The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-28
The CHURCHES GIVE THANKS.
EVEN DR. PAKKHU RST CHEERFt L.
OVTHIS DAY or REJOICING.
Looks Forward 10 the Dc>irs inversion
some day-lsishOp al Trinity breaches
u Warning Against Luxury Mac.
Arthur Narmi, Praises NOOse> rit.

Their wcr" Thanksgiving services in
all the city churches yesterday, and all
the preachers found much to be grateful
for. Even the Rrv. DR. Parhhurst was
cheerful, almost jovial. and lei the day
go by without denouncing ANYTHING or
anybody. He actually limited that SOME
day the devil may he converted
In declaring his intention not Z" lie
rsevish DR.. Parkhursi said;
We have no purpose to-day Of irving to-
make the world better. DO quarrel with ail'-
body or anything. 40 ambition to rats" the
general tone OF NJ. or sentiment, TO correct
the abuses of the public schools to CritIcis-
the ortCouiugs of III" press, to bewaii
our complications with the Philippines. to
Nituperate either Mr. Baer or Mr.. Mitchell
to Witty the Republicans for giving Us high
tarin, or the Democrats for trying TO give
us something else ". do not even purpose
TO imply that this island that We are lvlng
on is Ii OF "A yeritahle Garden OF Eden, or that
the agencies through which us MUNICIPAL
life l. maintained ar" not a. literal trans script
from those that shall govern III the new cty
come down from God. We simply smoke
together the pipe OF pence and rcheaIse Tor
the times youdeT when there shall be no more
evil to vituprrate, and when the deVli shall
be either dead or converted.
The Rev. DR. George Worthington,
Bishop of Omaha, preached at Trinity
H. warned his hearers against much luxury
and against eNtravagance a. the fore
runner of ruin for society and quoted from
Gibbon on the Nouptuousless Of Rome
before its downfall
In his sermon al the Collegiate Church,
Forty-eighth street aud Fifth avenue, the
Rev. DR., David J. Burrell said that the
country should rejoice in having for Pres
ident of the United States a man who is not
only 81 renIous, but a Christian.
The Rev. Robert Collyer, who preached
The WprkipuD,pn' AT All Sntlls' | nj
tartan Church said that the foreign la
horers who come to the United States will
he saved 10y the sailed virtue Of this Repub-
lie as the waters of foul streams are purified
when they reach the ocean, and that the
manhood of the strangers will be cleansed
and made strong Mr.. Col yer also said
asked the president Of a great steel cor
poratton In the West, How many home-born
are all forei gners." wa his reply. should ]
ask the same question touching the men who
are digcing and dclviu1 In the magnificent
tunnels We are making under our city. doubt
not should find the same answer shall
We not nouri-h a true hearts sympathy Tor
this rude and poor manhood which has come
here In those last years or shall We look down
on these men from our emne1cc N anger and
must he and will 10 held sacred hut this l. my
faith IN man and my hope that they will not
stay down.
II there were any undergraduates or
q
church Yesterday morning they got no
comfort in the cheerful words Of the Rev
DIR. Robert =. Macarthur. who talked Of
Recent Nat ional and lnternatIonal Events"
He said In part;
Never was there a THANKSGIVING Day
when the causes of gratitude were more
numerous aud important than they are to-
day. The first cause OF gratitude is our
great harvests. our industrial prosperity.
and the increase of wages OF American
The PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY. the greatest
TRANSPORTATION system IN tie world, took
The lead In raising the wages of its cmploy'es.
Many believe that this increase in wal rS
was the direct result of the nat onal elections.
j. is certain that il closely followed tho cleo
lions, and i IL almost equally certa in that
there is close connection between tho two.
The wonderful progress which We ara MAX
lnG IN solving thenauonal problems is Al other
expsn sionist is SIN heard in pi tie iand + i
voice which creates amusement and at the
same time eNcit"s no small degree OF amaze
inant not unuingcd with contempt. III"
sup however, continues to rise and So and
the great republic moves around in its di-
Nnely appointed career
The recent attacks on the American soldier
we're a. powerls-s to iniuro his character
a. they We're NromouS in spirit When
passions OF the hour ar. uurnched and n"
fnpa ial historian has written the account
OF our actions IN Porto Rico and the Philip
pines the verdict of history will be- thnt 10
nation ever before Quickly. 80 wisely
hnS so hurnanely set led the most difficult
IronflnS ''lH' ever toN'FDIfr0 country
The President of the lrit'd states i to-
Gay the foremost man in the world ""
ought 10 feel and express gratitude to God
for the wholcsom" influence "Nrr'cd bv the
President during the strike in TIE authrn-
cite coal regions
The Prince OF Siam emphasized in a con-
versat ion with me what many Americans
ild often obs"rv"d-'E" striking points of
similarity IN courage, initiatiy" and high
MORAL quality between ~" Imp,ror of Ger
nany and the President Of tire United Sta,ca
vi =" two our President Is both TIE greater
performer. II" has ever strlV.n to make
performances suuar" witl promises He
- ire Worry successor of the immortal
N"klrleN. W" ought TO thank God cor the
President ROW sIiItod and Tor his SUCCESSOR
IN the Presidential cNair