Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-12-13

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toppled in ruins on account o lrcs. while
large business houses AMI numerous, mon.
eyed institutions have wayored and fei,aj.
the great bank Of ture-mothcr Garth
has been true to its trust and Welded
interest thousand fold. So as we cor
the results Of the harvest. the
bountiful ingaihoring from all parts Of
our country, the high prices obtained fur
all our productions, .ure.y we ought to he
grateful to that cnaGccnt Power, who
gives in abundance til, fines; OF wheat.
To-day is National Thanksgiving and
let us be thankful FOR national blessing.
We rejoice because these States are united.
connected BY tios not easily sunderod. Al
the different States are blos.omlng in I'M
iey, the South is now taking on a new
lease Of active lie and property, such
~ it has never enjoyed before; they are
giving an increased attention to manuac
lures and to schools, its wonderful re-
Sources in all directions arc being doye-
oped, by new impetus born of God.
We should be thankful for our railroads.
whether finished or contemplated cepec-
tally should We rejoice for the Northern
Pacific, which opens up vast empire,
and offers facilities for immigration, not
otherwise given. am thankful for the
wisdom Of Congress, for the help give the
Northern Pacific, 1t has advanced ciyi-
lization 25 years. l know the grant is
large, but so is the country which the
road opens to settlers A few years will
demonstrate to all the blessing conferred
by this and other public highways of tray
ell. We have occasion to rejoice for
public order, that We are not the victims
Of mob rule. Generally speaking, the
people are loyal to constitutional liberty
protected by law, individual rights are
respected, individual wrongs are rcdrcsscd
and the pulpit, the bench, the press and
the rostrum, backed by an intelligent peo-
pie, are sustaining popular liberty and
upholding human rights Looking at
our country as a whole, with its varied
climate, its wonderful resources, its great
prosperity and the best government on
earth, we have many national blessings to
be grateful for, SO VIC ought to acknowl-
edge in some public manner the proyiden-
dal care of Him who not only governs
individuals, but writes the destiny of ma
tons. We should be thankful for the
dissemination of knowledge, the general
prevalence Of culture and the universal
spread of literature, we have occasion to
rejoice for the numerous means and in
strumentalities now employed in order
that the youth of to-day, of both sexes
may be properly equipped, to fill witt
greater credit, the positions we now oc
cupy. Our schools of every grade ar,
doing noble work, and We should be
thankful for the training and dicplinc
received at our public institutions, thank
ful for the benevolent men aud women
who are giving largely OF their means, fol
the diffusion of intelligence and knowl.
edge, throughout the land. We should
be thankful, as citizens of this city and
members Of this community, for the priv
eliges which we enjoy. You are to be
congratulated for the good order, the
quiet and the peaceabencss, which gen.
orally rcigns here during every day of the
week. You have reason to feel proud
Of your public schools, churches and ho-
tells. You are centrally located and from
your geographical position, your future is
promising. Hence public spirit should
be thoroughly aroused, so that every prac-
dcal method may be used to beautify
your city and make it inviting to strang.
~, hold out inducements for strangers,
aad not hindrances, born of svlfshness.
! repeat it, We have cause for gratitude
We are the daily recipients Of national and
local blessings, untold and numerous,
which the limited time will not permit us
% specify. A question comes to us now
friends and it is this: How shall we best
manifest our gratitude9 Shall it be by
words alone? Surely words are cheap and
unless they stimulate deeds, they are
worthless. God requires a testimonial
Of our gratitude and obligations. While
1t is true that We are near the close of a
year Of bounty, it is also true, some will
need assistance, hence those who have
prospered should be generous and it
should be substantially manifested that a
stingy christian is a contradiction of terms,
for no man can be true follower Of the
Lord Jesus Christ without being filled
and directed to some extent by His spirit
and thus urged to soothe sorrow, and al
leviate suffering whenever the appeal is
made. The poor, the Levite, the father
less, the widow aud the stranger were not
forgotten at the Jewish THANKSGIVING.
They, too rejoiced, not only because the
earth was generous, but because the OBJ
hgation to help the poor was felt by those
who had been favored and blessed with
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