Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-25
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HOW THANKSGIVIG WAS PASSED IN THE PAN
HANDLE CITY.
Many Happy Family Gathsring8-Union Services
at Several of the Ohurches-FeastS
Galore in Many Parts of ths
City-0ther Incidents
Of the Day.

Ciy-0ther Incidents
Of the Day.
There was a general observance In
Wheeling yesterday of the happy re-
curing festival of Thanksgiving. More
typical weather could scarce have been
selected, especially that which pre-
vailed in the earlier part OF the day.
There were numerous family and social
gatherings about the city, and some
happy reunions on all sides, many dis
tant friends and relatives gathering
around the festal board There were
feasts galore, and both at home and al
| hotels there was long and delighttul
/ discussion of the astronomical layout.
At the hotels particularly there were
many pleasant dining parties, the Nc
Lure dining room presenting a Joyous
scene. An elaborate bill Of fare was
discussed at this hosiery. At the
! Windsor there were also many visitors
/ from among home people who dropped
| in TO enjoy a royal repdst, while at the
! Hotel Stamm there were many new
! faces seen. Two genial dinner parties
OF considerable size were here observed.
Several blushing brides en- route on a
honeymoon dropped in TO wage war
with the feathered biped.
At all the other hotels there was an
increased patronage, and the numerous
restaurants and boarding houses all over
| the city delighted the hearts Of their
patrons with new and enticing dishes.
! CAT the churches there was good at
tendance, there being union services al
several places of worship. The follow
ing is a synopsis of the church work OF
yesterday;
REV. DORNBLASER breaches.
A Union Thanksgiving service Of the
| Disciples, First Baptist, English Lu'
| theran and Chapline Street M. e.
Churches was held at 1890 at the Dis
cipes Church. Rev. E. IL. Dornblaser,
of the English Lutheran Church,
preached the sermon, taking his text
! from Psalms l6, 6, in the words: The
lines are fallen to me in pleasant places,
yea l have a goodlY inheritage. Mr..
Dornblaser then told why every
American should be thankful to
God on this day. First, he
said, he should be thankful because
of the greatness and superior
excellence of our Countrywide richest
land In resources on the face of the
earth, temperate climate, afertile soil
and everything that man could desire.
Second, we should be thankful for our
many advantages toward gaining a
| livelihood and securing the comforts OF
life. Third, we should give thanks
that we live in the times we do, in the
heydey OF civilization. when art, science
and education are the highest. Fourth,
we should give thanks for our future
prospects, our promise Of future pros
perity and greatness.
AT ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH,.
Interesting Thanksgiving services
were held in st. Matthew's p. E. church,
the Rev. Bishop Peterkin, Of the West
Virginia Diocese, officiating. He took
! for his text the fourth verse of the
fourth chapter of Pauls Epistle to the
Philippians; "Rejoice in the Lord al
ways; and again say rejoice"
1--WE have abundant cadse for Thanks
giving if we would make an effort to
discover it, which we would do on this
auspicious day. We, who live in this
latter age, with all the approved appli-
ances, have especial cause to rejoice,
and the tales Of hard times, failure OF
crops, disappointment in business, which
| some people claim as a reason that they
have no reason to give thanks are
brought on by these people following in
crooked and devious paths We have to
give thanks for our continued national
peace, which will be easy considering
the fact that we know of the revolution
airy movements which have kept Central
and South America in continued up
roar for the past year and more.
"From a national and spiritual point
OF view we have much to be thankful
for. We have so many more advan-
tages and chances than people OF other
ages, but the continual giving seems 10
blunt our sense of obligation, and we
come 10 think that we are entitled Ia
them, forgetting TO be thankful to the
giver Of all good things. After all 1t is
not worth living from the experiences
which have taught Us how to live in
preparation for our future home? And
we shall always endeavor TO look thank
full as we'll as to feel thankful, that
those who look up to US as models will
not waver in their faith, and we can sp-
pear this way by doing works Of charity
and other good things which makes us
feel better and we cannot help express
ing it. Strive to do these things as far
as possible and you will be the better
for it and your example will be fol-
lowed.
METHODIsTS UNITE.
There was q large sttendan &c at the
Fourth Street Methodist Chur ch yester.
day morning, the occasion being union
meeting Of the North Street, ThOmpso n
and Fourth Steet Churches. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. DR.. Riker.
He choose as the subject of his sermon
THE PrOpriety Of the American Peo-
- Observing One Day in the Year as a
Recognition of Gods Good, and the
Place of This Republic in Human His
tory as a Chief Cause for Gratitude and
THANKSGIVING" He treated this sub
ject in a mastery way. He spoke OF
the blessings Of the year just past and
dwelt more especially on our place in
history as providental. he said, among
other things: "All countries have lived
for America. All ages have built for
this age. This government is
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