Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-07
OH 3re( pre,3s.
THANKSGIVING.
The Observance of the Day in Bur.
lingtOn.
In the Churches Sermons by Mr.
sDawson, Mr., Ware and Mr..
Putnam.
A General Holiday and n Quiet ans,
DcsOrOus Ono.

Dcsorous One.
Tho o,sorvoroo If r,o,,a,;,;,, d.,. +,
way 81
burlington varies nut ii''ie year after year
It's essentially day for family gatherings
and out.dav sports and .mu.emsnts even If
tho oo,,,, ,r,. oo,o,Io,.a - .,,;, ~ ,,o;,
va, "'''u'' was '",eu"''" W. p''''i' y, ''e''
taking place, would scarcely be missed; or,
AT al events, would proOi0ly meet VITA
small patronage. lhufsday was No cXcep'
t'on 10 the genera rulei there Was nothing
outdoors 10 tempt people from tncli homes,
uut indoors lhere were llght anu warmth anu
friends. The regu lar programme was well
carried OUT cnurcn IN the morning, the IAN
ily dinnel, ana social gatheriDgor the theatre
or skating RINK IN the evening. TUG churches
we're measuraDly well attended AMI the scivl-
ces OF the usual character.
Asst Paurs Church.
,,o s,rr,o, VIM, -, h.. a., ou po
.no 'c,h'oh was P'escheu ny 'le rec'or' heV'
VIM. Z. Dawson, upon the text; Psalm evil,
verses 12, 1914; "Praisc the Lord, o Jcru
sslenn nraieo tbv a nj n z;op Far ho hath
styenctbnned tho bers nj INV go,oe No ha,L
hlessed Inv children within the. JJn m,kc,h
neace in ,bv horder, nd f;Iia,, ,hoa ryith
he fines, of The wbea, :"
The preacher remarked that this was the
rre,t tbanksoivipg ns,im If tho ancient
Church II VS., tSo,,gbt IN have hcon wr;t.
fen after Tho rebnild;ng of m. woi,, ~ Jorn-
salem After The return ~ Tho Low. fron, can
iiyitv and bo. ever beon usoI hv tho f,bris.
tion church no n cenorsi and snociai ihonLs
giving II ia anno;n,oJ hv Tho ch,,rcb n, hn
Used in mari nc nm .n,hcn If nroiso in nIoc.
Of tho Venito in tho morning eervina of
Th,nksqivinr dov md II 10 ,,,ost onnrnnr;a,n
for This occas;on
No words in The Rb,e can moro fi,,v cxrress
our thanks az n n.nn,o 10 God Tor lie vac,
bountv and goodness In orr lond The 18Th
verse exnrcssrs most beautifully orr necuiar
nosiiion on tho glnhr Ssnorated from other
nations. guarded bv so many natural barriers
md sit,,nied between those PARALLELS of lati.
tude which will ever assure ms The tcmnnra.
lure of climate md fertility of soil which arc
productive of material benefits il imposed
upon lis us nation tbe'dutv n fmnn,fos,inp in
orr life and works our annrecu,tinn of God,s
epecial nroyidpnce IN ms and 10 usc our crra,
gifts as we should. the domination ~ mis-.
Use our material riches and nrosnrriiv is one
of the bcsetiing sins ~ our nation Our
effort sbould he 10 make ours n f'hris,i,u ma.
tion. and while orr forcfa,hers for rrns1ns
which 10 them were sufficient CO, ont Inv
saving Thai civiI ord raI;Iinus uho,,v ,,or,
indiyidnaI rigbts md r nriy,,eSos nnt IN hc
interfered With Inv tho civil au,ho,i,v ,yc
should ser 70 il tboi wa did moi 90 10 The
opposite extreme and unho,d q1dlessrcss
The sneaker alluded IN The alum lnni nr1s.
perity of the n,st wear "a narfcctlv eY.
pressed in the Closing verso of The lew We
certainly live in a l.nd Of ,.tbe fnest v,e,t
more i6an VIE conlJ nse Thee nroh,hIv
yould never again ho , iong- con,i,,,ad sc,c.
CITY of food in our land hv reason of nur
favorable location md The ranid md vac, in.
crease of our wonderful harvest tialJs Rut
her only This material f.c, and for,c, ,hot
we werc tending towards n,,rai ard s1;t;Inai
degredet,on Tbo, wo r,nro honnr,;n.
Lesthon s,'-ro,ndad Nv, al ,,,u.I -
festaiions of Chr;s,;. =; I'll VIII
not ,hn ros,,i, ~ .i'n, c.,',na.,1u' mou..'
Than Nh. ho,th.r .,o';H;, w. " To o,r ,",rnS
We sho.iJ nnr.r rs, w., a., va. .UI,y
nng Of knowIeI,,e was tha fea, NV If Gyb The
foryetting of lin wos o,,r aroa. hoso,iinH
sin Tho fnc, ~ tho sod dhin;s;on 81 a,,s
1elieious bodies into SCOTS that in evcrv
I;ttic io~n th,ro WA o.,horan sa,h, oc,,
prcys,inna arounl 10 oi,ors anI unjar
rival ninis,r.,ions and Tho hansfn I orroc,s If
scientific inftciity. should nromnt nc 10
throw aside iLe por.esson,;ais IN our ro
liciop. and strive 10 become n uui,rd rconlc
believing in Tho rtnrn,l y.,i,ics in n un;nn
of Christian sims and worsbin in n
thorourhgong earncstncss for ~ truth
meeting evil with united hold
unsbakcn heat Then tho churci uni,nI
and ibor1,i,hlv a,nn.cd would shnr 1" ."n
cessful prorress and incrcascd s,pSrc,h N
cont md against The f"ns Of Cod hnd w W.
shonld sec oncr mora , crawl Nni;an.i
church. comnosed ~ al, C6risiisns H whose
homes conld moi jorg ,en,o;n mnf,lGiiod
NAV He in b;s mcrcv 6.,n ~. 70 VOL, ~
NAV for This limo ~ MID, and noson 49,, ~
nj he last d,v !, shall IN. rsa,ioroj Inv ,,,t'
his wa, indeed the oarr.s, fo;thfm, desr wa" az
ali ,bo neon,c Of nnr doar LA, d'"'u' ues''e u
p|0p'' u 0"' u'a' 'Ano'
At the Unitarian Church
the pastor, Mr.. Ware, preached from ohm
ri; Al. "Fatber thank tbcrn