New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27

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MATCHMAKING IN BROOKLYN.
FIRST THANKSGIVING SERVICE IN DIR. TALMAGE's
TABERNACLE.
The rain did not fall early enough in Brooklyn yes
terday to interfere with the parades Of the companies
Of fantasies, who had secured permission from the
police authorities to march In their queer attire In tho
streets There were twenty five companies which had
secured permits. Among them were the Hyckville
Tenderfoot Army, the Narrow Back Rangers, the Git
tering Light Guards, the Original Hounds, and the
Sgckvie Slendcrfoot Soldiers Many boys with false
faces went about from house to house seeking funds to
celebrate the day.
The first Thanksgiving service at the new Brooklyn
Tabernacle Clinton and Greene aves, held yeser-
day morning, and the Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage
preached to crowded house. Long before the hour OF
service the doors beseged by great throng Pew
holders admitted at side door and nearly filled
the church. When the main door thrown open, not
only the church, but the connecting chapel was filed
and large crowd still remained on the sidewalk Tho
Tabernacle handsomely decorated. At each
corner Of the platform stood large banana
tree, fifteen feet high, with green fruit upon
IT, Across the front OF the platform were
ranged baskets Of grapes, apples and other domes-
tic and foreign fruits, set in masses Of Florida moss.
The lower panels of the windows the pulpit were
filed with cotton blossoms on the stems, mixed with
green cornstalks. Tho wall was covered with grasses
In the rear Of the platform a series Of handsome
panels The background was made Of wheat and OATS
with bases OF Florida moss. The arches over the
panels were of Indian husked with the htisks
still attached The panels themselves were great
branches from apple and orange trees with fruit at
tached The pulpit had been removed and in It's place
stood bale Of cotton.
DR.. Talmages subject was Our National Condition.
| he strlfaA
by the sewing machine In domestic life. the reaper In
agriculture the locomotive and steamship I'm travel.
and the printing press In literature. In conclusion no
| urged people to rally to the support OF the Worlds
Fair, and to carry it to success.
There were good-sized audiences in the churches
which opened their doors yesterday In some OF them
four or five congregations united to listen to the same
preacher and othrs especial features Of the service
served to draw audiences. An especial feature OK
most OF the services was thanksgiving because the city
had been relieved from the threatened danger OF water
famine. At Plymouth Church there was musical
praise service under the direction Of Professor Charles
ii. Morse, and Dr. Lyman Abbott made brief address
upon the causes for thanksgiving.
set of stringed Instruments supplemented tho
choir at the First Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Charles
Cuthbert Hall preached. Dr. Wesley Reid Davis de-
nvered discourse upon "Gladness and Gratitude, II
the Reformed Church the Heights. The united
congregations of the Central Congregational Lafayette
Avenue presby terian Clinton Avenue C0ngregntlonal
ClasSOn Avenue Presbyterian churcneS met III mo
elfce of the latter and listened To sermon by Dr.
David Gregg. "two hours at the cross meeting
was held BY the salvation Army in the Hanson Place
preached TO several congregations at union service IN
The NoStrand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
The new organ used for the hTst ume In thc
Emanuel Baptist Church. DIR. John Humpstone
preached. . ,,u.- .o.,. ,o, .s
semblng I'm the afternoon diminish the size OF the
matinee audiences the theatres. The evening was
largely devoted to social festivities At all the pub
Tic and private institutions elaborate dinners were
served and the inmates were made happy.
THE DAY OBSERVED BY AMERICANS IN BERLIN.
Berlin, Nov. o6.-Thanksglvng Day was appropri'
ately observed by Americans In this city. The mem
hers OF the congregation OF the American Church went
on an excursion to aGruenewaM, where they wero
pleasantly entertained with music and various games
These diversions followed by dinner and dis
play of fireworks Among the guests were the Rev.
Dr. Fullerton of Georgetown; the Rev. DR.. Williams
of Chicago; the Rev. Dr. Mitchell, Of Asbury Park;
Professor G.. Z. Chase and Sherman Brown, Of An
DOVER and Francis Gay, of Harvard. The American
Ply scians Association had dinner at the Englisches
Haus 200 guests being present Professor Miller pro-
sided Samuel l.. Clemens made humorous speech.
The members Of the United States Legation were enter
tanned ut dinner at the Kaserhof by Secretary Cole
man. Among the guests Minister Phelps J. Is.
Jackson and wife, Captain Bingham and wife, ana DIR.
Won ROttenburg, secretary to the lmriM Cnnnceior'