homes whose impulses have been given
to guide our lives Ia God. The Puritan character mad
In ~ society the Hebrew conception of home found
a cougcnia soil. The home and the commonwealth are
the spOnsbity aud dignity of motherhood, the neglect
Of chdrena this l. The cankcr ~ the root Of STATES
The home il the power Behind the throne Of the
wealth. II nourishes not only good citizens bat sons
lie Il not good citizen who Is not goo parent The
trouble with the legislation Of Lycurgus that he put
the state before the household. The family j. tc germ
Of the church. The first church Was family; great
deal which makes our modern church HE IS cou,on-
tionul The vital fact IN estimate ~ religion D, the
extent 70 which II Pcnctie the LQmo There more
one of 500 families who,e fathers MImuou and
whose mothers dc'Dtccs Of pleasure. The only
homes which Truly munster 10 the church are those
founded the fear 81 Cod Iucrc j. not alone danger
from wealth. Indicated In the cAt, but l, uf
industry 4 terrible danger mcuIcc- this generation
and this city IN tnc great expectations Of yOuns men
Now let tuIu orr Thanksgiving 10 The common
wealth. the aggregation oi families. The instinct OF the
face is not rural bat metropolitan. have thank, to
give Tor our clllrs ~ Inc generating points OF sanitary
impulse We IN the city have thanks TO give for tuc
good aud who have built sterling regulations
stones Into it, walls. We have thanks
Tor our churches aud schools for hospitals, for the
keen eyes which took out for the ncWsbOy the tables
spread for hungry children Tor the devoted lives which
Thanks be to God FOR our ethyl Are We thankful We
have strange ways OF showing III Thankulncss should
begct trust The busiest man who trusts Cod some
times his blessing the of his rest and
OF bis toll We the most over driven restless,
set VI non IN tho world We do not know
what to DO with holiday An American holiday
upon being freed from his desk wandered around"
he said. wrctchcd, but trying 10 think was happy.
Perhaps must 90 round with the whir Our viii
hDweycr, through the better adjustment
selves with God. This drive OF existence Is bringing
worse than death tO many active BRAIN converting
life INTO "A headlUng race FOR gain and position Whether
"A walk with God !" H. at the least open 10 question
The world stops long enough to-day FOR ask: How
much rest do getf As the city calls for thankful
for Its literary charitable and other blessings 10
also calls for responsibility. do not know that New-
York than other cities But Europe send, 10 VA
thousands aud thousands of her population and
often she IL willing 10 pay them To come here. What
varied types OF manhood do have here from the child
OF sunny Italy 10 the descendent OF the Nikngsl Who
shall predict the outcome OF such tumble OF elemental
The outcome Will be good or bad according moral
character OF this mixture. &c. then, to-day the farm
home and city 10 give their blessings TO God
Let Us each with the old Hebrew blessing IL Is
ashamed Of grateful We bless Je-
bOyah, our God, our friend aud our Redecmcr