Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-26

Thanksgiving Day.
THE SERVICES IN WASHINGTON cHUCHKs-THE PREsf
DENT AT cOLORED eHURCH-REFERKNCK TO TEL
GUITEAU CASE IN HANINE CHURCH
thanksgiving day was generally observed In
washington Services were held In nearly all the
churches in the city. Those congregations which
did not hold meetings In their own churches, Joined
with others in Union meetings.
President Arthur, accompanied by Mrs Secre-
tary Hunt, attended St Luke p. e. church tcol-
ored), where Rev. Dr. Phillips preached an appro-
At Hamline N. r. church there were joint ser
vices, the congregation OF Grace church worship
ping with that OF HamIine. Rev. 8. Nj. HartSock
preached the sermon, in which he compared the
Frone tb we em51y ha as na9oh NTH those o.
mentioned the fact that the assassin Guiteau was
now being tried according to the laws of the coun-
try II he should go unpublished. In Europe the
necessity was land for the people; but here we
had land enough, for which people were wanted,
ana so ooundieSS Is our domain that it Will be areS
time.
By order Of the archbishop of the diocese, spe-
cial prayers, appropriate to the day, were offered
churches.
At Grace N. E. church. Rev. j. W. Smith pastor
thanksgiving prayer meeting was held Thursday
evening.
The 18th street, street and Calvary Baptist
church, at which Rev. DR.. Faunce, of the E-street
church, preached an appropriate sermon, and a
liberal thanksgiving offering was raised for the
Baptist Home.
The members OF Mt Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal church South and their friends listened
last evening to lecture by the pastor Rev DR. Har-
rison, OF his recent tour through Europe; subse.
quently the pastor and his bride held an informal
reception. At this reception refreshments were
At the Foundry Methodist Episcopal church,
rev. .. b. Van Meter, preached to a large cOngre-
Aa enes bT Sisn annie naas
Frank Mcguire and Mr. Henry Kaiser. w. X. Cohen
at the organ.
At the Sixth Presbyterian church, South Wash
ington, Rev. Mr. Noble pastor, there was the usual
Thanksgiving temperance meeting, which was
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Gonzales. Rev.
Mr. Burkhart read selections of scripture. Mr..
John B. Dunning delivered memorial address on
the late DR.. Mason Noble, and others gave their
The First Presbyterian church was well filled
Yesterday morning, and DR.. Sunderland, the pas
tof, preached an appropriate discourse his subject
Deing :" The MarvelS OF Gods Providence"
At st. Johns church, 10th and Fl streets Rev.
Dr. rector, preached from Prov. iii, 9th
and 10th verses.
lon OF Rev. Mr. ST. James, were very impressive.
At the Metropolitan (M. E. church, Rev. Il. N.
Baer, the pastor, preached an eloquent Thanks
giving sermon from Ps. 50, V, 16-"Blessed are the
people that know the joyful sound" At the close
OF the sermon handsome picture OF the late
IN hnonS .; >: Perry was presented TO the church
oy NUMBER OF friends, accepted by the pastor
and unveiled.
~ Thaa1ksgiving services were held at Waugh
IL. LIZA
giving addresses We're delivered by Rev. Mr.
DOWNS the pastor, and Rev. MI Noegle.
to AT Rev Mesy GhaRe THURSDAY morning the pas
Thanksgiving sermon, and in the evening mu-
s1cai entertainment was given in the lecture room
Tor the benefit OF the Sunday school.
The entertainment at Grace church West
Mashington), Thursday evening, was success.
The ladies OF the church deserve great credit.
The singing and Rotations were good.
A union Thanksgiving meeting. under the au-
spices OF Waugh NJ. F. church, Twelfth Street NJ.
D.: church, North Carolina Avenue NJ p church,
Church Of the Reformation Qutheran), Fourth
Street NJ. f. church and the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain church. was held Thursday morning at the
met Mtedronolltan PRESBYTERIAN church, Capitol HILL
The pastors OF the several churches named took
part In the services and the sermon was delivered
by Rev. George V. Leech, who devoted considerable
bountifu collection was taken up for the benefit of
the GARFIELD memorial hospital
the pas aS@S REV. M Gso at after
ing the proclamation OF the President, deliv-
ered very interesting and appropriate sermon
from the 50th Psalm, ID: "Offer unto God thanks
g1vlng The choir OF the church, under the leader
snip or Mr. j. b. HutchinS rendered music suite BILE
for the occasion. In the evening there was a
thanksgiving lovefeaSt. at which there was large
Ameetng OF colored people was held Thursday
az the Virsinia-avcnue Baptist church, at which
Rev. Mr.. Laws, pastor OF the church, made an ad-
dress protesting against the alleged Injustice done
TO the c0lored race by the recent report of Dr.
Palmer, OF the Freedmans' Hospital, in which the
ports OF that and other institutions, and the OBJ
ServatlonS OF experienced physicians more than
S per cent. of ali the cOlored children born in the
District of Columbia are illegitimate. He de-
nounclng this statement as lie, and said
there had not been Child dropped upon a door
STEP OF found in the sewers or the river, but whose
mother was white. The white man had democrat
lied the social standing OF the colored race until
us Identity Is hardly recognizable. White people
have d1Sgraced the cOlOred race, and now want to
exterminate it because it is di5graced II thieves
ROBBERS, and assaSSinators were wanted, all you
wanted TO do was to go among the whites. There
you would find them. Guiteau is a white man
the villains who committed the rObberies on the
star routes were white men. And the trial of
these Villains would cost the government more
than the late great national rebelliOuS and san
culinary contest
Thank s$iving services were held in the churches
In West Washington Thursday. Union services.
in which the Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Pro
teStant Baptist nd Presbyterian churches Joined.
were held IL the West street Presbyterian church
where the Rev. DR.. SOutherlani OF the Congress-
street NIP church, occupied the pulpit AT Christ
Pc. church the rector, the Rev. A. r. Stuart,
preached, and at st. Johns Re. church the rector
also held at Grace r. E. church. The services were
all Well attended, and the discOurses all parttk-
ing of national character, Were unusually inter-
eSting.
AT Mt. Zion church services were held Thursday
morning at II o'clock, conducted by Rev. L. NJ
t Garaner, pastor PRIOR to the preaching he read
States, and remarked that we should respect such
an order coming from the head OF the nation. In
Ing upon the President, and offered thanks for the
blessings vOuchSafed unto us OF a spiritual, COM
mercial, political and or a domestic character He
TOOK Tor his text the words son, give thanks unto
the Lord, Tor he is good; for his mercy endureth
forever" recorded in the 136th Psalm, 1st verse
At the conclusion OF the service collection was
taken up, as "ThankSgving Offering for the
Ladies or the Christian Home.
THANKSGIVING DAY NOTES.
number OF Uniformed Knights Of Pyth1as Of
this city went to Baltimore Thursday, and par
ticpated in the exercises attending the dedication
OF the new Castle hall on Gay street.
About eighty ladies and gentlement who went to
Luray Caverns Thursday morning, to spend
Thanksgiving day, r. turned about II O'Clock last
night, full or enthusiasm over the wonders OF that
great natural curiosity AMI loud In their praise of
MT +. l.. Lainole, WHO managed the excursion
over the h. q O. and Shenandoah railroads There
We're a number OF prominent people On the train
including DR.. Rice and others connected with the.
Guiteiu trial. An artist who has been here de-
plotting the scenes in the great murder trial for
New York publications., was with the party and
took sketches OF some OF the most striking views
In the cave. The most beautiful portions of the
cavern were illuminated with electric lights
The WOman'S Christian Temperance Union held
thanksgiving service at Masonic Temple Thurs
day afternoon at O'Clock. Mrs. Clara L. Roach
presiding. Addresses were made by Mrs Roach
Miss Bingham {of BOston), Miss GangeWer. Mrs
DIR. Rogers Mrs. Franklin Noble, and Miss Alice
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