Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-25
A MASTERPIECE.
THE THANKSGIVIG SER
MON OF REV. E.
M. FULLER.
delivered at the Union THANKSGIVING
Service Held at the Uniyersallsf
Church Yesterday. :. Ex. Senator
ingalls, Scored.

Barrc's first union Thanksgiving Sc,
vice was held in the Universalist Church
yesterday morning and the following
programme rendered.
Organ Voluntary, Miss Healy
Unto The, . God. ID we give Thanks,
Choir, Watson
Responsive service led by
Rcv. L. X. NJ. Jones
Scripture lesson, Rev. Thomas Mitchell
Prayer, Rev. j. A. Shcrburne
response, Choir
Presidents Proclamation read by
Rev. A. f. Atwater
LYNN, Choir End Congregation
Sermon, Rev. Edward NJ. Fuller
Ialvary, Rodney
W. II. Pitkin.
Benediction, Rev. A. e. Atwatcr
The regular choir was accompanied
by W. }. Gilbertson, on the coruet.
Following is Mr.. Fullers sermon in
full.
"Then they returned, every man of Judah
and Jerusalem, and JehOshaphat in the fore
front of them. to 60 again to Jerusalem with
joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice
over their enemies. And they came to Jerl-
salem with psaltres and harps and trumpets
God was on all the Kingdoms of the countries,
where they heard that the Lord fought against
the enemies of Israel. So the realm,of Jehoyha-
phat was quiet: for his God gave him rest
round about."-IIChron. 10 ;27.3O. ,.
81 have chosen this text both a. illustra-
tive of fact in the history of our own
country, and as expressive of hope
which, am sure, must possess every
Christian breast. 81
The people of Judah had been miracu-
loaslv successful in battle with their en-
cmies, in brief war into which they
had been forced. Upon the happy issue
Of the war the king with his people re-
paired to the temple to give thanks to
Him who accounts the kingdoms Of the
earth as very little thing, and who had
so signallv led His people to victory.
The king was a statesman and God
fearing man and it was through what
we would call today his Christian states
manship that he called upon his people
to render thanks to jehovah. With
songs of praise, all the national spirit of
music being awakened, and In SOL mn
pomp, the king led the way t" "Jehayah's !
t-temp4e there to acknowia1 linn whe
dwet unseen among thef,f, and who hon.
ored His own people when they hohores
Him.
Here is a type OF a Christian uation in
the closing year, If the 10Th century
Our Chris ian President, in a proclama'
lion which las the stately movement oi
the propneis and lie Psalms, has called
uoon the whole American people to OBJ
serve this day in glad Thanksgiving tt
God for the wonderful blessings whici
we, as a nation, have received at Hi:
hand during the yea.. and to-day WI
Join with the thousands Of congregation
throughout the land III recounting TIN
the blessings of the year.
This, then, is the subject which whicl
present for your consideration: "Th'
Duty of Grateful People to Rcnde
Thanks to God" Are we grateful peo
pie? In the rejoicing that fills the land
in the consciousness of new and sud
den greatness of the possion of untlie'
powers is it gratitude or pride, asens
of divine cooperation or feeling of s,1
preme egotism that controls the utterance
of the American people9 Ii the latter
let it die ; if the former, let US rejoic
again for it.
Why should we give thanks to God
There are many, and probably not