The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-11-27
Thanks Sgivings

Tomorrow is she day. solemnly appointed by
President Harrison. for national anksgiving
to God for the manifold blessings OF the pass year
Considered as q day of thoughtful reflection
| on the events of the preceding year it cannot
fail to retain the peculiar sacredness with hi"
| it has come to be regarded by the am ricsn
people. The majority of human beings are
| either conscious or uncouscious partakers OF a
belief in Higher Power that either directly
| controls the universe or is come ct'd in some
way With its laws, and certain sensecf thsDt s.
giving. refined, 1t may be. into numberiess
| varying shades of the sentiment, wesves itsc
into the fabric of mems thoughts. leaving its
imprt SIS in every part of the mental and moral
| realms and rendering tn mind more and more
susceptible to the influence nj ITS who'll s1me
prom ptings. Men are thus ull 'icntly uuited to
| enable them to jointly acq ,i'.ce in the e-tab
lishment aud obs ervaucC OF iRstitu ion he og-
niZsd by all as beneficial and fordiug 80 up or
tIniGy of care ul retrJsi ect oyer e,IcU al OF
| the nations life. The cal ltion of prosperity
| in the past an present cam fall to insp ie
feelings of extreme hIp, incse ia eStr, mt.d
which are inse parable from the Ore lea Inx to
| The grateful recognition OF suproiut Cause o
whose lower must he ascribe the unIisiurb, d
harmony Of CREATION
The obser, anc.. OF Thanks. ling day - is
| Therefore stan ia.ly u ii I'm 70 far .
=peciihg Ito spIrit I'D pur;,osu IL rnH 4
Even the Atheist iHnut h Al our any lee of
| thim .>ity or hatred against = ,he poWe. that
e. =" rh &: them With vi !" ST .n
mAh's lpiness. and ih pu, III . nI- phI-
iosophi ,e IL jo. ces Owe the essihgs Of the year
and 'akrs no note of Ats tli,~s.era "a IurLh.
than 20 class tn IN with ii, vit4be resalt= ii
condition
Ia IN i~.Tf> n
"s sI,en BY the people to TN festival thanks
IvIGg ard a true iutt rpret .Li0n of the year
III be ngat for. in 5,gh zion OF is obi
The sciuntiis mia Z, atiied in a visio"
.eG uiumphs achieved durIhs tha year i'll III
bundles domain, IN literary genius nolG.
with heeh appr,cis,lu, Ihe a.itahc. menL mad
N the Held vi lotturs, III iiscip e, ot the brasl
tnd easel are enraptuI cd wan .eIrospect re
ealing the progress maize l.. their culture,
here; tie maChALi3 surveA with prids In,
fl thor elevator of every tt ade toward Its true
/ gnity. and vi VS. ~I.n J1y full satisfaction the
-..ecessfni rffJrla IN ate during the past twelve
Ionths b5 be. ter IOd ~ the multiplied branche:
i ,AiIIed laLor III usefulness by new AID 5.
perior appliances for their the farmer can
.ut fail L observe the sIsnifOld advantages ht
,Ijoys and u contrast uf his privileges with
those OF thu piUnesr hd.b.ndmen Will insure
In Els IN ma EcateIui rec IkHltion OF hts snpSro
on itIon; the Ordin lry laborer ii disposed To
e-I-t he dJcti inc uf pessimists. will conclud,
hat has lot is u most for one In com par
i.on 10 former ears and w Ill notice the gradual
diffusion Of more jus. and humane Sentiments
'mDng the eu pioy 10 elias. es as each year passe.
away; in III 'rI. intel. gent Humanity cannu
tail t, &c the eVidenc furnished each yea.
of the Increased enlish:enmGntiandm morality
IVer It's iIredec ssoI, anu when The NATION Is
called upon to join in solemn reflection oven
these ict>. - great ami lasting results theIe
from.
After learned polein c, have exhausted thei,
lounta ins Of thong hi and reAsou in casustry ai,
moral coaIiovorsy relative - the inqni,y .
What i, meant by the teFm 1OL I" la lie pro,
lam aIiO.. and what h Ill u ute - Lrus OF
sersaLce vi the day. tbs voice VI the .eJple
heard:
Let ever, person rcsI. o. d e. whatever ssuti
.ucnt OF gOUt Is arOu e iu him by the return
4 this occ.,siJn. and '..iuc. himseIf acc riding
o conscien"c, and hInksgiv an them rom
sixty millions OF Freedoms children will As
-. nj in grand hnu, from their grateful
n. arts