New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
SERVICES IN SOME CITY CHURCHES.

DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DESIGNATIONS UNITE IN
GIVING THAVKs.
Many OF the churches in this city held union services
The Church of the and the Brick Church united
the being preached in DR.. vincents church by
Dr. Van DYKE IT. At the Central Presbyterian Church
the members of the Church Of the Disciples and Mzpah
Chapel Joined In union service. The Bap-
Nst Church Of the Epiphany, the Cen
tral Congregational, and the Madison Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church met together in DR.. Mas
denis church and delivered the Thanksgiving sermon
DR.. Elmendorf preached In the Collegiate Reformed
Church. sixth-ave and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES twenty thrdst
There was special musical service in the Madison Ave
nue. Baptist Church. and sermon by Dr. Bridgman Dr.
Armage preached in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
The Rev. Robert Coyer preached in the All Souls Unia
rian Church. Dr. watkins In the Church of the Holy Trim
ty Dr. Eaton in the Church OF the Divine Paternity Dr.
Kittredge in the Madison Avenue Reformed Church. and
Dr. Alexander in the University Place Presbyterian
Church.
An instance Of the prevailing spirit Of Christian unity
was when by invitation from St. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church at Fourth-ave and rwentysecondst.
the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church united with heir
Methodist brethren across the way, and DR.. Howard
Crosby preached In Dr. McChesneys pulpit His text
By the blessing Of the upright the city Is exatcd
but overhrown by the mouth OF the wicked" Cities
and nations. he said, treated of Col with reward and
punishment II they individual men. They are
looked upon responsible souls capable Of obeying or
disobeyng God But where the soul OF city like
this Is tin the government or in the public lnstitu
tons the press or Is 1t in society," That the city
has q soul no one doubts. but who knows where We
erred in supposing 1t to be In any one part 1t IL
everywhere and in every Capernaum is every inhab
liant OF Capernaum. Dr. Crosby then described the
millennium that will come TO this city II the present
evils are not checked We may not become brbed Al
dernen hquosellers but II do not all our In
fuenee against such men, shall be Ike Lot In sodom
we shall escape destruction; by fire. none hundred
men shud devote themselves the good Of this city in
short time should vast improvement In all the
departments OF enterprise. On this Thanksgiving day,
the recalling Of blessings many and mercif should
make us ashamed of ourselves How better thank
God than by devoting energy TO the good Of our
ethyl"
The Thanksgiving services OF the South Reformed
Church. Fifthave and Twenty frstst conducted
by the Rev. DIR. Roderick Terry. Gerrit Smith was the
organist and choirmaster and the choir consisted Of
thythrce voices assisted by Miss Hattie Louise simms
solosOprano and Miss Maud Morgan, the harp player.
The order Of service Prelude, Com
munion (Batistel on organ and harp, fol-
lowed by the anthem by Tours, while the
earth remancth seedtime and harvest, and cold and
heat ana summer and winter, and day and night shah
not cease" The Thanksgiving proclamation was then
read after which the Gregorian hymn "vente, Exnte-
mens. with responses Elijah y, by Mendcssohn, fol
Laudamus Service fat, by staincr, then given
The Lesson from the Old Testament was then read. and
followed by the New Testament lesson. the Inscription
by kandegger, from the One hundred and hftieth
car v f RSYr by e wre e0%
pannlent Of harp VOLTS horn and organ Dr. Terry then
hurt OF the daughter Of my people slightly saying Peace
exercises closed with the Postlude by Buck. The Star
Banner on the organ and harp md ,o
Church the Puritans were held in the lateTs building
their early ThaIks1 vug days in New England told
with zest and 10 the interest OF the Listeners.
hundred andeig Iteenthst there was musical festival
by The Sunday school There were rectaoDs, singing.
dialogues and Instrumental pieces, under the supervision
Of the programme were twopar song by ten girls nur
ssy Tnnss ~ twenty oo{. ana girls piano det nay Dy
Y ~ the infant class and Tag drill The drIi Iva was By
sixteen girls and at the end they formed two sides Of
triangle and saiuted, with nags tho choir Then large
Bartholdi Statue when the squad sang
America Mise Uussie A. waliack the acconpanist,
teachers rs acknowledgment of her services.
union thanksgiving service Of all the Methodist Epis-
sITing-st Ten ministers OF various other Methodist
karces took part In the services which opened by
her nator OF tho church. conducted the opening exer-
sscs The sermon was deIiye oil by the Rev. j. *
Thompson. The other minister's who took part In the
:; y. suobridge, stephen Merritt and I. Lodge
spee services wets neid 70 me hroIme
pastor conducted tho services number Of invitations
had been Issued for the entertainment and each guest
ns parcels useful srtelss Three and onshaf pounds
sT g SISS S ses 9a' RSsaa coffee ssS
cedles paper baking powder paper cornstarch,