Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-01

The scrriees %. the Churches.

President TO return thanks to Almighty God
for the blessings bestowed upon us during the
past year was generally observed by our eiti-
zens as holiday. The churches were well
filled in spite OF the snow storm.
AT the Congregational Church Rev DR.
Rankin took for his theme: ain Judicial Ele-
ment in our Public Affairs" his text being
Acts Acts 1, 70 Prof, Bischoa, the organist, rem
AT the Hebrew Synagogue, on sth street
Rev: L. Stern delivered an address appro-
pirate To the day.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
AT the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. SUM-
derland's. there was goodly attendance.
The pulpit was decorated with sheayes OF
grain, emblematic Of the harvest. The mu-
Why Art Thou Cast Down." by Mr.. Lilli-
bridge and Miss Kidwell. The choir was led
by Mr.. Tracey, Mr.. Hayden organist- A col
tian Association; discourse was by DIR. Sun
derland upon 1.-THE New Century" and
founded upon Isaiah -, g. "And Wisdom and
knowledge Shall be the Stability of the
Times"
Rev p. III. Burgharit, pastor OF the Bla-
densburg Presbyterian church, preached at
the Northeast Presbyterian church, on 9Th
street northeast, the pastor, Rev. Jno. g.
Patch, conducting the preliminary service.
Mr. Burghardt took for his text LIST Chronicles
18th chapter, Sth verse: Now, therefore. in
Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep
and seek for all the commandments of the
Lord your God, that We may possess this good
land, and leave 1t for an Inheritance for your
children after you forever"
At the Metropolitan Presbyterian church
on 18th street, Capitol Hill, the Rev. Jno.
Chester, the pastor, preached from Exodus,
lsth chapter and part of the 10th verse: and
II was cloud and darkness To them, but IL
gave light by night 10 these" The congrega-
ton was large and the sermon exceedingly
appropriate.
AT the Western Presbyterian church, Rev.
DIR. Wills preached on Political preaching n
perversiO1 of the pulpit, ard the Gospel the
hepe OF the cOuntry"-a discourse of great
power, in which he took the ground that such
preaching was exceedingly dangerous, and
that the plain preaching of the Gospel was
demanded by the times.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
Church Of the Incarnation, corner 18th and
y streets. The church was very tastefully
decorated. There was an early celebration
OF the Holy Communion at half-paSt7 O'Clock
II being st. Andrews Day. At the usual
morning service the rector, Rev. j. l.. Town
send, preached from Deuteronomy viii. He
spoke of our peculiar causes for thankful
pess in tbs centennial year.
Ascension Church, corner 18th street and
Massachusetts, avenue. The pulpit and chan
flowers. Rev. j. Ii. Elliott delivered an able
sermon, taking his subject from the Cd chap
ter Of Proverbs, 10th verse-"By His know
ledge the depths are broken up and the
clouds drop down the dew"
AT st. Paul's Church, the rector Rev. A .
Jackson. preached from the Sd verse of the
XIth Psalm-"1f the foundations be de-
strOyed, what can the righteous do?''
1t being the festival of 81. Andrews day
holy communion was administered at Christ
church, on q street, between 9Th and 9TH
southeast. at O'Clock yesterday morning
At II O'Clock there was a full musical ser
vice, and the rector. Rev. G.. ID. Andrews de-
livered an eloquent Thanksgiving address
AT Grace (P. f. church, corner of ID and
9th streets southwest, in consequence of the
Frustrated condition Of the pastor. Rev. DIR.
HOlmead, caused by the recent affiiction in
his family, Rev. j. q. y. Dorsey, of the Wash
ington convOcatiOn, officiated at the II O'Clock
service, and preached an appropriate sermon.
The music, a. usual. was excellent.
AT Trinity Up. E.) church. corner of Sd street
and Indiana avenue, Rev T. g. Addison held
service at IL O'Clock, and preached to a large
congregation. His theme was the present po-
litical difficulties of our country, and the So
luton of them; and showed that in the future
as in the past, constitutional liberty must be
maintained through the benign influences of
Christian religion, and mainly by the Pro-
testant churches OF the land.
METHODIST CHURCHES.
At the M'Kendree NJ. f.. Church, the congre-
cations of Hamline, Grace. and Fletcher wor-
shipped. Rev. j. II. Dashiell preached from
st. Paul's epistle To the Philippians, iv chap
ter, 9Th and 9TH verses: "Be careful for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and
supplicatiOn with Thanksgiving. let your
requests be made known unto God. And the
peace Of God, which passeth all understand
ing, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus
In the ith street (s.e.) Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. J. W. Hedges, the pastor,
preached at II o'clock, taking for his text,
Deuteronomy. 2Sth chapter. and 9Th and 10th
verses: The Lord shall establish these an
holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn
unto thee. if thou shall keep the command
ants of the Lord thy God, and walk in his
ways. And all the people of the earth shall
see that thou art called BY the name of the
Lord and they Shall no fraiH N fhaa
At the Metropolitan Church, Az and c.
streets, Rev. DIR. Newman preached on "The
Perils and Hopes of our country"
special Thanksgiving services was held
at ~ O'Clock last evening at Waugh NJ. E.
Church, corner Of A and Sd streets northeast
the Rev. j. s. Deale, the pastor officiating
1T the First Methodist Protestant Church
'orrer OF Virginia avenue and 5th street
southeast, there was a service at II O'Clock
Rev. VIM. j. Floyd, the pastor, preaching
from Exodus, sd chapter, 18th verse: For
Moses had said: COnsecrate yourselves to-
day TO the Lord, even every man upon his
son, and upon his brother: that he NAV be-
stow blessing upon You this day" He held
that ii was aduty TO give thanks 10 God for
the preservation of the country as a nation
because of temporal blessings, and finally for
the great plan OF salvation vouchsafed to
mankind.
There were no services at the 9th Street NJ
y. Church REV. W. S. Hammond's) until
evening. when the usual prayer meeting was
held, and IL was very much in the nature of
an experience meeting. AT the close quite a
number OF practitioners were received as full
members.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES
AT the Memorial Church, corner 18th and
y streets, the pastor, j. G. Butler preached
upon the Two Kingdoms, selecting several
texts from the Old and New Testaments The
object of the discourse was to show the reIa-
ton OF the pulpit and the church to our gov
evernment and 10 all government.
At 1t. Paufs English Lutheran Church. cor.
III and 18th streets northwest, the pastor.
Rev. =. DOmer. preached from tie text. land
praise is comely." His topic was our incen-
tives TO praise at this peculiar juncture of az
fairs. He argued that Notwithstanding the
trOublOus condition of the times there were
ultimate reasons for giving thanks. He re-
ferred to the fact that the occasion was the
first Thanksgiving day OF the second century,
and spoke hopefully of the possibilities of
the Republic. The fine choir sang a special
Thanksgiving anthem.
UNION SERVICES ETC.
Union services were held yesterday by all
the churches of South Washington, as has
church selected on this occasion was the 5th
Baptist, on ID, between AZ and eth streets
southwest, Rev. e. G. Meador. pastor An
interesting sermon was preached TO a crowded
house by Rev DIR. Mason Noble. the subject
being "Have Faith in God" in which the
pastor showed that the way To save the coun-
try in its difficulties and trials was through
religion.
The f. street and 18th street Baptist congre-
CATION united with the Calvary Baptist con
gregation, and after a service of prayer and
song listened 10 a sermon by Rev. DIR. T.. III.
Gray, which was I'm the nature OF history OF