Great Falls tribune., 1889-11-30
CHURCHES UNITED.
THEY JOIN IN THANKsuIyINe,
SERVICE.
ELOQUENT Sermon by Rev. j. Anderson
Good Attendance-Timely Gem
erosity for the Lynn, Mass,
Sufferers.

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49,, Az. ,' 80. - =, e"' ','e
lesson "n.' W. Al''efsoh ueliVefea the
the thanksgiving sermon. The service
was well attended. 1t was not tile inten-
tion to take IN any collection. INF some
nne hannilv s,,go estsa nm ws con,d hast
olie hapPl'y sussesseo tli''a we coulu pest
thing to the sufferers in the great conf,
uration ut T,vnn Mace 1,st waol, The
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sugses'io'' 80. WI hes''' ~ appoVal ol az
present and as result the east-boInd
train yesterday carried d money order for
"a 5l, n the mavor If T,vnn II n, r;,a,,
.,a,;a4 ,,,ss,
'o we ie'iei luna'
Rev. J. Anderson preached an eloquent,
impressive sermon, taking as his text.
uRlassed il the Naton \ pso,ma % 1o
T.a,.. Z ,,u. !, f,,1',4.a. ''. I'M
IS spoAe Y i'ail m ioiAo"s'
There are many avenues Of thought
along which our minds might, on an &C.
oae;on Ike M nraaant annronr;oto,,
e''i , ID s:s s,1, s..s:.s.',
raVel, ahu Wlic'l "ouiu " lrui''ul ~
inspiring our hearts with thanksgiving
and praise to Almighty God.
We might review the general provident
ial blessings which the LORD Almighty
has youc lsated to US as a nation during
the past year; blessings positive, as well
us those that are negative. We might
consider the blessings OF an ample har-
vest which mas been garnered, providing
abundant food Tor the millions OF our
own population and enabling us to ex,
port millions upon millions Of bushels OF
q grain 70 feed the hungry IN other lands.
Hi Ia mi tn IA fr1it II NJ
n the teeming myriads Of sheep and cattle
N which feed on our broad prairies, our hill
q tops and on the slopes Of our mountains,
n ah s, .rI a5 IL - iooe -
nance shinmants "a foreign marl, ata W.
might en- asize the encouroping fact IL
~ raviva1 IF commarnial netiy;tv IN
bnsiness nrosneritv which l. oivinp II
II creased onnort,,nifv for the emnlovmen,
IF thousands II nnr artisans and bonas,
laborars tins enoh]ing than II sustain
their families II incre1sed comfort
Tha waolth IL nn,. 1n;nas m;mbt ia All
ated nnon ond thei,. continual disoorga.
ment If tna nracinna matnls md ot6a,,
voluahIa minerals for tha anrichmant ii
individuals and Of the nation.
We m;~ht dwell mon Ire Incentive.
h,ass;na Is tha ahsance IF naeti,ance 3 and
II
land and cnttiny short hundreds If th,11s-
ands of precious lives,
Tha fact tl,at o,,. nation eniovs the
nracions hoon of naace within it, horders
the ahsence of Interstate strife. and that
we are eyneriencinp the untold favor Of
naacaful relations with aIl the world.
mioht snnnlv us with prand subiect fo,,
tho nresent occasion.
~, - - II, 80 l;ras ~ tlo,r,,+ n,;rn+
be followed and be found sufficient to
swell W n'io onr hearts @ with prutitnde to God
who is the Glyer of all GOOD.
2 :, = : "
THE BllsssEDNEss or \ NATION. -
But the text we have selected elevatess
our minds to far higher realm Of
thought and reveals to us the foundation
principle of the true blessedness of na
ton. ---
blessed is the nation whose God is the
Lord; and the people whom tie hath
chosen for His own inheritance" Here
we have GODS idea ana estimate OF the
true blessedness OF nation, and which
consists in moral and spiritual privileges
rather than in material splendor anc
greatness.
A free Interpretation OF our text Woulc
be "that the nation which truly Worshlps
anu SERVES 1Ao hOlu 1o o1OoooAI AoA eAs
Lord chooses such for His own inherit
ance.
If we would truly understand the
the nature Of this blessedness we mus
consider the attributes and character Of
the God whom we serve and also some
thing of His purposes and the principles
of His government OF the world.
There is, there Can oe put eqPfennt
;,einsvtne H. ,,arradas ne universe
He is eternal. One day with HIM are a.
Thousand years, as ne has no pc
ginning; 50 also He will have no ending
He inhabits eternity; He is omnlscent
His eye scans lntlnlty, ana pehetfaste'
through eternity. He, only, can declare
the end from the beginning lnlnlt'
wisdom is His also, and Heis omnlpotent
All these attributes OF God are engaged
to secure the highest welfare OF the peo
pie of His choice; OF the nation Ina
truly loves and worship filln. ilehce " w
appreciate more fully the security OF I'M
people ''whose God is the Lord" ne
their defence and no weapon thaI is form
ed against them can prosper. we ma;
now boast of the bravery OF our rustlc sou y.
iers and the martial skill displayed y.
our leaders IN Ihe reYo,u.iona.y a, W.. ~,
disciplined troops OF the mother coul''r!
but while we appreciate these elemen.
Of success, never let us forget that u WI
the God of our fathers who fought VIII