Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-28

masculinity, but that mothers and wives and
sisters may have some means of supplement-
ing their prayers and tears and heartaches. At
the polls in this city during the amendment
election saw boy pleading with his father to
vote for temperance, and in that way vote in
behalf of his son. The father refused Think
you that boy would have needed to urge his
faithful mother to defend him If she could have
cast a ballot?
The ideal nation will foster the reforms
which God has inspired. Every reform is SUI
pernatural la the sense that it is conceived in
the courts of the skies and is let down for men
to work out Gods ideas are thus placed IN
the custody of his creatures to culminate as
rapidly as true men will come forward TO the
important trusts. We have been Gods chosen
people. Through the American people heaven
has demonstrated that true religion can make
mighty people homogeneous; that slavery IS
not d1Tine institution; that men may be born
out OF caste, and yet with royal blood An,
many indeed, are the great ideas with which
the Almighty would further impress humanity.
OTHER TOPICS TOUCHED UPON.
Thanksgiving services were held in the
East Liberty Presbyterian Church. The
pastor of the church, Rev. DR.. j. 7. e.
kumler, was assisted in the services by
Rev. j. 7. Gibson, of the Freedmen's
Board, and Rev. S. S. ellison, of the Pres
bgteridn Banner. DR.. KumIer preached
an exceedingly able and eloquent sermon.
The doctor took for his text: Deut. o:lO.
Good Land" was the subject, and Rev. DIR.
Kumler made the sermon exceedingly inter-
esting by his comparisons between the
promised land of Bible times and the good
land of America in modern history.
AT Hazelwood union services of all the
congregations were held at the Ames NJ. +.
Church. Rev. Mr.. Gogley preached most
impressive Thanksgiving sermon.
Union services were held in the Arch
Street, Allegheny, NJ Z. Church yesterday.
Rev. DIR. Miller preaching most eloquent
sermon, appropriate TO the day. One OF the
features was the excellent music.
At the German NJ. Z. Church, corner of
Ohio street and Union avenue, Allegheny,
the usual Thanksgiving service was held yes
livered an eloquent and impressive sermon.
Al the West End NJ. E. Church union
services were held Yesterday morning, the
sermon being delivered by Rev. Mr..
Douthit, of the U. P. Church.
EAST END SERVICES.
Rev. W. A. Stanton conducted union
services at Emory NJ. f. Church, East End,
yesterday, and the sermon was interesting
and approT riate to- the occasion.
THANKSGIVING services were held in the
First U. Z. Church, Allegheny, yesterday
morning. The pastor, Rev. w. j. Robinson,
d. D., preached the sermon.
Rev. r. NJ. Russell. of the Sixth U. P.
Church, East End, conducted Thanksgiving
services in the morning, preaching on the
subject: s"The claims of Christ on our
National life and prosperity
At the First U. P. Church, Pittsburg,
Rev. d. S. Littell conducted Thanksgiving
services.
At the Eighth U. P. Church a meeting
was held at 1850 A. NJ, and those in at
tendance were invited to give their reasons
for being thankful.
Rev. Z. Il. Donehoo conducted services in
the Eighth Presbyterian Church in the
morning, preaching from the subject,
Gods Dues and Casar's."
In Calvary Church, East End, Rev.
George Hodges preached on the Salvati. n
Army book, I'm Darkest England"
At the Green Tree Baptist Church, ALLIE
gheny, Rev. S S. Laws, D. D., preached on
the subject, Irresistible purpose of God in
the equal arrangement of racial status into
nations"
A special Thanksgiving service was con-
Quoted at the county Jail in the afternoon
by the Rev. E. R. Donehoo. The services
differed somewhat from the customary Sab
bath day services. An excellent programme
of recitations and songs was rendered by
pupils of Curry Institute.