New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26

CAL SIGNIFICANCE
Whether the harvest be good or bad, Thanks
giving Day. so far the outside appearance OF
things go. is always celebrated as it was yes
terday with joyousness and festivity. Since that
dav 90 years ago, when Governor Bradford
instructed the colony of Massachusetts TO render
thanks for the plentiful harvest. the festival
has become National and has broadened in Its
sentiment and meaning.
uC While there may have been persons who looked
upon the anniversary holiday to be passed
in more or less perfunctory manner, multltudes
Of people throughout the country offered sincere
praise and thanks for the abundant Dement'S this
year has bestowed upon them. The garnerirg
of rich harvests has brought JOY to the farmer
and the agricultural laborer such as they ha e
not had in many seasons while the turn In the
tide of the counry's prosperity is TO their breth-
rem in the towns and cities fulflment Of the
hopes that attended the result of the National
election Of 1896.
To the rejoicing Of Thanksgiving Day was
added yesterday the commemoration Of the
evacuation of this island by the British troops
The two celebrations rarely fall together. and
New-Yorkers made the most Of the double an
niversary yesterday.
No fault could be found with the weather. 1t
was not so clear or cold as that morning ia
years ago when the settlers Of Manhattan hauled
ish soldiers left the island, but there was an In
MIGRATING snap and crispness in the air oene-
fetal to appetite and rendering exercise pleas
ant
The turkey the emblem Of the day, suffered
in consequence Everybod is presumed to eat
turkey on Thanksgiving Day, from the President
to the lowliest citizen and in thls instance .he
President and the lowliest citizen are on eh-
actly the same footing. for the reason that Doth
have their turkey given TO them.
There never was time in the history or the
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kindness flowed more freely than yesterday. II
any one went without dinner 1t was because
he had not sufficient intelligence to know where
10 find Il. The public institutions. missionary
and religious societies and charitable organiza-
tons generally distributed substantial cheer
with generous hand. The thousands under
the charge Of the city were provided with n good
dinner by the administration.
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY.
MANY PEOPLE GIVE THANKS IN THEIR RESPECT
I'VE CHURCHEs-ANTHEMs OF PRAISE.
While many people left the city to spend Thanks
giving Day with parents or other relatives, or
with friends, the churches In the city were fairly
we'll filed at the services which were held yester-
day morning
In all the Episcopal churches there was the
Form Of Thanksgiving and Holy Eucharist &C
cording 20 the Book of Common Prayer, at 1880
or II a. m, and In many parishes there were ad-
ditional opportunities for holy communion at
delivered by the rectocs. There was special music
AZ Grace Church. st. Mary the Virgin. Calvary
Ascension. Holy Communion. st. Georges. Trinity
St Thomas's Incarnation. 81. Bar.holomews, ST.
Ignatius's. ST. James's. ST. Asnes's Chapel. ST
Mchaers Holy Nativity, 81; Andrews and Holy
Trinity.
The Protestant congregations in most cases com
bned with neighboring churches In union SER
vices, with special music and addresses by tho
pastors Of the several congregations. Among the
churches in which services were held were st
James's Methodist Calvary Methodist West End
Presbyterian, Ascension Baptist. Mott Haven Re
formed Marble Collegiate St Pauls Methodist,
Old First Presbyterian, Madison Avenue Presby-
terrain Calvary Baptist Messiah Unitarian).
Divine Paternity. Riverside Baptist. Bloomingdale
Reformed and Fourteenth Street Presbyterian, and
at temples B'nai Jeshurun and Agudath Jeshorim
At Old Trinity. in Broadway. the musical por,
lions Of the service were rendered BY the fun
choir under the direction Of Victor Baier Haydn :
were Fear Not. O Lord" and "rhou Vistest tho
Earth" Among the hymns were Come, Ye
Thankful People" and oh. Worship the King,
All-Glorious Above" The Rev. j. Nevett Steele.
the vicar preached the sermon.
Three thousand members OF the various branches
of the Catholic Benevolent Legion assembled AZ
81 Patricks Cathedral yesterday morning. and
solemn mass OF requiem was celebrated for the
reDose of the souls OF dead members Of the or
Plantation The celebrant was the Rev |. /. Nc
Nance OF Mount 81. Vncents on the Hudson