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

THE SERVICES IN WASHINGTON CHuCHEs-THE PRES
DENT At A CoL0RED CHURCH-kEFERENCE TO III
GUITEAU CASE IN HkMIlNE CHURCH.


GuTTEAu CASE IN HAMIINE CHURCH.
Thanksgiving day was generally observed In
Washington. Services were held in nearly all the
| churches in the city. Those congregations which
dld not hold meetings I'm their own churches, joined
with Others In Union meetings
tary Hunt attended ST. Luke p f church (col-
oredl. where Rev. DR.. Phillips preached an appro-
At Hamline NJ. f. church there were FONT ser
vices, the congregation OF Grace church Worship
| ping with that OF Hamlfne. Rev. s. Nj. HartSof K
preached the sermon, In which he compared the
| blessings we enjoy as a nation with those OF
Europe. the people being law-abiding one. He
mentioned the tact that the assassin Guiteau Yves
now being tried according to the laws OF the coun-
try. 1t would be blank day, indeed. the coun-
try il he should go unpublished. In Europe the
had land enough, for which people were wanted.
and so boundeSS is our domain that il will be ages
ere ii Is settedin fact. we have resources for all
time.
BY order of the archbishop of the diocese, spe-
cia1 prayers appropriate to the day. We're offered
at the O'clock services In all the Catholic
AZ Grace NJ E. church, Rev. J. W. Smith pastor,
thanksgiving prayer meeting was held Thursday
The 18th street, f street and Calvary Baptist
churches held union service at the las1-naned
church, at which Rev. DR.. Faufice. of the E-stTeet
church, preached an appropriate sermon. and a
liberal thanksgiving Offering was raised for the
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: suisse
quepily the pastor and his bride held an informal
reception At this reception Refreshments were
served.
Rev. j. b. Van Meter, preached TO large congre-
cation. The music was very fine. The 'TriO rom
Attilla, was rendered by Miss Annie Haas, Mr..
Frank Mcguire and Mr.. Henry Kaiser. W. K. Cohen
at the organ.
At the Sixth Presbyterian church. South Wash
1ngtOn, Rev. Mr. Noble PASTOR there was the u>u i
opened with prayer by Rev. MIR. Gonzales. Rev.
Mr. MI BurEhart read selections OF scripture. MIR.
JoAn b. Dlnnlng delivered a memorial address on
tne late Dr. Mason Noble, and others gave their
+, The First Presbyterian church was well filed
yesterday morning, and DIR. Sunderland. the pas
Tor, preached an approximate discourse his subject
being 81 sThe e M n5 a Of GODS Providence"
Dr. Leonardt the rector preached from Prov ill., 9Th
At st. Mary's Mission. the services. under direc.
tlon or Rev. MI. ST. James, were very impressive.
AT the Metropolitan (M e. church. Rev r. "
Baer, the pastor, preached an eloquent Thanks
people that know the joyful sound" At the close
OF or the sermon a handsome picture of the late
Ihomas D. S. Perry was presented to the church
by number Of friends, accepted by the pastor
and unveiled.
-, Thanksglving services were held at Waugh
giving addresses We're delivered by Rev. MIR.
Downs, the pastor, and Rev. Mr.. Noegle.
+o AT w wesley chapel THURSDAY morning, the pas,
Thanksgiving sermon, and in the evening a m,l-
steal entertainment was given in the lecture room
for 18th the benefit OF the Sunday school.
The entertainment at Grace church West
Mashlngton, Thursday evening. was success.
The ladies OF the church deserve great credit.
A union Thanksgiving meeting. under the a,l-
| spices of Waugh NJ. f. church, Twelfth Street Nj.
Z; church.. North Carolina Avenue NJ. p. church,
| Street NJ. E. church and the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain church. was held Thursday morning at the
Metropolitan 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. Ieech, who devoted considerable
time to reviewing the life OF the late President.
bountful collection taken up for the benefit OF
the Garfield memorial hospital
tba na Ae@y RsI shqr sho at ,, II a
ing the proclamation Of the President, deliv-
| cred very interesting and appropriate sermon
giving" The choir OF the church, under the leader
ship OF Mr.. j. B. Hutchins, rendered music suita BILE
for the occasion. In the evening there was a
Thanksgiving lovefeast. at which there was large
| attendance.
A meeting of colored people was held Thursday
| at the Virginia-avenue Baptist church, at which
Rev. Mr. Laws, pastor OF the church. made an adj.
dress protesting against the alleged injustice done
TO the colored race by the recent report of Dr.
| Palmer, OF the Freedmans' Hospital, I'm which the
statement was made that, judging from the re.
ports of that and other Institutions. and the OBJ
serVatfons OF experienced physicians, more than
y per cent. OF all the cO0red children born in the
! District of Columbia are ilIegitmate. He de.
| noUncing this statement as a lie. and said
there had not been child dropped upon door
step, Or found in the the river hut whose
! mother was white. The white man had dpmoral.
lied the social standing OF the colored race until
| It's Identity IS hardly recognizable. White people
have disgraced the coiOrad race, and now want u
externinate il because it is dis racei Ii thieves
| robbers, and aSS2sSinatorS Were wanted. all you
wanted to do Was to go among the whites. Their,
you would find them. Guiteau is white ma n
| the villains who committed the rohbeFies on tit
star routes We're white men. And the trial o.
| these Villains would cost the government more
than the late great national rebelliOus and san
| culinary contest.
Thanksgiving services were held in the churches
| in est Washington Thursday. Union services,
| in which the Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Pro-
testant, Baptist and Presbyterian churches Joined
were held In the West street Presbyterian church
| where the Rev. DR.. Switzerland, of the Congress
street MP. church. occupied the pulpit. At Christ
| Pc. church the Rector, the Rev. A. r. Stuart
preached, and at ST. Johns e. church the rector
Dr. Lindsey, occupied his pulpit. Services were
| also held at Grace Re. church. The services Were
all Well attended, and the diseourses, al partak
ing OF national character, were unusually inter
| At Mt Zion church services were held Thursday
| morning at II O'Clock, conducted by Rev. L. NJ
Gardner; 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
| the opening prayer he 1mplored the Divine bless
ing upon the President and offered thanks for the
blessings vOuchSafed unto US OF spiritual, com.
| mercial, political and OF a domestic character He
took for Ills text the words "Oh give thanks untC
the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endurrtl
| forever" recorded ia the 136th Psalm LIST verse
At the conclusion OF the service a collection was
| taken up, as misunderstanding Offering" for the
! ladies OF the Christian Home
THANKSGIVING DAY NOTES.
number OF Uniformed Knights OF PythiaS 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 t.
Luray Caverns Thursday morning, to spent
| thanksgiving day, It turned about ii O'Clock las
night, full OF enthusiasm over the wonders of tha
great natural curiosity, and loud in their praise
MI r. l.. Lamble, who managed the excursion
| over the B. & o. and Shenandoah railroads. There
were number OF prominent people Oh the train
including DR.. Rice and others connected with the
Guiteau trial. An artist who has been here de
pcting the scenes in the great murder trial FOL
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
| a Thanksgiving service at Masonic Temple Thurs
| day afternoon at O'Clock, Mrs. Clara L. Roach
presiding. Addresses were made by Mrs Roach
Miss Bingham (0f BOstOn), Miss Gangewer, Mrs
DR.. Rogers, Mrs. Franklin Noble, and Miss Alice
HercuS, and MeSSrS. Sheldon and MOulton.
How to Utilize the Rock Creek Valley.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
sale OF fine stock by the authorities OF
| Druid Hill Park at Baltimore. suggests the