The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-25
HOW YESTERDAY q
WAS OBSERVED.
A General Day Of Thanksgiving and
Prayer.
REV. DR.. HlDEN AT BETH AHABA.
Eloquent Addresses by Him ana Dr'
Calisch-Dr. W. T. Evans at St.
Paul's-Union Services at other
Houses of Worship.
REV. DR.. HlDEN At BETH AHABA.

There was q moro general Observance
OF Thanksgiving Day yesterday than in
many years. The streets were filled
from early morning until late in the
evening by people in holiday attire, and
an cir Of lcsiIyity and good feeling pre-
vailed
The big event OF the day was, Of course,
the football game al the Broad-Street
Park, but there were numerous other az
fairs on hand 10 occupy the attention and
Jake up the time OF the citizens
While the day was observed by feasting
and morrymaking. its principal object
was not overlooked and thousands could
have been seen yesterday morning vending
their way 90 the various churches. where
thanks were returned for the many mer-
fies received during the twelve months
just gone by
REMEMBERING THE POOR.
The poor We're generally remembered
yesterday, as Is always the case in Rich
noud Ii was donation day az the many
charitable Institutions ana many useful
and substantial supplies found their way
20 those places. as also did delicacies OF
the season.
The inmates OF the olmshouse the city
Jail. and the pcnitenuary were RECALLED
with good dinner, and the same rule
was observed at the Hcnrico county Jail
AN of the hotels had special bills OF
fare for tho occasion. as ala also the
restaurants. and they oc'ipsed their per
formancos on Ike occasions in previous
years.
There was a general holiday throughout
the city, and In the State, municipal and
Federal offices.
DR. EvANs At ST PAULs.
Az ST. pauls Rev. DR. w T.. Evans. Of
Columbia, S. c., preached an eloquent
sermon and conducted tho entire service
There were 60 large number OF worship
pers. including members OF many of the
other Episcopal churches. Mr.. Evans
took a. his text. Let MS give thanks. ="
fcom the Psalms, proceeding TO show
how this rcngbiic had its origin I'm the
revarcnt faith which called. in the De
ciaration OF Independence. the attention
Of tho ocople 90 the fact that for the
otesinmSr Of desired ends, reliance must
be placed upon Almighty God His SER
mon ab0unded IN forceful logic, apt IL
lustrat ION and beautiful rhetoric. The
musical programme. by the vested choir,
was am appropriate ono and was finely
rendered
DR. HIDDEN AT BETH AHABA.
10 has been the custom Of Rev. DR..
Cliisch for several years 10 invite some
Christian minister 10 make the principal
Thanksgiving Day address ~ Beth
Ahaba Synagogue Rev Or J. G. Hiden'
of C~ovo-Avenue Baptist church. was
honorod with this invitation this year.
There was a splendid audience. Pro-
fessor Muttcr was the organist. The
choir was composed Of Mrs B. b. Kahn
weller Mics Daisy Hutzler, Mr.. NJ. May
and ar. IT, n. CaTd0Za. The singing
was very fine After q hymn Dr. Calisch
made the openlng prayer. In Introducing
the speaker Of the occasion Dr.. Calisch
referred TO the fact that while DIT Hiden
was pastor OF a church I'm Wilmington,
y. c.. he conducted the funeral of a son
OF a JcW There was no synagogue or
rabbi ut Wilmington at the time. Or.
Hiden and the Boys father We're very
warm friends. and the bereave1 parents
accepted the good Offices of the Baptist
minister who conducted the service and
preached.
DIR. HlDENs ADDRESS.
Dr. Hiden said i'm part.
ct was with unfeiGncd pleasure, my
friends that ] accepted The kind invita-
tion of your president. seconded by your
courteous pastor 70 address you on this
occasion. We are assembled here 10
thank Almighty God for His many bless
incs. and as 81 would be impossible with
I'm the limits Of "a brief talk TO even mem
ton the iunumerablc mcrcies OF our God.
50 has occurred 10 me that u would be
0ppropriate ON such an occasion as this
~ sneak upon "Thc Blessings of Ameri-
can Citizenship" and this is my theme
to-day.
'It is not my purpose here to enter
upon the wide and troublous domain oi
what usually goes by the name or "Poli-
tics" for I am no partisan. ana even II
were. this would be neither the time
NOR tho place 10 ventiate my views.
Thrre is. however. an important sense IN
which every American citizen who knows
tte RIGHTS and his duties Is. and must
We "a "poluician." and I'm this sense |
Will not disClalm the title
"Nor is 80 my intention nero 10 uhuer-
take the task or tracing or "i ,'' ~,
nrr,inr. the course OF Providence The
TASK is ono for which / have no quahh-
cations: nor am ! az all sure that any
body except an inspired prophet rs capa-
bio ~ tracing the hand Of Providence
in human events.
GOD AND THE CONSTITUTION.
ESQ Ear as NV knowledge extends the
American citizen is the only human being
upon the face of The earth who has the
uniisputcd right to think ard 70 act as
no pieascs On matters of religion. How
NlN We secure NNIn llfFlinaHl' '''it
The history g. @ very remarkable one.
A. the time when our Federal Consiitn'
tlon was fin making very few thinkers
I'm an fhis world were 80 bold as 70 be-
Ucvc that the average man could DE
triefol to choose Dis own religion, ahso-
utciv untrammcilei ty the state. Even
John Locke. from whom many OF the
statesmen Of 1857 drew much OF their In
snirgtion. never went so FAR as 90 advo-
cnt. this. Even to-day we find now and
chen "A man who mourus over the fact
,h,t orr fathers failed 90 'puf Col into
tho Constitution" such theorists. who
fnefef upon ffckeiins and labelling their
rrfrfon everywhere. and under an cir
crmstanccs. DO most certainly fal 10 see
the true functions and the right limits OF
human government The framCrs of our
Constitution were not acting as theolo-
CLANS. but as statesmen. They were not
undertaking 20 guide mon TO Heaven.
hrf 90 govern them on earth They were
founding not church. but State. and
they were not weak enough 70 believe
that ihe two could really be one.
"Ii is not fair 20 call these men Cod
less" Franklin made most remora-
bic plea FOR prayers I'm the federal Con-
vcnNon. though he failed 20 Gerry ms
point. ana Franklin was exceedingly
liberal IN his religious views Jefferson
was abroad at that period, and 50 had
nothing 20 do with framing the tonstitu-
tion. but bis well known literally in mat
tiers religious had a most powerful IN.
fucnco in securing absolute freedom oi
religion in ihis country. II Washington