The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-24

the Jewish Synagogue last night at
which Rev. DR.. B. A. Bonnheim
preached a very interesting sermon
from Deut 8, 10:
"And when thou hast eaten and are
satisfied then shalt thou bless the Lord
for the good land he has given thee
"The American people are called upon
to have a special day of thanksgiving
for the u~ncountable blessings, for the
~ipnumerabIe benefits which God has be-
slowed upon them as a nation, and We
Israelites arc ever ready to manifest u
allegiance TO our beloved country, and
gladly praise the Lord for the great and
GOOD land which no has given to our
fathers and to us.
"What is it that makes q country
, great and blessed? To this question we
can give q number Of answers. The
fertile soil, the great variety OF climate
nv which the husbandman ID enabled
to fill his gamers with every possible
product, is certainly one OF them; the
vast branches OF industries that give
employment to hundreds and thou
sands OF skilled hands, is another. The
great intellect and material genius oil
the American people, which brings
about new branches of business INT
acts afoot enterprises OF so gigantic Q
nature that life assumes n new ana
cheerful aspect, is a third. A fourth IS
the moral tendency OF the general peo-
ple and their desire to crush vice, TO
uphold virtue and morality. a nth IS
our free institutions OF learning, our
public and high schools, by which the
child of the .humblest citizen has the
opportunity to enrich his mind with n
vast amount of knowledge and learning
which will make him again a co-laborer
for the welfare of humanity. And last,
hut not least, it is the form OF our
government, the laws OF equity, which
we all without distinction enjoy, nj
which every true, loyal American prizes
SO highly.
millions OF people is, in the eyes OF the
law of our country, no ruler, no auto
Graf. but simply the officer whose sworn
duty it is to uphold the constitution oil
these United States and to execute the
will OF the people. Neither he nor the
men chosen to assist him are the rulers
OF the people, but the people are the
sovereign rulers, their will is the law
and that law has testified aud will ever
stand and protest against every yoke
and oppression wherever it may yet be
applied by |tyrannical governments
and for such a country We, too, feel
grateful and mingle our prayers with
other citizens for the continued welfare
of this. our beloved America. Let US,
too, like the rest OF our countrymen,
not only enjoy its blessings. but also
share n and all the sacred duties, and
bring, if needful, personal sacrifices to
make our country the pride OF nations.
LET us, too, like the rest OF our
American people, take a deep interest
in ~ religion, as we'll and as much as
they do, and instill into the hearts OF
our children the lesson Of divine truths,
for without religion and morality no
government can be upheld.
"Ths lives of all great men remind
u.s. that they we're early trained in the
Word Of God, and the lessons OF morale
ty and virtue, and wherever mon have
fallen in the abyss OF sin 1t can be cas-
ily traced back that it was those who
discarded the teachings and principles
OF divine precept.
AMEN in this, u beloved county,
have risen from the depths OF poverty.
and occupied the highest positions OF
trust and honor, andif we study their
Biographies we shall invariably find
that they were trained in their earliest
childhood in tho word OF God, which
afteward in their more matured years
served them az a shield against all
temptation and which stamped upon
their brows that earnestness and devo-
ton, that integrity and honesty, to
strict duty which brought success at last
in spite OF the many obstacles thew had
to endure and the mountain OF difficulty
they had to ascend, they reached their
goal-their destination.
And il we thus strive to labor for u
individual improvement, 1t will have
the tendency TO benefit u surround
ings and the community in whose midst
we live.
1t is true that our government recog-
nizes no special creed or church and
may the day never come, when 1t will
designate this or that form Of creed as
tho religion OF the United States.
May state and church wander as two
faithful companions side by side, let
each one in its own way exercise its
great and noble influence upon the hui
man family, but let each n know also
liz place. and its due boundary line.
Let not tho one try and overpower the
other. freedom of conscience, religious
and political liberty are great boons
and stand forth as mighty pillars, which
have upheld, and which will continue
to uphold q government by the people
and for the people.
But how much more then Is 1t neces-
sary that we as a civilized nation nour-
ish and foster religious truth, the I'M
shaken faith in a kind and wise Provi-
dence, without which no government
can exist.
Ii q man becomes a citizen, ne raises
his hand heavenward to WOW true allie.
glance to his country. If a citizen is
asked to give his testimony before a
court or iu ige NO calls in reality on God,
who is omniscient and omnipresent, as
his witness that he tells the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
What would become of our courts OF
Justice, if tho faith in God were shaken
and tho Sinaitic words "rhou shalt not
take the name OF the Lord thy God in
vain were considered as a myth.
Let us then my friends, unite our
hands and hearts in our humble efforts
TO spread the seed of religion into the
hearts OF tho young, and let us be
grateful that God has given us such a
country, such a home where nc politi-
cal power can hinder US from serving
him according to the dictates OF u
IL. f.fAk iL..iAal f.a,n