Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-30

Thanksgiving day was observed in the
city yesterday By holding religious
services in many Of the leading churches;
i suspension of business in the banks, at
county and city office and at the leading
business establishments. Tie streets pre-
sented a Sunday appearance and the pso-
! pie seemed TO fully realize the full nleauIng
Of the day. 1t would seem that no day OF
the year found more light hearts and con-
tented couuteuances than Thanksgiving.
The poor made happy by presents aud kind
remem ORANGES and those in better circum-
stances happy that they had made dona-
tions and were able TO do SO. One of the
most pleasing sights was the newsboys
aud bootblacks at dinner which is reported
| IN full IN other columns
AT WEST SIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHUEH.
God hath not dealt SO with every ma
| ton was the text at the West Side Pres
! byterian church. There was a good aud
| fence in attendance, it being union ser
vice in which all The congregations or the
| West Side participated
! Rev. w 5. TuIl of Dodge avenue ". E.
| church preached the sermon and spoke as
/ follows:
/ This was said concerning the Jewish ma
/ ton at the dedication Of the second temple
as rebuilt by Nehemiah, and 50 l have
taken this text. rot because { has any ref
| erence TO the people of our country and
/ time, but merely as q text to show that
/ God deals with nations.
/ 1t is true that with the Jewish nation
/ the Lord dealt with great patience and
/ lenieucy, else they would have been swept
D - he
| ground to atoms under the millscoues of
war, and 1t is a significant fact that we
! have today many vices which when work
| ing alone IL human affairs have sent mil
/ lions of the common people to their graves
and driven magnificent beings from their
thrones.
But the laws Of human society of which
! law God is the wise author have given US
also many virtues that II these times
work to prohibit the vicious of our world
from usurping dangerous and unmerited
supremacy over the good, and so order and
prosperity are preserved to our lives, our
homes and our country.
These are conditions OF life here for
which we all feel grateful The causes of
all the great political, social ard religious
disturbances of our world are due to
human neglect and carrlessness. and not
to any manifest wrath of God against
those who are thus disturbed.
The French revolution of 1875 was due
to the fact that the DISCONTINUED peasantry
could no longer tolerate the tyranny Of the
imperial rule and so arose against 1t.
Justice on the part OF those in authority
would have been the successful remedy
against an enraged peasantry.
The same is true Of nihilism in Russia.
And the same will be true concerning the
rise of anarchy in this country.
Anarchy. here, however, is without ex-
cuse Vigilance on the part of the Ameri-
can people will keep it forever from our
shores
II it should rise TO the proportions of dan
ger it Will have TO be destroyed by the
people God would no more come down
and destroy it than he would come down
aud extinguish the flames OF city on
fire. We should therefore feel glad that
We are not living under such a system Of
things as would make national dissolution
as probable as national prosperity regard
less of the conduct OF tie people.
Then again, among all the vices of the
ancient and modern world there has al
ways appeared a counteract1ug virtue.
Belshazzer' feast was interrupted by
Daniel, David lecherous life was inter
rupted and reproved by Nathan. Herod's
life of vice was troubled by the appearance
of John the Baptist, Felix and Aggrippa, in
the full blaze Of their political splendor,
were made TO tremble on their thrones By
the eloquence OF Paul.
Thus in all places and times the right
has locked shields with the @rong, with
constant growing OF the right. Daniel
saw the winning power of evil go down
into shame and everlasting contempt
Nalichi could feel the world tremble
under the advancing feet Of the King of
kings and saw him shifting it with words
of his mouth Ike waves of fire.
This is Christ's world and He will not
permit it TO nleander away from the grasp
of His power. Let Us all thank God for
the prosperity and plenty of the past year
and trus. him for the future
AT CENTRAL PBESBTTERIAN CHURCH.
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