The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-26

Tho Covcnanters FOR the first time in pub
lie.
COVENANTER's HYMN.
The following Il the Coyenanter's hymn:
The King OF kings IS Christ the Lord;
Let all.the earth His praise proclaim
While saints and angels tune their harps'
And sing hosannas 10 His name.
Tho King Of kings is Christ the Lord
Ills banners float I'm every land,
His soldiers. We rejoice 10 march
Obcdicnt 10 His great command.
Tho King Of kings is Christ the Lordi
We fear not any pain nor loss,
on land and sea, AZ home abroad
We love TO bear His holy cross
Tho King Of kings IS Christ the Lord
No truce be given nor battle cease
TIN cvory nation own Him God
And how before the Prince OF Peace
Amen Anon.
DIR. KERRs SERMON.
pr xorrss text was Psalm 75, j: unto
Tbee q God do we give thanks unto
,rbee 90 we give thanks. for that my
name Is near. THY wondrous Works oe-
M Kerr said I'm part: "The planets re-
o., bock tho light Of their central orD
a,a the flowers shed forth tho rays OF
49,, .,,, coIorcd by their own petals. me
,,,eis aver give grateful songs 10 thei.
-r1.to- hut nan must be cormahueu
and tauent TO give thaHks' 10 say
go, name a. near is equivalent 10
ss,,irr God is near. for lie idehuhVs ili'
.or,o With Himself. God Us eNeryN nv, ,,, y.
mt where lie does wondrous No' - -
IN, is recorded. lie gives Ills name Nv, ~
me neople. and thus focuses an il .-
,ov.er and goodness upon ther -, ~
and lives. His name Is IKE -, ,ne
lens that gathers I'm burning e'0"
,ovs OF light from Heaven ,.oo,,s
CO. ,rondrous works lie in three.
..,ai,,s- the realm of nature, the realm Oh
, M the realm Of glory. ms la9'
ne cannot explore until we CROSS 'n'
river. ,.,,. c,ork A
o,r.l- "a bird. or any living thing is more
,,ordrous than any work OF H"h' No,
,rcot.e nothing. hc only discovers ana
..,.,iias Tho forces and materials Goa mas
,,1do Man himself Is the greatest won
-c, ~ creation. and his soul IS MADE lh
49, t,oa~o Of God. All these wonders snow
the ncarrcs OF Gods pIesen''' Ills
thought. his power and goodness
IL one wishes 90 see the granu'S' oi
al .nectaclos ho needs only 20 open his
window and gaze mp into the SKY at M hlsii',
Astronomers estimate over 3o,o0oOW OF
etors The sun ga 1900 900 times as big
.s tho earth. and there are stars whose
llrbt coming 1856 600 miles per second, only
reached our earth last night u started
,,bon tho universe was born. Here are
,yonders that show Gods name is near
b,,t hero Is a greater wonder-a Christian
character framed after Christ. or a Chris
t,an home modelled after Heaven.
LIBERTY or NATIONS.
The history Of nations eliminating IN
the snlendd civilization Of to-day shows
Gods hand and design IL is full Of God
yvondrous works. and tho causes that led
M 20 the creation OF the American re-
public arc a miracle of Providence.
So the history Of the Church. which
Is tho motive Of time. The Church IS the
quoon-emprcss Of the world and the
world remains for her welfare. and great
ness. nation that sets itself against
God and His Church shall God destroy
The shadow Of the cross marks the world
Tor Christ and His bride. Church history
fs wondrous and shows Gods name Is
near.
Tho grandost Of all demonstrations OF
the ncarnoss ~ God Is in Calvary's sac
rihcc Galilcau peasant died there IN
ignOmlny. but 81 turned out to be God as
well as man. and this Deity incarnate
died FOR human sim This is Gods great
est wonder
I'm creation was Gods sunrise on his
tory. but IN redemption was Gods sun
set. and here his glory burst I'm all SIS
fullucss upOn the world
To feel that God Is near is nearest. let
ms kneel AZ the foot OF the cross. and
there say. "Unto Thee. . Lori do we give
thanks. unto Thee do We give thanks. for
that Thy name Is near Thy wondrous
works declare. And now unto the King
immortal, invisible the only wise God
be all honor, majesty. and might. world
without end. Amen"
DIR. CALISCH'S ELOQUENT SERMON.
At Beth Ahaha the THANKSGIVING exer-
ciscs were peculiarly impressive and the
sermon Of Or. CalsCh abounded in beau
tiful thoughts, and was FUN OF strong
common sense.
The exercises consisted OF the singing Of
hymn No. 60, prayer. reading OF the Scrip
lures. hymn No. So q solo by Capt Frank
w. Cunningham. the singing OF Amer
ica" by the congregation, and the bene-
diction.
After reading the proclamation OF Gov
ernor OFerran. Rabbi Callsch made his
address. which he began by saying that
there were for him two good and sub
stantial reasons for having Thanksgiving
service.
ORIGIN or THE DAY.
One because the Governor had asked
FOR IL 20 be made, and. secondly, be-
cause the idea of thanksgivng-day was
OF Jewish origin. IL is ono OF the Jewish
contributions TO humanity. While there
were occasions among the the ancient
pagan nations upon which they gave
thanks. as a nation. unto their gods, yet
these were only spasmodic. They aid not
occur with periodic regularity. but came
as the result OF some great national JOY
such as great national victory OF
achievement or escape from some grave
national danger But the Jewish concep'
tion placed gratitude as one OF the con-
slant duties OF men. and instituted Inc
annual Feast OF Tabcrnacles. when men
should. AT the ingatherng OF the crops
their harvosts and their Vintages rec
ognize the omniscieut power that made
these things possible The Puritan faith
ers whose whole lives We're permeated
with Biblical precapt mOdernized the old
Jewish Feast OF the Ingaihering and
laid the foundation OF our national
thank -glving-day.
BENEFITS FORGOTTEN.
rhe value OF the day is not 10 be oues-
toned There N nothing more quickly
forgotten than benefit received Gratitude
has been well defined as a 'lively antici.
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