The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-01
OAkLAND'S THANK
A Day That Was OBJ
served in Churches.
Thanksgiving Dinners in Various In
Stituti0ns-YOung Oakland Girls
Brave Act.

OAKLAND.-Thanksgi day was OBJ
served in Oakland by the complete sus-
pension OF business and numerous cele-
| brations. All of the city and county
| offices were closed and no business was
transacted in any of the courts. All of
the stores were closed except those where
material for feastiDg was sold. The
streets were practically deserted, except
| where people were going to or coming
| from church. The weather being so mis-
cradle nobody went out for the sake of
doing so.
1t was day of feasting, and yet its reli-
! gious observance was not forgotten. All
the churches where the day was celebrated
had large congregations gathered together
TO give thanks. Nor were the poor forgot
Ten. In every part of the city there was
! some sort of dinner given for those who
could not buy one for themselves. So
numerous were these dinners that no.
| body needed to go hungry unless they
wished to do so.
The THANKSGIVING day service at the
Unitarian Church, corner of Castro and
Fourteenth streets, was elaborate and in
teresting. Several Unitarian churches
| took part and addresses were delivered by
the different ministers and also by Senator
Perkins.
The church was beautifully decorated
with evergreenS and flowers and appro-
pirate embens were displayed effectively.
| The subject for the day was "ToleraDce !"
and the subject was handled from many
points of view.
Rev. c. W. Wendte spoke on Tolerance
Tor those who believe more than we dc"
and illustrated the necessity of leliency to
promote harmony and good will.
Rev. u. Il. DodsOn told why people
should have Tolerance for those who be-
leve less than We do." His remarks were
to the point and very interesting.
Tolerance for the Jew" was the subject
of DR.. Friedlander's address and he gave
his audience several good reasons why
this should be done. Senator George C.
Perkins kindly gave his opinion Of toler-
ance.. His theme was Tolerance in Pol
itics," and he recited several incidents in
his own political career that served to show
why people should not condemn those who
| belong to adifferent party than themselves.
The music Tor the occasion was in the
hands of Mr.. p D. Hughes. and several
elaborate but appropriate selections were
rendered ty the choir.
A collection was taken up Tor the bene-
ut of the Oakland Benevolent Society.
The Episcopal churches held union
service at the Church of the Advent on
| Twelfth avenue and East Sixteenth street
in the morning. The ministers of all the
Episcopal churches in town were present
and assisted in the services. The address
w ii.
rector OF st. Andrews Church, West Oak
| land. He spoke of feeling thankful at all
times, because the blessings we receive are
never ending.
Holy communion was celebrated in St.
Johns Church on November 80, St. An
drew's day, as well as Thanksgiving.
The churches Of the central part of
town held union service in the First
| Pres byterian Church that was we'll at
tended in spite of the efforts of the weather
TO induce people TO stay at home. The
Congregational, Lutheran, Baptist, Metho-
dist and PFesby terrain churches partici-
pated. The opening PRAYER was offered by
DIR. Hummer of the First Methods Church
and DR.. Gray of the English Lutheran
read the Scripture. Mr.. RAIDER of the First
Congregational Church delivered the ad-
dress. He took for his motive the nscrip-
ton on the old liberty bell: "Proclaim
| liberty throughout the world" and said it
was the duty of Christianity TO elevate the
masses to know the truth of that sentence
Union service of the West Oakland
| churches were held in the Second Presby-
terrain Church. DR.. Anthony OF the
| Chester street Methodist Church delivered
the address. The other clergymen assisted
| in the services.
| Rev. E. Z. Denvil preached at the union
Thanksgiving services Of the North Oak
| land churches, which were held in the
| Market-street Methodist Church at IL
/ o'clock A. NJ.
| In East Oakland the churches held a
union service in tie Eight-avenue Metho-
/ dist Church, which was decorated for the
| occasion. Rev. s. 5. Palmer of the Brook
| Ign Presbyterian Church delivered the
| address.
! The smaller denominations of different
! new churches held services in halls in
different parts of the city. 1t is said that
every church of every creed in Oakland
! celebrated Thanksgiving day in some man.
ner.
/ The Young Peoples Society OF Christian
/ EndeavOr dld a good work yesterday by
giving THANKSGIVING dinner to about 200
! pour people. They did not cOntine their
efforts to those who were able to go out
and get their dinner, but gave attention to
| all they knew Of who were sick and needy.
! Long before the dinner hour bright
! faced girls could be seen coming out of the
| rooms of the Christian Endeavor Mission
bearing trays Of dain tily prepared dishes
/ TO the bedside Of some sick unfortunate.
Each Of the trays was ornamented with
a few bright flowers, and when carried
! into the darkened sirkroom by the girl
must have seemed like a ray of sunshine
and gave the invalid something to be
/ thankful for. Several dozen dinners were
given in this manner.
The dinner was served in the hall of the
| Christian Endeavor Mission, and two long
| tables reached down both sides CT the
room laden with all the good things obtain
| able. Flowers were judiciously and TASTE
J fully distributed, and the walls were hung
with evergreens and draped with bunting.
| The young ladies waited at the tables
themselves and saw that all were well
taken care Of. Several little baskets were
! filed to be taken home to those who could
not come.
| The Salvation Army had Thanksgiving
cele bratiOn and gave many people r
| bounteous repast. Services were held at
the barracks morning and evening.
Shooting on Broadway.
| Thanksgiving day was brought to a
! close by shooting scrape in a saloon on
! lower Broadway last night. Just exactly
what happened is something of mystery,
as the stories told in the neIghborh God are
/ very conflicting. One barkeepsr denied
positively that there was any shooting
when he knew very well that there had
been. The police say they were called to
a saloon on Second and Broadway to
arrest a man who had shot another, and
! William Curley was pointed out as the
| guilty party. When taken to the station
! he said that at little after 10 o'clock he
was drinking at the bar and got into
| an ar gument with man who works in a
| nIanjnp mill. He did not know the mans