The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-25
EDITION.
THANKSGIVING.
How It is Observed in This City

How 1t Is Observed In This City
The day has been quite generally OBJ
served among the business portion of
our community. The wholesale dealers
not opening their stores at all, and the
retailers closing up at noon.
The uptown streets have been
thronged with pedestrians, who were
out to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and
bracing air. The churches were we'll
attended both in the morning and after
noon. Those of our floating population,
who were never known to enter a
church, have been celebrating the day
by frequent visits to the thousand and
one beer-halls and lunch-houses, whose
doors were open for business as usual.
The theaters were all crowded with
pleasure-seekers, and the hearts of the
managers are made to rejoice. The usual
number Of Ward politicians assembled
on the street corners; the grand army
of fiashily dressed genteel loafers stood
around on curb-stones and in front Of
sample-rooms in squads, discussing the
situation and gazing impudently at the
swarms OF ladies as they tripped by over
the frosty payements.
The display Of costly clothing on the
backs of the dear creatures as they
promenaded the principal thoroughfares
was elaborate as usual, and In fact ev-
erybody was disposed to take holiday
and>1et business alone.
THE CHURCHES.
The church-going part Of the popula-
tion attended service at the fo!-
gregation, Rev. Henry d. Moore,
pastor, met at Robinson's Opera
house at II O'Clock this morning. The
services lasted one hour. Mrs. DeRoode
Carrick sang in fine style the beautiful
Recitative from HandePs "Oratorio of
Creation.n Also "With Verdure Clad, !"
&C., accompanied by the full orchestra
or brass and reed instruments, under the
direction Of Prof. Z. M. Currler.
The programme of sacred song fol-
lowed: l. Voluntary-Orch9stra, dNab-
bucco;" 2. "Before Jehovan's Awful
Throne;" 8. "Joy to the World the Lord
is Come" 4. Offertory-Orchestra "Mis-
erere," Verdi; 8. "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name;h 8. "Watchman Tell us oil
the Night;"' 7. "My Country, tits of
Thee" The attendance here was ex-
ceedingly good.
The Ninth-stree', First and Third Bap-
tist Churches held y united service at
the First Church on Court street, be-
tween Mound and Wesley avenue, this
morning, and listened to q more than
ordinarily Impressive sermon by Rev. s.
w. Duncan, d. d. The church was
crowded.
Rev. Eben Haley, Of the Seventh
street Congregational Church, had q
splendid audience.
Bible Chapel, on Longworth street, az
II O'Clock this morning was filed with
worshipers to listen to an excellent and
appropriate discourse from Rev. e. @.
Abbott.
At the vipe-street Congregational
Church, Rev. q. b. Boynton oficiated,
where a service of song, In addition to
the usual exercises, was held.
The choir, together with the reed and
brass instruments and organ, rendered
the following programme: Voluntary
Organ. Te Deum--"Sound the loud TIM
brel;" "My country, tits Of thee;"
i
"Come, ye thoughtful people, Gomez
Union Thanksgiving services by the
Third, Fifth and Central Presbyterian
Churches we're held In the Central
Church, at IL A. NJ, corner Of Mound
and Barr. The pastor of the Third
Church, Rev. j. P. Kumler, lead the ex-
ercises. A full house greeted him.
Elder Isaac Errett, editor Of the
Christian Standard, delivered one of
his characteristic discourses, this morn
Ing, at the Central Christian Church,
Ninth street, He had nothing to COM
rlain of on the score Of slim attend
ance.
At st. Johns P. e. Church, Seventh
and Plum, a Harvest Home service was
held this morning, modelled somewhat
after the services OF like nature 90
popularin England. Rev. p. b. Morgan
text the "Wave Sheaf Offering Of An
cient Israel.'
Findlay Chapel also was filed, ana
the audience were delighted with the
practical remarks OF Rev. j. G. Whitney,
At the Reformed Presbyterian Church,
OH sixth street, Rev. James q. Boice led
the services.
The Young Mems Christian Associa.
tion, with their accustomed liberality.
threw open their doors without money
and without price, and invited the pub
lie to pleasant musical and literary
entertainment at 3 O'Clock this alter
noon, and good audience greeted their
praiseworthy efforts.
The Lytle Grays paraded through the
city this afternoon, starting from their
armory at 8 O'clock, ard passing over
the following line OF march; Passing
South on Central avenue to Eighth
Attract. east on Eiohth nassiuR the Nav