Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-12-02
LITTLE FALLS TRANS eRI'P'T|.
JOB PRINTING
THANKSGIVING SERMON.
Interesting Discourse by Rev. A. A.
Joss Of the Episcopal
Church.

at the Cnurcn OF Our SAVIOR was at
tended by a large number OF wor-
shippers who listened to an eloquent
address of Rev. A. A. Joss upon the
day and it's observance. He said:
'"Thanksgiving is venerable with
age. 1t has it's origin in the Jewish
economy. The Hebrew ritual OBJ
served one feast day, the great day OF
Atonement and three feasting periods
the Feast of Pilgrims, the Pass
over, which commemorated their de-
parture from Egypt, Penticost, the
Feast of Weeks, or Ingathering,
which commemorated the giving OF
the law on Mount Sinai, and the last
great feast in the Jewish Calendar,
the Feast of Tabernacles, which took
place in the Autumn, which CONNIE
morated the 40 years of wanderings
when the Hebrews lived in tents. 1t
was observed at the close of the har-
vest, and was period OF thanksgiV-
ing and praise to God.
"The successor Of Passover in the
Christian church is Easter, the sue
cessor of Penticost is =Whitsuntide,
and the successor OF Tabernacles is
Thanksgiving day Thanksgiving
day was early observed in the New
England colonies. Occasional
thanksgiving days were appointed
by Dutch governors OF the New
Netherlands, and later by the Eng
lish governors of New York.
During the Revolution Thanks
giving day was a national institu-
ton. During the Civil War Presi-
dent Lincoln ordered it to be OBJ
served in 1863 and 1864. Since his
time all annual proclamation has
been issued by the president OF the
United States and custom has fixed
the time for the last Thursday in
November.
eff we accept the doctorine of a
personal God, who is the giver OF all
earthly as we'll as spiritual blessings,
it is but natural and right that such
a day should be observed, and just
in proportion, as men are firm believ-
ers in Gods providential love and
care for his children, will they observe
the day.
"While all, Christian or non-Christ-
ian, are thankful for the abundant
harvest, the golden grain, the purple
grape, the delicate apple. There are
other things far more important to
US Christians for which we thank
God OH this blessed morning. And
first we thank him for that religious
and political tolerance which is SO
characteristic of the age, and which
speaks volumes for the wisdom, i'll
telligence, large heartiness and in
sight of our people. Persecution for
we trust never to reappear. All
Christian churches and societies have
been guilty OF this madful sin in
times past.
"Second, we are to thank God that
, this is, in a pre-eminent sense of the
word an age of philanthropy. The
) social question, is the great, l had
almost said, the only question OF the
age, and he is blind who does not see
it. The relation that man holds to
: his fellow man, the duty we owe one
to the other These are the thoughts
l that occupy more or less the minds
, of thinking men.
u "Third, we are to thank God tha'
we are living in scientific age, suct
Il as the world has never known before
Where nothing is accepted, but tha
= which can be proven, or that which
u rests upon the highest probability
q Science is sitting the wheat from TIL
" chaff, discovering new methods G
8 relieving disease, and blessings NOR
g. in a material way
- "Fourth, We are to thank Go
l. that christianity is spreading every
s. where, at home and abroad. No
- speculating christianity, such a
y finds expression in creeds, but sue
D. as finds expression in true christia
u thinking, feeling and living, for niue
- as we believe in matter stateme1
of the truth, we believe much more
hat life which comes from God, All
~ it's power is able to mai