Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-29

loving kindness. o.,
1t wa. proposed in this discourse 10 call
90 mind Gods greatest Of all temporal
mercics -oi0 IT, and 10 show how we can
best praise Him for such a GIFT.
II should be done not merely by the ut
tcrauca Of The words Of thankegiune. or
boy laying offerings upon the altar Rather
Jet d. hc done hy The most vigorous, zeal
GUS. constant use OF the git for the glory
Of God and for the good OF men. ! nus
may wo redeem the mi-spct wasted past,
and cGecluaily praise Him with our lives o.
well as with our lips 10y giving up ourselves
90 His service and walking before HIM III
holiness and righteousness a!l our days.
There Was an unusually good attendance
and am Offering for tle benefit OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church Home.
ALL SAINTS.
A large congregation was present in AL
Saints church at l. O'clock, the hour ap-
pointed for m0rnIu. service. The music
was especially sweet and appropriate, TIE
choir. with Professor Marshall 1T the organ,
singing among other selections the hymn
Good Bless Our Native Land.
The sermon bv the rector Rev. j. l..
Dowuman. was on the subject Of thanks
giving The speaker showed that thanks
giving is but the expression of gratitude
and that gratitudel~ natural cholacter.s-
tlC W"l,l " .,i;.. ''''' T naaos ,c,re
20 ,,,',lt Lcou,,f,,l Illustrations
''i'"'..,:,,,'l,, ~ 'I .I,a ,'a,, ,yithout rroti-
tnj-;'o ,n'n 'wilbnuf heart he has lost
this. one Of the Grst chaIactenstics OF his
nature.
GoI would have rs thank Him not only
for His own but for our sakcs, because
b,l,,' ,,.,'a-l. dcr,lo.iug and moonifvino
H'ip 'o""t ''n '',e ,,-,
- @
'"t ti....,.,,.4l.l, .l,;. J,,t,. .,npolI tl,rouob
c,,,t,- .',i .,,cl,rl win IIioh,rl,a-
| t,rr Iat oarL think of The hlc~-ing, he
enior1 national and civil. cepeciallv let
! INN thinl, of his own individual blessings.
i,',t,,,,. ,,ot NJ tho.a ,,bo ba,. more hut at
thnst. -, ,rbofn God lr4 Given les, than 20
! bim and be win see that be- has much to
,,all Ell, lis ,,,.,+it,idr and much forwlich
a. l,i,.a ti4rLs 10 ms Creator. the autho-
of ~ cyerv Good and perfect cltt."
Tho sermon was based on the action "a
the ten lcpcrs who were healed ot Their
di-c1se az they went IN obedience. TO
ChrSt- command: No snow yourselves
unto tie priest TIN one leper coming
back and EXPRESSING his gratitude for the
blessing hc had received illustrates tine
spirit of Christianity. and the other nine
who had received the same blessing gong
ON their way forgettul ol Their beneidctur
illustrates the spirit of the world-oi men
who take the blessings and bountleSof the
Creator a. "a matter of course rcgerdlcs. OK
the duty they owe HIM. the duty OF giving
thanks which they themselves expect and
demand from their fcliOU-mcn VIXEN their
f.llov-men have been recipients of their
bounty.
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ST. Johns next HulH"F H"iu'At'
cnMsT CHURCH
o,, ;.. h..ll ot Christ
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ine character An excellent congregation
"aS in nitrhoalCv. 9.. 90 s.r,.;.os .of ono,t in
Inc IeE"l'I "t,li nI,''., W r'oL fnr Thanks
ih' Li'svop"i i''' ,,'. ,", I',. tbe rector Rev.