The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-25
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
THANK SEWING AND PRAISE THE
ORDER OF THE DAY.

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Church Wen Attended-Rev. f. A.
BOswOrth said the Year Was One
of PIenty-Many Things to BE
Thankful for, But Some Evils to lie
COrrected-COrrupt Politicians a
source of Danger-Intcmpernn
and sabbath Dissertation Preva-
Ient-UniOn Services for the South
crn Section Mt st. PauI's Lutheran.
The Sermon There by Rev. j. IL.
ScruEgs-CathoIic and Episcopal
Churches Observe the Day.
The Thanksgiving services in the
churches yesterday were generally well at
tended. At Trinity Methodist Church.
where the union services of the evangeli-
cal churches were held, there was a large
congregation. The pulpit was occupied by
Rev. E. A. Bosworth of the Christian
Church, and Rev ]. Y. Fair, D. D., of the
Independent Presbyterian Church. DR..
Fair read the lesson for the day and lead
in prayer. returning thanks to God for the
multiplied blessings which He had shower
ed upon His People.
The sermon by Rev. Mr.. Bosworth was
entirely appropriate to the occasion. He
briefly related the origin of Thanksgiving
day as New England holiday. The day
was first given a national character by
I President Lincoln, he said, and has since
come to be generally observed by the
whole country. The year, Mr.. Bosworth
said, has been one for great thanksgiving.
Although there have been few scattered
cases of contagious diseases, there has
been no great plague following upon war.
Plenty prevails throughout the country.
Crops have been immense. The industrial
centers are flourishing. Industrial life is
| active while plenty prevails throughout
| the country
From the complaints of some, instead of
a condition of prosperity, Mr.. Bosworth
said, it might be thought a condition Of
| horrible destitution prevailed. Among the
greatest of blessing for which this people
should be thankful, he said is that this is
a land of social and religious culture, of
civil and religious liberty. We must give
an account to God for the right use of
| these many blessings, he said. The nations
that serve god are to-day the prosperous
nations of the world
With a country so blessed by God Mr.
Bosworth said, it was appalling to think
/ of the horrible state of affairs prevailing
! in some portions of il. Illinois was cursed
with a Governor whose preposterous and
unreasoning defiance of law and civil
rights had startled the world, Elsewhere
foul politics corrupted the government
| This he attributed to placing unworthy
men in office. He predicted that unless
| these evils are corrected national decad-
ence Will follow corrupt government.
The American people, he said, had much
| to be thankful for in connection with the
war with Spain. %hie the war had
! brought sadness and sorrow to many. it
had been one of the briefest ever waged
! There had been no war of Importance in
modern times which had been so brief
| or where the victorious side had suffered
so lightly. 1t had been severe upon the
| Spaniards, However, both in loss of life
and territory. 1t was cause for rejoicing
! however, that as the result of the war
| civil and religious liberty now prevail to
a greater extent than ever before We
now have cause to rejoice that the war is
over and peace reigns throughout the
world. The war had left its responsible
ties, he said. The peoples over whom this
country have assumed control must be
upiifted and fitted for the duties of citI-
zenship.
| Mr. Bosworth said there was a dark
side to be considered, as well as the bright
sloe. lntemperance is rife throughout the
land. 1t causes $4,000 deaths annually and
an annual waste of $1,0OO0cO The Lord $
! day is Systematically violated throughout
| the land. Unless these evils of our ma
! lIonal life are corrected, he contended. we
must become decadent nation like Spain
with our national life corrupt and our
energies and vitalities wasted
1t must not be forgotten, Mr.. Boswortb
sara, mat IN The recent struggle with Spain
! Roosevelt and Aston, and other men Of
wealth, risked their lives as freely as those
OF humber circumstances, showing that
! after all, we are all one people He made
| special allusion also to the noble work of
! Miss Helen Gould
In conclusion, Mr.. Bosworth urged thar
| the public school system of the land nnrs+
! be jealousy guarded as one of the most
important sources of national life.
The services concluded with the sinping
of MY Country, tbs of Thee" in which
| all the congregation joined
Under the auspices of The Ministerial As
ISOLATION Thanksgiving services wera held
at st. Paufs Lutheran Church ar -
O'Clock. The service was participated in
by number of the city minister's and
| also number of ministers who are ef-
tending the Lutheran synod Rev. J. Fl.
Scruggs, pastor Of Trinity Methodist
Church, preached the sermon.
Notwithstanding the fact many of tha
ladies were on the committees in charge
of the soldiers dinner, the church was
fairly well filed.
Opening the service was a hymn. Come
Thou, Almighty King" rendered by the
choir. This was followed by a hymn bv
the congregation, Nearer My God to
Thee" The Scripture lesson was next read
by Rev. j. D. Chapman, pastor of the
Duffy Street Baptist Church Prayer was
next offered by Rev. DIR. ]. O. Branch.
pastor of Wesley Monumental Church.
after which the congregation sang "Oh
for a Thousand Tongues to Sing MY Dear
Redeemers Praise
DR.. Scruggs, president of the Ministe-
rial Association. preached a mastery SER
mon on the nature of God and man. and
the reason The world has for giving thanks
for the blessings it has received. The text
was from the One Hundred and Sixteenth
Psalm, 18th and 18th verses: What shall
render unto the Lord for all his bene-
fits toward me? / will take the cup of
salvation and call upon the name of the