Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-24
AMONG The OMAHA CHURCHES
Preparations for Observance o.
THANKSGIVING Dny,

| Preparations for ~ Observance oi
THANKSGIVING DIV
Extensive preparations ore being made b,
the various churches and other religious so.
cletes Of the city towprd the proper observ.
ance OF Thanksgiving. The day will oper
with a sunrise prayer meeting under the au.
spices OF the Young PeJpie's Society OF Chris.
tian Endeavor, to bd held at the People',
church. Services wHl'begin at I O'Clock ana
will conclude at s. -,.
Beginning at 1890 O'clock Rev. r. NJ Sis.
son Of the Honscom Park Methodist church
will deliver union Thanksgiving sermon
al the Lutheran church., Twenty-siXth and
! Woolworth avenues, and will hold services
to which the members Of all the churches
south CT Farrem oud west vi Sixteenth streets
| are cordially invited
The members OF the United Presbyterian
churches will hold a union meeting at the
! Park church of the denomination, which will
be presided over by Rev. r. b. Foster of the
First church. The services will be held at
10:30.
Union services OF the FIRST Conversational.
First Presbyterian, First Christisu and
KountEe Memorial Lutheran churches will
be held nt the First Methodist church Thanks
giving morning. Rev. w. w Harsha will
conduct the services and deliver the ser
mon.
Many of the churches in the northern por-
tion of the city viii unite In morning serv-
| Ices at the Oiyet Peptist church Grand ave-
nue. and Thirty-ninth street Rev. La Roy
S. Hand will deliver the sermcn and conduct
tho services.
| The south side chueches. consisting of the
Grace Baptist. CASTELAR, Street Presbyterian
and South Tenth Street Methodist, will unite
their services at the South Tenth Street
| Methodist church, The pastor OF the last
named church will officlate.
The usual services in commemoration of
| tho day will be given at All Saints church
at 1890. the pastoT, Rev. 7. ]. Mackay deliv-
ering the sermon and coniu.ting the serv-
icee.
Preparations for keeping open house by the
| Young Mems Christian association have about
beea completed and an elaborate program
which will fill the entire Afternoon has been
p'dnned. At o'clock the annual Thanks
giving dinner will he served to all members
of the organization who are away from home
and al 7:3o q sOecial song service and other
! religious exercises will take place. After
this there will be a good time ae long us
duy one wants 70 o'ay There will be all
| sorts OF fun in tbs gymnasium with a game
| Of basket bali between the Fats" and the
| Leans"
| The TRANSMITS issippi Exposition entertain
ment given under the auspices of the Ep-
worth league came to a successful conclusion
| at the HanscOm Park Methodist church last
| evening. Standing room was at a premium
]
entertainment orcled with a parade in cos-
| tune Of all the Keepers of the many booths
.epresentins the different nations of the
Garth. Following this the gypsy sketch
under the direction of Mrs John Dennis ari
! Mrs John Ivers was repeated. scoring even q
heartie- reception than was accorded it upon
the initial performance. The singing of the
Popcorn song by Miss Jcedel Parks was a
| pleasing feature OF the speciality and earrad
I well deserved encore. Among the side
shows and other attractions which received
a large patronage was the Midway. in charge
OF Messrs. Fred Dale and Fred Foster, and
the Home Comfort" booth. planned and
thrown oren to the prSiic by Lynn Chafee.
The miniature exposition proved TO be ore
OF the best entertainments ever given by
tho church, both from a social and financial
| basis. -97
\ social was given by the members of
the Epworth league of the First Methodist
church last night, which opens the series of
these gatherings Which will be given at t.e
church this winter Rev. John NcQ"ni ,
gave an Informal talk upon the subject
payir,g off the debt of the denomination ana
= general discussion followed as TO the best
means % aeconrolishir this end Impromptu
addresses, interGpeTsed with music. both in
strumental and vocal. followed. and thg
who,e concluded with refreshments .ervcG
~ the Womens Aid society. II was an
nounced during the evening by the pastor
lhat Bishop Newman, was expected in the
city while enroute from Saratoga Springs,
y. Y, to his homo in San Francisco. and
ttat he would D: :obahly address the corgrega-
lion OF the First church upon Sunday next
The attendance at the st. Peters fair in
tire CREIGHTON hall is increasing every night
last nights crowd beir'g the biggest since
tho fsir opened. The feature OF the evening
was the stage performance, which will be
rtenged nightly during the remainder of the
week.
The earth moves-Evldence you can buy
frs.-class liniment. Salvation OIL fer 25c.