The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-27
THANKSGIVING SERMON
At Calvary Episcopal ChurcG by Bishop
Coleman.

| Bishop Coleman yesterday morning
preached at Calvary Epise5pa Church. /
was special Thanksgiving service a1t
7 the church was prettily decorated. Grains
| fruits, vegetables and flowers were ar.
| ranged in artistic manner around the
chancel. Hidden by the decorations were
a large number Of contributions Of prGyls.
ions, which after the service were given
20 st. Michaels Day Nursery and Hospital
| for Babies.
| The services were read by he Rev. A.
r. Walker rector Of the parish and
Bishop Colaman preached the sermon, in
which he referred to several current
| events He took as his text First Thessa-
lonans v, IS: "In everything give thanks,
for this Is The will of God in Christ Js-
sus concerning you" Bishop Coleman said
that the religion Of many people in tae
| present day seems rather to be the relig-
ion Of getting than OF giving They are
| evidently Striving 10 advance their own
welfare and prosperity without regard to
| that Of their neighhors. Bgt the highest
form Of religion Is certainly reached in
| giving, In bestowinE what We have upon
| the wants Of others. or course there is
! getting that proceeds out of such Civ
| ing, for no one can give unsaltishly ana
| generously without receiving a recon-
! pense, but the giving that begets the get
ting Is not the giving that is done for the
sake OF getting. This form of religion,
this religion Of giving, is brought before
us with special emphasis on such day.
and yet. however 50 easy and costless a
giving Thanksgiving is, now commonly it
it lacking, and even when the propriety
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THANKSGIVING nav was nor an,oiuteI far
foot hsu matrbus mn any su,h sn,r-s r,r
even for sccial innsrcoursa no natter how
harmless these things NAV rn in tha.i-
selves. If was annointel thar as a NATHAN
We should assemble in our houses of wor-
ship as a nation, and not in the too scauty
CONGREGATIONS as seen, to r,pdar thanks to
God. | am myself a great lover of ath
letic sports, and have been a nronoter Of
them for many ears. but love my church
too we'll to look with uncuucern on the
usurparon of its time fer public worshp
by calls that can as well be attended To
at other times.
'This is at least a nominal Christian
land and its inhabitants ought to behave,
especially on such DAYS as this, as Chris
tiau people | may here without giving
any offense, allude to some coufplaints
that have been uttered against the Presi-
dents proclamation by the members of the
Jewish household Of faith. who have found
fault with the terms OF the proclamation
as implylng that this is a Christian land
and so they have felt themselves, by the
terms of the proclamation, excluded from
the observance Of this feast l have great
respect for the Jewish race and would