The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-26
Thanksgiving N SEATTLE.
~rEe1DAY A SPENT IN HOME And
CmURCH AND STREET.
n1ly Observed - . Holiday
anrenwhout the City-The Crowds
- he Weather - Four Great
sznsan Services Held In Churches.


! 49, resterday throughout the city. All
~ 20. county. state and Federal Offices
- rf1eed for the legal holiday. and the
49, therein, from heads Of depart
.s.sfn lown 10 the humbIesf clerk. Joy
- eGlebratsd day OF rest and recsee-
s5ss NeerIy all the commercial establish
ssssts were closed either for the entire
17v = + time TO give employees half
RI - FORENOON the weather was per-
49, nj there were comparatively few
q the streets. As IL by contraries
~ hyi1giinE rain set In during tho
5sSnr ana yet crowds OF people were
= ~ the three great features, Of the
80 the devotional exercises at the
city churches, the athletic sports
s1 6rtdCor expeditions OF the afternoon
traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
most people at home, by the sosi-
1S1S Chelor At his club. and by the
fo3ouraed and downtown Bohem-
8 - specially arranged tables which
Z ~ leading hotels and restaurants
lNAere. of course. the turkey was
n1tal monarch. thanked by bowls OF
r. III sauce and vases Of cleaning
IA And everywhere about the CITY.
- - water front back to the lake and
66n eusen Anne TO South Park, there
- = atr Of good cheer and smiling con.
~ Urn 81 prosperity, hoDefulness ard
o6oA.
- rho gave over part of the day "a
(o1g exercises had specially arransed
fCSemues TO minister to their devotional
eatjen1 Among the Professionals four
an services were planned and ear
- With IN admirable spirit OF har-
~ North SEATTLE churches united ,n an
la5DynAle service at the North Bapttsf
lnBeA, Gamer u Third avenue and cedar
Dtooe& me following churches and PAS
III 1olned tn NE service: Trinity Meth
e14 Eplecopai. Rev. w. 8, Harrinwton.
oecqQd Presbyterian, Rev. w. A. Mater.
f(&omh Day Advent, Rev. q. w. Davis.
ltey METHODIST Episcopal Rev. m -
Iv0n: swedish Baptist. Rev. A. swart1.
1ay5er Conversational Rev. George II
- 9ormen evangelical. Rev. A. Ernst.
- Meesh Baptist. Rev. L. J. Sawyer.
Aue N ORGAN voluntary the entire con-
Saen Joined IN singing the doxology.
~ lve$s.e1 Vas onered by Rev. w. A. Ma
f.. Hesponsive reading OF Psalm - "a.
- ~ Rev. 9. w. Davis. after which - uss
! THANKSGIVING hymn. Rev. A. Ernst read
4 scripture lesson from Deuteronomv
sNe6oh uAa followed by McPhaii's anthem
Praise II the Lord" DR.. Harrington ~,
ttvd prayer, ana the Gloria wa s,,n~
elt3 which Raw. H. d. Brown read TIE
neakssiving A practical. and beautiful.
efo1V q the service was the taking OF an
easslnk Tor the Salvation Army shelter. nj,
- snufches Joining freely in the contri-
c1sls, Inc choir sang an offertory,
e1uei oh Give Thanks" and the con-
9r0l5m jclned In another hymn 81 nrs;ss
- eMnon was by Rev. George n. Lee
49, theme was. His Dealings Are No
IL nom ths text. lie hath not deal,
49, - oSter our sins nor rewarded us &c
. our transgressions Mrs. ].
! Creation presided 1t the organ.
To souoWtng downtown churches held
unton uefviceD ct Plymouth Congrexa-
eseaal; The First Methodist Episcopal.
M PreebyteFian. First Baptist. First
sMised Prsshyeerian, FIRST Christian. rirst
AsMooist Protestant and Plymouth Com
.se1uonai The church was decorated
nm w ana thrysAhthemums. The choir
was made up from the different churche.
ne led the soug service. most acceptably.
1he anthem from the "Benedlctus'' was
rendered b an artistic manner, ana Mrs,
A4munds maintained her high reputation
g soloist by her excellent rendition OF
ihe ever pleading solo. 'sThe HOLY CITY"
= Hnerai onerinx ives made for the Char
Iig organization Society. Rev. w. II. q.
Temple led the opening exercises and re-
eronsive reading. Rev r.. NJ. Randall, ir.,
81 he First Methodist Episcopal church.
9nesen the prayer before sermon. Rev.
HOWE. Of thu United Presbyterian
eEmen. Rad the Scriptures. Rev. Mr..
MAlfAin. Of the First Methodist Protestant
eAufeh following the sermon with prayer.
- rev. J. n. srsl.h. of the First Chris
tsAn church. read che closing hymn and
f!csecuced Tn Ecredict,ou.
\ large audience was present and gnve
sSecHsa' nftertion 10 tho er-r:on Delivered
~ pv Hutchison al the First Prcshvteri-
g snufch. The sneaker took for his text
Uestofonomy yvi;fe-"Thrcc times In a
ssar saah all thy males appear before the
sesu ny ssod w thir nlace which Hs shall
CHOOSE n the feast OF unleavened bread.
!. = zoe tcast OF weeks and in the feast Of
tas4fraclcs"
After discussing briefly tho feast Of un-
.easened bread 1.-THE passovers and the
.vsN OF weeks Hsentscas,i the sneaker
uwelt unon the fenst of tabernacles as H.
slsTafing our modern Thanksgiving scrv-
once year. In the autumn, the
scw'sh nation came torether az the close
y NJ the haFvests and the vintage, to
pFsiss Jehovah and to recount causes for
ssausude. as We In America are doing to-
AHonT these causes for gratitude let
g urst notice tho permanency OF the &c.
mus " our government. Each successive
nsuon Along the march OF time has devei-
spea new tyne. Egypt Is famous in vast
sna'ncering and building projects. Greece
esnas nre-era.nent In art and letters.
S Svmc simoss synonymous with law and
s''htaHsm. America stands distinctly for
Individual
under such genius OF government our
su'atsement has been marvellous m nnan-
ss. N intellect and religion Our rational
ssaUh IN Inst was So. 500. 600. 900: IN 1897 II
!. nearly $500 oa0 esf and Tho new gold
Hent this
Here followed interesting statistics Of
~Mss'ean products In all lines for 1897.
49, oar intellectual enlargement IS wonder
sa's ~ our iis colleges and universities are
" umes as many students as In any
ssuantsy OF the OLD World. In our public
-. a.nes are 1en,0aa volumes. more than
= NJ Europe, and We are Ii.,le more than
Sutury old Comparing America with
.IMope We see intellec: versus rl.lsta-ism
utumphAnt
IN religious matters there are S., ola. 900
ssp'e IN touch with the evanseiica,
.HsTenes Seven million cf these ere vos-
- sno ought TO conserve the rurest civic
eesernment In the world.
Our nation needs gold. God and gump-
~ The nrst we have unlimitedly. thu
IA aisd Is characteristic of Americans; now
- 10 get closer 20 God. then we shall he
ssaa9 when the ingatherins of the re-
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