Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-02
Thanksgiving Sermon.

4 Thanksgiving sermon delivered
by Rev. H. c. Todd, at the Con-
gregational church, last Thurs
day morning. Rev. Todd spoke
in his usual taking and forcible
manner. After the regular
openingexerc ses the pastor read
the Thanksgiving proclama-
tons of the President and
the Governor. We are sorry
we are unable to give our rea-
ders the sermon in full but below
1--WE give a synopsis of it. Text,
Psa. 65-11:
Thou crownest the year with
thy goodness, thy paths drop
fairness"
Seldom during the years of
our history since the civil war
have we been permitted to come
-to-getherwith disposition of gra-
titude to God, acknowledging
his glory and power with this
truth prevailing our minds and
hearts as this time. So marked
have been his providences SO Won
derful his workings, SO bountiful
his blessings that it would re-
quire but little droof to convince
us that the hand of God was in
human affairs and that in all in
.dustrial, social or religious life the
creator of us all has majestically
stopped to place his crown
upon all good and leaves the
benefits of them to reveal that
he has been true to his pur-
pose, his love and his power.
No great requirement or pro-
duction Of man or earth has
come to the high ideal to which
it was intended, but that, in dine
time the Almighty has set his
mark upon it, leaving it as an
5inspiration for these words,
Thou contest with goodness.
On the other hand man of him
self has signally failed because
orof selfshness, greed mistake
wickedness aun has sent forth to
world the cry of hard times" or
''lack of confidence" leaving as a
result on his own part great
possibilities to drag through the
mires of human woes innumer.
able and thereby acknowledge
what is good, what is blessed
has come from God. It is fitting
them at this time to engage in
these services so wisely institu-
ted by our fathers, and so decreed
by those who represent us as a
nation and a state as well as
that we allow the SPONTANEOUS
vibrations of our hearts to re-
sound in songs Of praise and
words of prayer But if these
should cease the traditions of
our land as coming to us beyond
that we have already noticed
I'VE should not be without due
consideration in the ful6llment Of
these words for not alone the
year but they can hold full sway
as we dwell upon the goodness
of our God.
: It is no secret to say that a
thousand years before the discov-
cry of America, the Chinese at
tempted to land upon our shores
andIfailed, or that three hundred
years before the Anglo-Saxon
landed the l1ohamedans sought
to do likewise and failed, but
when after the full6llment of
time the Pilgrim Fathers as
though divinely appointed, from
a land of persecution and suffer
ing accomplished their mission
and established their purposes
that have resulted in building up
the grandest nation ofthe world,
the jeweled crown of onlnipo-
tence descended with all it's blessed
consequences. Let us recall to-
day our reasons for Thanksgiv-
ing as we mark the hand of God
in human affairs.
Individual interests reveal the
divine consideration while collec-
tive bodies and nations have de-
manded the attention of men,
God has given himself as much
to the personality of His creatures
so definite, so special has been
his attention that none of us
can review our day before we
r111S+ cav He saw If He knew it.