Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-29
THANKSGIVING Da4.

! Thanksgiving Day.
l. Yesterday morning the day of genera
thanksgiving was more generally observed
in the matter of the churches than it was
the year before. though the observance die
not extend to store closing and holiday
making.
The public schools were closed and the
pupils given a holiday.
At the Episcopal church in the morning
there was very good congregation, and a
sermon was preached by Rev. W. @. Hull
hen, the rector, from the text, SIN every
thing give thanks; for this is the will of
God in Christ concerning YOU" At the
close, the rector said that Thanksgiving
service should appropriately end by a con.
tribution to some charitable object, and a
collection was taken up for the widows
and orphans of deceased clergymen.
At the First Presbyterian church there
was united service by the congregations
of that and the Second Presbyterian
church. The services were participated in
by Rev. W. E. Baker, of the LIST church,
| T..
Rev, J. 1. Miller, Of the Staunton Female
| Seminary, and Rev. W L. Richardson, of
| the Augusta Female Seminary. Among
the audience were the pupils of the two
seminaries.
Rev. w. T. Richardson made a short
address in which he said thanksgiving was
the first and only form OF worship before
| the fall of man, and it would be tie last
when the soul entered heaven.
| Rev. VIM. E. Baker referred to this time
two years ago and the turmoil the nation
| was in then No statesman could claim for
himself the credit of having given us peace
| and we must acknowledge that its set,
Element was by the hand OF .God alone, and
C nsequently the best for us. He alluded
to the financial pressure which it was easy
| travagance The yellow fever too. whil4
| it had appeared IN the form of a calamity,
had also been blessing in that it had
opened the hearts of the nation in liberali-
| ty to the afflicted. Our blessings during
the year he said had been plentiful and
lie as they had been numerous.
At the Baptist church Rev. DR.. Chas.
Manly preached from the 65th Psalm.
At the Methodist church Rev. DR.. John
S. Martin read portions OF the 9th, 7th,
9Th and las III Psalms, and delivered SER
mon on the subject of the day. He spoke
of the plain manner IN which the hand OF
God had been exhibited in the welfare of
this country, having put aside great nation
al perils in revolutionary times as we'll as
now. He spoke Of the blessings Of our
free government. and contrasted it with
other governments who are forced always
to stand sword in hand He also spoke of
the material prosperity with which the
country had been blessed.
At all the churches it was noticaab
that the congregations were largely com
posed of ladies.
Notwithstanding there was no general
holiday, there was a good deal of inter-
change of sIitality at the expense of the
turkeys. MIR. N. NJ. Cartn II of the Anne
rican Hotel, exempliied the generous hos
pitality of t.e old Virginia landlord, of
whom he is a good sample, by inviting
number of friends to partake of thanks
giving dinner, which was served up in the
handsome style for which the American
has become noted.
BETHRorHAL OF FORMER WELL
KNOWN STAUNTONIAN.-At the resi-
dence of Nh Charles WintermitZ, II wealthy
hardware dealer of 279 West Pratt street.
Baltimore. there was given a few
evenings since reception. attended
by Mayor Latrobe and other plomi-
nent gentlemen, i'll honor of the be
trothal of his daughter, Miss Helen
Wintermltz, lovely young lady and an
accomplished vocalist, to Mr.. Bernard
PERTH Hebrew resident, of New York.
Mr.. PERTH is better known in Staunton
| as buffalo Bill a former salesman with
| Mr.. Gabriel Hirsh here, Last Sunday a
prominent merchant of Stanton, happen
ing to be in Baltimore "Buffalo Bill' who
| hadn't forgotten the old town invited him
! to visit his intended at her fathers resi-
dellce at No. 72 Columbia Avenue, a mag
nifcent residence with extensive and beau
tiful grounds, though it is located in the
heart of the city. The gentleman went
and was treated with elegant and profust
hospitality. The betrothal is announced
to be ccnsLmmated by marriage in May
| 1880.
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