Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE HOLIDAY IN WARRINGTON,
Praise fn the Churches.

persons vending their way to church or TO
the Capitol, where reposed in state the re-
mains of the dead Vice President. All of
the government departments were closed in
honor OF the occasion, as were also the Dis
trict offices and many business establish
| ments in the city. The Corcoran Art Gal
lery was thrown open during the day TO
| visitors. and was thronged with many of our
best citizens. The management deserve
| credit for this popular movement. And here
| ~ Is suggested that the gallery he opened for
| Tree admission on Christmas and other hell
| days, In order to accommodate a larye and
| intelligent class OF our Citizens whose duties
| prevent them from visiting this rare and
beautiful collection on any other occasions.
The matineeS at the theateTs were largely
attended, as were also the evening perform
| anceS.
During the day Prof widows, of the
| Metropolitan M. f. church, rang a number
! Of appropriate airs On the chimes, among
Them being Hail to the Chief" Let the
Merry Church Bells Ring" Home, Sweet
Home,'' and Yankee Doodle"
The Churcaes.
Special services in honor of the day we're
held in many churches.
UNION SERVICES.
Inc churches of South Washington, as has
been the custom for several years past, held
a union service at Ryland Chapel, and Rev.
% r. BltiingeT, presbyterian, preached fine
sermon. The attendance was very large, ami
was composed of the members OF the Metho-
DIST, Presbyterian and Baptist churches Of
this section of the city. The pastors were all
present and took part in the devotional ex-
ercises, and the excellent choir of Ryland
Chapel, augmented by members of other
chOirs, added materially to the interest of the
services by their singing. Mr.. Bittlnger
preached an able and Instructive discourse
ON the recognition of God by rs as q nation
for his mercies. His text was from Chron
| 18th chapter, nth, 18th and 18Th verses:
| thine, o Lord. Is the greatness, and the
power, and the glory, and the victory, and
The majesty: for all that is in the heaven and
The earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, o
loro, and thou art exalted as head above
all. Both riches and honor come OF thee, and
thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is
power and might, and in thine hand it is to
make great, and to give strength unto all
Now therefore. our God, we thank thee, end
praise thy glorious name" The sermon was
listened to throughout with marked atten-
tion.
The Presbyterians and Methoiists of the
northeast portion of the city united in q
Union service at the church OF the former on
Sth street east.
The Baptist churches held Union service
at II O'Clock 1T the 18th street Baptist church
A union service was held at IL O'Clock In
the Foundry church, of which the Rev. II
A Cleveland Is pastor, who invited Rev. 4.
DOmer. of the English Lutheran church, TO
deliver Thanksgiving sermon. The attend
ance was very large The reverend gentle
man TOOK for his text the words: "For we
are citizens OF no mean city''-hiS subject
being the selfassertiOn of our citizenship.
lie laid much stress on the fact that this was
the last Thank giving OF the century of our
national existence now closing; the nature
and high qualities OF our institutions their
history, and great cost, were dWelt upon; the
great perIlS which threaten them were gra-
phically pointed out, and the duty of defend
ing American principles, and asserting with
pOsltiveness the peculiar genius of our Citi-
ZenSh1p. He also dwelt upon high churches
the Bible in the public SCHOOLS, uitramOntau-
ism. and the third term question. His re-
MARKS were III stoned TO with tie greatest az
fentiOn throughout.
OTHER SERVICES.
Al the First Congregational Church, Rev.
J. T.. Rankin. u. ID preached to a large con-
gregation from the text LIST Timothy, 5th
chapter, 6th verse-"But il any provide not
for his own, and specially for those OF his
own house, he hath denied the faith, and IS
worse than an infidel." HedweIt especially
on the relations OF the family TO the power
ard pros peIity of our country, and ascribei
Inc latter 10 the influence of the former. In
conclusion he urged Americans 10 make
their families contribute to the glory of our
free government. During the service The
choir rendered in beautiful style the anthem,
The Lord Is great" The several solos were
sung by Miss COhen and Messrs. Stewart
organ.
Services were also held in Grace p. +.
Church. corner OF sth and ID streets south
west. Rev. DIR. HOlme8d, rector. preached
an interesting sermon from Psalms. 107 verse
son, that men would praise the Lord for
his goodness and mercy, and for his wonder.
ful works 10 the children of men," The at
tendance was large and the singing good.
Services were held at St. James (EpiscO-
pail mission, at $40 II street northwest, at II
o'clock.
At the AZ street N. f. church EAST Wash
lDgton) there were preaching services In the
morning, love feast in the afternoon, and the
young peoples Christian association con-
Quoted services in the evening.
The Episcopal CHURCHES generally held ser
vices in the morning, and appropriate dis
courses were delivered.
AT the Young Mems Christian Association
at 80 o'clock Thanksgiving prayer meet
ing was held, and in many If the Methodist
churehes prayer meetings were held in tie
In the Methodist Protestant church ON Of.
street, near street, the usual revival ser
vices were held, the Rev. VIM. g. Hammond
officiating, and making appropriate allu-
Al the Hebrew synagogue on Sth street,
between III and streets, a special Thanks
giving service was held at half-past two
O'Clock p. m. The exercises consisted of re-
citing prayers, singing hymns, aid a SER
mon in German appropriate To the occasion
by the reader. Mr.. L. Stern, who took for his
chapter of Proverbs: 81 went by the field OF
the slOthful, and by the vineyard OF the man
void OF understanding; and 10, IL was all
grown over with thorns, and netties had COW
cred the face thereof, and the stone wall
thereof was broken down. Then 1 saw and
considered IL well; looked upon it and re-
The sermon preached in the METROPOLITAN
Presbyterian church, by the pastor, Dr. Ches-
Ter, was on Psalm 6S, verse 35 THE God OF
unto His people" Subject: The recognition
of God as it has been embodied in the past.
and should be in the future history Of our
nation. The congregation was large, and
The anthem by the choir was very finely rem
dertd. Leader, Mr.. David MCGOWAN.
DRAINAGE IN SOUTH WASHINGTON
one of the best jobs of work done this season
for South Washington is that of running 81
two brick barrel sewer on 9th street
nom ID street 10 the river. This portion of
South Washington, IL Will be remembered
for considerable area lies perfectly fiat or
nearly so, and little or no surface drainage
could be made. consequently the accumula-
lions OF water In stagnant pools has always
been By word and reproach 10 this section
Messrs. Cook Culinane are driving the
work, very much to the satisfaction OF the
residents theTeabouts. and are making n
good job OF it, The excavation for the
greater portion of the work is about IL feet
deep, requiring much labor, yet it is the in
tntion of the contractors TO have il finished
up In less than three weeks from the present
time.
BAD FOR THE DUCKs-Tne yacht Ella
Ireadwell, Captain Tasker, left 18th street
wharf Wednesday with party of expert
enced gunners for the lower Potomac hunt
llg grounds, taking with them Dr0yfSfnnc