St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-25
FEAST OF CERES. .
1t Was Appropriately Observed in
the Flour City.

1t Was Appropriately Observed in
the Flour City.
The official Thanksgiving day comes
but once year. 1t came yesterday and
was appropriately observed in all parts
OF the country, including South Mime
apoliS and New Boston. Minneapolis
observed this feast of Ceres in a quiet
and lady-like manner. In fact it was
so quiet around the city that new
policeman mi ght have fired his Tevol-
yer on any OF the avenues and run COM
paratively no risk of shooting pedes-
trianS. In the morning the good peo-
pie went to church. Insomuch that
Minneapolis has a great many good
people within its limits it can readily
be seen that but very few found their
way down town. When church was
over there followed general attack
upon the ''groaning, moaning tables.
No guilty turkey escaped and today the
doctors will be oVerWorked from pre-
Scribing for cases of indigestion and
heavy feelings i'll the region Of the cere
belium.
The majority of the stores in the city
were closed, and all public offices were
dark and empty. The city officials and
employees did less work than usual
that is to say, they did not work at all.
The police were kept idle, and street car
conductors lolled about on the platforms
of their cars for want of patronage. In
fact, the city was like big village on
the Sabbath, and it couldn't have been
quister and more orderly had the sheriff
locked up the universe. The day itself
was perfect one. The air was posi-
lively balmy, and even the Zephyrs
which play around the corners and
angles of the West hotel failed to bring
the blue to the noses of pedestrians.
There was no sun, but there rarely is in
November. The sky was gray. and the
dust blew and flew into peoples faces
right merrily, but nobody objected
to a little dust. They were intent
upon being thankful, and would have
accepted New jerseys mosquitoes with
out murmur. In the suburbs of the
city the dry leaves fluttered about in a
gleeful manner, IN humble emulation of
sensate things. The cracking trees
waved their skeleton arms in somber re-
cognition of the day, and the dead roses
i'll the garden gave out their last rem aim
ing fragrance. AS near as could be
learned everybody was thankful, if not
for things received for things antlci-
pated. There were great many thank
full for the latter. The whole army of
otfice-seekerS gave thanks for having
their names mentioned in the news
papers i'll connection with some position.
They knew it was polite to give thanks
in advance. for there might be no chance
after the appointments had been made.
There were special services held by
all of the city churches. In the West
minister church several churches held
their services in conjunction. TheWest-
minister, Plymouth, Wesley, Hennepin
Avenue and First Baptist joined in the
service, which was conducted by the
pastors of the various churches. Rev.
George II. Wells, of the Plymouth, de-
Iiyered the invocation, and Rev. II. II.
French, of the Wesley, rendered the
prayer. Short sermons were then de-
liVered by the various pastors.
The Vine Congregational. Emmanuel
Baptist. Bloomington Methodist and
Oliver Presbyterian churches held
union services in the latter church at
the corner of Bloomington avenue and
Twenty-seventh street. Rev. Lee, of
the Oliver church, gave a Scriptural
| reading, and Rev. Fisher, of the Vine
church, spoke Informally On the mean
ing of the day. Short addresses OH the
same subject were delivered by Revs.
Lee. Gelstweit and Haley. At the close
of the services collection for the asso-
ciated charities was taken up and a
| good sum realized.
In tina Eiret Prashpteri2n church on