The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-25
VERY MUCH THANKS
A Day Of General Jubilee
Among Jersey City's
Residents.
THE POOR CARED FOR.
Tributes to Providence for the
Good Things Of the
Past Year.
HOPES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Prayers for the Next President
Entertainments and Dances
Everywhere.


put on its holiday attire. The old purpose
of the day seemed to have been lost,
sight of and instead of being day of
prayer and thanksgiving it was more one
of feasting aud general merry making.
True, some of the churches held religious
services and many attended them. Yet
it is safe to say that more crossed the
ferry to witness the great Yale and
Princeton football match and yell for
their favorite college. than crossed the
threshold of the churches to listen to the
sermons and give thanks for the blessings
OF the past year.
AN INDOOR DAY.
The cold weather and the bleak, chilly
wind which prevailed during the greater
part of the day deferred many from COM
ing out of doors, but IL had no perceptible
effects upon the small boy and perennial
ranger. l. would take something like the
artic weather we read about In the ac-
counts of the Greeley expedition In search
of the North Pole to CONCEAL the Thanks
giving enthusiasm of the Jersey City
CANNON. Bright and early he was on
the street clad in a cast off dress and
skilt OF his mother or big sister, O cheap
mask over his features and q stuffed
stocking in his hand. making life miser-
able with the hendish shrleks OF
smaller boy who tell in his way.
Thwack, thwack. came the stuffed stock
ing over his head and shoulders until his
little legs carried him out of reach. Woe
betide the thrifty citizen who rsveling In
the luxury Of holiday has slept little
later than usual and with paper In hand
is eating tardy breakfast. AN unearthly
las Qf wi cfo Ice
him and almost causes him to drop the
cup of coffee now half wsy on its journey
to his mouth. He glances up quickly
and sees half dozen or more hideous
s faces crowding against his window pane,
Rndfa chorus Of shrill, youthful voices
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THE RANGER ABROAD.
The Ranger was also out, but not to
such an extent as formerly. The old
Hound Town Rangers and their success
Sors and assigns used to be one of the
features of Thanksgiving Day in Jersey
City. and the younger portion OF the pop
ulation looked forward to their parade
with the same anticipation as they now
DO to the military pageant on Decoration
Day. Still the day yesterday was a quiet
one. and the police had little to do,
There was no more disorder upon the
streets than there Is on any other day,
the Opera House and the Academy of
Music gave extra matinees and satisfac-
torily entertained large audiences.
1t WAS primarily day OF feastinR, and
the amount of turkey with cranberry
sauce and "ixins," and pumpkin pies
which were annihilated is something
dreadful to contemplate. The poor were
not forgotten In general merry making
and many of the churches and the
missions provided good dinners for the
needy. The inmates of the public insti-
tutions were also remembered and given
turkey dinner.
THANKFUL ENDEAvoRERs.
Fifty members of the Christian En-
deavor Societies held praise service in
the First Baptist Church on Grove street
yesterday morning. Those present re-
presented the following churches,-Firsr
Baptist Tabernacle, Hedding Methodist,
Scotch Presbyterian, Wayne Street Re-
formed, Second Presbyterian and Park
Reformed.
The Rev. Mr.. Wick. assistant pastor of
the Wayne Street Reformed Church,
oficiated, assisted by the Rev Mr. Wells,
assistant pastor of the Tabernacle. The
services consisted of prayers, hymus,
reading of Scripture and a short lecture.
ST. PAUL's NJ. E. CHURCH.
st. Pauls M. E. Church was we'll llled
at balf-past ten O'Clock in the forenoon
when the Rev Mr.. Daily of the Centenary
M. E. Church opened the services, ar
ranged under the auspices of the do wn-
town Methodist Churches, with prayers
asking God to sustain tue President In
his present trouble over the loss OF his
wife, and also asking for deyine grace for
the incoming President; that peace and
prosperity might mark his career for the
next four years.
The Rev. DIR. Jackson of the Hedding
NJ E. Church then preached from the
TEXT from Exodus, which he claimed was
the first mention of anything appertaininp
to the modern Thanksgiving. He told
how the Jews established 'sFeast of
Gathering" which usually occurred in
the mouth of October, aud then told how
the "Feast of the Tabernacle" was kept
as a Thanksgiving for the sojourn in the
Wilderness. DIR. Jackson then told why
his congregation should be thankful.
"We should be thankful for our very
existence" he said. "We should be
thankful for our free country, and We
should be thankful for the fact that from
the seat of govern ment itself our religious
liberty is assured. The proclamation OF
TbauksRiving by our President is a ma
tional recognition of Gods goodness,
which would De impossible IL we were
travelling on the grounds OF material
ISM" Ia conclusion ne asked the people
to give thanks 10 God; to lift up their
voices in prayer IND to praise him for his
goodness. Zone hour of praise" said the
Kev. Preacher, sis worth day of prayer,
for praise is heavenly in itselfn
PRACTICAL THANKSGIVING.
There was joy at the Newman Mission,
aud fifty siomachs as empty as any
stomach ever was. including that of DR..
Tanner, were filed and puffed
out to degree that to the
beholder was alarming. The good things
that were eecreted in these receptacles
were furnished By the Christian Endeavor
Society of the South Bergen Reformed
Church, and tile sole and individual own
ers, possessors and proprietors of the
aforesaid stemaohs were as sesdy look
lpg lot OF men and youths as were ever
seen together in this city. Nearly every
one was a physical. mental and moral
wreck, or was IN convalescent condition
after suffering from one or all of those all
ments.
Superintendent Henry G. Newman had
Ia some Mysterious manner spread his in
visible net over the city, and In the haul
that he nude The fifty hungry ones was
bis catch. The ChristiRn Endeavor
Society had notified Mr.. Newman that