Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
GIVE THANKS FOR VICTORY
General Response in the Churches to Presi-
dents Proclamation.
sermons Yesterday Having This
cation Discussed from PuIpits.

| War ard education formed the general
| theme of discussion in most of the Protest
ant churches Of this city yesterday The
| responses to the proclamation Of President
| Mckinley calling upon the people TO re-
| turn thanks for victories won by the Amer
| lean arms and y intercede for the future
| safety of our soldiers and sailors. were
! general, ard the services everywhere were
| marked by evidences of sincere devotion.
| The President was at The morning service
at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
| Church, where he with others. who COM
| posed an immense audience, listened to a
| discourse by the pastor, Rev. DIR. BrisI o.
| The sermon was powerful argument, de-
| signed to convince his hearers that II was
| the cooperation OF Providence, the Amer
lean manhood and science which has pro-
| duced our remarkable victories. In refer
| ring to American manhood he said II car
| ried ''the life of the past in itself. Like the
oak, 1t is made UP of the clouds and sun
| shines. the Gains and the hurricanes OF the
yesterdays. And IL is the truth of free
| American manhood, wise and patriotic leg
| islation and naval and military discipline
and just cause that is working out the
carse of the oppressed.
| Rev. S. II. Greene. pastor Of Calvary
Baptist Church, made patriotic address
| from his pulpit, preceding his remarks by
reading the Presidents proclamation. ni.
| Greenes preiicted that the outcome OF the
present war would be the complete defeat
| of the Spaniards, and that the American
victories would establish new era in the
| history of the world.
Rev. DIR. Charles A Stakeley Of the First
Baptist Church in his remarks said that
while this was not a war Of conquest II
was decreed of heaven that the United
States should become a leader of the ma
tons OF the earth, aud that the independent
| spirit OF Americans should be felt through
out the world.
Rev. Frank Sewell of the New Church,
after reading the Presidents proclamation,
| said, among other things: We should
| thank God for the victories at Santiago
| and Manila, and should pray that the he
| roes of those battles may be spared, In
| order that they may receive the honors
| that grateful country is eager to bestow
upon them
The services at the Pro-CathedraI. ST.
Marks p. +. Church, were conducted by
| the rector. Rev. w. l.. Devres, who read
| the prayers appropriate to the celebration
| of victory and made an address in keeping
| with the occasion, during which he said a.
rev era has come.
Rev. W. II. Stricken, pastor of Hamline
| NJ. f. Church, said the recent successes OF
our soldiers and sailors must be ascribed
| to Providence, who is at work for US.
\ He thought that there was great cause for
| thanksgiving because We have "a united
country the establishment of the church
on firm basis and because we have learn
| ed to be loyal"
At st Patrick's Catholic Church Rev DR..
Stafford made one of his characteristic ad-
| dresses, in the course of which he said:
Yesterday the country was divided
| There were many opinions as to war In
| general and this war in particular. Today
| in the breast of every loyal man there is
room only for one. Whatever may be our
opinion of war in general or this war ia
particular, when once the supreme author
| ity of the nation has declared that IL IS
necessary TO begin the combat. dreadful as
/ ii is, then no loyal man can hesitate. II IS
| the plain duty of every citizen to aid by all
physical and moral means in his power, to
give his treasure, his substance and, II
need be, his life to convey the flag to vic
tory
Prof. James NJ. Green, principal of the
State Normal School at Trenton, n. j.,
spoke at the Western Presbyterian Church
upon the Higher Meaning of Education"
The exercises were, however, begun with
the reading by the pastor, Rev. Howard
Wilbur Ennis, of the Presidents proclama-
ton In an address, which followed. Mr..
Ennis spoke of several noble utterances Of
Captain Philip of the Texas, Immediately
after the battle off Santiago
Professor De Garmo of Cornell University
spoke at the First Presbyterian Church on
THE Ideal Training of Teacher for the
Work of Education"
DR.. A. +. Winship Of Boston made an ad-
1.-The Character of Education"
The pulpit t Foundry NJ. i. Church was
occupied by Rev. DR.. King of Mount YER
non, Iowa, whose theme was Heart Cult
ure and Heart Power