The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
THANKSGIVING DAY
To BE More Generally
Observed than Ever
In Richmond.
RELIGIOUS sERyICEs IN THE DIFFER-
ENr CHURCHES.
Subjects Of the Various Discourses.

Subjects Of the Various Discourses.
The time honored custom OF setting
apart one 6sy In the year for general
thanks aud expressions OF gratitude to
the Almighty for the blessings bestowe ed
during the twelve months preceding will
be more conspicuously observed here to-
day than ever before. The day has
always been fayorite holiday in the
North-about the same as Christmas has
been with us-bu, ia the South the Gus
tom OF general observance OF Thanks
giving Day is comparatively modern,
though il has become more and more
popular each year since the close OF the
war The following are the relig' Gus
services today In the different churches
At old historic Saint Johns on Church
Hill the rector, Rev. Louis M. Burton,
will conduct service at II A. N. He
will take his text from James |, Is, II;
"Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every
good and every perfect gift is from
above, ard cometh down from the Father
of Light, with whom is no variabieness,
neither shadow Of turning" DIR. Bur
tons capacity as pulpit orator is too
well known to need comment, and from
the suitable text he has chosen an appro-
pirate sermon may be expected.
DIR. H. Melville Jackson, another OF
Richmond's leading divines, will deliver
a sermon in his church, Grace, where the
service begins at noon. His discourse
will be founded on the 23d verse OF the
50,h psalm, WHO so offere,b praise,
glorideth Me-
The venerable Or. Minnegerode and
his assistant. Rev George Funsten, will
conduct service Mt st. Paurs. and the
usual rAoir will render proper music for
the occasion, under the directorship OF
Professor Reinhardt The Doetor will
take for his text these words from the
first chapter Of Romans, twenty irst
verse. Neither were thankful"
At the Monumental Church the pastor,
Rev. J. B Newton, viii ofliciate and de-
liver seimOn suggestive of the day.
At 81. Marks. Rev. T @. Dashiell, as.
sisted BY Rev w B. Williams, will con-
duct service at IL am. An appropriate
sermon will be delivered.
At 81. Andrews Church, Rev. Pike
Powers. rector, will hold service at noon
and preach from the text-"And be ye
Thankful"
There will also be appropriate ser
vices n the other Episcopal churches.
PRESBYTERIAN.
As usual the Presbyterians of this city
unite in one church for Thanksgiving.
The hour for service will be II o'clock,
and the place the First Presbyterian
Church, of which Rev. DR.. Kerr is
pastof Dr. Moses d. Hoge will,
however, preach on this occasion, and
bis remarks will be based on the first
verse of the Forty y-fourth Psalm, We
have heard with our ears, our fathers
have told" etc. DR.. Hoge will be assist
ed in the conduct OF this service by other
Presbyterian ministers.
METHoDIsrs.
The Melhodisis will also have union
service at II am. at the Broad street
Methodist church, and Rev. w. f. Jud-
kins will preach.
The members of the several Baptist
churches are expected to attend service
at the First Baptist Church, Dr. Cooper,
rector. Incidental to the occasion will
be addresses by DR.. J. l.. n. Curry and
Rev. George ii. Appleton, missionary to
Japan.
CATHOLIC.
The Catholic churches will hold no ex.
ira services. The customary O'Clock
mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral
and the other Catholic houses of worship
HEBREW
At Beth Ahsba Temple, Eleventh
street. the Hebrews Of the city will draw
together to hear a discourse by Rabbi
Harris. A service. including prayers and
Joyful music, will be held. The main
topic Of discussion will be
"rHE LORD IS MINDFUL Or HIS OWN"
Thanksgiving services will be held al
the First English Lutheran church
Seventh street between Broad and Grace
on Thursday at II a. m, conducted by
the pastor Rev. J. ) Moser. An invita-
ton ~ e4tenQel 10 al!
gfCnMOSD's CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING
Richmond has much TO return thanks
for ibis fall. Never was the city more
prosperous or the outlook so sunny fol
The future. Truly the Lord has blessed
US with His substance and showered hi'
blessings upon US. and the people should
not only be grateful for what they have
received that is good, but for what theJ
have escaped that is bad. Only on,
glance at the sickening horrors will
which Jacksonville and other Southern
plague. stricken cities have lately beer
visited should be sufficint to fill the heart
Of all our more favored and more fortu
nate people with sincere gratitude anC
earnest thankfulness.
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