“When Jeremy Taylor was stripped of his honors and his estates, he walked forth into the green fields, and under the light of the sun, and blessed the Lord, that sunshine, and air, and sweet fields and open heavens, could not be taken from him. Thankful always! a river with full banks ceases not to flow. God’s mercies come to us in ceaseless streams. Every moment is loaded with blessings. Manna falls in the night seasons, and mercies crown the day. As mighty rivers pour themselves into the sea, so God fill this world for man. And as the sea gives back its wealth, so should we render thanks always, and give God the homage of grateful hearts.” — E.R. Beadle, Giving Thanks Always, and For All Things: A Sermon Preached on Thanksgiving-Day, December 7th, 1865 (1866), p. 10