Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1876, Page 2

(3} CHICAGO RIBUNIZ: IFRIDAY, DECLMBER 1. 18/0G. i GIVE THANKS. How the People of Chicago Did It. They Flocked in Crowds to the Tabernacle aicl My, Moody, And Thero Related the Things for Which Thoy Were Grateful, Services Held in the Churches Throughout the City. Ilow the Inmates of Asylums and Other Charitable Institutions Fared. A @lanoe ot the Inmaten of the Jail, Bride- well, Eto, TIIE DAY WI CELEBRATE. ‘The Thankegiving-Day of the Centennlal year has passed into history. Like the onoof a year ngo, It had 15 marked feature. Last night u lire fn the heart of the ety destroyed property to theextent of £100,000, A year ago tho day was signalized by the murder of Charles Why- land, one of the most cold-blooded and delibe- mte assaseinations ever perpetrated fu this city. Araholiday yesterday was observed In the ar:hodux etyle. Those who had homes ate their turkey and eranberry sauce within full view of the household gods. Those who didw't, and they nre decldedly numerous, efther aceepted invitations to dine with friends, feasted royally for once In the year at the mahogany of the big hotels, or made their usual meal, elightly jn- vroved for the occasfon, at tho caravausarics yelepted boarding-houses, ‘The bgys about town devoted the forenoon to the fmbihition of cgg-nog and other Thanksgiv- Ing-Day heverages, repeatod tho dose mingled with billlards and the matinees ln the afternoon, and made ealls or went to the theatres fn the evenlnr, Thuse who were pecunfons hired horses and cutters, and tho avenues anil business atreets were made morry with the- tintinnabulation of the belis. Moonllzht «drives bebind a fast team over the erispy snow were decldedly fashiona. ble, and the jingle of the sleleh-bell sounded merrily in tho ear of the wayfarer ns he sought s fircless room, fn the wee sma’ hours, “Taken all In all yesterday was 1o exception to the usual run of Thanksuiving-Days. There was more feasting than returning of thanks, and to-dny there will o the usual number of head- aches, for which the victtma wall take as a reme- dy the “hade of the due that made the bite,” nud promise to themaclves that 'llui‘ whil not do 80 next ‘Thaukegiving-Duy. Dut that remalus to be seen. THE TABERNACDE. URION SERVICES. The morning services at tho Tabernacle were ittended by s large erowd, but there wero o good many vacant chinirs fn tho gallery. The exercises proper (the fifteen minutes be- fore 11 o'clogk belng devoted ta singing niscel- Iancous hymus) were opened by singiug tbe twventy-frth hyon., ‘Then the Reve Mr. Thartlett, of the Unfon Tark Congregatlonal Chnrel. led in prayer. Ile thauked Gl for all the tanporal blessings which each one hud oeeasfon to be geateful for, and for the pasty amd the hope of the futures nskineg thut the good work might go on and wultitides be spved—that those who are, hard might be melted, and thoss who were opposed reconeiled unto G, The TEhd hymn was next sung, Mite MOODY then read the 107th Pradm, commenting ns he pussedt Crom verse 1o verse. Oglve Danks unio the Lovd, for 1n Tibs aneiey endireth 1 deged b the wikie furl o ety to 11 thelt ronis outed in thei, In ™ i Lol B thew teoihi wit of thelr distr 1 thin!Mmany an ti Tt hias been thalr experience o werhs that they I fnthe fdernees of sin and she solitary way, mel have fowml uo place tadwell . Toely souls were not at vest.s and n thelr troudle they ceied unto the Lord, Many will thank God and rulty fur thelr trottale, And He fed them forth by the rlght way, that w1ty wizht go to a ey of kabitation, . 7L O Lt mea would pra‘es the Lovd qoe Hs goafuors, nud for 1y wonderiul works Lo the ellildren of Bien S Oh that men wouid prase the Lopd,” not - one avotler, We have nut come heye hu.vdtn pralse one anthier, but to p such ta wll in darkness and b the shadow of [ 1t bonnd Iniietion mnd frons hecansy t ninsd the woris of God, and eom- v =oln 08 the Mast gl Thenthey ory Lol In ther teonble, and ile bringetn them okt of thele distresses, That tens the condition some ntidels and nuneonvertad bers wers i during weeks, They were vebelling nalnst the of G A told s e kit belleve une- twellth partof the Blble, but 1 kept quothnge Berlptuye to Wiy il thomeht T would let the Lord take care of 05 own work. T said tohim, “ Come, go down ta the meetleg.” and T ot b on the plations, He caue into the inquiry- ruom and saldy It Is al) plaine 1 it wowi? e went Fueh 1o Boston wnd uedled with the churchy and sadled foy Eevope a few days nftee- wandr, Twa hotrs be e was conyerted bo didu't el veisth of the Bil) i A e couldn's, et rebelling szalunt. the B or sleeps lid great trouble, but dudn't know what it oW Just lighiting with the Lovd. Hu contemured the coutisels of 1l Al- nehty,—thougnt be was wiser than Ged, and shut Heanade womdstaie [ the Bible, A seceat, | many are getting thelr eves apen to Know L Giod's word §s Worth more than thelrs, Tids TInatel a4 gond ssoral chaeaeter, bup that didn't heln e Taere was s wnnt i his oo Ho heought them ont of durknes nind the shndow uf deagh, Haw vy duriog the pust year i thls con- gregation bisve buen elear down to the very tutes ol death, They werg sfelcand didu's he- teve i Gad. bt in their calaity erled unto 1 thefr trauble Lo save them out of £ distrese, Ho sent 1Hs word and dolivored tl Oh! Bt ot sanbd py. neas, hand for by worndreful ten. Loy Awidlet thein sacridce 1) 0f thankaiving, and declire Uiy works with " with sinsinz, There tho il By Wit (d; wo Tuve thy s There may ba tue puor, the uncouver il now we eome L the suilors. sotow gullors heve this morning. Fhey o down 10 the xew In ablos, that do bl nuss I gestwaters, o, T und sty wit' 1h hey reel toand fro, er ko o druuken man, awl wre at their o bo mauketh the storm a catin, v waves thereaf sroatill. Then they u terg o flo Lringeth i theiw exult Tiim alea in the e te people, ond Josatre Him i e asembly of the cliera, We comie this mornlg to give thanks to God for il the hlessines we have been recelving from His 1 would JIKe to ask abl dn the thon jist one questfon, Can vou (hink 2 0 the past year that you want to e ford Jfuve you gob anytides to £Ivo thuoks foc! Leg haw ot fieads dow, wi 1iEL up our hearte with tanfsgiving for all e Messinga we have b o Gode Lt us look to Eim now anid give thanhs, ARter o motwent or two rpent in cilent prayer, TIUE REV, C. L, TUOMPSG2S thanked God thut tie shaduw of the Lord's wing had been over Lhew by nleht, und that the hght of Jie countennius bisd heen upon thew Dy duy 3 that they had vot fadlen. as 105 angels bl Dl them kg e ad that they conld present thenigelves In 1S presence, mnd ol tavir hicarts und volves together fn Jils - 1 am da glad that that our Father {n heaven ‘Tells of Hin Jove i the Book Hohag gives, waa sung, aud Mr. Muody eabd the meettng fas open w thuse who Bl something to retara thunks for. i THE BEV. RASUKL WYCKORY sald It geemed Lo i that wo one i e houra Dad any wore vewsun to wive thanks to Lol than hie hind, e hud fele for stune Weelis past that tiere was great danger, after Juving preachel the Gospel To othess, uf bis being cast wways but ol tie deptlis e had afid unte God, guel He Jad Leard Tis - prayer and delivered him wut of lis sutluring ad sorrows “This mmnln‘g peesied to his hies mornlne whthout u clowdy unyd he was hvioe in the twelfth chagter of the vroplicey ol Lulih, Auulier on the plagfunm thanked God that He had led him through fiery trfatg, and, above ull,1)¢ thie unepeakable gilt of This Son and everlarting Hle fn 1w, A yontleman [n the gallers wanted to pralse Gord hecause fle ol delivered him out of the ‘\unmi planted his fect on the fmmovable rock. Us hearl went out to the brother who eald he was g fn the twelfth chapter of Tadah, 1103 haa been a Hle of rejoicing for three years, and he wanted othera to =hare tha Joy. A e I the body of the hatf suld a year ago he left. Zevpt, and went into the wilderness aud Urongh the led Sex ol repentance, 1o found enemies in the wilderness, bub ho foneitt them and connuered thems and ho gave thinks unto God for bis deifyeranee, and for the glory of Jee #us, who was able to save to the utternast, To- day he was In the Laud ol Prommse, and had nothing more to fear, AH were free to livewith Jeaus, He wasable to save all, provided Uiey lald thetaselves on the altar of God, TUE REV, I B, CHENEY sald the half was never told, and who could tail even the half! "fuke the one nceasion of thanks- piving presented tn the familiar verse to Which referen: ¢ had been made—the words ol Paul, “Thanks Le unto fiod for his unspeakabls (16, Who could tell the half of wiat that tinplled? They mluht tell the “OL, ol etory,” ten thousand times, ek I ten thousand foriny, and yot they had only hegun, [Tow numerong were the oceasions for thunkinluess! - Take the durkest light {n life, the smidest experience, and Dow meh there was even i such a state Lo vall forth gratifude and th thanked God for the priv cnuse of Chiriste We heard mueh of duty, and there was unquestionably duty to be pertormed. There were many things thal eamo bes Lhe light of duty, and It was wel in that Heht. bit the shnple sery Tie choso to regard fn the ght of privilese; Ne thunked © God, from a Joving heart, that ho had the privilece of “enloying in the service of the Master, Whata priviiese it was to preach the Gospel!l For what would any of the brethren in tie ministry be denled the Vrl\'llnuu of comforting the suffering amd afilieteds of takmg the aquiver by the haml and lending him to the lamb of " Godl 1le thanked God for tho humble share he lad ln e work, and hoped all would conse:vate them- eetves nnow to tho lalior of reapiug for the great white harvest the preclous sheaves for Christ, TUE REY, ARTIUR M ELL refurned thanks for mercies as o minister snd ns o man, e felt as though he wanted to thank pubticly for the bleesings he had found since the meetings comern for thy warmer Jove aml the clearer lope and thy Lrighter life of Jlis conntennnce which tlo hat iven him j.and for the blessings n his own Touseliold, ‘and In his church, X young man, who bl Jong been o winderer, mot, M as e was on ., hig way to the Tabernacle, and tuol his arm, and il to him, * Althoush T tuve wandered lone, nud forzotien God so easily, 1 have come back to Himnow, AlLT used to'dall pleasure scems tome as BUOT Nowy in comparison with the joy of Christ. . The Reve W, A, Spencer thanked God that so wany were of one splrit, nud wers realy and willing to work for Christ’s sale, aud the soul's suke. " 1lo belleved the geandest part of the re- vival waa the mniting into_one of all congregas tions by the blessed prose of tha [Toly Spirit, - A BOY ABOUT 13 YEARS OLD sald he had something to thank God for, 1le hud gaved bhim unid prepaved for him a lome n Heaven, and he dared the tempter’s share to cateh him, i wilows then praved, thanking God Mkl tbior aliTerences which ddenomination from denomination, £ togetl tiily ad pl of_Pence, of ol reconcitiation, of fatherboad, mul brothers hood. plaee an the G th where thero wa3 reaseon to thank the Lord for His vnle umong nations—where Ho shoubl be vemenhereld ws the Oun who dicases the people ~=ft wis I the Republic of the Cnited States, ‘They knew how the hearts of all bl been burdened for the Tast fow days for ¢ afety ol the natfon. They had looked futo each othier's fines und sahl, LIt may b the peril of filteen vears ago b upon un” The Sitlp of Sare wasin e midet of o storny, mnl anany hearts w crying unto Gad, Althouph the future look: darky tho elomds would soon pass aw The One who saved souls had sent tidlnes to all the worli which would bring peacs and joy. Dld iy pra?'ln-.' natiun ever go downi In secret the souls ol the people wers Hfted up to God with thankeeiving, TRE FOLLOWING NEW HYM 03 sung by Prof, Bifss, was sung by amil the chofrs & ARIBE AND BHINE, fr. Sankey Tty 0w G Sulcy et mnding, \ b ¢ Jatnd, with stzenczth 1i ingdonis of tha casth are bringin g reastre s te LIy Etes —cejuics? Choras; Artise nod shen b vonth Inmortl, TR Heht 14 come, Ty King appearat 2 2 portal, ie thousad fhup thy voleot ‘Thraugh wave and wiklormes For Lot wast ¢ ous I 1Gs alnt; Shone o Ahy wiht of ol ad orbught thes "Through pain auil pestl to the Arine and shine, ¢ Te suught theo, And shall Tin flock with steife n riven? Shall envions Enes His Chinrel divide, When e, the Lord of eacth and heaven, Stands at the door to clzim [y brlde? Arlev and shilne, cte. 0 gates ! bring forth oblatlons ! pwned with thorn: o0 bl Ki; and whiine, wte He comes? 1ot all the rarth winre Bim; ot LA s watue: trod Spreats ton tayal reudin before b, The Lize of 11 11 0f (10§ Arise anid shine., ete, A VOUNG MAN IHOM BOSTON orose In the gouth gallery and imade the re- ma kable annou emens. that his oceaslon jor Hisnksigiving was the sudden cure a1 iles- tion of the brain st Sunday aftbrnoon whily Dro Chnsberlyln wis s esatiie i portion of Gol's Word at the overffow-meeting b Faewell i, He had Lean sorrowtully looiing forward to hopetess and Inevitable ity as the elimax of Dis llsord and In Wiy eitunt{on, findbng a siving fn the fiet tha the ing av nountl nb Ll eote, ns wus ntinle partles were diiven to take up th w reforu. The peonlo were hotnd 1o b vligit- eoustess ad honesty Iy pnbie affaies, snd un- less they ot 1t buth pollteal partles wonld o by the Dok, Jb was o matter of thakegiving thint Chirfat was not only the Savior of souls, but the uithnate governor of natlons, * ‘The recomd Tieur of serviee was opened by sfngdug “Joy to the warld" in which the con- ergution heastily jufucd s THY BEV. DRt THOMPAON then arose and said: L fued that there 18 i per- Aunal ward of praise ana Umnkegiviog which 1 oneht to speak for (l's great blessing on sell as well as o my funily and my ehur.h, e has Leen heinging s people neaver to Hin, and among my cogeegition there are many homes whera are Liead the songs o those who have coine ot of captivity, Anai e for devout. thaukegiving s thly meet: the Tabernuele this inorning, where e clnrehies, with unfted hearts, hive come together to protae Gi 1 van think ol ta which to lHken vish feaats, when, (rom non to the reglony be- yond dordu, tho peaple eame wp to Sirasalom, Wt commun eentro ol their joy, with imlm- branwhes By thelr hands, and songs and shoyts of prajse upon thelr tougues, To this plue, which hina began to recnt to ua like Jernsalem beeause of God's rich blessings o His people Tere, we have come up with one heart. and one m!m‘, ik the centro avd source of uwll vur y 13 th Gospel of Jesus Chrlst, A fedend of wine ones Tound o little bowlder ont I Jown, fnwhich, when he brohe iy, open, was hollow place where a perfeet. erystal cross bad Leen formed. Anct 5o ougbt our” hearts to have tovined fu them, by the inftuenees of e Huly Splrit, the les of the Cross of Clirlst, thnt ceoss Which Constantine saw I the teuyv- eiiry il by Which we may also go Torth to con- quers ‘ ¥ ¢ I8 REV. MIL WAL sulilz T fect yhat 1 ehould ho wrongln eoul It L were loneer to remain sllent, Leen the eladdest Vhankogiving-Day By oW i i1s las L all my Moo Leame to this place from nmy chureh where we heand the sonds of Joy fron thoss who have recently found Chrlet,” Lulsw wint tu prajue Giod the onenvss of splvit which we have all r ad by the fuspleation of the Holy Ghost. Pavty names are for the thie wetuslly forgotten, we don't Kuow ovurselves by vur denamfuations, but we L ap Christ 83 lf\u Albin AlL - Another thing: T want to thauk i fur tho bleseed Biile, and for the way we have leavned (o love, sl upprechate, aud nsn it Iisa uew Mook to me, 1 v preach It as never before. 1 cnn souls with it n3 nover hietory aml it seema to mg that fn ol tho grent success of theaw revival mestgs Gold i vspecially honor- Iz M owu Worde AL the stecugth aznd wis- duw of nau fs o Gafinres but whea Yo dall bick on God's Word we tabe ol of God's pawer. Tl nest speaker wis BISHOL PALLOWS, of th Reformud Ly of &4 Paut’s Neforue the fWest Bide. M a W, and pastor 1 Cliitecds, on ouzt | would like to spenk of- perronal hlessinge, tike Brother Walker, Tam foreed to slnk myself out of sliat wheu | remember that this I8 not only our State and national Thanksgiving, but our Centennial ‘Thanksgiving-Dav. "1 any nation ever had causo for gratitude to (ibd over the first hundred years of its history, that ustion s our own. tnd has béen with we— our pillae of fire by nleht and our Ylllnr of cloud Dby day. Ho has fed the uriginal three willlons from the Atlantic shores uut acros these broad valleys and over the Rock: A\lumnnlns‘.}mn\ away out to the shores of the Pacitie. ¥Frow thrce mitllons we have vome to Dy forty-two milfons, aid the churches have all the “timo gafned on the pnlmlm'((m. I cannot forget that before our country was divided the churehes of Chrlst were divided, and, haw that we sce such o movement for res uniting the people of God, Thold {t to be a romfse of wnfon and peace for our country, This uncettieduess will give place to order, and our whole people will see eye to eye that tha runplu of tod fecl the unifylng power of the Toly Spirlt. NOLOMON TIFATCNER, JR., one of the Exceutlvg Committee, made an im- asshoned awd telling speeeh: I should by un- rue to myscll, untrue to my Chureh, untruo to my God lo-day, sald e, {f Tdid not speak of s wonderful Immlnuu. Wo ought to praise {iod on hehalf of Chleago, now risen onee more from fts rulns, Tho buslness men of this city bad hardly got the ashes out of thelr eyes be- fore they Degmn to rush to the lumber-yanls for the materfal of anothier elty, and now, after ro ehort a time, we have been ablo to huild up our waste places larzer, and stronger, nnd more heantlful than before, T have lived in this city y and this is thu iirst time my Vo lieard for Christ on any such publiz oveaslons but uow I have reached my mnjority, T'am o layman, and [ might feel ke keeplng sllence ln the presence of all these minlsters, but bere at my side (pointing to My, Mood: 2 13 another laynun who nsed to be s hard-working mibsslonary and Sunday-school-manin ouratrets, autherlng in Hitle boys and elrls into is Northe Side Mission-Sehonl, whose volco hins since been heard on both sldes of the world, and whose name is known everywheres ns 1 suce prescdier of tho lhmlycl. I look over thls great andlence nud T say to yself, Who cever saw sueh a sight o Chleago before? - Christlans coming up from all parts of the city with thelr minlster to sit to- gether at o Thanksgiving service, And then [ think of our countrys of this great nutlon, ter- rible n the youthful vizor of {La giant power, rearing itself amld the gloom of the world's des- potism and persecution ke a prowd and radiant moutntuin piercing thros the storm; but all ereat intions have fal when they refuaud the v, guide, nid tho epliler mongstthe relics of thelr for- Sa w1 this natlon be brourht to kiss the dust of degradation and tind a dls- Nonared grave If wo do not bear up an individual und national character In hurmony with the Gospel of Jesus Chrlst, And yow trat these husiness-men have rebutlt the city fnir and heautiful, the wonder of the whole eirth, let them also build up the King- dom ol Christ inthelrmidst. Why, my brethren, I every Christian business man Would go into would speals of it to Bis businees them it is Gad's work, it daye (1] the whole eity housands of souls would Dbe coming tto the Kingdow of Chirist, THE BEV, Ml ADAMS, pastor of the Centepary M, E. Chureh, reada portion of Serlpture front tlie praphe* tabhn- uk, heginning, *Althongh the tree shall not blosyor, nelthor shall fruit be jound fi the vine, the color of the olive shail fall, nnd the fields shall d no meat, the flock shall be cut off tram the fold, and there shall he no herd i stalls, vet. will 1 rejoice In the Lords T will joy in the Gol of my sadvatlon?” then spoke very tenderly of those fn the comeregation who haisome great sorrow fn thelr Weants I the mlbdst of the zeneral joy and thankfuiness; of these whose omes woutkl have o vacant chalé at tho tehle that day; of thuse who were poor and didl not know lmwumr wero golng to get tiarouch the wintery as well ns many aoxlous staners whose sud fices showed that” they had not yet found the Savior. But, in spile of it ally ho appeated Lo every one to try awd rejoles in God, {f e conddn't “refofee over any other good. For the gooduess of God {3 past all God- ngz out and THs merey endureth forever, Alter gverse or two of “All bail the power of Jeaus! nume,” Mr, Moady related a dream of a man who bad 1 i the fden thut ho should be able 1o re; heaven on the strongth of W3 own groudn without the death and merits of Jesus Christ, Tn his dream he found himself parted from a Chirlstian nefghbor, with whom e was walking, one taking the roas to Jteaven amd the othier a rosd that led cter nally away from it; and tho moralist, In spite ul i of i d Iy, sent Lhix message by his beeving nelebbors “ You are zolng to see Chrlst, Tell Him 1l has been very good to met? % And £0," sakl Mr. Moody, % In spite of our ueglest of Chrlst Ho has been very goud to usall, Now Jet us huye u seison of silent prayer in which Lo tell T s, Aller o short per i of silence, Mr. Sankoy praved aloud; n sw ‘Thankasiving prayer, nub forgetthie the wanderers Iromn " God ivho woulid not sit down to 1 table that day, Othier prayers followrd, . TIY CHUNRCITES, THINITY CHURCIL ; ‘The Episcopullan churches of the South Side united In Lolding Thankssiving servlevs yesters day murnfog at ‘Ceinfty Church, on the corner ol Michlgan avenie and Twenty.sixth strecty the Rev, Edward Sullivau ollllating, asslsted by Dr. Warren. Notwithstanding the heavy snow this previous night, the church was well tiled. The sermon was preached by D, Lok of Girare Churel), taking a3 hls toxt the thirtys fourth verse of the eishth chanter of Judges, *And the children of Israel remembered ot thulr God whao had delivered them owt of the Bandln of all ¢l cuemnfos on every alde.'t By the mbzhty hand of Joshus the people had heen detivered out of the hand of their cuemics, and then, thelr leader dead, they forsook (God and went el howed down to sbrange gods, Thelr’s was not the only example of forgotinls ness, The veeard of ungratefuluoss was lung, awd embraced many from historle thue downs wards, Look at the present world und Its state, Qutslle of the Chrlstlan Church there wus not wuch remembrance of - Go: thouzh mun eould vob wholly forget Hin, Thers was u tendency in the human mind to forget tho dearest and best. Would any one remember God 1 no Chureh rose In Tls pres- eneey o hvin waoe sung to s pralse, no me- morial exlsted of Himd The sume was true of natlans, It wus necessary that natlong shouli et oapurt wday Lo show such_sulemn remem- brwneo ol God’s gooduess, For that purpose the proscnt iy “wppointed by our fore- futher It was ulider ‘than the Constltution, older thim present seces nid portioe, and was fus stituted by the Pllgeim Pathices on thelr resche Bz Athantie sh The present « {un Tor t was n peenlldy opportune Ruprivhig, Oue hundred years ago the present Ship of. Btate was Inchied wid the T of tha potentates of the Okl Warld, even the countey’s leaders hesitutiug, 1L sweined almost buposaible that b Britanafe Majeety vould be displuced, and no earthqunk cisite,” New laws and constitations had been sedy md the obl state of things was alinost forgotte D taken placy in {(UTIN ¢, Spaln, and termany. And yee Amerlea loated uncer the game armanbzation and fing, Then w little satihont tremulonsly launched with a bamer of only thivzeen stars, retlected only fn the witers of the Atantiv, it wis now a maggiilieent trleate, & thinw of beaaty, Bavinig a banner with thivty- seven whars, which were retlected In hoth the Athantie and Paclle ovennn. Nor had ail this been accomplished to the sound of thutes und suib sl Vislons of blosly battletlelds, of red-tided treason, ol sounds of the woundal v fntevmingbed,” and the erfimson of the Elripes wae thgred o deeper stafn, ik 3 Lo sald tha here were o abewhy but thes«hip Lad already ene v s b ra awl nturms that shy ol dwope by suevive all othe el would by to distrust G oc To thing The pres. rink G kSN The parthc tsuned Yeatures of thls M- #iving were that jt was u tne to he toankinl Low the bonnties of w hundred yeavs; thie the uvathusr was ntb pesee; that its prople coukd wor. 1w the fuile -t Hborty's that ot ere open to all, even the lowest; that in abltsaf polithians tiie heart of_ the people beat with that of God; that {0 splte of corraption andderelietion ot Wigh offieers God was et Donered; thut publis good neyver touk fivnier hald ou individualy, a3 wos shown in the dbl emdownmest of fostitutions of chavlty il eavnimz. Thosg were the speelad merdes,” But A the Laud was to go on Iu prosperity, U s aiores were 1o Do vrowded wigh new, ife and aithes, Y the langunge of the text was fot to Lo again mnde trie, Qod mngt be remembered, Kl do hls part to teach his children tho richy wav to prevent Ltho spread of thay rhflus- i by whileh sald, By ey meht and by my power Dave £ gecouptished W1 this" " Pure pateiotlst not sullied by party or deslro of spoll, nlso wus nevessary, antd 100 vears honce a preopis aniahitior, hodler, and purer would meey aud 3, :;lilurybumll Futher, Son, and llo- ks Jusl now anothier special meang was prescats e — od of showing ona's thankfulness {n remember- g the poorand needy and those nzed and infirm servants of Lind who had given their time and Lalents to His service fn this or forclgn Innds, Those who yreached the Gospel had ‘o right to Jive by the Guapel. S ¥ TAUL'S 5T, 3 Tho Church of the Meastah and Church of the Redeener united with the St. Paul’s Unlversal- iat Church, corner of Michigan avenne and Six- teeuth atreet, ‘Thu attendanco was very sualls The cholr ook n prominent part n the exer- clses, rendering n number. ol nppronrlate pleces in an eMéctive manner, The Rev. Brooke Her- ford made thu first. thanksgiving ndiress, 1o sald thers was no relizions assoclation eon- nected with the thought of comlug to this country that wuas more pleisant than the thotght of what he had read andlieard [ mnne' yuars in rezard to our Thanksgiving- Day, Moro of the clement of thankszivingwas wanted in our worship; our religion tended too much to run into thoughts of self, The real helpful power of religion was fust ns (b Iifted our thoughts from aelf into the thought of God's Ernvldence. gooduess, and kindness, Dir. Eills and Dr. Ryder followed with short addresses on the rellzious sigaifieance of the duy, The scrylce was brought to a close In the usual mauner, PIRIT CONGREGATIONAL. At the Firar Congremational Churel, corner of Amit and Washington streels, unlony services were held, comsiencing at ) o'clock, in which the comerezatfons of the Third Presbyterian, Centenary Methodist, and 8t. Panb's Reformed Lplscopal Churchestook part. The pastora of the several enngregations werd present and took part In the exereises, which consisted of slnging, prayer, ol brief and pertivent addresaes by Blshop Fallows and the Rev, Mr. Adums, Scveral lay- men also made speeehus, BIGUTH PRESDYTERIAN, At the Blehth Preshyterlun Charch, corner.of Huhe{nud Waalington'streets, religlous servives wera held, joined in bythe conrregations of the Eiehth, the Leavitt, Street Congregational, and the Purk Avenns Methodlst churelies, Tho ex- erelaes were of # prafse character, and condueted by the-Rev, Drs. MeChesney and Peake. After shuzing and prayer, the Rev, Mr. McChiesne: #puke of the Importance of the houe, directs g espechil attentfon, to the fuct that the oceasfon was ® . recognition of God v the mation. While (ho natlon, a3 snch, was frrelefous, and whilo {ts funda- mental lnws practleally denfed God, Ho was befnge recounized und thanked throughout the Iand for IH& many blesslngs, and Tils cause wns hefug vromoted” in the rts of the peaple. The "Rev, Mr. Peake followed fn a few hyfef re- murks, and the exerelses closed with a collection being talien up for the benelit of the Found- Ilm;is 'l[m"c’ from which o haudsome purse was reallzed, THR CATHEDRAT. At the Cathedral of BS,.Teter and Paul, cor- ner of West Washington and Peorfa strects, a specin] Thankegiving servige was held, with full choral gervice und 1oly Communion, The regu- v servico appropriate to the duy was read. The Rev. Canon Knowles ‘xrcnu)md a sermon befitting the occaslon, showing why they should be thankful, and admonishing his hearers to be more geateful for the wifts of Gods to have more reverenee for the cleray and reltgion, wnd to tench thely ehileren the right roard tu salvatlon and grace through the tedium of Chrlst, A great portlon of the audienes communed, Tl attendanee was only fair, bitt {t would luve been very laeze had the weather bieen mora favorable, as the services wero of a high and attractive musical chinracter, SWERT CIARITY. PUOTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, Ara, Bigelowy, Matron of the Protestant Op- phan Asylum, succeeded as usual in giving her vrotezes o happy Thanksglving-Day, Besiles tho contributiom from the ladiea of the Board, there were many substantial evidences of car- uest goord-will on the part of Mancel Talcott, Sherman & Tucker, of the Transit House, and many others, and tha filey boys and soventy glrls In the fustitutlon went to bed last night cheered with the reflection that i they had to bu orpliang it was qulto as well, that they were 80 well taken caro of by their ndoptud parents, —thio great publie, MOME OF THE FRIENDLESS, ¥ Thanksglving-Day was observed ut the Ifomo of the Fricndless, No, 91 Wabash avenue, fu the usual Licarty, homo-lko stylo which provails ot that excellent institution.. Never wns the heart of tho Matron, Mrs. Joel Grant, glndder thun when ahe saw 180 thankful bodles sit down to the Thanksglving dinner prepared Ly the kluduess of friends of the Iome. Not only were the present inmates to enjoy the feast, but w number of furmer inmates, whose ways arc not entleely those pleasantness, lad been ine vited Iy and the enfoynent was stmply complete. Amone the kindty-tspoesed people who contrib- uted to the tlome for this oceaston were Maneel Taleotty who sent In ten barrels of tlour, Sherman & Tueker, of the Teansit House, wlho londed down the tables with turkeys, chickens, vegetables, and a thonsaud and " one eheery electeras, Tibhets & Gurlund, and many others. ‘The wants of the Homu are supplied by charita- hle people from duy to duy, and it 18 gratifylog to kuow that considerably more than twelve basketfuls are lett over for to-day’s and to- morrow’s provender, Among the Klnd friends of tho nstitution, Mv. and Mrs, Insking, wlho sent libernl donutlons of Howers to the jutates, should not be forgotien. The evening was glven up to such pleasunt sinusements us char- wles and varjous other games, and the thoo then plensantly spent wos o fitting close to o oo, uld-faghioned, soclal Thankssiving Day. OLD IEOI'LY'S {HOME, Thanksglving-Day st the Old_People’s Home, Tndlana avenue and Thirty-ninth strect, was an Intormal but none the Iéss un_enjoynble afnir, The sixty-two lnmates were Indebted to Mancel Taleatt for ten barrels of tldur, and to Mr. Ar- uold and others for turkeys, chivkens, vegoe bles, nud inmmmerable other zond things, Evory- thinx {mx«ml ofl yuletly, pleasantly, and sue- cessul i’. amd thers wus ot one old man or womun n the instltution last ulght who was not, dsposed to be Just us thunkful 08 possible, and to even wish, withat, thot Thankesgiving way set Qown 1 the calendur ut denst twico u year, COUNTY JOSI'ITAL. At the County Hospitul the day was fittingly obgerved, aud I half that hns heen told of the patlents there is tene the unfor- ongz remember the centennfal Ing-Day, Whatever may be the food furnished them ‘on other days, t cannot be gninsayod that they fured “well yesterday, Their bill of fare conslsted of rvonst turkey, fricussed chicken, rosst beef, chicken soup, stowed oysters, o varlety of vegotables, enke, eten nud they appeared fo enjoy the repast, vs- peelully the convalescents, ‘There were no re- lizlouy uxercises of any kind, aud the visitors were few. TIIE FOUNDLINGS' NOME, . ‘Threo babies sat In three very hizh chales, aucking thefe thumbs and looking very wise, They wers elose to one of those widows Ton e out wpon Madtson treet, amnd peuple inz Ly on foot or in the strect-cars coulit se themenslly, What those bables were thinking of s more than any one ean fell, sines they never gave any futlmation of what wad golgon tneide thelr round, white heads, Undoubtedly they deri great Inward enjoyment from the nery hefure ), though, to be sure, thers wasn'in great aof novelly or varlety 'n ft. Below and dl- In frant” of them was a long und wide Jot ted by monotonans rows of ekory and mu\nlu woud, with liere and there a shed full of conl, It wus what i commonly, known as a wood-yard, and & wore dry und wnluteresting abjeet” than o wood-yard “cannut readily be found. But thon, beyond the vird the prospect Ueeaiua more vely, Madisonstrect s never dull Iy :uupnr‘xthely wide streteh of in any of {ts parts hetween tho hake and Wastern aveoue, | Thetaare alaays pleaty of shops, und people’ buving and selline, or jinss- fuig to awd tro long the sidewndlis, nnd wazou: - nnet earvlnges moving i oo endiess procession. The Ktréet-vars, oo, coms slong nealy every minute, i thelr beils, and rlshit opposite the Foundiluga’ Hutne they nlways stop rur thy watering of their hores, That hely Very Hiely it was of the street-cars themselves, or thielr horses, that thcso. particutur theee bubles were thinkinr, Iuside thy Hlome, und n the lower yooms, thero wus o deal of acttvity, Women fa long aprous were hureying about, omo dubhilng with huge pans of otr and water, while others wery trange aid b, fng; yet others and iruits, Choy wers getting veady the gving dimnor, Which §s always o edercdl taied stisatlon at the Jome, Alost of the muterkal had been contributed by the Ladles' Union At Soclety, * 01 coures the whove-mentioned clrcumstances are recorded o8 they wore witnessed by u repra- sentative of Tue ‘Tuiuse, who calfed ay the Homo neat the hour of uvon. The Miststant Matron Mrs. Peck, vame futo the parlor with o eheeeful cuuntenatice, Tho bables ura all dolug as well as could by expected,’” ghe suld. ¢ 'Fhero are ubout fifty of them, snd our whole family numbers about uinety, Dinner ks almost ready,” S Any vecent aceossions ! ¢ We found ons yesterday worning wranped up in 4n old shawldn the véstibule, wud almost {rozen, poor thine," X * Which vue {s the patclarch of the flock " “Loulsa ks the most venerable, Sho §s 8 mumgbs o, Next to ber comes Eredidy, who iy Twoutba of s, wud Wilbut'e Laiv Iy Teveted with 6 months. We gave nway threo aged (ittlo ones last week.” : A vislt to the nurseries revealed a large num- ber of infants with an astonlshingly similar physlognomy. Somehow, to the experlenend” beholder, they pres unifarmity of sizo and expression that was alinost as painfil ns mnru.«lmi. The predomi- nant features fn each were large eyes, which stared at everybody with the same’ surprised stare, a big head o which was a aparse growth of hair, and a lobg white gown. There were no indleations of the vastly diverging paths which those elillidren will f in toe years to come, ‘Thefr smonth browa contained’ no proplietic lines of wonltlyge dezradation. Nor were there any lntimation™9C the brict past (n their little Vves, They mirrored not the blush of dishonoer nor the scowl of poverty. Ay the rov»rtcr went away the three hables with the wise look wero atill sitting at_the nerth window. Just then a Uig cow enmo dash- Ing down the street, pursued by o binck speck of ndog. The bubics simultancously squalled, and a strong arm swooped down upon them from the dim [nterlor of the nursery and retlred them from the publie gaze, JALP-ONIHANS, One of the pleasantest thoughts connected with the obsetvance of the day for thauks {a that the unfortunate ones wha of necessity niake charitnole Institutions thelr lomes are enabled toshare inthe general enjoyment, Particulnrly was_ this uu{nymcut noticcable at the Nursery and [alf-Orphan Home, whers the little vues had been bountifutly uup led with goodles and luxurles as nice ns could he found upon the richest tables, Kind friends had that turkeys and the usual acconipanhy cranberry sattee,—and many ather. substantinls and delleacies were not tacking, aud it would o ong’s heart good tases tholittle people Spitehing In"" as thongh the mea) was cto he thefr mst, The kind Matron, Mrs, Porter, und her nssistants aaw that cach ebild ot enongh—anud usually un Thanks- glving whon a small person las got * enough M it mcans that he can eat no more—und the happy little taces looked unusuatly happy. The rlternoon was spent by the children’ In dofng: wlhat they chose, und I tho evening dinlogues, charades, and tublentx, i which the enifdren only took part, were given in the school-room, where o stage, tastefully tefmmed in red, white, nnd blue, hud been eréeted dav the prrpose. The flome now contams nliety-six cildren, the youngzestubout 1 yearold and theoldest of n{mul 12 years of age, A happler, healthier Jot of Hittle people conld not bLe fonun fna dey’s travel, Amldst all the sickness which has macked the fall just past there hns not heen a serfous cise In the fnstitution, Szarlet fever and diphtherka, which raged with alarming results not muny wesks aro, werd kept from contuet with the - Tinbitants of the Ilome, not one case having oe- curred, The faultlesaly cloan and nuat appenr- ance of the hullding and the general appearance of the children indivate n careful, conscientlous performance of duty®on the part of the Matron and coaworkers, who attribute thelbappy state of affals to the worthy Preskdent of the Board of Directors and the good ludies of the Board, but it Ia doubtiul if those ladics would accept the prajse without eharlng it generously with the motherly Mrs, Porter, a NEWSNOYS' HOML, The dny nt the Newsboys' Home wus one of genuing v:u{oymcnt to most of the bova, They were served dbout 5§ o'clock with an ample dlp- ner of turkey, meats, ples, ete, amd brought to 1L wanarvelous u;ucl(l.c, which guve greater zest than the sverae ltlzen 43 able to obtain from satives, It was o | additlon to the feast that it was not followed or welghed down by muceh epeech-maki About thirty-five boys sut dowis to the m < o— TIIY; HOTELS. A GOOD TIME. The hotels of the eity did not put themselves very greatly out of ths way on account of the day, beeause of the fact that o much smaller number than usual were to be provided for Nearly all the boarders weve thu guests of friends vutside, and the trausients were not nu- merous, Tho only exeeption to this rule was the Palmer Uouse, which was the abiding place of nearly ull the ofticers and many of the mem- bers of “Whe Natlonal Grange. In honor of tho day, Mr. Palmer served all of the dishes which are supposud to be the concomitants of Thanks- giving, and had the best attendancg of the iy, s %‘hc Grand Pacifie had geveral privato partles, but no extra cifort outslde that, "The Sherman rather gave it efforts to the St, Amdrews bunquet, and the Tremont contonted lsell with about the usual bili. OUR CRIMINALS. J THE JALL, As §f terkey and penitenes were Incongru- oug, the county ullictals mado no extru provis- lou for the fnmates of the Conaty Juil. The regulation soup and bread and meat were doled ovut, dovold of any suggestion toward Thanks- giving. Perlinps the nearcorated lad indulyged in hopes of better things; anyway, they wore cven more ungrateful than usual for the pantul of goup, whicn, like some phnses of Chrlstiun- fty, mude upin quantity whut it lacked. In strengtin A few of tho more hungry grappled it with spoons of pewter, but the majarity con- templated 1t with sinister eye, und anathinatize ed 1t with bitter lips, Mr, Jgwomb (larceny), of ecll No. 26, fared better than the rest. A huge busket was sent to him, nnd an exploration developed minong other things n drum-stick, o wing, and a slice oft the breust. Pending the arvival of thess dalnties, Mr, Lacomb bad evolved n high moral lesson from the fure set before als fellow-{ubab- itant of cefl 26 and when the basket camo ho preswned not o Bttls thereupon, holding Torth at length upon the hyglenle properties of prison-foud, the soup whercof, he thought, might bo “a llttle more condensed.” Thy pa- ticuee of the listener wou for him minute pore tluns of the dram-stick and wing, supplemented by microscopie atoms of ple and vake, and the donor of the delleaclesmay bo pleased to learn thut the ouly objectlon thereto was based upun the ltmited quantity thereof, Thero were 817 girlsonors “of oll kinds” n tha Jall. For feeding them the Sherll {3 allowed 3 cents ench per day, « total of §75.05. Allow- Lz 20 centa for breaktust and supper, thers would Dawve remafnedu totafof 3 .‘>.’i,\mlchwuuldlmvu purchused and cooked a polnd and a lf of turkey for each prisoner, Tt nay b that this ealeniation will serve to southe the angulsh of tha 20 Tudles, gentiemen, und buys who did not get any, dud it iy alford Mr, Lucomb, ot cell 240, foud for anot orul lesson. Tn the temale departinent. thers wero fifteen women, deseribed y the wecommoduting Jailer to by “ulso of all” kinds,'" Two wers well dressed and quiet In thele demeunor, The rest looied ua If tiiey helonged there, aud at 11345 bogan to howl for grab of sume kind, engruftuyg upon the howl a sumewhat nnnecessary explantion that they were hangry, In the debtor's prison wers three more women, My, Stewart, conllued on n sus- plelon of fnsanlty; o young givl, dissatistied with the usual uljotment who bl garnered to Ders It two Dusbands, with severnl States yet 80 hear from; and another elel, somewhat older, ppecies of skulldugzery unknown, — Mra, Btewurt hicd not yet recovercd i ler break- Tgst, which she contended “wes nasty.” ihe Digataist Ly on ¢ bed, complufuing ot siekness, trom whicltshe appesred G convileseo slightly on receipt of Ui ll formution thut b Jncked but *five minutes of ©L - Tho soup and bread hind not reached that departinent of the prison, and the imates wora still encourseed to pris- matle views'of the po: . Blewart Wi sure of something g ran, fur she had sent an ovde restaurnnt, but the athers o Left o unstable hope, When the reality caie, {t found no wel- cnne reception, so strong ure the truditions of Thauksgiving-Day, The Jull was qolet and zloomy, There was not even the susplelon of o hollday within its Walls boyoinl the o of the gastric orgaus for o Hitls digcative depavture from the weak aind watery subtertuges that were woug to reconale the unfortunates ty existeee, THE AUMORY, Eight geotlemon, who had finmolated the pubisie peace wpon the sltae of Bavehus, and twn 3 ad dliveisitled thye process o huniolation, fugged ko the .tr nory anil conslzned to 2 the house afforded. The 1 hearty thanks to the Provi- fnsplret tele pockets with the X by and the ottier two nevally hnoun elferves. uotigh to mash a fol i sk his dovont nose. The were «d ups fur retlectlon, left In solitudy ta N thy curotlardes of national and tiong devoling oue day i the year to yeturn! thanks, and whe night to o m oand sumewhut cold constderation of lha expuenses, to i nelrhborine TIE BUIDEWELL, “I'lwse pergois whom u wise providence, In the shapy ol a Pulics Maglitrate, bad doved (o spend thiely Tunnksgl ab thy llrlnlu\wll, d\fl not partleaglardy bl whesglylog-Daye Thelr notlon of the duy a4 it came Lo thew was that it had nu work fu i, and that the dinner wus rather beater thau sual, It was s wueh us ey couidd by 0. I BAILOR. 4 10W DID YOU BUEND THANESUIVING-DAY M asked a TuisuNEe reporiey of a sallor who ar- vived berg dn g schuoner yesterday ornfug. “fa tlta Thakaglvlug-Lar i yupricd tha soy faring man, with an astonfshed looks. *This {a the lirst word I heard of {t," ho continued. “f have Just gotten through stripping my vesscl, and a nice fob it was, tooi tho ealls rtiffencid with lee and covered with anow, aml the wind blowing i fey gale from the north, I tell yon Letid not feel ineh 1ike glving thauks, 1 thilnk I hnve heen doime directly thie opposite. ~ But why should sallora wive ‘thanka suyway, eape- clally after such a season as tho one Just epded? A sallor's 1ifo 18 a hard oue ab the best, full of l:rlvnlhms, hardships, aud dangers, yet thewngus his scagon wereso low that o man could lny nothing aalde. Now we are out of ainployment for the winter, and there fa no chinnee of dnding o, -thluig todo. Those who are single micht worry through, but what is to hecome' of those who are married? Cana man give thanks with atarvation ur dishonor staring in his facel The reporter knew he told the truth, There is hardly satlor at_this port now who lus a placo o tay Iifs hiead or a cent of money where- with to buy e meal, Many of them now go heg- ging throvgh our strects ond seck shelter nlzhitly in the cold eabin or pilot-honee of some vessel Tt was only n day or two ngo that one of these men appedred bofors Justice Bummer- field and requested Lo ha sent to the House of Correction as clae he would have to steal for n living. His request was granted, and lie was sent up for four montha, That man undotbt- edly gaye thanks yesterday, Io had found a pliee of shiclter, o Plnrc wihiere ho wouthl get his meils, until navieation agaln opens, The prace, l.hu\mnnnythlmi ut a paradise, afforids i ny good n hoine as lie usially has on bourd a vessel, where he Jias 1o battle with the clements at ol holrs, and suffer lavdships of which those mak- fog a {iving on lond know but little. There ro Inindreds like this man who will ‘commit_some oftensc fn order to be sent to jail or the House of Correetlon, where they are at least out of the cold, nmd have somethlng to live om Most pallors nre o reckless and cnveless act. They do not, care where or on what they live ns long as they do live. Any Kkind of exisience sults them. Even Uf tho snfl- ors’ wages had been twlee ns bih na they wera tho past reason they would save uothing for the winter. At the eid of each trip they receive thelr wnges, and it uever Insts more than o few days whether It {8 o large or a small amount. As long ns the money lusls they celobrate ‘Thankeglving-Day, and when the money fs gono they will ship again for another trip, ainl so on until the keason ls over. Neverdo they think for u momont that o hard wiater is coming, when navigatlod ts closed, and there will be no chance for them to earn allving fn thelr own vocation, And therefore 'l'hnuk?:lvl - Dayy which always uceurs with the close of navization, finds them destituteand In no mood to enjoy the day or give thanks for anything. BLSBEWIIER. DWINHT, 1LL. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridure. Dwionr, [il, Nov. 80.—The usual unlon Thanksgiving services wero held in the Congre- gatlonul Chureh to-day. The sermon was preacned by the Rev. F. M. Havermale, uf the Methiodiet Churel, nud was well received by the’ congregation, e did not, as usual, tuke n text from the Seripturcs, but based his serinon on the President’s proclamation. 1fa briefly atluded to the feverish cxeitement of the na- tion during the past month, and fully belfeved that no other nutlon would stand the Prain wo had, and that our people were determined that right should prevail, Referened was nlso made to the falluro of the crops in this Tuea ity during the pust scason, and that he was prepared to predict that our hard thnes wonld result In greater religious growth than If we had enjoved our usual prosperity, A warm and carncst appeal was nmlo to tho people to sus- tain by thefr prayers nul presence tha meetings about tobe commenced under the lendership of C. M. Morton, from your ¢ity. 1lle Is to commenes Fridoy covenihy, and the mectlugs wilibeheld ab tho Methaodiat Church. Asftis the Iarzest and most centraliy-located, and with o well-urranged basement, i s well adapted for a muecting snclins {a now in prozress in many parts of the State. Mr, Morton held o mectingg ere nearly ten years ago, when he first com- menced workivg under the ausplees of the Youngz Mew's Christlan Assoclntion of your eity, and, from preeent indieations, we fully believe u‘»tc hlnr\'csv. ready, and suceess will attend his cefforta About six indhes of snow fell lagt night, "The day was very plessant, and businesa genorally suspended. g JOLIET, LT, . Special Dispatch 1o The Tribune. Jotary, i), Nov. W—=Thanksgiving Doy was approprigtely observed s a hollday fn this city by a partfal suspenslon of business and unlon seryices of o religlous character ot Robesson Uall ot 11 o'clock " m, and 750 pom. The Rov. A, D..Dean, of Jolfet, preachd fn the forenoon, and the Rey, Thomns Marshall, of St. Lonis, In the evening, Tho discourses of both gentlemen wero ablo and cloquent efforts, Services were olso beld. at fiplscopal) Chureh, tho Rector, the Rev. (. W, Morrilly late of Chicazo, pmmh(nf: au excellent and acceptable discourse, The diners-out were numerous, and everybody who could devoted the most of the day to sod] nhllltf and recreation. The amusements “In the evening, which wers woll attonded, consisted of n falr and festival at Werner Hall, for the benellt of St. Mary’s Cath- oile Church, und o sovlnl promenade at Ma- aonle Hall under tho ausplees of the Musoule fratornity, AT THE PENITENTIARY tho usual Thankselving services oceurred, the Rtov. James McLeods of this city, ‘ofliclating. Three convicts recelved pardons. ~‘They avs the last of the zang, elght in number, knoivn as the 4 [{liwpalfs hovae-thicves,” who were prosecuted and aentup by the Sangamon County Vigllancs Committee, The men were recelved at_the rison in March, lsrfil and thelr names are Ben- I:lmlu Crain, Tuylor Dickinson, and Berey Peels The former had seven years und Dickinson and T'ecl fve years ench. KINKWOOD, 111, Bpectal Dispatch £ i Tribune. Kimgwoouw, I, Nov, 80.—~Thanksglving was gcnomll{ obzgerved here to-day, The public schools, Poat-Uflice, bauks, and business houses were closed, The differens churches united and held unfon servives in stho Unlted Presbytevlan Church, The Rov. C. 1L, Brace, pastorof the Methodist Epfacopal Chureh, ofifeluted, assisted: by mivlaters from the other churchies, It hns been snowing steadily since yesterday, aml tho sloighing is good {n this vicinity, NLODMINATON, Thl. Special Dispatch:to The Triblina. BrooMiNuroyn, 1il, Nov. 30.—Busiuess was almost entiroly suspended to-day, il servives wera helid i nearly all the churehos, This evon- ftng, under the nusplevs of the Library Asko tlon, oveurred o grand contest I corn-huskdng, and o vontest lu praceful walking, which ut- tractedss lurce crowdd to Washington Hall,and produced unifmited o, Spectal Dispateh 1o The Tt Iai spatch to The una, Wincuesrei, b, I?u' Blo—~Thankseiving- Day was vbserved hero by n gencral suspension of business nml’n”n' priate elitreh sorvices, The Rev, J. J. Wi Place, pastorof the Daptist Chureh, preached the sermon of the day in the M. I Church, Suow fell wll day, und the ale was cold and rawe * PEONTA, 1LL. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribuna, Trouts, Nov, i Chanksgiving-Day was ol served very generally fn Peoria to-day. Bust. ness houses and pubtle bulldings clozed up, aml the people staye:ld ot home or attendeld chuaveh, It snowed most of the day, and the weather was quite eold. LINCOLY, ILL. Bpecknd Vispatch 10 The Tridune, Lincoww, 1k, Nov, d).—Uhenssgiving was duly ubaerved here to-day. Nearly all tho busi- ness houses were closed, " Serviees wora held n all churches except the Cutholle, [t has been snowing here allday, We have had Light suow every day this week. Suectat Dispatch ' T v pectal Dispatch to T . DANvILLE, L, Sov, B0—Must of the busl- ness housca In tho city hmye heen closed to-duy, the peoply generally assemblineg ot the churches 10 listen to diseonrses from thelr pustors, OUTSIDE IR KTATF, Mexreuss, Nov, 80.~Toaukselving was very generally ob: L Busiucss was uhmost en- tirely suspended and servives held In varlo churclies, A stemly gale has been blowing frotn Ltho porthwest shice fast night, und to-day has been thy coldest of jthy seagon, the maxis wum thermometer Lefue 40, B COLUIIBUY, Q. Corumuvs, 0., Nav, 80.—Thanksgiviug-Duy ws genorally observed hers by sepyices in the clinrehies anil the closing of bitsiucss houses, BAN FUANCISCO, 8AN FraNe1sco, Nuv, 80.—Thanksaiving was observed by o general suspension of bushivss and servives i all the churches, e ———— Wouldn't Divide, 118 Trade, Hu entered o phoe-store on Wowdwanl ave- une yesterdav, walked up to u clerk bebind the counter, and, without any bheating around, called ot “1want two poumls of sugar, threo nut megs, a bottle of castor al), o puuads of buts tor, and a new heel peaged on this boot, " “laan dix fhe Lout, but we den'theep any Of thu oLkier urbicles,” yeplied the clerk, S Any discount on fixiug heels?” ¢ None,!? *Then there 135 o fuduce to divide my. tsrade, obsevved the boy, w: it witl same confldent stepy and beadjg fura g —=lUo Yol : ’ N Chrlat’ —— THE REVIVAT, G o A Word of Greeting from glish Brethran, _— They Are Not, TUnmindful of the Days of the Pait, The Necessity for L % 0 LT More Needful than ;?:i:er‘ L8 Toucht o ouching Episoda in the Reforma Homolqss Drnnlxnrxt-'ll.nmorl - _— Throe Thousand Poopla At Y Aflu:-Meanga. tho En. 0y end thy NOONDAY MEETING, A WORD PROM ENGLAND, At the meeting at the Tabernaste yesterdy mornlug, after thes Thnukmlrluz cXerel Wwhich are reported In mnother coluinn \;" Morzan l!f London, publisher of the M“_”""n" called 7he Chrilinn. In whidh owars, porst and Sankey found an carly recogn thon, nn.]'r canstant and enrty support Aarlng the zw: years of evangellstic work in Great Britaln and Ircland, prescuted the followlng communleatly, adopted at & meeting held tivo weeks ugoat un rooms of the London Y, M. C. A,; g 102 ALOERSAATE STUERT, [ No. T 1o dleatrs. Mooy and Siken, o a0 it Laven Lurriwex Wo' gludly Wil miiays of the oppurtinity aforded U3 dho A1 or 3¢ frlend aud brotlicr, Ste, Morgan, th weny von! (03 nffcetionnts greetiivg. “Tla wnehory of Jene i) o ant lund aivakens In us' feelings. of JCa, 1t Eentitnde, ani we relolce o' tafity nf froCje theantirg of blessing that attended yone Lty o) oimong us, ad the abuwndnut fruft 1 "k Tesilty sweel mongs, fender Jos, 4 In o Toved Tani." Wity youwe unfeignedly yield alt th pralee {o o, grnclous Lord, nod maznify i gracd ta yon© o8 lienrts linve Boon rajolceit by the Hturs orae 5 14 £6gm timo 10 e of the * wido ayj Sichin ddooe ™ aened by tho Tard Tor yan in ssesro) g Targo cltiea of gour own conntey, and tow veoy . pecally i refcrence o, what s may el SEhees owneliy." Ourprayer I that Chleirs may Spy) you tho Targeat harvesting for Chrlat that yonr oo perience has ever known, Wo belleve it ehall e tven 80, Go on, brethren, beloved, ** etran, 'In the grace that 4 fn Christ .lm.v‘ Tho glorlins Goenel of the Son of Gad shall leay you to victory, To 1lis gence wa affectionatoly commond i{m for all needed power, wisdom, 1] Ulewsing, Favewell, beloved hrotbren, Wa o niember you constantly In prayer, nntin the same great haryest-flold remain your fellow-lahorera n tho Khigdom und ptienco of or Lori ey rist, In deepeat Chrlstion Jove, w y¢ affectfonately it Thim: PG Henry Varley (Chalrman), Thomas Stone, Ed. wyn Shipton, R. Patos, Edward Wright. Geons \illiame, 1% Grittan Gulnness, J, I Nathies rederick Newth, T, . Barnanlo; “und other workers and fricnds, ol Ty Of tho nanes herefn Mr. Vorley is the Ep. Ejlsh evaugellst who was in this country last “Year, Mr, 8tone wns Chalrman of Mr. Moody's Evangelistic Committeo in London, 3r. Ship. ton a Sceretary of the Young Mew's Chrlstiay Association of London, which body s the - minlstrative hieadquarters of the Young Men's Christinn Assaclation afll over England, thus making Mr. Shipton a kInd of Young Men's Christian Association Blshop, Robert Puton, Esq., Isa retired gentleman of fortune, who dovotes his whala timo Lo the work of the Lorl, and was Sccretary of the London Exeentlvg Commitiee, Beorgo Willinms, Eaq., Is a Lon. dou busfness-man who, while n young eales. man in o honse in8t, Paul's church-yard. first started the Young Men’s Christian Assoclation for the benefit of his fellow-clerks fn a littls room over the store where lie was emploged, My Mathieson was the Treasurer of the London Exceutive Committee, contributor to tha £15,000 sterling which the London mectings cost. H, Grattan Gulonesy was formerly au active and sucecssful evangel. {st, now seitled iu Eest Loudom, where hehas established o sehool for training young men for Gospol work. and limself a farze TINS ADDRESS, #ald Mr. Morgan, was also slgied by geveral of the brothren o Livernool, among them Mr. Ryenold Rudcliffe, whose evangelistle work {s well known at homo and abraad, andaleng with the nunes it bears, and the beethren 2t the lustily called meeting, 1t may be said to repreagnt o Lundred thousand othier Britih Chiristinns who enjoyed and were blessed In the mectings of Mossrs. Mooy and Sankey on that | slde of the Atlantie. ** We, in our lund,” contluwed Mr. Morgan, W hless Bod for Chicago, beenuse ft furnishel sueh n school us no otherclty In the world could have done fn which to” traln Brother Moody, nnd mnke him the preacher that heis. Mp. Morgran closed his pleasant speech by rel erenco to somethiug Mr. Spurzeon bad galdin his paper about being Qisappolnted that he hal not scen more evidenice of thy permancucy of the Moody and Sunkoy revivals hn the receptim of members by the London churches. Ned Spurgeon had sliice recatled that statehient on account of the largo numbers who lad sine unlted with his church s well as others, who were converted {n tliose meethns Lvo yearsago. THE REY. Ml RAVIIN made refercnce to the denth nf’ his chlest eon during the year, which great afllfetfon had Leen the means of olmulu up the Kinzdom of Heaven to his falth, sud bling i to el that the man waes a coward wlo first caltel dosth the King of Terrors. He spoke of th sermons of Mr, Moody which the dafly were sendng out, saylng the first floor of this great audltorfum 18 tho whole Valley of the Kiiafotppl, white fho mollerivs are e Al Jeghantes on the eust aud the Rocky Mountalus on the west. Ou rislne to close tho meeting, Mr Mooy wished to give thanks for ANUIWERS TO PRAVLR o on helimlf of the meeting Inst nlzht for youna men {n the inquiry-rooms, ile nlro ru!\‘rmll(‘a the axperience of one of the oldest and bed kunowu huslness-men in Chieago, whose wm?vc- slon had been predicted by th Chatriman of '.5 Exceutive Committee ‘When the nu'lsllnl.{ commenced. 'This gentlenan mu.n‘t' l!n,_ fncuiry-meating Iast e\‘culn;:i ;u)h.\:.[ v: had attended menrly all the mectlngs and had then made up his mind to z"lt) himself to Christ, *Wa havo reason belleve,” contiiued Mr. Maody, “that this \ iz between 12 and 1 o'clock e hecaie 3 V' ve had too morning b child of ((ifiull. "\\o amung iristian pu Uh ¢ everything clso nm‘l clves to ‘::l; worlt, and if the noxe two wueks we may e more_couverslons than fu all the two mo! Pt o the can- After somo suggestions concerning the yass of tho city, Dr. Goodwrin pronoinced tbe benediction, el infidelity us luy aside T TABERNACLE. THANKSGIVING BVENING. There was an attendancs of over 5000t the ‘Tabernacle last evening. s ik AT The openlug proyer was by the Rev @, 0 Patten, of the Wabash Avenue AL B (i?m;::; The Scrlpture-lesson was tho last four :fl‘ . of Duvld, n which o pours out Jis I-lr-u L pralse to God; also from the niucteenth chap! of the Buok of Revelation. el Mr, Sankey sang the solo entitled ¢ alle jali! What a Savlor," s> { Mr, Moody then announced his subject: Pratse,” i THE BRRMON T Hesald: Waull kuow what Thankes l:l:‘“- but pratse 13 a sten in wdvanee, It o it to bo gruteful to God for what Ile uives u}.)l 9 quite another to speat well of ‘lll'm e A;u" lfi' Phere have been thousands of prayers £0° e to God I Chicago, which have Leeu 1:]“:“ :la . within the last few weeks, but we nee e great deal riors prabse, Thers l‘s more pratfig thun praylog in the Bivle. Shi Tather to pleass God we nust praise fthn. A l‘ i Aoes not enjoy having bis children l. "I‘l’u ks and speak well of himl So nuhhml‘,“ e e to huve s children pratso Hiu l;:‘:ls‘u il warld needs ag much as anythlug € Sy of Chele- fug church, A cold {udiferent bu ,»hurch il taus will pever do any goody 4“"'4‘5 L of praiss will bo u wuceessful chure b Medtos A yol prstur down East was 8 avery: cliureh, wherg his predecessor had (’,“. el wArL lhlm:l:p aml he deteruiied l:)'((s|'->llr.\'=’""‘ them uu’but afters while ho gol o Sy a8 B ey ermectiugs were dull sad BEEE lendlj,%lm anly Deacon Ju'lh' A frown - to om,k ‘ml el et ; 3&x.t“"“|‘fm"3'uhm La o peaset e thoy would have upralse-icting didfe meant H ture to vhange an faizg with hig Dedw e ettag bt bee