The morning call., 1894-10-29
GOLDEN HARVEST.
What We Have to Be
Thankful For.
Interesting Programme at the First
congregational Church - An
Address by the Pastor.

The Harvest Home service Dy the Sunday
School OF the First Congregational Church,
Post and Mason streets, attracted large con.
gregation last night. II Is a unique service and
is held at this time every year.
The Sunday school has over 800 young people
enrolled and nearly all OF these were present
and took part in the programme. either in the
recitations or responsive readings.
The pulpit platform was profusely decorated
with garlands Of flowers, sheaves OF grain,
baskets Of apples and tomatoes, pyramids Of
pumpkins, clusters OF grapes and other fruits
and vegetables tasteiully arranged.
/. II. Morse, tile superintendent OF the
school. conducted the exercises, which were
opened with a selection upon the organ, after
which came the professional.
The Heavens are Telling" was next given
by the yO Jung peoples orchestra, followed by
the choir chanting tie LORDS Prayer.
After this was song by the school, then
scripture reading and prayer by Rev. G. o.
Brown, d. D., pastor OF the church.
The rest OF the programme was by the school.
There were three responsive readings, In which
the older pupils principally took part, ana a
ones. All Of the participants spoke distinctly
and the inevitable prompter was needed but a
their selections we're: Miss May Hoffman,.
Now and Afterward"; Miss Carrie Rogers,
Scatter the Seed"; Ruben Morton. 'TheWorld
Fsd FsSp pnssu aSs WSa Shall AIM 4ns by n
Be?" Miss May Purdie, "The Harvest Flower
Roy Smith, Come. Labor On''; Miss Grace
Williams. ''The Ancient Ward" and Miss Lii
liam Rhodes, "The Need OF Reapers."
Eight little misses. members OF Miss E. NJ.
Hayeu's class, sang the fruit and flower offer
ing and at the close presented Rev. Mr.. Brown
with beautiful basket of chrysantbemums.
Following this came short address by the
pastor he said that much had been heard OF
late about hard times and that there had been
many things within the past two years that had
bePn 0tsCOUfagIDp
chapter when compared with the chapter oi
prosperity which drops from the hands of the
Creator.
Pausing TO refer to the decorations, be said
that il was the first time he had ever seen ap.
pies growing on eucalyptus trees. They were
sweet though and rendered more so by the
thought OF the sweet hands that had made
them grow last night.
This is indeed a season OF thanksgiving. and
agreeing with the San Francisco papers, he
thought that It was good thing TO live on the
Pacific coast; but there was one season OF the
year when he wished he was east Of the
Rockies, and that season was autumn. He
then drew brief picture of autumn In The
East, and SAID that while we had no such con-
ditions here, still there were plenty of evi
dences OF the richness of God and his pros
perity ana goodness to US. While there had
been commercial and business disasters, Iht
agricultural circles have been favored witt
great prosperity. Attention was called to the
enormous production OF corn gathered the las
year. and wheat. barley and other grains wers
In proportion.
The speaker blessed God that the time haC
come wnen great famine in the United State,
was impossible. The railroads penetrate all
parts of The land and cross each other In the
great interstate commerce system, giving as
surance that all shall have bread.
In closing be said: 'God bless the girls WHIT
gave me the flowers"
Infringing In the Sheaves." was the closing
hymn.
The contralto solo, "Ee Shall Feed Hi
Flock,n from Handlers "Messlah," by Mis-.
Edith Russell of Tacoma, was very tenderl,
sung. and enabled the young woman to dispia,
her sweet voice TO advantage.