Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.
many THINGS FOE WAIcH WE
SHOULD BE TMAuKRUL-0BHs
VICES AT CHUBCHEs.

Another year has rolled around, and
again the people of these United States
are called upon to observe . day In ac-
cordance with established custom M .
season Of Thanksgiving ard praise.
There are many things for which the
people have cause to render thanks 70
che great giver Of all good the crops
have been bountiful this land has
been spared the infliction OF choleia and
devastating diseases that have swept
lover other lands peace has ieigDed
supreme, ard the United S,s'ss 10 ON
friendly tel ms with all the ~CI d
These are but few Of the many blefs-
ings vouchsafSd TO this favored land,
and for which the people sbau'd d f3nd
time enough, even In the harry and
hustle OF this age Of teIegrapts, electftci-
ty and steam, to rais 90 their hearts In
thanks to Him who rnles the earth,
directs the seasons, ard olts tho
mighty oceans in the hollow OF His
hand. tr.t
/ There Ia, to be sure. great dep. sssion
of business at present, ard MANY men
are deprived of the work berei y hey
tsrneu the daily bread tor III, mse YES
and fam lies, but even with there hard
ships there is no one in this brt ad land
but who can find something 10 be thanl.
ful for, and it has truly been said that
things are never 80 bad, but they m g mt
be worse.'
A few years since, q man With his
wife and four children rem, we'd 10 this
city from Philadelphia, and Ere they
scarlet fever seized upon their Oldest
child. Iu q few days another was
stricken, then another, and in very
short time all four were stretched ON
beds of sickness, and what proved to
be death beds to two Of the bl highest Of
the flock. Thanksgiving Day came
around, aud the Dight preceding had
been spent by the almost broken
hearted parents In viRils over heir
loved ones At an e&rly hour in the
morning the attending physician came.
aud as he n.ersd the house said TO the
IN an T." Well, to-day il Thanksgiving,
hut don t suppose that you think that
you have much 10 be thankful for"
and was greatly surprised when lie was
answered: "Oh yes, We have q great
d al to be thankful for. but above all
feel thankful that the bealth of my elf
aud wife is spared, and that we are
given strength to care for our sick chill
dIen."
And so it Is with all: tie r.echsnic
may be out of work at preseut, bnt he
can be thankful If he, with his wife and
little ones, are in the enjoy ment Of rcod
health and he can rest assured, that
although all may seem gloomy now,
no night was ever 90 dark that II was
not followed by day light. Del th may
have entered the household durmg The
year and snatched away the fsuni y pet.
but even then, should not the pare Its
be thankful that one or both of ihtm
wee not aiken. ard their li'tle one,
who is BOW safe from all harm and
danger, left to tie un feeling mt rei, T Of
lof The world, 'nd possibly TO lie I uf-
fet-d around and illtreated by strangers
| The setting apart Of day in each
year for rendering thanks for blessings
received, is o beautiful custom, and far
di ,tanJ may the day be when Infidelity
and atbe ism shall 30 control the affairs
of State that the custom will be allowed
10 tall into disuse. l. is All old, q time
honoIed custom, descended down
through many years, and to morrow,
when many will gather around the
festive board. aud view the gambols of
their children, or perchance grand
children, some there no doubt will be
whose minds will revert to their OVID
youth full days, and as this panorama Of
childhood's hours pass before their
minds eye. they will for the time being
again be children, and join in their
sports.
Those who are blessed with abunda ace
can perhaps find no better way 10 re-
! turn their thanks, and show their
appreciation of the blessings they enjoy,
than by ordering we'll filled. basket to
bs sent from the grocers or marketman's
10 some one, possibly just around tha
iu their lives feel themselves unable to
prov ide as usual for the day. This IL
an act that will not cost much, and the
memory OF 1t in the days 10 come will
rise as q sweet incense, and more than
repay the small outlay a thousand fold.
All should avoid exceeses of every kind
and there is probably no time in tho
year whom the injunction OF the apostle
to be temperate in all things" Ia
more applicable than on holiday like
Thanksgiving.
The manufactures and industrial
works. with all the public Offices,
banks and schools will be closed, to
give all an opportunity to observe the
day.
There are several attractions announ-
ced for this evening, among them bt ing
. Praise Service at Grace NJ. f.
church, when eleven different hymns,
anthemsand voluntaries will be sung,ad
resses delivered, and lessons from the
The Shields Library Association will
give their twenty-second annual recep-
tion this evening, and the German
Turner Association will also celebrate
It's annive rsary BY q ball In German
Hall. "The World" Company will
perform at tie Opera House this even
ing and to morrow afternoon and even.
ing.
Tc. morrow morning the congrega.
tiohs of Central, Hanover, West and
the first Presbyterian churches will
unite in a praise service at Hanover
church, Sixth and X ing streets. There
will also be preaching in the morning
al EpwOrth NJ. L. church, by the pas
tor, Rev. W. b. Gregg. In theeveninR
there will be q praise service 1t Union
NJ. E. church, at which several ad-
DIR. sses will be delivered by prominent
ministers.
There will be special Thankspivine
services held in Brandy WIN. FapL,S
church, at Chadd . Ford, at 10 so to-
morrow morning by the pastor, Rev.
J. Wesley Sullivan, who will deliver a
discourse on Thanksgiving" At
Z 80 O'Clock in the evening there will
be revival serv ices. This evening, and
also to- morrow evening, there will DO
preaching at the Bethany Baptist
church by the evangelist, Rev. Mr..
INeedham.
Tomorrow morning there will be
. shooting match at Scheutzen Parx.
under the auspic of the Wilmington
Gun Club. There will also be the
usual number of raffles this even;nu