Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-25
ATHANKsGIvING DISCOURSE.

DR.. william v. Kelley Delivers
Thanksgiving Day Sermon at the
First M. e. Church-Thanksgivt |
a National Day-SOme of the Things |
for Which We Are To he Thankful.
The Thanksgiving discourse of the Rev.
DR.. w. v. Kelley at the First M. E.
church yesterday morning was one of ex-
ceeding interest and was listened to by q
large ooncourse of people.
DR.. Kelley took as his text "The Lord
hath done great things for us, whereof we
are glad, Psalms 1868. His general sub
ject WAS stThanksgiving, National Holt
day." His remarks were in general as
follows:
1--WE can everywhere trace Gods hand
in our history. We can see 1t in the early
discovery of the country and the later
Withholding of many Questionable peoples
| and institutions from gaining a decided
foothold here. All in His own good time
He brought about the kind of settlement
which BE desired. The Pilgrims who came
over in the Msyfower in the year 1920,
were the people who formed the bone and
sinew of our country. In the struggle of
the Revolution we can also gee the guild
ance of our heavenly father, who brought
us out the victor. God has done great
things for us. just see what the land by
| Gods blessing has become. Again this
land is the triumphant example of dem
ocrscy or popular government. 1t has
endured the tests of foreign wars and civil
war. The head of the government has
been struck down at the time of 6
i -, IN INT oil
these trials have been survived by it, and
the country was never so prosperous as to
day. And it has done this in the face o.
great odds. It has disappointed its enc
mics in almost everything in which they
predicted failures. The union was pre-
served. The army of citizen soldiers wa
disbanded peacefully. The dictatoria
power which the president in several case
assumed was laid down without protest
The debt is being paid and is not repu
dated. The Alabama claims which causet
30 much excitement were also settled. Al
these are excellent examples of disappoint
ment to the nations enemies. The issue
of the rebellion were crushed as dead a
: the cause of the Stuart's in England
There were two results of this struggl
, | which are important. 1t liberated tn
principles set forth in the declaration G
independence and made the United State
of America more a nation.
I Now it Ia the land of manhood, labol
t opportunities, homes, schools and churches
The world gives us varied testimony
our success. The jealousy of the power
full, the recognition of the intelligent, il
i, dictate this. And the love and blessing {
the poor come upon us. All the world
following in our train. The tendency
clearly toward republicanism.
h1u rse1za oy
Il perils, of which the following are few
: Universal suffrage, the vast size and e:
y tent of the country, sectional interest
> heterogeneous population, the blending
,. all races, the vast tide of immigration, e
It olesiastical interference with civil affair
70 vice and intemperance, the evils arisir
"a from the aggregation of population
- great cities, where one fifth of our popul
u ton gathers, the plutccratic power of ind
II of labor and capital, are sons of the evi
and problems with which our country b
- to deal.
~ But in the face of all this, though, '
~ must go on. All systems have their ov
N risks. There is nothing perfect under Il
\ sun. The country is put in trust for {
y mankind as great experiment.. Let
N try to end this holy experiment in pu
"a republicanism. II ones faith falters, co,
m | pare other lands with ours Our resource
our position in the belt of power betwe
N latitude3O0 and600 Jour geographical locati
w in not being crowded by any other countr
|, Compare the various races-the Africa
Mongolian and Caucasian. Which is t
foremost? Is itnot the Caucasian? Coz
pare governments; which is the bests D,
potism, constitutional monarchy or
publicanism. What true patriot will u
10 answer republicanisma Compare religion
Q, which is the purest? The pagan, Mohal
,e etan or Christian. The Christian has eu,
- ly done the greatest work for the worl
~ And we have the satisfaction of knowi
y that the freest form of Christianity, viii
SO is Professionalism, is the prevailing religi
at in our country. So we have much to
" thankful for, and it is right and prov
at that day should be set apart as a day
r. national Thanksgiving. It is to be HOP
III that the observance will become more g
a eral, and that in time it will become tr,
to | q national day of thanksgiving.