The morning call., 1890-11-28
!. SERVICES OF PRAISE.
Thanksgiving Day Celebrated in
Hi. s. the Churches.
SOLEMN ..ctmmt noratior, With Appropriate
II, MUSIC and. Sermons, Begins the
=. =. ...':: =. Celebration in This City.

Church t0.eDSefVe Tie GAY appIOpIihteI9 ny
. holding impressive union services. Subjects
of special interest were treated by the
preachers and appropriate musical services
denoted that an extraordinary event was
being celebrated.
= -. -; =. TRINITY CHURCH.
Assistant Bishop Nichols preached in Trim
itr- Church te large audience. taking his
text from Proverbs iii:9: I" Honor the Lord
+ with thy. substance, and with the first fruits
Of all Thy: increase" The words CON-
nanded the ehurchman to use his check
beck as we'll as the book Of praises. Refer
ring to- fhe proiuson of California. the
g. preacher said Calfornians had every reason
to be.tiiankflil On this day.
We ef;s Jubilee Gantata was rendered by
the choir, tntfer the direction of H. j. Stew
art, N, b, Miss Ellen Atkins sang the solo
part.
:: -: -. CALVARY CHURCH.
g. Rev. T. c. :Easton, DID, spoke at Calvary
.Plesbyterian Church on The Nation,
e. COTS. Iii spUnsible Creature" illustrating it
=. from the text, Praise the Lord, @ Jeru-
:SaEem.' The recognition of the divine hand
:. IN national affairs was Or. Easton's leading
thought and among other things he as
serted: "There must be sound household
legislation.' there must be just conceptions
=. :0f.' what cOhstltu teS character, the young
muStcbe educatediu the American system OF
,: government, our Institutions must rest on
@the*cUTneT[Stone of a free school, free
=. press. a free Bible and free church, and,
II asst and best Of all. the! e must be the power
~of:the Holy Ghost in all our churches. The
;: day should be one of Teasing, friendship
: and good cheer"
j: =. = -. J.. SPECIAL SERVICES.
The Method Episcopal congregations of
: This city held Special unl6n services IN the
. *lliorning ate Central NJ Z. Church on Mission
: street. Key. DR.. A. c. t1irst delivered the
=, sermon, which was Thanksgiving Grafton.
p Rev: Messrs. Buck, Leach, Bovard, Filben,
= Case and HIrst were seated on the platform.
:: Tile. services opeued with an organ prelude,
>. after: which the congregation sang "Oid
=: HundEed.P Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
=. Buck: The Presidents Thanksgiving proc
Summation was read bY Rev. Mr.. Fllben.
:: Hymn HOS followed. Prayer was offered
:: by: Rev. Dr. Leach. The siXty-fifth Psalm
was read by Rev. Mr.. BUyaTd Hymn 1l00
:. was Their sung. The contribution was equally
. divided between the Rescue Home and the
n oung WQman's Christian Association.
- -. . UNION SERVICES.
+ Tile congregations of the Second United
: Presbyterian Church, on Guerrero street,
near .Ewenty-thiTd, ana Of the First United
r.: Presbyterian Church of Oakland united
!. with the. First United Presbyterian Church
:, on*AIason street, and held a union service
.theTein the evening. Rev. j. C.. Hanna of
-: Oakland preached the sermon, and Rev.
T. b Stewart and Rev. Dr.. Gibson assisted
: in tine. services. The text OF Mr. Hanna's
=: -tliene:waS Psalms cii:2: - Bless the Lord,
-. Qmy soul and forget not all his benefits"
:. :. Spedking of the day he remarked: This
=. is "a; Christian festival. 1t 1t as Gods
: 2peGuliar people that we come here to-day to
render thanks and pay our VOWS, ana our
tribute OF praise would not be complete if
I'VE counted only the blessings which we
:: have Teceiyed in common with all the people
. " of this nation. p But let US not forget that all
-t:these things. are Gods benefits, and that
thanks are due alone 10 HIM because of
-thenI,:And let US cali upon our redeemed and
Immortal souls to bless Him for them.
:. - ess the Lord, y my soul, and forget not all
=. his Dement'S.
SECULAR YET MORAL.
9: The Congregation Emanuel united with
: the First Unitarian Society in observing tile
=. day: in the First Unitarian Church. Rabbi
: =. NOQrSanger of the Temple Emanuel de-
: lyefe1 an address oa some Contrast IN
-: Modern Society" subject Which he con-
u *sidered secular yet moral. His lecture was
eloquent as usual. and masterfuE The con-
.traStS discussed were in educational matters,
: Science, politics, temperance, professions,
civilization, etc. The lecture was titingly
-: concluded as follows: The lesson of the
= hour iS:that we need greater moral dignity,
: GREATER refinement OF perceptions and
: .r0r&is. With the agencies already at
>. work with an increased power to remove
= evil with purer conception of true liberty.
with still better schools and more fearless
:. pupils, we may live to see the time of the
GROWING glory of the republic, when virtue
shall relsc queen and vice shall be no more.
when every American man and woman shall
= understand that the very highest illustration
0 citizenship is purity OF life and motive,
the.C0mpleie submission to virtue honor and
Intelligence. Then there will be no more
:; contrasts. The night shall have fed
To- altogether, and unto God, the Ail-father,
al tall laa.fI a1a4h md ha oil ~
-: CHURCH OF THE ADVENT.
!: -. The nsual Thanksgiving service was con-
=; Quoted in the Church of Inc Advent by Rev.
= John Gray, who made some brief remarks
: on. the =. Undiscovered Mercies of God"
T.: Concluding with the assertion There is
only. one great ultimate source of thanks
:: :. giving for mankind, and that is the belief in
the goodness and mercy Of the Lord, which
.. we are yet to experiences, set over against
the Trials. Of everyday life"
=. ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
=: The English Lutheran Church, on Geary
= street, near Octayia, was crowded with its
=: own. congregation and those of the First
:: Presbyterian and Plymouth Congregational
chuTch,.s at the special union services held
=; IN The ufQrning; Acting pastor Of the Luth-
:. Gran Church, Rev. Philip Greif. officiated,
:: assisted BY Rev. Robert Mackenzie and Rev.
: j: : b. .Stewart OF the First Presbyterian
-: Church. ;. Or. Stewart preached the sermon,
-. aud selected for his text: . Walk about
: ZionT Aconsider well her bulwarks," from
= Psalms XVIII :12-13-l4
..--::. - - CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
49,: "Gratitude and Blessings in Their Rela-
tion- to Duty,9 was the subject preached on
by, Rev N. j. FERGUSON, pastor of the
= Christian Church, yesterday.
The: preacher said in the course Of his
5sefmen; : There can be no sound spiritual
life in which gratitude has no place. 1t is
an: essential element in religious and moral
life. There are necessarily the pensioners
Of natufe,. which means that they are the
:: wards of Providence. But how shall we
- prdperly express gratitude? BY doing
: .semethids worthy OF the giver and the gift
- Great gifts impose great duties. All gifts
:. impose duties. On our discharge of these
:: >duIies the future depends. If all things are
-. rlghtiS done now the future must be ri ht. "
:. r WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN. e
=: AT the Westminster Presbyterian Church
: the following musical selections were rem
=. dtred under the direction of Robert Lloyd
:. Give Thanks unto the Lord" (Sydenham),
e.. ::fYe Shall Dwell in the Land" (Stainer),
= and BLESSED Is the Land" (Stainer) and
!: three. hymns in which the congregation
j; Joined. Rev. j. q. Adams delivered an ad-
dress appropriate to the day being cele-
DRAFTED. His text was from Psalms cxXxyi:
&c: 20 give thanks unto the Goa of
=: Heaven; for his mercy endureth forever"
=: A collection for the Prison ana Hospital
=: Religious Association" of this city was
- taken up.
-: FIRST BAPTIST.
=. :, Rev. J. Q. A. Henry preached at the First
baptist Church on Eddy street on 'If the
; Foundations be Destroyed What Can the
Righteous, Do?" Appropriate music was
well rendered by the choir. and the services
we're participated in by large eongrega-
ton.
. sheriff. ISRAEL.
Rev. DR., Falk Vidaver preached at Sheriff.
Israel Synagogue, corner Of Post and Tay-
lor streets. on the national anksgiving,
selecting for his text: Praise the Lord, all
::ye nations; glorify him, all ye people. For
mighty is his kindness over us, and the
: =. wrath of the Lord endureth forever. Halle
'.lujah!' Psalms cxi:1-2
The Alpine One-MHe Run.
., :, The next race of the Alpine Amateur Ath-
= leue Club will be held at the Bay District
,;Irack on, Sunday next The distance will
be one mile (handicap), and the race will be
= :cafied at IL A. NJ A very close race is ex-
. tn tba e