Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-29
THlNKSGITIN6 DAY, 1878.
Kew II Was Observed in Washington
Reports Of Services in the Various Caur ehes.


general suspension Of public and private bust
Iess and full attendance in the churches. The
weather.was lowering and the atmosphere damp
and raw, which tended to induce social enjoy
nents at home after the services at the churches
The matinees at the theaters in the afternoon
were well attended and there were MANY an
nual reunions OF families and private parties
The Corcoran art gallery was crowded during
the day. The services In the Churches yyera ~
| an appropriate character and the music good.
REV. bR. MAYOR ON "OUR TAr1oN's OUTLOOK"
the Metropolitan NJ E. church there was
large attendance, including many strangers
Rev. Dr.. Fl. r.. Naylor preached from the text
He hath not dealt so with any nation" Psalms
l4e 2G), his subject being "Our Nations Out
look lie referred to this country having for
5000 years Jain hidden from the Eastern world
and asked If the hand OF God was not in It's dis
covery at that particular period, when the
printing press was being invented, when al
Eearts we've engaged On one side or the other,
In that conflict which resulted in the Protestant
reformation? How else could they answer OK
Cept by saying "That it was to make onat tie
greatest century in the cycle of time and to
solve in this land the most wonderful problems
| Of Divine Providence Cnder the head of civil
DeyelOpingS he referred to equal civil rights as
the first, describing the distinctions in Europe
| and Sketching the settlements at Plymouth
| Rock and jamestown as the places where the
principles OF pure democracy first budded. All
| the battles OF the past and the political and
ing mans civil equality, establishing the
principle that all men respecting and
claiming our flag as thus shall lind equal
rights, equal obligations and protection
teneath it, and more sacred and weigh1y re-
SponSibility no government ever assumed
This was Divinely reserved for this govern
ment. 1t means the fulfillment of every pro
mise, whether inscribed upon the nations cur
rency or in an amendment of the nations con-
stitution; that the most sacred thing in Amer
lea IS American citiZenShip-whether the Mo-
doc in his lava bed, the Chinaman on the Pa
cihc slope. the negro in Mississippi, or the
Anglo Saxon in Utaf, Massachusetts or Geo.
gla. The nations yindication Of her financial
integrity has been fully proven i'm q way which
may not be misconstrued by the thoughtful
We understand now her promise to pay means
payment. The promise OF protection of ind-
yldual rights viii be sacrediy fulfilled, and to-
day he would fearleSsly say THAT government
which IS unable or unwilling to protect the
weakest subject in the legitimate use OF his
constitutional rights is Il farce and like a farce
only worthy the laughter OF the world" There
are to-day about score OF republics which
exist through the protection OF more powerful
nations, and on this continent there are four
but how long would three OF them exist If ours,
TIE loufth, was extinct? ours is q democratic
republic. and one of her chief dangers
is too much politics. Each Congressional term
meets greater responsibilities as also each ey-
ecutlVe, at the expiration OF each Presidential
term; EearIy lhn,Oht public Offices are expected
TO be vacated. and there are 50001l aSnraptS
struggling 10 possess them. out OF the sultry.
BOILING political pot comes sectional pride. local
interest. &c, and we talk of east, west, north
ana SOUTH We hear spoken of. solid mort h.
ard - solid SOUTH" ard we NAV soon sneak OF a
solid east and solid west" He spoke OF
TIE growth OF the country, the immigration to
our shores, and said, much OF the spirit OF COM
Inunisln comes from the foreigners. There
We're three things essential TO natural sell gov
eminent, and first, he said, there must be q
suitable country, and proceeded To describe he
wonderful resources OF our land Next. there
must be intelligence. and he sketched our COM
mon school system, the rank taken b. artists
writer's, &c. The third essential was virtue
ard under this head, he said the fearful record
81 crime IN our newspapers was not suffi-
cient evidence that we are growing worse
but rather the evidence that the righteous
spirit of investigation is more powerful to
drag out OF its hiding places every kind OF
NlleneSS. There is virtue in hunting down
yiilaDy, whether in the detection of q
secretary. mayor OF New York. or sneaking
thle1. II may appear ludicrous to appoint a
congressional committee to examine election
frauds, but may il not be aScTibed to the in
creasDg national appetite for purity and fair
dealing? He referred to the many institutions.
are growing in virtue. The next development
was OF social character-a true estimate of
manhood. y few years since we spoke OF ..only
a jew "a smoking Dutchman." African
''species OF Orang outang. negro slave, contra
band or freedman Now, the Jew is Hebrew.
the Dutchman German. the Irishman an Irish
gentleman. and the negro man. The know
nothlng party, In their ignorance OF man and
history, did but one wise thing. and that was
taking the name they bore. God was surely
teaching Us. as He never developed the truth
GefOre: .. That OF one blood He created all the
nations OF the earth" The third was a religious
pr0blem-the principle of religious liberty and
tOlefatlon. After Sketching America as the
refuge OF al who may set up their banners in
the name OF their God. he said that it seemed in
was becoming the gentle crucibe in sOftening
SectaTian anlmOSitieS, that the different denon-
lnatlonS act more in the spirit of brother
hood here than elsewhere. He closed by pctIr-
ing the future, when on this continent nifty mil
Lon OF people will swell the chorus: Peace on
EARN and good Will 10 man.
DR.. RANKIN on GODS LEADERSHIP IN ORR VA.
TIONAL HISTORY.
~ the FIRST congregational Church Dr.. j. F..
Rankin preached on the text found in the nh
verse of the 4th chapter OF lSt Samuel: and
TIE PhllSt1neS were afraid, for they said God is
come INTO the camp The duty OF recognizing
GODS leadership in our national history was the
main idea OF the sermon. The same lesson was
taught by the scripture reading, which was
taken from the LIST chapter of 1st Romans, COM
higher powers; for there is no power but Cod
The music, which included the national hymn.
was especially for the day under the direction OF
Prof j. W. Bschoff.
TEMPERANCE MEETING AT REV DIR NoRIE.s
CHURCH.
AT the presbyterian church on 9Th street s.w
Rev. Mason Noble, the pastor, and Rev C. W
benson occupied the pulpit, and there were
present good number of our well known re-
formed men and temperance workers. Dr. No
be made an explanation, by way OF preface, as
10 now there was no union services in the
churches OF South Washington, as had been the
custom for many years, The dOXology was then
sung the aSSemDlagc rising, after which Dr.
NCbie ofiered prayer, in which he thanked God
for what had been done in the land. especially
IN thlS District. the past year Tor the cause OF
temperance. He invoked the blessing of God
on the reformed men, and impIored His spirit 10
incline them TO remain SteadfaSt in theii. good
resolves in the future. The hymn Holy. HoIy
LOlQ Almighty, was sung. and prayer offered
by Rev. Mr.. BeniS0n. Dr.. Noble then read from
the lc5th Psalm and other Scripturai selections
appropriate TO the occasion, and after brief re-
marks invited those present to give their py-
peflence In social and informal manner ne
among friends and co-WOrkers i'm tho cansa M
temperance and Christianity Mr. Jnhn p
Nheeler was called upon to lead off, and made
brlef, though pointed and effective address in
when he enumerated the blessings for which
they had good cause TO thank God Mr. AIey
amer tagieston made stirring address in his
usual enthusiastic manner, eXhOiting his fellows
and brothers TO hold on in the course of reform
Ia which they had all embarked together MI
{. W. Hayenner made interesting remarks and
was followed Oy MeSSrS. THOMPSON ReeSde
Thomas and others, all OF the same tenor dnrincy
which appropriate songs OF praise was Inter-
SperSed, and the day was spent in a prOtit nbia .
manner. Many ladies Were present,
OTHER CHURCHES
At ST. Tdufs Lutheran Church. the Rev {
Domer preached on the 31St verse OF the io7t6
Psalm: ..Oh that men would praise the Lord for
his goodness and for his wonderful works to the
children of men," VAN
At the Church Of the Incdraetioa morning
prayer ana the communion service were cele.
brated, Rev. DR.. Townsend and Rev Mr Graves
II fsr.. N..rN-