St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-29
SERMONS YESTERDAY.
Downtown Churches Observe
the Day Generally.

the Day GenerIlIy.
Thanksgiving is a holiday with but
one meaning and one history, but Min
neapolis celebrated it yesterday as
Western people celebrate every hol-
iday, by having the best possible time
under the circumstances. There were
a goodly number who followed the
Puritan traditions, attending divine
service in the morning, and then talk
ing on the smoking turkey in the plat
ter as their fathers fell on the abor-
igines. Save in the homes of poverty,
which were unfortunately many, the
gastronomic observance of the day was
very general.
Amusements were plenty with which
to divert the holiday. Concerts and
balls occupied the many in the even
ing, and the holiday matinees at the
theaters were we'll patronized. In the
morning the charity football game
drew out considerable audience of
society people and university rooters.
The day was very generally cele-
brated. The stores all closed at noon,
and the public offices, and save for
few Scrooges and their hard-driven
employees, and for the street railway
ChipiOy CO, eAiSiS "elo "ANS ooSSi NoiiSS
of the day.
Special services were held in a num-
ber of the city churches. AT Hennep.n
Avenue M. E. church several of the
down town churches Joined in union
service, the theme being "The Mercies
of Cod The churches represented
were Westminster Presbyterian church,
the First Baptist church and the Wes-
ley and Hennepin Avenue Methodist
Rev. Matt S. Hughes, of Wesley NJ.
E.. church, took the special topic of
Common Mercies." He held with phi
lologists that think and thank" are
words very much akin, and at least
believed that thankless man was
thoughtless one: Rev: Dr. Waylan,d
spoke of Uncommon Mercies." He
likened the past year to the desert
plains of Idaho, where, in many weary
miles of sand and sage brush, an occa-
sional cactus bloom. is found. He
thought the late election had much to
do with the improvement appearing in
business. The passing of the silver
craze was one of the special mercies
for which he was inclined to give
thanks. He thought people were be-
to legislate 90 cents to 100 cents; that
they must have an honest sound dol
lar, which is also a Christian dollar.
Disguised Mercies" We're discussed
Dy rev. r. Il. WdlSOI. AuN0TSlly, lie
! explained, had many times in history
proved a disguised mercy. The north
wind makes vikings, the south wind
only lotus dreamers.
The benedict:on was pronounced by
DR.. Pleasant Hunter, of Westminster
Presbyterian church. The offering was
divided equally between the Associated
Charities and the Woman's Christian
association.
Another union service was held at the
Portland Avenue Church of Christ,
which was participated in by the Cen
trail Baptist church, Park Avenue Con-
gregational church, Franklin Avenue
Methodist and the First Presbyterian
church; Rev. DR.. George D. Black, of
the Park Avenue Congregational
church, read scriptures and offered
prayer, and the sermon was by Rev.
Frank Dorm, of the Franklin Avenue
NJ E. church. The sermon was patri-
otic In its trend, and largely an ex-
preston Of thankfulness for American
liberty and citizenship. Some things
had grown up in American civiliza ton
for which he could not be thankful,
among which he named the Sunday
theater and the Sunday saloon.