The San Francisco call., 1901-11-28
PRAISE SERVICE
IN THE CHURCHES
In Song and Sermon
Thanks Willie Given
to Jehovah.
Special Union Meetings to
Be Held by the Leading
Congregations.

Special Thanksgiving services will be
held in the various churches to-day, In
some this morning and at others to-nlgnt.
In almost every case special music Will De
rendered, and in some instances JOINT
services of several congregations will be
held, with music by augmented cholrs
A joint service will be neld at the
neary-street Temple at IL O'Clock, at
which the four leading congregations-
Temple Emanu-El Snerith israel, BUSH
street and Geary-street-wil participate.
Rabbi NeIto Wlil deliver the opening
prayer. kabbi Levy will read the SCRIP
| Thanksgiving sermon, Rabbi Myers Will
deliver the closing prayer ana happi
Nieto will pronounce the Deneplctlon. 1he
musical numbers Will be very eHeellVe, 1
triple quartet having been especially pre-
pared by the Rev. Cantor RaplnoWllz:
Inc Sabbath school will sing the nauonai
anthem at the close of the service.
The Baptist congregations will hold a
united service in emmanuel Baptis
Church, Bartlett street, near Twenty
third, at IL o'clock. The Rev: j. George
Gibson will be in charge, the Rev. henry
A Fiske will read the hymns MISS LOT
tie Underhill will be the organist, with
Miss Lillian Bennett as assistant; j. II.
G. Bells will be the pianist, ana Pauf a.
Normand the violinist. Following is the
programme:
Organ ''Triumphal March Coastal; hymn,
Onward, Christian Soldiers invocation. con con
formerly OF Los Angeles; barytone SOLO
Blessed Is the People (Tenney), Rev j.
G6s0 paseoT serptule peadng Psalm
cxlv Rev H. S. Killen, representing Hamii-
ton-square Baptist Church; Gloria Patri
Saved by a Child (PiccoliminD, w. Walker; !;
prayer, Rev. e. A Woods pastor First Baptist
Pnwer ' of ' Jesl,s Name,: scripture reading,
Isaiah XIV, Rev. John Barr, formerly OF En-
manuel San Jose; Lord $ Prayer. chantsd ,io by
the congregation; offertory; organ and violin,
20 Lord, l Come (Braga); soprano SOLO, \
Will Extol Thee, o Lord (M. Costa), Mrs s.
Church; sermon, Show Me Thy Glory Exo-
dus-xxxiii:1S Rev. Thomas Baldwin, pastor
First Baptist Church. Alameda hymn ~ My
Country sTis of Thee; benediction, Rev. ]. H.
Kelley, pastor Third Baptist Church. San Fran
cisco; organ occasional, march (Gounod)
The First Congregational and Calvary
Presbyterian churches will hold union
service at the First Congrega ational
Church. The sermon win be preached by
the Rev. George c. Eldredge, assistant
The music Will. be under the direction Of
Samuel D. Mayer, organist and choir di-
rector of the First Congregational
Church.
Services will be held at II o'clock at the
Third Congregational Church, Fifteenth
street, near Mission. The pastor, the
Rev. William RAIDER. will preach the ser
mon. A children's service will follow at
1890 o'clock, when gifts for the poor VIII
be received.
special service will be held at st.
streets, this morning. Solemn high mass
will be celebrated at 9 o'clock.
A union service will be held by the Ply
mouth Congregational Church, First
! English Lutheran Church, Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church, West Side
Christian Church. First New Jerusalem
Church and HamittDn-square5 Baptist
| Church at the Centenary M. E. Church
| South. 1715 Bush street, at IL o'clock. The
| offerings at the service will be devoted TO
the use of the Christian Hospital Associa-
| ton. Following is the programme:
| Organ voluntary; anthem, Centenary NJ. E.
Church choir; reading of Thanksgiving procla-
nation. Rev. DR.. E. Nelander; Hymn s32,
| when All Thy Mercies, o My Cod; Scrip
! ture lesson, psalm 103, Rev Andrew Parsons;
Thanksgiving hymn, Centenary M. E. Church
choir; prayer, Rev. Walter M. White; hymn
| 72s. America; sermon Rev DR.. F. B. Cher
| ington; announcements, Rev Edward j. Har-
! per; offertory. trio. ''Oh! Praise the Lord!''
! Misses Thuck Lunt Matthew'S: doxology.
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
benedction, Rev. Edward j. Harper.
A specials service will be held at II
! o'clock at the Richmond Congregational
| Church. The Rev. Philip Coombe will de-
! liver the sermon on the subject, "Grati-
tude for Our National Strength and Pros
| perity."
The Rev. E. A. Woods will preach the
| sermon at service at IL o'clock in the
| First Baptist Church.