St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01
MINGLED WITH THANKS
WAS THE TURKEY AND CRANBERRY
SAUCE or YESTERDAY.
SERVICES AT ALL CHURCHES.

Home and Suffrage Ably Des-
canted Upon Rev. McCIary
Pays a Tribute to President
CleveIand-Other Exercises.
Special Thanksgiving praise services
were held in the Minneapolis churches
yesterday morning, the exercises as a
rule being participated in by large
numbers Of worshipers, and they were
especially appropriate to the day.
At the Wesley NJ. E. church yesterday
morning a union service was held,
participated in by number of minister's
of the several denominations. and every
seat In the church was taken, the con-
gregation numbering over 1000 souls.
Rev. Pleasant Hunter presided. and
on the pulpit platform sat Rev. DIR.
Wayland Hoyt, of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. DR.. G. II. Wells, of
plymouth Congregational; Rev. DR.. f.
.. Holman, of the Hennepin Avenue
Methodist church, and the pastor of
Wesley church, Rev. 81. 81. French.
After devotional exercises and sing
ing Rev. DR.. French made a brief ad-
dress on the subject of the American
Home" He called attention to the fact
that Thanksgiving is peculiarly an
American Institution, and that this
country does not share it with any other
nation under heaven, as it does Christ
mas and others of the holidays and
special days. The American home was
another institution peculiar to the coun-
try and not found in other countries
with the importance and influence upon
IND fo%a hot -,
In order to show what Christianity has
done for the home Mr.. French drew
contrast between the pagan home and
the Christian. Then ne followed the
Pilgrim Fathers across the waters, and
marched with their descendants out
into the woods and prairies of the great
central and western sections of the
country, finding everywhere the AmerI-
can home i'll all its sanctity and purity,
in spite of the occasional obscurity
caused by foreign influences.
An address was made by DR.. George
81. Wells on the subject of American
Suffrage" He said that ministers had
right to talk of these public matters;
that in becoming ministers they did not
cease to be men. Whoever attacks the
ballot was not cutting off an outlying
limb or flower from the tree of liberty,
but was striking at its very roots.
1.-The ballot" he said, sis our safe
guard, the palladium of our liberties.
We have made 1t too common; we have
made 1t vile aud unclean; we have cast
its pearls before swine in Offering it
without wise restrictions to immi-
grants" DR.. w ellis spoke forcibly in
favor of restricting the immigration
laws; in favor of the freedom at the
polls OF the Southern negroes, and was
not opposed to an educational qualifica-
ton.
DR.. Hoyt spoke on the public schools.
and Rev. DR.. Holman took for his theme
the American Sabbath. The latter took
occasion to denounce the secular Sun
day newspaper, and he characterized
the saloon as the most glaring evil of all.
The services at the Church of the Re-
deemer were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Powers, Rev. NJ. ID. Shutter and Rev.
Mr.. futile. The latter preached an
eloquent THANKSGIVING sermon, bring
ing out many of the best thoughts con-
nected with the day.
At st. Stephens Catholic church an
eloquent sermon was preached by Rev.
Father Cleary, in the course of which he
said:
Nations as well as individuals find
their support and strength in the care
notes the sparrow's fall and clothes the
lilies OF the field. guards with most ten
der paternal care the welfare of men
and nations. We Americans have more
reason to feel deep sense of gratitude
to God than people of other lands.
Divine Providence seems to lavish with
partial favor his beneficence on the fair
land of our love. He sustained the
founders Of this republic IN the early
struggles for independence. Their
faith in God supported them under most
diScouraging Ordeals. He has blessed
US with prosperity in material things.
He has inspired our best and noblest
citizens with generous spirit of
Christian brotherhood and human
kindness. The civil and religious
equality enjoyed in this favored land of
ours comes to US an inspiration from
the Father of Light. Religious intoler-
ance and spirit of prescription against
men, because of their religious convic-
tons, are the mischievous plottings of
the prince of darkness. Religion and
morality are the safeguards of good
government. We must openly profess
the one, and faithfully practice the
oJher, and thus merit continuance OF
heavens favors."
At the Stewart Presbyterian church
the Thanksgiving sermon was preached
by Rev. b. b. Nichols, and the Episco-
pal churches united in union services at
Holy Trinity church, the sermon being
preached by Rev. A. Alexander.
Rev. +. ID. Newhouse, of the Franklin
Avenue NJ. E. church, presided over the
union services at the Central Baptist
church, and he preached a thoughtful
and opportune sermon.
At the Shiloh Presbyterian church, in
Northeast Minneapolis, the congregation
was composed of members Of Shiloh,
Trinity Methodist, Grace Baptist and
Bethany Congregational churches Rev.
G. E. Page, OF the last-named church,
conducted the service and delivered the
sermon from the text, Il Will Bless
Thee-Be Thou a Blessing"
Union services were conducted also
at the First congregational church, Rev.
William Kincaid and Rev. Thomas Nc
Clary leading in the exercises.
In the course of his remarks the latter
said that he wanted to urge all men,
whether Republicans or not, to be CRATE
full to the man who had taken the helm
OF the ship OF state and guided it safely
across the stormy waters with firm
hand. He wanted to return thankful
gratitude to Grover Cleveland. APP
propriate remarks followed by Rev.
john A. Stemen and Rev. w. Z. Mckee.
AT Calvary Baptist church the pulpit
was draped with flags, the congregation
united in song and Scripture service.
Mrs. II. n. Kendall led the choir. Miss
Verna Golden conducted the orchestra,
Hon. John Day Smith read the procla-
nation, and an Offering was made for
the poor, after which G. L. Morrill, made
an address on the subject OF "Paternal-
ism. Piety and Patriotism. -
Four churches united IN Thanksgiv-
ing services at the Twenty-fourth Street
Methodist church yesterday morning.
Ihey were the Riverside Presbyterian
Mission, the Tabernacle Baptist and the
Franklin Avenue Presbyterian. After
short preliminary exercises Rev. ID. E.
Wells was introduced, and made the
address of the day.
Services at the Foss NJ. e. church
were conducted by Rev. J.B. Hindgeley,
who spoke on the blessings of goodness.
Timely services were also held at the