Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-25
THANKSGIVING.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATED
A FINE DAY
And a Fine and Heart Felt Oh.
seryance All Over the Cry d
County-The Social Affairs in
the City In Honor CT tie Occa-
sion-Ul usually Brilliant.

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1 the CITY in Honor of tie Occa.
sion U usually Brilliant.
There was never a fiuer Thanksgiy.
ing in this city and'courtysthan yester.
day. Those who were inclined to
sportsmanship went hunting, and
those who were not staid at home.
| There were fine exercises at ali
the churches, and there were
excellent musical programs. The en-
tertainnents yesterday were well at
tended, the rink, the Rock Band con
| cert and the show being attended by
immense crowds. The country was
CAV with the festive turke ys, hunters
and good ola times, and pun kin pies
were never more in evidence than yes
terday. The events of the day are
briefly and partially set forth below.
THANKSGIVING SERMONS.
All the Thanksgiving sermons
preached in this city yesterday were
excellent. Had we sufficient space at
at our dIsposa we should be glad to
publish them. One OF the rnosr care
fully prepared discourses was that f
DIR. Hill at Grace Nj. +. church. The
following were his closing sentences:
Never did the rays of the sun
of righteousness illumine SO many
lands and warm so many hearts as to
day. When the signers of tne Decla-
ration of Independence we're putting
their names to that instrument Bepjs-
min franklin arose in his place and
pointing to painting of the rising sun
behind the speakers chair, said: 1t
has always been a very difficult matter
for painter to distinguish between a
a rising and a setting sun. Often dur
ing the sittings of this convention in
the vicissitudes of hope and fear, the
alterations of victory and defeat, |
have wondered whether that PAINTING |
were a rising or setting sun. But |
now | know it Is rising sun.
Christianity is no setting sun. What |
We see is no vanishing glory. 1t is
rather the light of resplendent dawn,
and this rising splendor that now guilds
the mountain tops shall yet illumine
the whole earth. For this hope of the !,
coming of Christ's kingdom in great
'ulness aud power. as well as for all
he tokens of a gracious heavenly
love, let US today give thauks."
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
A large congregation greeted Mr..
swift last night and listened atten-
lively to his sermon aud songs. He
preached from Matt. 1873. and his
heme was the Nature, Effect and
Necessity of Conversion. AT the
lose of the sermon he sang a pathetic
title hymn, My Mothers Hauds -
several expressed an interest and
sked for prayer.
Meetings continue oYer toniRht.
ST. PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The annual parish meeting OF st.
vening, Nov. 81. The following ofi-
ers were elected: Wardens. j. b
and Paul c. Graft; Vestry-
nen, G.. A. Laughlin. Jesse ). Reeves,
J. NJ. Nixon, S. s. Strattan, Jr., Il.
v. Craighead, J. L. Rupe and VIM.
). Ferguson.
The treasurer reported the mort gage
Iebt reduced to ST. 900 and additions
O the pledged income for church sup
bort
The new yestry will meet for organ
zation the first Thursday evening IN
December.
The Thanksgiving day service was
aryeIy attended. The offering was
or ST. Stephens hospital.
Next Sunday the services Will be
to Advert Sunday, tie /
New Years day of the Christian year. !
wIDUP-SUDHoFF.
Yesterday afternoon as the home of /
he officiating minister, the Rev. }. w. /
K app, occurred the marriage of Will |
Widup and Miss Anna SudhoH. Mr.. |
Widup is the young clothing merchant |
of the firm of Widup & Thompson and
the young lady is one of the best IN
the city. A host of friends wish them
we'll.
ROCK BAND CONCERT.
The Rock Band concert at the First
NJ. +. church last night was one of the
finest things in the way of an enter
tainment ever given in this city. The
music is peculiarly pleasing. The au
dience there last night was delighted.
Moreover, the patronage was some
thing extremely gratifying. There
were nearly 900 paid admissions, and
a goodly uulaber were turned away
unao, to gain admission and comfort
able standing room. The affair was
success IL every way.
AT THE RINK.
The rink patronage last night was
excellent once more, and great crowds
we're about the place from early open
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