Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-04

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Jned up ia order unto Thee; if / would
declare and speak of them, they are more
than can be remembered" Let every
lgrzteful soul Inquire with the psalmist,
what fit return Lord can ] make, Ii.
| For all Thy gifts on me bestowedf
Rendering to a true God. In true and
right manner, is the sum of true religion
| This idea is constant with the scriptures !:
RENDER unto God the things which are
Gods. As true loyalty is giving to
cesar the things that are Cssar's. so true
piety is the giving to God the things that
are Gods, and so in the parable of the
vineyard let out to husbandmen, all we
owe to God. in the widest sense, Is ex-
pressed by rendering @ihe fruits in theiI
season. Likewise. also, particular acts
lof religion are so expressed in the Scrip
lures b-Thy vows are upon me, 0 God!
will render praises unto Thee" Take
| with you words and turn to the. Lord |;
say unto Him, take away all iniQuity,
and receive Us gracipusly; so will we ren-l
der the calves Of our lips Let this.
then, be the import o. the text: "In what
things and by what means shall pro-
mots religion In Its exercise? How shall
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shall I show myself duiy religious to-
wards Him who hath been constantly
and abundantly muniiicent in His benefits
| toward mey / answer: First, by a due
acknowledgement Of God, the Father OF
all our mercies. who, through Jesus
Christ, giveth as all things richly to en-
joy; and hence says the Apostle, "My
God shall supply all your need accord
lag to His riches in glory by Jesus
| Christ" Belief in and an acknowledge
ment of the Triane God lies at the very
foundation of religion. and is involved
in every distinct act of devotion. Aud
the want OF such belief and acknowledge
ment, will vitiste every approach into
His presence Heb. 1i-6: "He that COM,
eth to God, &c" l'7'n9
There seems to be special need to en-
phssize this point, stree it is 50 generally
Overlooked. II there had bren stuffed
effort to deny the God Of tile B bic and
ignore thu CT lwn rights OF Jesus Christ
in the State papers calling To this public
Thanksgiving, they could scarcely have
been less distinctisely christian.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
The season is nigh when it is the early wont
of this people to observe the day appointed for
that purpose by the President as the especial
occasion for thanksgiving unto God Now,
therefore, in recognition Of this hallowed Gus
tom, l, Chester A. Arthur, President of the
United States, do hereby designate as such day
of general Thanksgiving, Thursday, the 9th of
| this present November, and do recommend
that throughout the land, the people eeasing
| from their accustomed occupations, do then
keep holiday ut their several places of worship,
and with heart and voice pay reVerent aeknowl-
edgement to the Giver of all good for the count
less blessings wherewith he has visited this
nation.
GoykRNoR's PROCLAMATION.
By virtue Of authority conferred upon me by
section 3l77 of the revised statutes, and in ac-
cordance with the old and honored custom, ]
hereby sppoint Thursday, November 9th, as
public holiday, and invite the people of Ohio
then to join in thanksgiving for the blessings
| of the year.
Let US remember and act upon the principle
that sit is more blessed to give than to receive
so that in these days OF widespread poverty, the
more fortunate, by acts of charity and gifts be-
slowed in kindness, may enable all to share in
the spirit and feeling OF the occasion.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
the State of Ohio, at the city of Columbus, this
Sth day Of November, A. D., 1884.
GEo. HoADLY, Governor.
JANIS W. NKwNAN, Sec'y of State.
That of the President is cold and for
NAL. 1t impress 8 one as a perfnnctory
service. There is nothing in it to AVA
ken responsive echo III the christian
heart. The most that Can be said of that
of Gov. Hoadly Is that II is religious only
in the sense of the boldest deism. How
painfully noticeable is the fact that no
q lusion Is made to the Lord Jesus Christ,
Though whom alone any acceptable wor-
ship can be rendered to God, or forgive>
ness or favor, for nations and individ.
uals, can be obtained This persistent
aud uniform omission of the name of
Christ, from sGch State papers, has the
appearance of studied avoidance of
that name. It forces upon US the con-
clusion that the omission is not casual
and inadvertaRt one, but designed with
holding Of any recognition Of Him,
through whom alone we have the knowl-
edge of God, and whose mediation Sc.
cures for US. as individuals and nations,
all our lnercies. We do not say that the
christian church in this land ought not
to recognize such deisticd pruclamations.
but we do say that they ought not TO OBJ
serve them without solemn protest
against the dishonor done to their Lord
and Savior, whose name is"The Word
of Goo, and who hath on his vesture and
oD his thigh name written, King of
Kings and Lord Of Lords" If the SER
vices OF this day enter into the ear of
tue Lord of Sabbaoths, we must recognize
the Great High Priest over the house of
GUd through whom We have sccess into |
The Holiest of all. The true religion is |
the christian religi0n-ths true church |
is the christian church-acceptable wor-
ship is worship in the name of Christ. |
81 am the way. the truth and the life |
no man cometh unto the Father but by |
me-" Ii, then, this nation be preserved
from mere deism in sentiment, which |
would issue in practical atheism, there |
must be q recognition of the Triune God. |
from whom we receive every good and |
perfect gift, and to whom We owe "the |
sacrifice of Iraise to God continually |
that is the fruit of our lips,giving thanks |
to His name"
This belief in, and recognition of the |
Triune God. is comprehensive and far
reaching in It's influence on the individ- |
ual mind and the mi n:il character. 1t |
is divine and alm gnti, force that will |
reverse the drift of national and indiyid-
ual life. Under its influence. justice will
displace wrong-right will triumph over
might, and principle will govern instead
of expediency. 1t will lead away from the |
fallacies and sophisms of secular phil !
osophy and fix the mind on eternal veri-
ties and mould the life into conformity /
with its immortal destiny. 1t will ele /
vate the affections and transfer them
from trifiing vanities to things more
stable than the everlasting mountains
and the perpetual hills.
Again TO the question: How shall /
show myself thankful, Le., religious, to
him who hath been constantly and
abundantly muuificent in his benefits to
to mep 1 answer. secondly: BY reeogA