Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY, 1877.
Hew 40 Was Observed I'm wn.n,.xse,


the day. Notwithstanding this. the churches
were well attended Al both morning and eve
ming services. The government departrnentx
District Offices and courts teNcept the Police
Court ana banks were cloSei as were most
OF the stores throughout the city. The res-
tauIants were open, however. aud appeared
10 do thriving business, especially those
where faiiles for turkeys were Kept up. A
kresl many people went TO the Capitol, and
The Sci ate galleries were crowded during TIE
otoate on tie kellogg case. The excursions
Were not well patrunized, and that adver-
tlsed 10 so To Annapolis was prevented BY
re RE testening sppeSrance 81 me weather.
ABOUT seventy passengers only. MatlneeS
were held 81 ne the theaters. aud were very
vel Iaironized, ard the crowd was pretty
iHfEe aud continuous a. the Gorcoran Art
Gallery throughout the day.
IN THE CHURCHES
AeihcGi'f AT The Foundry NJ - church,
Rev. John Lsrahan, OF Baltimore. &C upied
the pulpit, and preached from EccleSlastics
TX, ]. Gods naud IN the works OF men,
Tue church was handsomely decorated with
towers. President and Mrs.. Hayes and sew
eral other inmates OF TIE Waite House were
present AT the Metropolitan (M. E.)
church Rev. Dr. Newman, pastor a very
large congregation assembled. ProL Wild
dOws hymn Was sung by the choir, and the
services closed with "America /" Or. New
msn preached from Peter. a., e. Ne are A
chosen generation, n royal priesthood" The
ltadlns idea OF the sermon was our country,
IT. miss on and its future. --.-DwinK to- the
continuous revival a. the i2Jh-street M. ~
ehur'h, the >erN Ices Were conducted a. night
oy the pastor, Rev. II. Nice. Ia addition 70
The national thanksgiving. special services
OF thanks were he Id To- cOInulpmoratq l,od,s
blessing upon the church. for within the past
lew weeks ninety two souls have been con-
veTted, and seventy three have united with
the church. 80. Al the North Capttol M IN
church, Rev. {. T. Meede. the Thanksgiving
service Was postponed TO Sunday next. ...s
Rev. NJ. Il. Harrison, Chaplain OF the House
o. representatives, occupied the pulpit al
Mount eruon M. =. SOUTH church, corner
tth and h streets, and delivered a very APP
pIopriate address. The regular PRAYER
meeting was held on Thanksgiving evening
a. Wesley M. e. Chapel, Rev. Jos. X.
testsut CONGREGATIONS OF East Washington
worshipPed Al the North Carolina avenue
Mission. Rev. Dr. David Wilson. Of the 9th
street NJ. 4 church, preached from Psalms
xc, 1st verse. Lord, thou hast been our
dwelling place IN all generations"
ETestg,a70a-At the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church Rev. John Chester, II. ID.
preached from the wosds. Lei men saw
among the nations, the Lord relgneth 70
| Chron. xvi;5l. HIS theme was the sOver-
eighty OF God and he dwell upon the princi-
pal events OF The year-the agitation Of the
Presidents election and the railroad riots
! the nnaDSlRl pressure, the disasters 60 life
anu property, drawing lessons therefrom.
Two beautiful anthems were sung by the
choir, led by Mr.. David McGowan. AT
The Central Presbyterian Church, Rev. DR.
singing was of nigh order. ana was lei by
Captain j. &. Whitwell, assisted by Mr. ID.
ReigRTi, Mrs l.. Coyle. Mr.. ani Misses
Shields, and Master Elliot; The pastor
preached from Eph v.2O-"Givlng thanks
always tor all things unto Gad aud the
Father, IA The name II our Lord Jesus
Christ" AT The First Presbyterian
| Church, Rev. b.. Sunderland, pastor, a
| special feature OF the Thanksgiving service
wss the large donation made by the con-
| gregstion of turkey :, hams, barrelsof flour,
/ NUT, veg tables, etc, etc, estimated 20 be
| worth 500. iOr the benefit of the Women's
Christian Home. The Thanksgiving text
was Genesis, Nxiii:lS-"And al nations OF
/ the earth shall be blessed IN him" ...'AI
| the New York avenue church Or. y. -.
/ Mitchell delivered a sermon from Romans,
, xii:l-"1 beseech you therefore, brethren. by
] the mercies OF God, that ye present your
bodies living sacrifice. holy, acceptable
J unto God, which is your reasonable service. |"
THE Rev. Dr. Wills. OF the Western Pres
/ byterian Church. prearhed from LIST limo
Thy, chapter %, ana verses LIST aud al
eNhOTi, therefore, that first OF all, suppllca-
/ ton, prayers, intercessiOns and giving of
] thanks be made FOR all men. For Kings and
/ ali that are in authority; that we may lead a
quiet ard Ieaceable life IN all CTotlineSs aud
honesty TIE preacher said what We now
need, as people, are not political essays
( and brilliant orstions on the times, but
earnest and believing prayer, not only for
all citizens, but especially for the President
and Cabinet, Congress and the courts, the
army and navy, and all who are ia authority.
our rulers have great responsibilities upon
them, aud more than ~ 1890 eco oil people are
involved M their acts. They need, therefore,
/ divine wisdom Ia guide them I'm the dis
charge Of their difficult duties. Most of our
public men are rot pious. and we should
! pray that the grace OF God may change their
| character and lives, and lead them TO seek
higher ends and attain brighter hopes than
/ this world.
| r. o'estdit EpiSoopal.-At Trinity church,
/ Rev. pr. I. O. Addison, rector, music was
reT deTod by the choir. consisting of Miss
Mygatt. Miss swallow, Mr.. Herjon MorselI
aid Mr.. Middleton. Tue orgsnist was Mis-
MoNon. The Thanksgiving text was Eph.
J ", 20: Giving thanks always for all things
! unto God ana the Father in the name OF our
] Lord Jesus Christ The rector combatteJ
The modern Inndel doctrine that law ac-
| hind Law we behold the personal activity OF
/ God. God Is the source OF AL our blessings,
| with direct, personal and loving regard for
| each one OF us. We should be thankful for
national as well as personal blessing. With
] the conviction that God loves us In our
! hearts, our life shall be one glad Thanksgiv-
! ing day. AT the Epiphany church the
rector, Rev. Vim. Parrett officiated al a.
m. AT IL a. m. Rev. DR.. Swape, OF Trinity
| chapel, New York, delivered an appropriate
Thanksslying sermon. The holy commun-
/ Epiphany home. REV. j. l.. Townsend
preached a sermon al the Church of the In
carnation from Deuteronomy WILL, 10:
"Nhen thoa hast eaten and art full then
those shalt bless the Lord thy Got for the
good land which he hath given thee" -.
AT the Ascens ION church the pastor, Rev. DIR.
/ 49,
! "The Lord hath done grea, things for u.s.
whereof We are glad" '.'-Rev. j. V. Lewis
AT ST. Johns Episcopal church, preached
from the AN verse OF the sd Psalm. AT
/ ST. Paul's church the pastor, Rev. A. Jack
! son, preached from the text ':Love your
enemies" At Christ Church (GeorsetownD
there was preaching by the pastor, Rev. A.
! X. Stewart, from toe text found In Psalms
| cxiii., !, ,, and ith verses. ---St. Johns
/ Georgetown, preaching by the pastor, Rev.
j. j. Joyce, from the text And forget not all
his benefits" Singing in both the above
churches consisted OF the regular Thanks
giving service.
BGpfist.-The Baptist churches held a union
service al the r street Baptist church. Rev.
A. r. Mason, the pastor OF Calvary Baptist
church, delivered a sermon from Isaiah, 2,
4: They shall beat their swords into plough
shares, and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword az ainst nation,
neither shall they learn war any more" The
general subject was universal peace, the
issue and trophy OF dominant Christianity
and Thanksgiving for the approaching fulnfl-
ment OF the prophecy OF the text. Alter ref
erence TO the present struggle In Europe be-
tween the Muscovite aud the Mussuimau .
and the restless condition OF all Europe be
referred TO our separation by broad ocean
from all these complications, and our un-
threatened peace, ana confessed n feeling OF
disappointment that In the proclamation