St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-27
AT THE CHURCHES.
The Day Generally Celebrated in
q Religious Way.


a Religious Way.
Never before has the nations day of
Thanksgiving been more generally OBJ
served in the churches of this city. The
true spirit pervaded every cOngrega-
ton. In many instances congregations
of two or more churches. ami of differ
ent denominations, united III praise
services. This was particularly SO of
the Peoples church, where the Plym-
outh PRESBYTERIAN. the Park C0ngrega-
tiOnal and other churches united.
The Christians OF St. Paul worShiped
at the shrine OF God in devouJ thanks
giving for his bounty, and never more
earnestly, for never has that bounty
been more actual and pronounced.
Rev. E. p. IngerSOl, of the Park Con-
gregatiOnal church, at the union meet
ing in the Peoples church, took for his
text Eph. ", %:
''Giving thanks always for all things
in the name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
to God, even the Father"
''Grander than any monument to per-
petuate the memory of noble deeds is
the monument we rear today" said he.
''fOr it is a nations monument OF
THANKSGIVING, not to man, but to God,
1t is the testimony of a free people that
there is Father above us who hath
crowned the year and the years with
His loving kindness. THANKSGIVING is
an act of the soul which lifts its offering
heavenward, and has come specifically
to mean day on which we recall the
mel cies OF the year and to render to
God joyous tribute OF gratitude. 1t Is
a day for family gatherings and CRATE
ful gladnesS, and for substantial minis
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day is q fit celebration of 4 great
truth, it does not fill the demands
Of God. nor give time and vol
ume for the song of the thankful
soul. Gather in the scope and spirit of
the Bible and yOu will have a continued
song of thanksgiving. Centuries ago it
was the boast of certain old mOnaSteries
that the service of praise and thanks
| giving never ceased within their walls.
Choir after choir in turn daily filled the
| consecrated place with song. Years
passed. men died, but the song ceased
not. AS the fire upon the altar of Is
rael'S temple was always burning, so
our God calls upon His church and upon
every soul to keep alive the flame OF de-
vOut thanksgiving. Thanksgiving? 1t
| is thanks living, too. The living of
our thanks is the test of our
songs. The multitude of mans
mercieS Is not ALWAYS the true
| gauge of his thankfalneSS. We
are to give thanks ''tOr all things
for personal blessings and common
| mercies. Life. health and happiness
are His gifts. From Him are the air we
! breathe. the earth we tread, the water
We drink. the dew of the night and the
| twilight of the day. the bird song Of the
| morning, the vigor and brightness of
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| tide. The rich and the poor alike have
this feast of fat things" The sur
shines for ali. What profusion oil
bounty he has let fall upon fair Mime
! sofa, with her superb cities and bright
| villages. Bounty, bounty, at once the
emblem and the minister of God,
| Wonderful life-giving sunlight Never
| getting tired, the sun goes on pouring
out his lavish abundance upon the evil
and the good, as vital as upon creations
MORN"
Christ Church Services.
The customary services, appropriate
| to the day, were celebrated at Christ
| church, with excellent music by the
vested choir. The sermon was by Rev
| Charles ID. Andrews, the rector. After
| ali eloquent preface. DR.. Andrews said;
| honor Thanksgiving day because it
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! because it fosters the sanctifying pleas
ures of home. The Thanksgiving din
ner has become quite proyerbial in ouI
national speech and thought as synOny-
nous with family union and home com
| ing. 1t is time when everybody wants
| everybody else to have good Thanks
| giving repast; time when the spirit OF
brotherhood is abroad, and the Thanks
| giving turkey, with its well-provided
| coneomitants, finds its way to the poor
| mans door, the widows cottage and the
| orphans home. In the asylum, in pris-
| on, in refuge or hospital, everybody is
made to feel that little extra kindness
| is in the heart of discipline; that the ma.
ton is keeping Thanksgiving day; and
all the good things speak gospel which
| no word from human lips could speah
so we'll. l tell you the very sight Of the
| almost universal Thanksgiving dinner
| every where calls back to human hearts
| the precious memories of sanctities OF
home. Youth comes back to the aged
| the long dreary path of life fades away
| and the landscape fills the vision. How
| many familiar forms rise up around the
table spread on Thanksgiving day
| Even against the luxury of modern
wealth the picture of the old homestead
is defined; you see the grim old fireplace
the Tenders, the great brass and irons, the
blazing logs. the old mother in her high
backed chair. the stately form of the
old dignified father, the groups of broth
ers and sisters and visiting relatives
and the old home is full of song and
laughter and good cheer. for it is the
family gathering. Thanksgiving day
has brought together the delighted
household, and every sleigh that drive:
up to the hospitable door discharges {
merry load to mingle in joyous company
under the paternaI vine and fig tree
All, happy vision! homes sweetest
memories cluster about the day we
keep each year to tell us of the i'm
mortality of love. How vast is Gods
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