Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
GIVE THANKS.
Services Of Praise to Be Held in the
Churches.
SOME SERMONS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
Congregations That Will Join in
Union Services.
SOME SPECIAL PROGRAMS.

Tomorrow morning the various places of
worship throughout the city will be thrown
open to the public and special Thanksgiving
services will be held in accordance with the
suggestion OF the Presidents proclamation.
The attendance on Thanksgiving day is
not always large. 1t is the day above all
others for family reunions. when two or
three generations gather about the same
freside. Still there are many who like to
spend an hour in church Thanksgiving
morning, and fo- them a service largely of
song and praise is arranged This has led
to the union of various churches of the
same denomination. or situated in the same
locality, for the observance of the day.
The Baptists and the Cong-egationalists, as
denominations. will unite this year in the
Calvary Baptist and the First Congrega-
tional Churches. respectively. There will be
two other large gatherings on Capitol Hill.
the union of the Methodists of East Wash
ington at the Waugh NJ. E. Church and the
general service of the Presbyterians. Bap-
lists. Christians and Methodist Protestants
at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church.
Formerly the churches of South Washing
ton have come together at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, but this year there
will be no general service in that part of
the city. In the northwest many churches
will unite in small groups. but the meeting
at the Central VI. P. Church. which used to
be held for the members of half score of
congregations in the vicinity, will not take
place this year.
The laying of the corner stone of st.
Matthew'S Church will be the great event
of the day among Catholics. 1t will be laid
at 10 a. m. by Cardinal Gibbons. the sermon
to he hal hxr A
chorus of singers, consisting of a number of
local vocalists, will take part, and many
congregations will attend the ceremony in a
body.
The Episcopalans will hold their regular
daily services in all cases. and a number of
the churches of that denomination will have
special sermons and music. Among many
of the Protestants Thursday night is. in
ordinary circumstances, also the night fo-
prayer meeting. but few of the churches
will have prayer meeting or any evening
service at all tomorrow. Some of them are
planning concerts or entertainments, how
ever.
The great feature of the days services
will be special music, and all the churches
will put their best foot forward in this di-
rection. Choruses have been organized and
coed programs arranged, particularly for
the union services.
Among the churches which will observe
tomorrow by special services are the fol-
lowing:
baptist.
Calvary Baptist Church. corner of Sth
and II streets northwest: At IL a. m. a union
meeting of all the white Baptist churches
of the city, with the exception of the Grace
and Metropolitan Baptist Churches of Capt.
tol HILL will take place. This will include
the f Street Baptist Church, Rev. DIR. j. ].
Muir, pastor; the Fifth Baptist Church,
Rev. c. C. Meador, pastor; the First Bap-
list Church, Rev. Dr. G. A. Stakely, pas
tor; the Gay Street Baptist Church George
town., and the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church. The sermon will be preached by
DIR. c. A. Stakely. and the music will be
supplied by the Calvary Church choir
Berean Baptist Church, 18th street be-
tween l. and NJ streets northwest: At IL
a. m, there will be a service with music
and a sermon by the pastor, Rev. William
A. Credit.
Mount Carmel Baptist Church, corner of
18th and l. streets northwest: Services at IL
a m. with a sermon by the pastor, Rev.
w. p. Gibbons.
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, 18th
and 1 streets northwest: Services at IL a.
m, with a Thanksgiving sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, d. D., and
music by the choir.
Roman Catholic.
Church Of the Immaculate Conception cor
ner of Sth and n streets: Mass will be cele-
brated by s. f. Ryan. the pastor. at $50
and a. m, after which the congregation
will attend the laying of the corner stone
of st. Matthew's Church in a body.
st. Aloysius Church, corner of North
Capitol and 1 streets northwest: High mass
a. M, celebrated by Monsignor Satolli,
who will be escorted to and from the church
by the GonZaga cadets and the Young
Mems Catholic Club At d. m. a recep-
ton will be rendered him by Gonzaga Col
lege, in the rooms of the Notre Dame
School. including an italian address by
r. T.. McCArthy II
by Martin A. Conboy, and addresses by
Judge James Fullerton and F. w. Van
Reuth.
st. Paul's Church. corner of 18th and V
streets northwest: Masses at and a. m,
with short instruction and prayers for
the authorities.
CONGREGATIONAL.
First Congregational Church, corner of
10th and G streets northwest: At IL a. m
a union service of all the Conversational
churches of the city will take place The
sermon will be preached by the Rev. B. N.
Seymour of the Fifth Congregational
Church. and the music will be supplied by
the church choir and quartet under the d.
rection of the organist Prof. J.W. Bischofr.
The quartet is composed of Miss BOYD
soprano; Miss McNelly, alto; Mr. Millar
tenor, and Mr.. Elphonzo Youngs, jr bass
Episcopal.
Church of the Epiphany, G street near
18th street northwest: At IL am. there will
be a morning prayer and sermon by Rev
Mr.. Cole, the assistant pastor. The princi-
pal services, however, will be held at the
Epiphany chapel, corner of 18th and C
streets southwest, where the rector, Dr. r.
H. McKim, will preach. and the chancel
will be decorated with fruits and flowers
The Offering in both places will be for the
benefit of the Epiphany Church Home on
H street
Christ Church, G street between 9Th and
7th streets southeast: Service at IL a. m,
with sermon by the rector, Rev. q. f. WILL
Jams. As Is the custom, each of the wor-
shippers will bring a pound of groceries for
distribution to the poor of the parish.
st. Johns Church corner of 18th and H
streets northwest: At IL a. m. there will be