Clear and mild. Thanksgiving day. Service and evening at Mr. Frothingham’s, family.

I read today the greater part of a volume of travels by Mr. Stephens of New York.1 They are amusing and superficially instructive.

Attended divine service and heard Mr. Frothingham preach from Psalms 89. 15. “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound.” A very good discourse upon the connexion of the Institutions of Religion with Government and politics as contributing to cherish the true moral tone which is the salvation of all temporal blessings. An occasional hit at Mr. Emerson not without effect and well done. On the whole, the best Thanksgiving sermon I have heard.

At home today with my family. Afternoon, coins and Burr. Evening, the Brooks family at Mr. Frothingham’s where we had a pretty Supper and finished the evening.