The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-25

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| ed by lines of care and tired-lookine
| eyes. but it is beautiful face. n beauty
| of different kind than that on the
| face of the dark-haired young woman
nearby but no less beautiful for all that
| 1t is beauty of so sweet and pure 4
| fashion that you catch yourself wond
ering if after all. the angel face il
! heaven is not the mother-face.
| But there's the usher, sleek of jowl
and velvety of tread, passing the collec.
| tiop plate. The sermon is ended. \
| silver-voice is singing. The collection is
for the Orphanage. You double your con.
| tribution and then catch yourself wish
ing you had quadrupled it.
Surely it is a good thing to go up to
| the House Of the Lord.
| Special services were yesterday held
Mt four churches in the city. At the
Presbyterian church union servlce).
sermon by Rev. T.. c. Glenn: Tabernacle
Baptist church. sermon by Rev. Len c..
Br0ughton: Church of the Good Shepherd
sermon by Rev. DIR. Pittinger: Christ
church sermon by Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Mar
shall.
DR.. Marshall's sermon was one that
has attracted much attention on account
of its beauty of thought and dicti0n. Il
was discourse most appropriate to the
occasion. No synopsis of it can do 1t
Justice 1t was a gem. and to cut it up
would spoil it, Therefore the News and
Observer has asked it for publication
| Sundays
The orphanage collection at Christ
church amounted to nearly $40. The col
lection at all the other churches were for
the same purpose.
The First Presbyterian church was
packed to its utmost capacity yesterday
morning at the Thanksgiving service
participated in by the congregations OF
the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist
churches. The sermon was preached by
Rev L. c. Glenn, pastor Of Central
Methodist church. and the services We're
conducted by Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniel
and Rev w. c. Norman.
The music for the joint service at this
church was furnished by the choir of
eight voices of the First Presbyterian
church, under the leadership of Mrs. NJ.
Z. Baumann, Miss SADIE Duncan presid-
ing at the organ.
Il
lowing selections: Opening piece, Loyd's
were as follows:
LIST. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of
Sabbath"
.. How Firm a Foundation"
Bird "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name
For the offertory was sung. incline
Thine Fear" Bass solo. chorus and end
ing with chant, Our Father Which Art
III Heaven"
Rev. Il. c. Glenn, after reading appro-
pirate passages of scripture. announced
two texts, Psalms 50:14. and Romans
S:2S. His sermon was brief, concise.
clear, vigorous, and favored expansion
with a big T.. The sermon was highly
complimented as an excellent presenta-
ton of the doctrine of expansion, though
there were not wanting those who
thought that he was on the wrong line
in favorng the policy of taking in ali
the barbarians who inhabit the Philip
pines and other dwellers of the isles OF
the sea. Mr.. Glenn admitted the respon-
sibilities, but thought he saw the hand
of God in the conquest of the Spanish
possessions.
At the opening of his sermon, Mr..
Glenn spoke of being assembled in Il
Thanksgiving service i'll accordance with
a long established custom and in ODE
dience TO Proclamation of President of
the United States and Governor of our
own State.
The idea of Thanksgiving implies obi
CATION for favors received, for blessings
bestowed. So it is, that every one of US
is indebted to God for blessings, rich
and full, and free during the past year.
In sunshine and in shadow, in prosperity
and in adversely, in JOY and in sorrow.
God hath blessed us lavishly. Gently
has He led us, and safely has He brought
j us through the past year.
TRUSTING that every heart is filled
with humble and appreciative gratit1 le TO
our God for His tender care, / ask that
we consider this morning causes national
for which we should offer thanks"
He then spoke of the union of the diff
ferent sections of our country, alludlns
to the causes of our division, before, dur
ing and after the Civil war
He then spoke of the honorsand respon
sibility that God had placed upon us III
making us the means of advocating
Christian civilization and offering to
more than ten million souls the open
Bible Expansion was not our purpose,
but God seemed to force us into Manila
Bay and the golden rule demanded thai
we help Cuba and thus, strange and UNI
expected as it was We are the honOred
Instruments whereby the civilization OF
the world was "set forward one hundred
years in one hundred days"
As an evidence of this he callel
attention to the Provdential care as man
ifested at Manila and Santiago.
/ Then he spoke of the triumph of the
open Bible, as manifested in the Christ
like spirit that governed our conduct to-
ward Cuba. Nations have called their
sons into battle only for revenge, and
brave men have lost their heart through
blood and fear for conquest, but never