National Republican., 1883-11-29
THANKSGIVING.
Religion and Amusement Offering Their At
fractions to Their Devotees.
Where tho People OF Washington VIII
Spend the National Holiday, and How.

stern old witch burning, paplst naunR Iurl-
tan colonists as a protest against and sub
sttute for the Roman Catholic Christmas.
With all their straight laced ways, and their
bittor adherence of Catholic practices and
festivals, the Puritans could not altogether
lay aside their recollection Of the roast beef
and pleasant diversions of mother England,
and, though the spirit aud practices that
now govern tho observance of Thanks
giving arc widely different from the
solemn methods Of the founders of the
holiday. their descendants are bound to be
thankful that they now and then gave way
to the softer emotions, for thereby we gained
what is truly our only national holiday.
There was little of the modern spirit festival
about the observance OF the day in the times
of Gov. Bradford and the grim worthless who
succeeded him, but no doubt the young folks
then looked forward to its coming with eager
Joy, and considered its feasting and solemn
pranks au almost sinfully jolly relaxation of
the iron-bound rules that ordinarily con-
trolled their daily walk.
With laspe Of years and the gentler spirit
that now makes our people glad to have q
holiday Thanksgiving has overhowed the
bounds of New England, spread over the
middle states, gone west, climbed the Rocky
mountains, and made itself at home up aud
blems to turkey and good cheer to the fore, is
year by year extending its peaceful conquest
of the south. From q local feast day it has be-
come truly nationaliZed, and few are the com
munities in this broad land that will fail to-
day to observe its gentle Christian rites.
The day will be observed in Washington
with the ceremonies peculiarly appropriate.
The religious cast predomnates, as naturally
it would in city which has larger proper
ton of Christian inhabitants than any other
in the country. But all classes of people are
provided for in tho general thanksgiving of
the day.
Two notable paradcs will occur during the
day-the Continental Guards, with their
military escort. in the morning at 10 o'clock,
and the fremen's parade at 1;15 p. m. The
line of march of the latter was given in yes
terday's REPUBLICAN, and that of the former,
as corrected, is as follows:
The line will form OH L street, tho right
resting on Seventh, and they will march
down Seventh to Pennsylvania avenues along
Pennsylvania avenue to Eighteenth street;
along Eighteenth to l. down l to Fourteenth,
down Fourteenth to +; down + to Seventh;
thence to Massachusetts avenue; down Massa.
chusetts to Third street; thence to Pennsyl-
vania avenue; down Pennsylvania avenue to
Ninth street; thence up Ninth street to
the Masonic temple. The parade will be
formed into two divisions. The first headed
by the Marine band, will consist of tho Light
Infantry, tho Union Veteran corps, Capt.
Thomson, and the Union Veteran Cadets.
The second division will be headed by the
I'd artillery band. and consist Of the National
Rifles, the Rifles Cadets, the 1st company
Union Veterans, the Corcoran Cadets, tho
Gonzaga Cadets, drum corps, and the Wash
ington Continentals.
Services in the churches will be general
more SO than any previous Thanksgiving
day.
At the Congregational church, at 10 o'clock
a. m, DR.. Rankin will discuss THE Relation
of the Citizen to the State" Under the di-
rection of Prof. Bischoff, the following music
will bo rendered: An organ voluntary of ma
tional airs by Prof. Bischotf: Thanksgiving
anthem from Bellini, by the choir. and "The
Rock of Ages" by Bischoff, solo by Miss Min
ME Evan.
At the Foundry NJ. f. church union SER
vices will be held in the morning, at 10
o'clock, Union, Gorsuch, and Ryland churches
participating. Rev. DIR. G. w. Il. Wright, of
Minnesota, will preach the sermon.
At the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church Rev. DIR. William A. Bartlett will
preach the sermon. Services at II a. IN. An
offering will be made for the Washington
City Protestant orphan asylum.
The Young Mems Christian association will
hold special Thanksgiving meeting Thurs
day morning from $3.50 to 10;30 The service
will be under the direction of Mr.. r. A.
Harding, secretary of the association. A
general invitation is extended to the mem
bers and the friends of the association to be
present. 1t will be in order to attend even q
part of the hour if not convenient to be pres
ent at the opening of the meeting.
At the Trinity church, p. f., corner of
Third and G streets northwest, Thanksgiving
services will be held at IL o'clock a. M, and
Rev. Or. Addison will preach the sermon, in
which he will discourse on Luther and his
work. The choir, consisting of Mines. Ward
and Bodfish and Messrs. Pearson and Rice
will under direction of the organist, Mr..
Middleton, render the following music: "Te
Deum," Buck "Jubilate," Thomas, and offer
tory, "Oh, Lord, How Manifold Art Thy
Works." Bomby.
At the Holy Cross church the chancel is
claboratey decorated. At the morning
service the choral will be rendered, and tho
holy sacrament celebrated. A sermon will
be preached by Rev. DIR. Harold from the
third chapter OF Proverbs, verses and TO-
A choice selection of music will be rendered
by the choir. Vesper services will be held
! at 4:30.
The First. Fourth Assembly, and Central
Presbyterian churches will hold union
services at the Fourth church, ON Ninth
street, at III n. m.. Rev. Dr. Sunderland
preaching the sermon. The collection will
| be for the Associated Charities.
The Unitarian and Universalist churches
will unite and hold services in the latter
church, corner of l. vnd Thirteenth streets at
IL a. M, Rev. DIR. Shippen, of All Souls,
| preaching the sermon. The music will be
| rendered by the two fine choirs.
At the Dunbarton Street NJ. Il. church,
| Georgetown, union services of that denomi-
\ nation will bo held at IL o. M, Rev. DIR. Tagg,
of tho Congress Street church, preaching the
sermon. An offering will be made for the
Associated Charities
At Hamline NJ. Il. church the congregation
will be Joined by those of Grace. Mount Zion,
and McKendree churches, and union services
will be held, Rev. s. M. Hartsock will lead,
and the pastors of the other churches-Revs.
| L. NJ. Gardiner, II. S. Faunce, and w. S. Ed
wards, ID. D.-will make addresses
At the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian church
]. j. Bullock will preach the sermon. The
following music "Supplication," quartette
from Esther; "Gloria Patria," Haydn; "Veni
Creator" from Millards mass in G.; "Be Thou
Exalted" by Bradbury.
At Wesley NJ f. Chapel tho Metropolitan,
Waugh, Memorial, and North Capitol Metho-
dist churches will unite with the Wesley
congregation in union services. The pastors
of the different churches will conduct the
services.
No services will be held at the Calvary
Baptist church in the morning, but lecture
in the evening will be given by Miss Willard,
the leader Of the Woman's Christian Temper
anco union.
Thanksgiving services will be held in the
Memorial Lutheran church at IL o'clock q. m,