Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1874, Page 1

" reduced ratos., e Chicage Daily TEib nne, VOLUME 28, RAILROAD TIME-TABLE. BALTINORE & ORIO RAILROAD. Commonoing Nov. 33, Passougor Trains will depart from nnd arrive at tho Compa~ ny's Depot, foot of Bouth Wator-st. 03 fol lows: . Leave, 7:45a m, 6:00 p m. Arrive, 7:35 a, m, 8:65 p, I TIOERT OFFIOES---02 TinSollo-at., and . QUINCY, 8} Demek ¥ Gonoral Manage: FINANCIAL. ~SYDNEY MYBRS, FINANCIAL AGENT: TG Olurkest., Ohicag Personal attention given to mal- ing and managing invesuments for non-residents. §1,500 AND §2,000 To noan ! throo t 10 o et |+ AR 111101 WLV A R PP FINANCIAL. fam making five-year' loans at 8 per cont per snnum, m:ln.\;n! of su 000 ng) flnnnu\rl'. on imiproved city proportly, onoy marigaRes. A5 bRy BurchRse-monoy tRFARUS SILVRRMAN, ‘Uhamber of Commorce, 1 VANT T0 PURCHASE Sotme {mproved fa the contral part of Chicago, n:t‘!n Wil {-'Ruso “l‘:mnlelfix:ngou‘lnld‘ '?g-ghu ditterono 16 peincumbored Droporty, A EARUS BILYERMAY, ‘Chambor of Commorcs. HOTELS. . CLIFTON HOUSE, Oorner Wabnsh-av, and Monroe-at,, Opposite Exposition Bullding. Price Reduced o $3 per Day For singlo rooms. Bpocial rates to Exouralonlats. The best $3 per day Hotel, either Eest or West, JENKINS & HOLMES, Proprietors. TREMONT HOUSE. Rooms from 1 to $2 per day, JAMES OOUCH, Proprictors A. HULBERT, Managor. OCEAN NAVIGATION. STATE LINE. New York to Glaagow, tverpaol, Belfaat, ry.—TLiicso logant, naw, ‘Olyde-built and Londonderry. o ui n, noy mvnli.:l s stoamors will sall from Pior No. Tows: STATE OF NEVADA. STATI: OF INDIANA! SFATE OF FLORLD, e fralgit. o passago pply to AUSTIN FRUBWIN & Gon Agonis, 73 Hroadway, Now York, Siostegn Oifco, No: 4 Broadney, Sieorags salow sany 05 thor Lg et Weatorn Agont, 1 Qlssicats, Ohicho. AMERICAN LINE. Passenger Rates Greatly Reduced and Lower than via New York, STREAMERS LEAVE PHILADELPHIA BVERY TEURSDATY. EI7" Passenger accommodations unsurpassed. T ud furth rifoulars, apply to R R LN, Wartorn Agont, 138 LaSallost., corner Stadlson, National Tine of Steamships, INOTICH. therly route b b e e s fhra boen adaptod by Balling from e Vork Tor LIVIERFOOL/and QUENS. oy AT 3 Baling from N, York for London (dirsoD) svery fortnlght. "Cablf assage, 810, 580, curroncy ataoragsy &t KrEally ghcelaios, ot Uekal3t Lovsas raoie and, upwa b ON, Westara Asanty . B LARSON, 3 ¢ Olask snd Handofphists. (Qppor oot Hottey. niotup. o Pu-sts (qpponianom Great Western Steamship Line, From N York o Besol (Baglsud)diect s, tiaturdey, Nov. 3l Groat West A . Raturday, x“:’fl. W"‘U:rnv‘l;ll;‘%lfiam;;r;: - Tntomnilase, $151 Aiooraiey 83, Tooly ‘st ot Rrgns Doped - GK0. MODONALD, Anont. PROPOSALS. Proposals for Wrought and Cast-Iron Work for tho United States Custom-House and Post-0ffice,. St Louis, Mo, TTED 5ATES OusToM TIOUSE AND O B Prion, K. Louls, 310, ‘ Oftice of Suporintendent, Nov. 16, 184, Sested Propostia il bo reasived at.tho gilich of iha Biothatontant uati 12 m. of the 18(h day of Dedvmnbor, Sbior enibhicg, deifvériog, “Biting, and wuttlo 1 ato tho Wroukhiand Osai-fson Werk, somprisiog tho ¥‘D||fldzlmh Heams of Basomont and First Floors, and tho Chatciron Columas, &o., of latomoent, all as exhibited o 150 Drihiaee, dosoriia Ln o Bpacioations, aud cuied ulo, Goplet ol the, Dramings, Specifications, snd Bebuduls T T T . e iea il Do firaishod by tha Gavernment frea of D il e St LG Gom, or walght, fortho i y wtle i R, B ‘;l]l ‘will not bo subdivi am fllw‘ iy Whfll!m e Bagrog: g ust be_dolivered ement Flook, must. pe doliverod <£aptanco o Boams of ll'lgnr;,’giw ‘:Rhln four wonths {rom same dato, o sa requtrad by the Superiateadent aad tho progross of P ita 1y, dedooting 10 cogfimattile Shasian et hcattiect T i Scombinisd by # pousl R i ito i of T wosty- ofars (S Gk, it tio iddos wil aceept g periorm tho contrack {f swardcd'hir, the, ufioioney of cuslty to ba certliied Ly the Unitod States Judgo, of ‘tho Unlted biates Coart, ur tha Distriot Attomey of ~tha Distr "r‘t'x‘r':?zfifi""“""""{;"""“’.‘".;; fosk snrorall roasern rolo bide, I {EBo deemad 1ot 1ho Inicost of iho Covorbmont 5. “Kvery b1a. must o made on tho priated forsy to bo obtalaod ‘at thls offico, and muss conform 1o overy Tosnoot 10 tho raquiremonts of thix advortisomonts oF it ot e sonaidorad™ 0 S ! ’raposals will not bo rocolved fr rtios wwho Are nof thomsiver ehyaga o Tt Nanufueiire of Wrought nd ,Onnulmn el fbl".?u"{‘“ Lave not tho nocossary fuollities ¥ gotiin v xr?:‘-lpv-dx il be 1nciowed in a seslod onvelope, ndorsad oy dor WecHEby and Quaharon wark, for she Unlied a - cOlce, St Louts, Mo, ant sadronsod to THOSTAS WALGH, Huperintondont. REMOVAL, GEO. H. QUSHING, Dentist, Wo. 174 STATEST,., e Ouposite tha Palmur Nome, OPENIN G. WEST SIDE TIVOLL, near Academy of Masto, %, Ttatra fine Tuaoh rontad. by the colabraced At thosame Lime 8- ra, 1u) and comfortablo Ladies' Parlor will bo opi rand Concort every night. - SCALES, FAIRBANKS' STANDARD SCALES OF ALL KINDS, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00, 111 &£118 Lake St., Chicago, Becarefultobnyonly the Geaulne, Sormon by tho Rev. A J. Frost at the Michigan Avenuo Bap- tist Chureh. Necessity of Checking the Flood of Personal and Social. Corruption. The Rev. M, M. Parkhurst Contrasts America and the 014 World, Cause for Thankfulness in Qur Comparative Prosperity. Floral De’cbrations at* the Church of the Epiphany. Dr. Locke on the Thanks- giving Day of the Jews. Dr. Gibson Bxplains Why Wo Should Be Thankful for the Panic. Union Services at the First Congre- gational Ohurch, Dr. Felton at the New England Congregational Church. How the Day Was Observed Elsewhere. .CHICAGO. Tho observance of Thaoksgiviog Day yoster- dav woa vory geuoral, as evidonced by the at- tendanco at the church-seryicos in the morning, and at tho thoatres during tho aftornoon and ovoning. A good ides of tho spint of tho ro- ligtous gatherings is given by tho following ro- ‘porta of thoservices heldin theleading churchos. —_———— MICHICAN AVENUE BAPTIST, Sermon by the Rev. A, J. Froat. Tho Firas Baptist and University Place Church~ s united with tho Michigan Avenuo Baptlst Ohurch, and held sorvices yeatordsy morning in tho honso of worship of tho last named church. Thoe sorvices wero oponed by a voluntary from Wagner and tho “To Doum” from "“El," by 0. A. Havens, aud, aftor a prayor by Mr. Bush of the Twenty-ffth Btroot Church and tho sing- ing of the National Hymn, My country, 'tis of thee,” the pastor annonnced that the Rov. A. J. [Frost, of tho University Placo Church, would doliver tho dlscourse of tho morning, The houso weaas well fllled, but no floral decorations were arranged, Mr, Froat took his toxt from tho sixteenth chapter of Mat- thew, the third verse, Yo can discorn the face of the sky, but can ye not discorn tho sigus of tho times 7 1t will bo romembered that thero were threo sects of tho Jaws,—tho Phariaees, who wero tho ritualiata ; the Sadduccos, tho rationaliats ; and the Essencs, tho ascotics, The FPharisces kept themscives aloof from sll athora 3 like all ritual- iatg, they rolied on tradition, they wore pedantio, and foll under the influsnce of the Hellenistic philosopby. ‘The Badduceos wero Epicurean m _ their ¢ and held that God had withdrawn ~ Himsolf from Naturo, Thoy did not give upthe Hobrow Gospel, but rationalized it; their religion was negative. Tho Esgenes wororopresontatives of Jewish ascoticism snd woro tho mystics of their time, Thoy ro- tired from the citics to tho forests, It isimpor- tant to keop in mind these distinot socts to show the minds on which Jesus had to work, Bath tha rationalists and ritualists tended toward ma. torialism, Honco thoy asked for materialistio nigns. They were mot eatisfled with natural sigvs, Christ eaid: ** Yo candiscern the faco ot the sky, but can ye not discorn the signs of the times ?"" They could read natural siguals, but could not discern spiritual signe. Tho sun of tho Old "Pegtament had just set in glory, and Jobn had Juss come. The old day was closing,—tho sun of thonow dispensstion was justrising.: Thoro wore mutterings in the sky, but these could not discorn thoir danger, bocauso thoy could not disceyn the gigns of tho times. Dut they wers matorial; thoy would not aee spiritual things which woro to bo apiritually discorned. The men of to-day are living in similar times; in an ago of material- ism. Only a fow diacorn tho signs of tho times, It ia not presumptuons to try to read: the signs of tho times;_they aro the signs of God's revola- tion, and are digcerned in passing events,—in the character of tha passing age. In tho Bible God spoaks in His Providenco; He acts, and Hi actious are somotimes Joudor thau His worda. God drowned the world ~and ~ sont plagues on Egypt bocause they did uot discern the signa of tho times. They will, thore- fore, at presont bo considored in ruforouco to thia day of Thaoksgiving. Other signs may be loft for & day of faating and prayor. Tirst, can the signs of the times not bo dis- corped In the sciontifio world? This is tending toward materialism, Atholsm is too absurd for the goneral mind of man to accopt, Thoro aro men who xct and livo na if thoro was no God Dt it is oubtral if thoro is o living thoorotical athoist, Ho may be 80 n heart, in his dosires, but not in belief, Truo ecioncaistho Star in tho Tinst, boforo whioh wiso men bow, whilo falso Bseienico is Jeading its votaries toward atheism, from which the mass of maa will inevitably recoil. It tho Bible is truo, eclonce will agreo with it; if it is not true, tho sooner the faleity ia discoverad the bottor. Profs. Tyndall and Huxley, Bponcer and Darwin, are not scientists in tho true sonso of tho torm. 'Ihose who pur- sue partial causos aro nover likioral in their bo- lief. Ilo is o true eciontist who takes in the whole cycle as far as it can bo done, Thero 8 & selonco of sciencos, —that is Chris- tlanity, Initisall true knowledge, and all olao leads to materialism or athoism. It isa fact to be rajoiced over that Prof. Tyndall has declared i viows as & matorialist,—» dirt philosopher. Prug, ho has shrunk back from his' canclusion, but that {a the tendonoy of such & bollef. Do not bo afrald of God's thoughts, Tho Biblo and aclence will not disagroe, The rock of Gibral- tar has nothing to fear from the shook of the waves which wash its base, ‘This {8 tho ago of oriticism, the age of inquiry, and a good emblem of it would be an interroga- tion point. Aen aro questloning tho exlatenco of Christ, not Hia divinity. Thoy are not satls~ fied with the atanding miraclo—the mblni thoy wigh a algn from Heaven, Tyndall saya: “Pray for tho aick in one bospital, omit it In another, and, if those in tho former aro healed sooner than the lattor, it I satisfactory proot.” Ife wished a sign, ‘The devil wanted Christ to throw Himsolf from tho rock; & sign was what ho de- sired. It might bo eaid by & Christiau that bo did not believe in Tyndall's spootrum suslyalu; the reply would be to sak the akeptic to test it himeolf,~ Bo the Christian oan say to bim, “Lry - CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1874 it yoursolf;" Christianity is tho only thing that can bo experlencod, Not ono stono of Christianity has fallon; its historieal truth and sclontiflo scouracy aro ad- mitted by the majority of the world. Not so With the mcientiflo thoories of Plato and Arlsto- tlo, Scioutists havo endoavored to thirow Chris- tianity irom the track, but overy yoar God's car of salvation rolls on, carrylng ita preclous frelghts of souls. Thie algna can also bo discerned in tho politioal world, Thero has boon & mighty revolution in our govornments, - God iu robuking this nation for ita political dishonesty, luglulufivn corrupe tlon, and judiclal blunderé, Thero nevor was a moro poworful aud righteous party than that which has governed tho country tho past fifteon yoars, butit, like Jeshurun, bas waxed fav and kicked, More attontion must be paid to uprightnoss, and honor, and truth, Tho taking of bribos mst bo stoppod, and ‘corrupt ‘mon bo banished from tho runks. Only in this way can futuro victorios be won, The political wave haa crossed the Altantie, shaken the Old World, and returned, boaring multitudos who muat bo Amorlcanizod and Obristiapizod. It is not “high-ralsed battloments, thick walls, and moated gatos” that constituto a Biate, but mew, bright-minded men, *who their duties know, and knowing dare maintain,” Again, the rigna of the times are to bo discorned in tho socinl world, Bocloty bos naver beon so ogitated nain tho past yoar, Thoro les nover beon such high ‘wickodnoss and low moau- noss, such wickodness in high places, as now. Evory minister has been obliged to hang his hoad in 8hamo for tho tiansgrossion of some brother. ‘Iho public bas boon sbown to bave a moral sonso, and it muat dissolvo unless chastity be upheld; but it does nob recognizo tho fact | that 1t is duo to Christinnity. If thero vicos wvoro oxcusod or qnlllntml. then moral corruption would be the preludo to destruction, But whon overy man standa up nagainst this tido, and do- mands that thoso in responsibility shell have clean hands, it {8 a sign of rojoicing. Curistianity hng not suffored so much as this unchristisu religion. Tho Stato Is what tho family makes it, not tho family what tho Stato forms it, aud tho altar muat bo cetablished in thoe family, and its sacredness reapected. L'rob- ably thore have not beon 80 mnny conversions 88 in tho past yesr, and, though the world bo bad, it is not growing worso. Nover wero so many religious societics brought into existonco, or ro much done for tho ignorant and godloss. War, too, has been tho mesus of oponing now doors for tho ontrance and progressof the Oliris- tinn religion. In 1858 the Olinoso war oponod China, 1In 1859 Italy was openod; in 1860 tho Austrian Empire was thrown down,; the Papacy bumbled, aud Protestaut Germany laid open, aud, it is to bo hoped, the Popo disarmed for- over. Now auother war—that against Rituslism —iy just boginning. On tho otbier hand, Ritualism ia being tostod a8 never before, Gladstone eays: *Any man sacrifices his montal and moral freedom who now goca over to Ritualism.” The age snys, Btrip off theso masks; let us havo the ossential part—the lifo, 'Tlio nearor the Chriatian world comen to nnity, the stronger will it be, This is & causo of thankegiviog., The recout Evangel- joal Allinuce. shows how strong 18 the desiro for unity, The doctrine must be: ‘*In casoutials, unity; in non-ossontials, liborality:” and tho lontning of tho ago is also on thisslde. Thoso things, then, o8 8 ns of tho times, form sbun- dant cause for thankegiving, and tho trinla through which tho Church is passing only will tond to make it stronger aud botter. Whilo tho dovouring flomo shall_consumo the wood, hay, and stubblo, 1t will only add boauty and glory to tho silvor and gold. — TRINITY. Disconrss by the Rev, 0. M. Parklurst. The Thanksgiving sorvices at ‘Prinity Metho- dlst Church, yesterdny morning, wero bogun with the rending of the Prosident’s proclamn~ tion, snd tho singing of soveral appropriato hymna. Tho Rov. M, M, Parkhurat followed in s appropriato discourse, based on the fexts In everything givo thanke : for this 18 the will of God du Chriat Josua concorning ‘you,—1.Thessalonians, The spenkor enid that tho Apostlo hero on- joined an oxporience that waa by no means uni- orsal, The world was very apt to forgot that thoy had snything to b thankful for, evan inthe most luxurious enjoyments. It was only by con- trasting our own epjoyments with thoeo of ofher poople, that wo wero able to thoroughly appre- ciato thom. Wo might gain some thoughts in this direction Dby contrasting this country with other less-favored countries .through- out the world, ' An American, in looking over this vast and bountiful conntry, is ot onco struck with the quantity and varioty of ite productions, Theso productions in great par: constituto its natural wealth, They are entirely indestructible by any outstde causos, such ag compotition with other countries. Duriog the first few yoars of the Warattompts wero made to rnin the cotton trade of our Southern States, by encouraging the production ot cotton in India. Tho experimont failed. The cotton grew in that country well enough? but it was found that the natives would atarve it tha rice-flolds ware given over to King Cotton, and consequontly tho Colonisl Government was obliged to enact strict Iaws probibiting the use of tho land for that pur- poso, Had tho land thus boen g‘\ven over to the production of cotton it would have rosulted 1n tho donth of a large majority of the inhabitants, Aund what is more, if_the oropa in that country arg partlal, & famino is tho cunsequence. In cortain’ parls of Japan every inbabitant is obliged by Jaw to save up every year enough to savo him from famino tho next; should it so happen that tho crops weroin any way destroyed. Contrast thoso countries with this, "Tho valloy of the Platte River alono producos enough to foed the multitudes of Groat Britain. ThoStato of llinois slono producea anougli to ‘almost pro- cludo tho possibilitics of & famine. By manifold- ing the labor, the productions of the States could Lo manifolded many times, ‘Wruly, God hns given us a wonderful inheritance, wider nnd fairer than that of auy other peoplo. "Again, wo have no poor in Amrica, Isay poor in comparison with the poor of other nations. Recently I visited a district in which resided many of tho so-called poor childron of the Babbath-school connected with thia church, I found their {mrnnm living_in comfortablo cottages costivg from .£300 to $1,200 :gloco, and_surrounded with many luxurios that are hardly known by name Lo the poor of othor rations. In the groat cities of tho British lalos or any other settled town of [urope, you will not find any of tho luxuries enjoyed by the Amorican poor, Go to Now York City, and wit- ness tho condition of tho emigrants who dally arrive in ship-louds, and yot aven thoy arc by no moans tho poorast olass of foreigners, or thoy could never havo accumulated wealth enongh to bring tbem across the ocean. Bomo of thoso omigrants bountiful Amorica roturns to thelr fatberland, 1n the courso of a fow yoars, with minds almost ns well filled aa tholr bulky piraos, Go to Scotlaud, a country botter b{ far for poor {folks thau any other country in all Europo, and in the very ligart of tho great Ciiy of Bdinburg you may find a ton-story building packed to ity utmost capacity with a portion of that oity's poor. 1n tho Highlande of Scotland one might travel for milos without secing aught but bare mothor earth used ss a floor in the housos of the poor. Amaeriea 8, without excep- tion, tho richost and most wonderful country on the faco of tho ecarth. Iero no immonse for- tunes aro accumulatod, as in Luropo ; the wealth is all distributed, . In Japan, tho Emporor has comploto control of all the Iand in hia dominion ; the uative vir- tually owns nothing, In that country, to-day, one can lire tho Inbor of four mon for tho #nnio prico that o con hiro ono horso. Crossing iuto Burapo, 8 differont system is fouud to prevail. W'horo thio gtoator portion of tho land iy in tho hands of woalthy landholdors, who loaso out to thio poor who strugglo for existenco by cultivat ing the ground, floro in America the land iy divided up among tho peoplo, Thore aro no im- monsely wonlthy “landholdors, and every indus- trious poor mian is expected to own at loaat sEoma fow foot of the lana, ‘I'his fack alono should constituto ouo of our greatest reasons for giving thauks to-day, for 1t 1s ono of the surost iudi- catord of our future prosparity. Outside of {he United Kingdom there are but fow homos in all Europe, whilo in Americn al- most evory houso s a homo, in the moat doll- cato and bemutiful gonso of tho word. “'horo +are somo in Bwedon and in somo of tho northorn fgnmdnu. hut thoy are by no means comimon, Throughout the wholo Jongth and breadth,of Gormany, Frauco, Kpaiu, and Italy, thero s no such thing a8 home, Tho grout musa of tho Gorman peoplo dlvide tholr timo botwoon thoir workshops, thelr beds, and tha boor-gardons. No such ll’alng a8 homo oxists, And iwhen we think that tho groat mass of world's peoplos Lnow not tho moaning of tho word home, how much reason biave wo to givo thanks to-day for our own desr, bright, ohocry, Amorican homos. Tho pooreat emigraut who lands in this country from Eurapo at onco seoks aud finds n homo. Amorlca; to-day, possossca mullions of auch howmes, and I consldor thom, also, ono-of tho groatost guaranteos of a futuro anpurlzy. Tho gonorally cducated poopla lavevast ad- vantages over tho uncducated mossos, It isalso tho samo whon nattons aro to be conaldored, It is educatod nations that govorn thoasrth, Those ‘counties which aro truly Roman Oathollo, and which,aa a‘consoquonce, &ro comparatively ignor- ant, havo not tho advautagos that wo Amoricans are now enjoyivg. It is hard: for an Americnn who has novor crossed the throshold of his country, to boliovo all this {s duo to tha roliglony but ono must romomber tuat the Oatholio Cliurch Iu Amorica is not the Oathollo Olurch in Spain or Italy, In this country thoOburch hasbocomo Ameriosnized, and has submittod to many Prot- catant tonovatious, Thoy now posscss, in many inatancos, fourisblug Sabbatl-acliools thay fo- struct thair peoplo, both lay schools and by in- str‘ul;llvn aud oven learnod eormons from tho pulpit. Anotber thought that sugposis itself ia our eograpbical position compared to that of Franico, Gormany, Bpain, or any othor Eastern country, whero thoy aro forced to kaap a large standing army for protectiyu against tho inroads of their neighbors, Take Italy, for oxample: I beliaye that ovory ono will concode that tho King could not maintain bis throno for throo months aftor disbanding tho army. Tho powor of Victor Emnnuel is in tho bayonols subject to his call. Then turn to England; blot out that stormy little channol tbat soparates hoer from Franco, and shie would ba compolled to koep o standiog army many timos larger than that she now possesscs, Horo, in Amorics, wo are rop- arated from all these warlike European countries, and, bolng thus undor no noceasley of keoping & standing army, the people are freo todevote thoir wholo time nnd eunergics to tho industrics, Our freedom from all oppressive laws is anotlior great caugo for our valug thanks, Tho multi- plicity of stringont laws in diffcrent countrics 18 a %mn ovil among their inhabitants, ofton {‘ra- hibiting them from certnin forms of worship. In soma places tho porson nt tho head of tho Ohurch 18 also at tho head of politics, and ns & consoquence tho lnws of both Church and “Stato becomo obuoxious inno small dogree to tho in- habitants, Even in ovlightoued Grost Britain avery tax-payor is compolled ‘o contribute to the support of o oburch which ho would neithior visit nor poy for wore ho loft to his own free will. It 18 8o in overy country whore thera’is an Estab- Jished Chured, and I'know of no country whero thero ia not oxcent America. Every woman in this broad land ought speolal- Iy to givo thanks_that sho is permitted to onjoy &0 many rights which ara doniod to her sistorain other countries. At lonst ono-third of the womon aro distoputablo, snd by the laws of tholand a child, no matter how young, may bo bound ovor to tho keepor of s public house for tho term of lior ife. 1f sho runs sway, tho law sends an oflicor aftor _her, and sho is returned to Lor owner. In England, a woman cannot own prop- crtyin bor own_nomo, and tho samo is truo all over Europo. ‘Tho majority of tho women aro .meroly tho property of mon. They are obliged to do much of the heavy and out-door work, such a8 working tho farms. In Amerios, alone, i sho placed whore God placed her, by tho side of her follow-man, It is an ospecial causo for thanlegiving that Obrist'a Klngdom, correcting all theso sbuses, is rapidly spreaging in power all over the world. Clirigtianity and” eivilization walk land in band all the world over. For all this wo havo great roason to give thanks, And a8 we go'to our homes to-duy thanking God for our American rights and_privilogos, lot us also theuk Him for our fair inheritance, for a condition €0 vastly au- perior to other countries, aud that ho has kept us go safely aud suroly from all disturbances during the past year. GRACE. Bermon by tho Rev. Dr. Locke. Tho Rov. Dr. Locke preached the Ihankagiv. ing sormon in Grace Qhurch (P. E.), on Wabash avenue, before a large congrogation. The church was very andsomoly decorated, On tho altar was a oross, fashionod out of whoat sfub- ble, and ornamented with rosos; at ench support of the communion was fastoned o sheaf of whent ; lofty plumos of corn leancd agniust tho chancel pillars; & jardiniero of marble standing in front and in tho middle of tho chancel stepa contained & pyramid of choicost fruits, koptin position, it ecomed, by dostly-wovan strings of evergroens and flowors ; while all around iIn beautifully-arranged forms woro disposed tho national colors. Tho sceno whas indeed handsome, aud entiroly expressive of tho occasion. Tho flowers and fruit wero do- nated by Mrs. N, K. Fairbank, and sfter tho ser- vico was onded they woro romoved to Bt. Luko's Hospital to givo pleasuro to those who were in- mates there yestorday, 'Thio music, undor tho dircction of A, Baumbach, was very good. Dr. Liocke took s his text theso worda: A Byrln ready to perlsh wasmy fatber, and ho went down futo Egypt, Tho Egyptians ovil- entreated us, . . . d we cried unto the Lord o od, . . . and tha Lord brought ua inio this placo, sud hafh given ue this land, , . . Asdnow tnheul I bave brought the first fruitsof tho laud yhich Thou, 0 Lord, hust given mo,—Deut,, xxvl, 511, Tho following is a summary of tho tormon : « The eceno is in Jorussiom, and in the splendid court of the Temple of tlie Most High God, Tho altar and the altar-stops, nay the wholo court- yard, are covored with baskets of fruit, and corn, and olives, and oll the rich vegetation of tho sunny laud of prowmise. Thoy had passed tho might ~bofore in tho open nir, a ghort distanco from -Jorusalem, aud early in the moramng they had come in sol- omn procession toward tye Tomplo, Each man bora on hia shoulders hidbasiko of first fruita ; tho rich carrying baskets of boautifally-chiseled silver, tho poor euch as thoy could afford, and on tho topof cach basket fluttered a pair of snow-white doves, aud all woro gatherod at tho altar of saorifice. The doves wero sacrificed as o busrnt _offering. Tho prieats lifted tho baakots toward high heaven, aud, standing at tho south- wast coruor of the altar, moved them in tho air, and, with_the burst of silvor trumpots from the assombled Lovites,'tho nationnl csromony was coucluded,” It was tho offoring of thankegiving Zor tho iugsthoring of the harvost. ‘This ceromony was by no means poculiar to tho Jows, nor confined to tho worshipors of the truo God, Procossions of this character wore froquent in Romo, whon beautliful girls Yore on thielr honds goldon baskels of frult and flowors as tho tributo to Ceres, goddess of the flolds, Tho Greoks and Porsians had similar obsorvances. Even in the degraded worahip of Polynesia thero is made an offering of the firat ripo baunna to the ape or idol, or porhaps a moro bitof atiok, which tho dusky savage bad choson for his God. ‘The universality of tho practice proves that it ia natural to the hoart of man to look over his ‘waving flolds and his smpurpled vinoyards, and to ery,* ndflgn_vu mo all this; lob mo shawmy grati- tudo by offoring to Him somo slight portion a8 au acknowledgment of my Indobtodness ns n thanksgiving for His favor.” I am notawaro thet any modorn nation bosido ourselves has formulated this fooling of the hoart in a nation- ol fostival. The Oburch evorywhera has hor Harvost-Homes and hor daya of thanksgiving. Wo do not depend on tho Btato to teach us that. It tho Stalo shauld forget it, our Prayer- Look has provided & _ sorvice for her childron. But do not hnow that any other QGovernmont has 8ot apart by common consent one day in every voar a8 & untural recognition to the God of Teavon that this lovaly land of ours {s acknowl- cdged to bo Hia land, and all the troasurcs it boura on its bosom, the product of its moun- tains, and valloys, and lakes, aud rivors, its miues and grnlmu, the gift of His Laud. Tho Goyornment of thoe Unltod States has dono this, and overy yoor tho Presldont and tho sovoral Governors put forth their proclamations, asliug us to agsowmblo Iu our places of worship aud offor up thanks to Almighty QGod for tho bless- ings of the year, That is all tho Biato could do, and all it ought todo. I am jealousof tho Btato usurping any of tho functions of roliglon, or in- torfering with the froodom of contclance of ovon tho mennost of Lior subjects, : Inobedionco, thon, to the call of tholr Ixcon- tive, and in tho form and monner proscribed by the Catholic Church, wo are hera to-day with our first fruits, and our boarts glowlug with thankfulness, aud tho same pravor tho ancient Jows put up, upon our lips, Thore are tho nod- ding plumoes of corn, embloma of tho miles and miles of Hloating granury which now have yleld- op up thoir yollow ears; hers is tho shedf of whoat, symbol of tho ogeans of billowy grain whioh rollod aud trombled in the ovohlig wiud, -Did this terminato tho process 7 No. and now, undor thoe sharp stroke of the mechania and tho roady Lelp of tho rall, fills all our olo. vators to food a world, Horo s piled up frult #0 beautlful and no procious, and tho wroathod flowora which have mada our ‘f‘m!unn glad, aud wo havo framed thom pll in tho doar golora of our own land, tho red, whito, and blue,—iho starry banuor which bas. flonted now for o con- tury over our happy land, aod whorovor 1t stroams,, whother. ou tho bluo waves of tho Mediterraucan, or in tho Ohannol of Bt. George, or in the wido Bay of Tilo, or off tho coast of Africa, is lionorod as tho flag of liborty and the symbol of the rights of man, Oh! itis a beautiful custom, this Thanksgiv- ing Day, and while, o5 a roliglous festival, it can- not with us occupy the position of Eastoror Christ- s, yob sll Americans should join to Lionor . « « o A mancannot Lolp fecling prond of bolonging to o grand country. I lived onco ln Gonova, and tho Goneveso used to bonst of tho roht [;nb their clty bnd plaved iu -tho world. ut it scomed a vu? pretty thing when in my morning’s walk I couls luun outot it into Franco, nnd in my ovoning's walk cross over into Italy, and I thought of” Voltaire's caustio words, that, yhon he shoole his wig at Fornoy, be powdercd the wliolo Ropublio, Thorsis o wondrous chann 1 apaco, aud wo oitizons of tho United Btatos can continuolly onjoy that charm in its porfoc- tton, Tako your seatin acar horo, and travel Enst nway over the fortilo fiolde of Ohfoand Indinna, Pounoylvanin and New Jorsoy, and Now York ; nighit brightona into day, and that darkoens again into night bofore there strenm before you tho bright lfiluu that silver the bay of Now York and mark theEnetern houndary ; or travel Norih up threugh rolling hills of Wisconsin, aud across tho broad Missiesippl Jmuz all the fimn whoat- fiolds of Miunosots, and again nights aud days must pass beforo you soe another tiag flying ovor you, aud_boar “in tho Quoen's nbine;" of travol -Bouth .down through the 'lnvuly gardon of our own Stato, through noblo Kontucky and * besutiful ~ Tounesseo, througn tho sunny lands of tho South, still days oand nights olapus boforo tho feet of tho travelor stand in'tho market fu tho squaro {n New Or- loaas; or travel West over tho nrlondkl oorn- fiolds ' of Tows, .across tho yollow Missourl, through Nobraska out on over tho groat dasort, up tho Slorras, a very work of doys and m‘Hmu before tho goldon waves of tho Paciflo flash upon you at tho wharf of Ban Francisco. Is nul}thnt ahoritage to which God’ has brought ug And it is not only & vast land but o froo land, Wo cau think a8 wo, pleaso and worship as wo longo, and no Bismaick can {mpricon our lshops, and no Ferdivand can buro our proachors, O, this blessod gift of liburty ! Aud it is not only u grand lnod and s freo land, but it is God's land, Everywhero tho Gos- pol of Josus Obrist is proclaimod to its pooplo § ovorywhoro tho sacred Scriptures are spread be- foro tho oyes of man, . . . Sooninmany & 1»]naalmthmnn avill bo spread o bountiful tabla jadon with all the good cheer of this cheerful seagon, and thoro will bo gathered there fathor, aud motlor, and children, and grandparonts, and all thoso whom wo love, and the young man who misees his doar Thnnkaplvlng in the home ho has loft. Now, will there not bo sproad in somo littlo room in this city with thae scant furnishing which just sustains existence,—will there not bo gproad by your hauds savothor bountiful tablo laden aldo with good cheer, and will thoro DboJ mo omo to ery *God Dloss - him,” a8 he and all his wrotched family forgat their wrotchodness in tho plenty of tho day, and tho bounty Sof this foast? As you walk away from this houso, clad in the olo- gaut and costly raiment God's goodness enablos you to woear, will no pooriomsn walk away warm and happy in -tho comfort which you have thrown around her? Has thero notbing gone out from you this Thanksgiviog? Qb, 1f. that bo 80, I ‘card mol how cosnl{ 1lio dinner over which gou will preside, how delicato tho moats, how rich tho wine, how gleamivg tho plato, thoro will sit with. you Latoful solflshness, ond tho Genius of Tumkagzvxvmn will turn away with toars from the bmiliant company. Dr. Locke then mado nn appenl in behalt of the aged and infirm of his own order, his broth- 018 in the prigsthood, who have falutod by the way, and are incapacitated from porforming min- intorial ofiices. —_—— SECOND PRESBYTERIAN, Sormon by tho Rev, J. Donro Gibson, Thoe congrogationa of tho Iirst and Second Prosbyterian and tho Now England churches held joint services in tho Second Presbyterian Oburch, corner of Michigsn avenue and T'wenti- eth street, Thore were about 500 people prosent, The exerclacs wero similar to thoso used Sun- days, conaisting of & long and slson short prayor by the Rov. Artbur Mitchell, the singing of hymns, the reading of the Seripturos, sud o ser- mon. Tho music, espcoially tho singing of Mra. Farwoll, the soprano, wag superb, The Rov. J, Monro Gibson preached, taking for hia taxts: Aud it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, eaith the Lord. Iwill hear the heaveris, aud thoy shall Tiear tho carth ; and tho earth shall heat tho corn, and tho wine, and’tho ofl; aud they sholl hear Jozreol Hosea, #,, 3132, Ho snid they mot to give thanks to God for His gooduess., 1t was, Indeod, a reasonablo ser- vico, aud ought suroly to bo & dolightful one. The passago road was the subject of a fow re- flections which would be found appropriate to tho sorvico. It wasa prowmlise addressed to au- clont” Terael, anl was fulfilled to us, s it had beon to many provious generations, again in this year of graco, 1874, Tho language was poctical and figurativo, but quite casy of comprehension, Tho word ' Jezreel” meant *“soed of God"—n poetio name used by tho prophoet to designato tho pooplo of God, Teracl. Tho passago presented & gort of picturs of the wholo process by shich God aswored His pooplo when thoy presonted tho psyor Give us this day our daily bread,” ‘I'hie pooplo looked to the corn aud the wine and the oil—tho products of the yoar—and plosded for their share; nod the corn nud tho wine and the oil heard—that was granted them which thoy noodod. Agnin, the corn and wino and oil wore ro- forred to a8 looking to the earth, and the earth heard and granted tho request; and tho carth, in her tarn, looked up to_tho Leavens for the sunehino and the rain which eho necded, and hoaven gronted the blessing, Was this all? ‘We must riso o stop highor. There was Ono who sita abovoe the heavens, to whom they must addross their prayor,—a prayor which would bo answored liko all tho rest, T will hoar, esith tho Lord.” ‘'ho preacher thon went on to show how ovory- thiug was liukod together ns a chain, saying that, though mnuy links might scem to iuterveno in Naturo's chain, if wo followed it up wo would always como to God ot Jast, o sower sowed the scod; but whoro did tho secd come from? From evolution? That was wo answor to the question whonee it first came; provaking only anothor question—whonce came not only tho things ovolved in tho causo of ages, but whonca oang tho procoss of evolution? - Who startod it first? Who euporintonded It now? Whoneo camo the power that made things spring up and row and mulliply? Whut caused tho srains? ould tho heavoas givo Bliovors? * God nindo " This truth scomod to bo de- nfio by onoof tho foromost ingland; but My, Tyn- all these things. nlod throo montha acientific men of dall had diesvowod — tho Athoiem which hnd Dboon aseribed to him, confossing that ho wonld bo a very shallow man indoed who looked out upon the wonders of Naturo and de- liborately cherishied the thought that thoro was uo being who know morc about him than he nimsolf did, Bo that what was thought to bo an asspult upon the faith, was in tho oud to bo n conflrmation of it. It was gotting to bo unfashi- 1onablo ta look iuto the Beriptures and expect to flad special lessons in poculiur forma of expros- sion, It ought not, however, to be eo, for valu- ablof lessous wers found thore. God wus not only the flrat groat causo, but 1o was in all in- torinodiato causos too. Wo read of tho laws of gravitation, of production, ote.; but who made them, who enforced them? Thoro must bo a ower bohind them, The heavons, the earth, ho raln, kind no power. Those woro dead, pow- orless things. Whero was tho powor 7 ‘'ho answer wonld bo found fu tho Dible, All ovor bolonad to o, It way oning to Tlialaw Lat pooplo in fino houses, and surroundod with rioh furniture, had fuod to oat, 'Wne lmws of God roflected Iis wisdom, and dlsplayod Thus goodness; and if mun's eagacity alono woro de- Iwudml upon wo shonld not get along ns now, ‘Iho beut vconomy of mian was to fotlow the oconomy of God, Peoplo wero boginning to dis- covor now that political cconomy wis nothing, and Divino economy way ovorything, It was Qod, and not the politicians, who managed the agoncles,—~by the powers of * Nature or man but” thoy woro God's sorvants, and their oporationa wore superintended by Him, Many supposod that God wan with tho farmer alono ; but Ie was oqually with tho workers at tho loom ; nud wo had’to’ givo'thanka for our clothes, and carriagos, and housos, as woll na for a supply of food. 'Wo should’ give ‘thanks 2180 for the panio aud tho hard times, slnco God wan tenching the people by such provideuces not 1o oxtravagant. Aflor urging tho duty of taking caro of the poor, Lo enid, in conclurion, that wo should join our hoarts In praising God for tho goodnows thia year, eud davoto vl b, By ourgolves to Him who gave — EPIPHANY. Remnrks by the Rev. Dr, Stocking. Tho Thanksgiving sorvices of tho Cturch o tho Epiphany, on Throop stroot, which weroof very interesting deeoription, woro greatly en- Dbanced by the decorations of the church, whiok wore very beaullful and slogulatly npproprinto throughiout, Tho lower' portion of tha trusses in tho church wore ornumented with nataral slicavos of corn, the ear in most iustances husiod 80 08 to permit tho view of tho golden grain, The main ornpmontation, however, was that of tho ohancel and aliar, both of which boro ovidoncoe to tho gond tasto of tho Reoctor, tho Rov. Dr. Btocking, who had super- vised tho work of tho adornment, -Across the chancol was &.rood screon, 20 feot in breadfh, bullt in five arohies, each surmountod by o cross, tho contral ono boing 16 foot fu hoight. “Tho light framo-work of those gracoful archics way hidden benoath o wealth of vegetation of all kinds,— foras, corn, mosses, fruits, and featoons of corn and cranborries. From the aroh ovor tho vestry- room door depended o handsome basket of au- tumu leaves, whilo tho ercdonce-table wis cov- ored with whoat-cars and grassos, symbolieat of the bread and wine of the Holy Communion, ‘I'lig suppor-altar was trimmod with vases of nat. ural grassos, in tho contre of which o nntural bird's-nese roclined, and botweon them reated ngaiost tho rorcdosis large whontcn cross, boaring a largo clustor of grapos, Tho nltar was tostofully bordered ‘with barloy and whoat, and in its contro bore a cross mado of four fern lenvos, 'Tho pulplt was decorated in tho fostoous of corn and fruit. . The decoration of tho font was vory beautiful, a friigo of whoat runntng round tho bowl, upon which as builé n pyramid of fruits of nllkinds, In tho south end of the trausopt wa8 o gonuino hay-stack of goodly sizo, whilo opposito the font was n tor~ raced pyramid of our country's vegotablo prod- ucts of all kinds, onch cornor being fillad with an onormous_cabbago-blossom, and n lollow [vumpkln boaring a cross upon its faco rosting on op,0f tho wholo, "'he servico wes that xolgn]nrly appointed for Thanksgiving Day, tho_Reotor of tho church boing assisted by tho Rov. Mr. Stroot, of Bt Potor's, and the Rov. Mr. Barr. Tho carols by Hio chifdron of tho congrogation, wiio wore gath- orad togother in tho front scats of tho chureh, with thoir class-bannors u‘)bolslud. eupocinlly that of tho * Harvest Honio," formed ono of tho most agreeablo foatures of tho coremony, Tho sormon of tho day was proached by tho” Rector of the church, tho Rov. Dr, Stocking, who an- nouncod his text ns follows: I will abundantly bless her provielon: X will satisfy her poor with broad,—Paalms, cxxxil,, 15.; In oponing his sornion, the preacher alluded to thio peculiarly satiafactory nature of tho blesslug roforred to in tho toxt as rogarded tho poople of Ieraol, to whom it was given, who liad fro- quently been subjocted to groat sufferings on account of a want or food. ‘fho proachor drow a parallol botwoen the Lroublos which had ovortakon the childron of Isracl botween tho timo of David's promise snd thns of Joel's warning, and tho recont vicissitudes of the American Nation. Tt wos rocorded that tho Israclites, when scoking after falso gods, suffored successivoly by do- sceuts of locusts, eaterpiliars, casker-worms, and palmors. Thoso could find o singulst paralicl in tho scourges of war, firo, pestilenco, and financiel distress, which had, one after tho other, fallon upon this land. Although God had abundantly blessod of late the nation, yet thoro are to Lo found eoverywhoro a largo num- ber of tho poor and nocedy, This was bocauso thero had becn n violation of natural and roligious laws. Thoro wns no timo to consider thono laws, and to sliow how political ond com- meicinl gnmblers were cramping tho logitimate busiuess of the country. In concluding his sormon, tho proacher referred oloquently to the docorations and tholr appro- priateness, and called upon the covgrogation for wweot oharity's Bako and thelr mastor's to help tha fund of tha diocess which woa devoted to tho support of 18 aged poor. Tho collection, which realized a very hand- gomo sum, was thon taken up. At the con- clusion of the sorvice, the Rector, invited all the childson present to come_forward and onjoy tho enkes aud fruit which hud beeu lnid up in Btora for them. About 200 littlo boys ond girls ace cepted tho invitation, and, by dint of special ex- ortion on tho park of sovernl of tho ladies and gontlomen of the congrogntion, fu & vory fow minutes cach child was made bappy with n col- lnfimn of cakes aud apples aud @& tumbler of jelly, —— FIRST CONGREGATIONAL. Addresses by Dra, Gulicky Goodwhi, and Kite- redges The union Thanksgiving sorvicas of the Third Presbyterien, American Reformed, and Tirst Congrogationsl Churchios woro held yostorday foronoon in the spacious aud benutiful edifico of tho First Congregationnl Baciety, corner of Washington and Ann strcots, Tho oxercises wero of o familiar and informal character, aud, it 14 to bo hoped, wore greatly enjoyed, though to o worldling they wors 110t of tho most aitractive desoription. In place of the good, comfortable ‘Phanksgiving sormon, with o roview of tho apir- {tual and material blossings of tho yoar Just past, thero wera various whort specchos, con. sisting chiofly of Biblo quotations, prayors by laymen who showed somo norvousness in tho presouco of the groat congregation, and horo and thoro a hynm sung wich muoh 'powor and unction by 2,000 volcos, The orgavist caino lato, o thut the o{mniuu volutary was nccessorily omittod, and the basso of the quartotto choir, tinding no opportunity to show off hig voeal powers in congregational music, loft boloro the gorvices woro coucluded. N Tho platform was occuplod by Dr. Goodwin, Dr. Kittredge, and tho Lov. Dir. Gulick, each baving o share in the procoodings, . There wan room cnough for & dozen more ministors, Dr, Goodwin_offored tho invocation, tho congrogi- tion standing, and joining in tho Loid's Prayor at the cloge. ‘'ho’ cholr sang an anthem, after which tho 103d Pealm was read, with altornato rosponses by tho_congregation, followed by the hymn, % Como, Thou Almighty King.” Dr. Goodwin sunouncod that tho servicos would bo of & familiur naturo, with sot themus for tho three ministors, and opportunities for romarks and prayers by membors of the congre- ation, 8 ‘Tho Roy, Mr, Gullek, paator of tho American Reformod Church, was tho first spoaker, His topis was * Thanksgiving for tho Dlessings of tho Year.” 1o found causa for thauksgiving in (his groat gachoring of Cliistian 5)uuqlo. and above all for thogoodnoss of God. Tho lnst yonr had witnosssd & wondorful outpouting of God's spirit, both in our own land und sbroad. ilwo brotliron in the congregation offorod pray- ors, and the bymu, ** Awalo, my soul, to joyful luys," was subg, "Dr. Goodwin hopoed that the brotbren would spoalk or pray, just ns thoy wore moved by the sylrlt, A gray-baired mun rosponded by saying thut thoro was much to b thaukful for, sud ox- pressiug thoe hopo that thero would coma n gront voyival. Another gontlomen prayed, and then Dr. Kittrodge gavo out the hymn, * Neaver, my Qod, to'Thes.” A gentleman thon aroso, utrippod off hia overcont, and said Do was glad to havoe tho opportunity.’ Ho hopod that tho pontocosial spirit, might ba ronowad. Dy, Gill was nslied by Dr., Goadyin to pray, and did so. Dr. Goodwin thon spoke on * Tho Conscern- tlon of Chrlsting in View of DBloasiugs thut Iavo beon Reooived and Ave Dosfved,” 1lo smd thoro wos a groat dilforonce In tho thankugiving of peoplo who were Christians and of thoso who woro not. Thoy eamo as those-baviug an inner tonso of what it was to receivo giltw—n pro- tound recogmtion of tho goodnoss of God, i'lmy must como i tho spirit of complote couscern- tion, *Just as Iam, without one plen,” was tho hymn givon out by Dr, Kittvedgo and sung Dy the congrogation. Dr. Kittrodgo contlned his romatks to *1I'ho Promlses of God ltespecting Dlossing," 1o neld that tho Word of God was botter thow any great Louschold of tho human family, "It was Ho mado the sun shino, and the rain fall, and tho oarth to fructify snd boar; and It was Ilo whd brought sufliclent food' Lo our vory doors, All theso things wero dono by intormediaie words of Wiy dwn, and ko thorofore read numorots solectiony from tho Di- blo, embodylug the promises of Ged to' His peoplo, 1o said that thero wag RO quostion as to tho wuro fullilimont of UMBER 97, i ® a = thesor ==, God was nover in straightened gleoum x 8: o pald all drnfis on sight. Moyl 5 othiaChanksglving Day inall homos apont ‘< Lday, At & fimuuon of Dr, Goodsyin, tha congro- fi?tgv In silont prayor for tho fnifiiment S romises, after” which Dr, W. N, Pat- ton 3= nudibly, Ar 15 4l for.tho grasshoppor suferers of the Nor/ =<3 wns mado by Dr. Goodwin, and & col- loot ®Z . thelr nid was takon up, realizing o han + amount, judging from tho honped-up cantriounon hoxes, With the sluging of a hymn, and the pro nouncing of the benodiction, the Lllapumcfi. 5 ) the covgrogation —— NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL. Itemnrks by the Rev. Mr. Felton, A unjon servieo, in whick tho congregations of tho Fourth Presbytorian, Graco Mothodist, and Now England Congrogationnl Churchos com. bined, was hield in tho odifico of the last mon. tloned orgavization, cornor of Dearborn streot and Dolaware placo, yosterdny morning, Thert a8 o very largo attendauce, ‘Tho regular sorvicos wero conducted by the Rov. Mr, Chinmberlain, who did not. prench, that duly falling to tho lot of tho Rev. G, E, Folton, who took his toxt from Isainh, xii., 00: * Jor tho notion aud tho Kingdom' that will not serve Thee shall poriwn,” ote. Tho proaclior procoeded to show the intimate relations that should exist botweon the Chucch and tho Btate iu tho offort to reform tho orring, aud to protecet, those who woro truo and rightoous 31.\ “1ifo, Jiborty, ond tho purauit of happluess.” I'hero could bo no eonflict botween true roligion sud good govornmeont. Tho ono was a con- comitant of tho othor, Nations thnat did uot love nud foar God wero built on o foundation of snnd. What lind becomo of tho great heuthon nations of old? Whera wore now the Greoks and tho Assyriang, tho Romans and tho Cortbngoninns? Afl bnd disnppoared from the faco of the oarth, becauso thoy had uolt at tho shrines of falso gods, and bad for- gotton that arms and idols could not unvo the soula of mon, or forever protect tho prospority of & naton. Morality was the savory salt of overy country—tho mmuostay of overy Gavern- ment that protended to bo " solid inatitucion, Destituto of that, nations might, indeed, sprend their baunesa efar, and build glory on conquest ang on cmpire, but the day of retribution—the day of advorsity—would como aud find thomn wantng, Gonerations, like States, camo and wont, but God nud roligion woro oteranl. Thoy «wonld survive tho wreck and ruin of tho proudest, und, ovor dosort waates, would light mon 1o salvation, if truo to tho spirit of roligion, whon the mery earthly brillianoy of Kingdom or of Lmpire contd not save them, After donling with somoe gonoral historical facts, tho prencher snid that the Republic, dur- ing tho year, had mado some grand adyauces in religious thought, Tho central itloa—ihe grand idea—wns tho cause of Christianily, which, in every grent country, W the pillar of! Governmont, becausn 4t tonght tho cilizen that to bo loyal and tranquil was tho best moaus of promotivg the Lappiness aud advancoment of ail classos, It was, thoros foro, eminently propor that tho State shoild rece ognizo tho_inilnonce of the Church, and supplo- mont its offorts in bohalf of religion. ‘Tho pustor siatod that an appeal for aid bad bocu gent from tho regious recoutly dovastated by grasshoppers, and o liberal collestion was takon up. ———— ELSEWHERE. THE WAY TILE PITTSBUNGERS REPT THE DAY, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicego Tribune. Prrrssung, Pa., Nov. 26.~Thaoksglving Day was moro genorally obaerved hero than ever be- fore.. All kinds of businoss was entirely sus- ponded. Tho churches of all denominations hold regular sorvicos, In Alloghony, Rabbi Eg- gers, of tho Reformed Hebrow Church, preached an appropriate sermon iu. English, The poor woro not forgotten. The prisoners In the jail wero given an oxcollent dinner; also all tho charitable institutions, Tho militaty paraded, and the Firo Department was roviowed. AT DEGATOR, ILG. Special Dispatch to T'he Clicago Tribune, Deosrur, IlL, Nov. 26.—~Union Thanksgiving #ervicos wero held at Btopps’ churcl to-day, all tho roligious sociotios purticipating excopt tho Cntholio and tho Epiecopalian. Tho union sormon was by Eldor !uynes, pastor of tha Christian Church, who discussed the relations of Church and State. His effort was cousidered quito able, but was objected to by somo bocauso too strong against tho Catholica, TILE DAY IN ALTOK, ILL. Speciat Disnateh to The Clacaan Tribune, Azroy, 1L, Nov. 26.—Thankagiving Day was very gouorally observed iu this city to-day, busi- ness of nll kinds boing_nlmost entively suspend- ed. The Itev. A. P. Morrisou, of tho Metuodist Episcopal Church, preached & Thankegiving ser- mon in tho Presbyterian Ohuroh, the different congrogations attending. TUE DAY'S ODSERVANCE AT DLOOMINGTON, ILL, Spezial Dispatch to The Chicago 1'rivune, BrooxiNaroyN, IIL, Nov. 26.—Ibanksgiving wos ponorally observed hore, Nearly all the stores und oftices were closed, Union rehigicua gorvices wero held at Duerloy ITall, aud wero at- tended by a vast audionco, Services wero also bhold st 56, Matthow's Episcopal Churcli. AT DANVILLE, ILL. Swcerat Dispateh to Phe Chicago Tribune, DavviLeg, Ill, Nov. 26.—Thankegiving was ruily observed in our city to-day. Union: ces wora bold at tho Nortu Streot Mothodist L, The Rov, A. L. Braoks, of tho Iirst Presbytorian Churel, delivered o very ubla dis- course, UNION BERVICES AT URDANA, O. Special Disputeh o The Chicago Lribune, Unpaxy, 0., Nov. 26.~Tho various churches hield uvion 'l'lmldmfivlug servicos in tho Prog- byterian Church, Tho sermon was preached by the Rov, Mr. Dart. ‘The businoss Liouses werd closed and Court adjourned. AT OMAIA, NED. Oxana, Neb., Nov. 26— F'hansgiving Day was gonerally observed throughout the city. The stores were closed, and uniou church ervicey held, which woro largely attonded. Woatlior benutiful. 1OW OBSERYED IN LA SALLE AND PERU, JLL, Specrd Dunpateh to Lhe Chicage Tribune. LaSatLe, 10t, Nov. 26,—Thanksgiving has beon observed in LaSallo ana Poru by o genora suspension of bugincss aud by tho usual feasting, A7 JCARLEGOR, TA. Speeint Disateh to Ihe Chicaan Tribune, McGuroon, In., Nov, 26.—Thanlsgiving Day was gonorally oberved by o snsnension of busi- ness and a‘common raid on turkey, AT MILWAUKEE, WIS, Sneeiat nspatch to Ihe Chicaan Tribune, MirwAvkzg, Wis, Nov, 20, —Thanksgiving Day was obsorved, i all tho churches, und by balls and entertainments In nil parts of the city, DULY OBSERVLD IN DETROIT, MIOIL. Special bispateh to Phe Chicano Aridune, Dernorr, Mich., Nov, 26.—Thankegivibg wat duly obrorved huro to-iny by genoral sorvices in tho churchea, D e — THE IRON INTEREST. Proparations by the Iron Manufnce wrers of Pitwburg to Stop ‘their Ditls Speciat Dispateh to T'he Chicage Tribune, Prrspuna, U, Nov. 20,—Saturday tho iror manutacturors and puddlors agatn mest. What thelr action will bo is not known, butitls a forogono coneluslon that tho manutacturers will shut down entirely ol thele mills, aud yropara. tions ave making accordingly, Tho mavutac. tuvors bave refused orders for tho past few days, tho prices boing too low, Ovo tirm Tuesday ro. fused nn order for §00 tons au tho sauiw acoount, On nu fuspecting Tour, Citartanooss, Nov, 20.—Tho English {ron morchant, J. Lothisn Deil, nccompaniod by promiuvent citizons, wout down the Alabama 1 “Chattanoogs Rallrond to-day inspoctivg the irou aud coal supplios. —— THE MILWAUKEE LIBEL SUIT. Spectat Disvateh to The Chicago Tridune, Minwaukze, Nov, 20,~It is undorstood thal Willlam P'itt Lynde, Congrosetunn-clect froui this Congressional Dixtrict, hus to-day undortakon to withdraw his suit against tho Sentinct Company for $20,000 damagos for lbel, in chorging bim with paying Bindekop? $4,000 to withdiaw from his um\aldutuw, in considoration of au oditoripl n Baturday's Sentinol roivacting the ohargo on tho faith of Lynde's aflidavit thut ho did no such thing, Rindskopt, who knd brought a eimilar Auit, is expeoted to do the uame,