Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
OBSERVANCE OF CUSTOM
THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICES IN
MOST HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
All Denominations Unite I'm Express
sions of Gratitude for Blessings Re-
cefved--In Various Churches.

The Presidents proclamation calling upon
the people to assemble in the churches and
there return thanks to God. for the bless
ngs and mercies of the past year was gen.
orally needed in this city. In nearly every
instance the church doors were open today
and devout congregations gathered to take
part In the Thanksgiving service. Per-
haps the sacred edifices were not as we'll
filed as they might have been, but either
in. person or by proxy a goodly proportion
of the citizens of Washington went to
church. This feature of Thanksgiving day
at the nations capital has always been a
predominant one in the celebration, and to-
day proved to be no exception to the rule.
Fine weather favored church-going, and the
holiday appearance of the streets found
it's counterpart in the -seasonable decora-
tons of the sacred edifceS.
Another characteristic of the day is the
scope of the sermons, which take a wider
range than is usual with pulpit utterances.
The career of the country in material
things was noted. it's progress in education
and religion was described, and the poiltl-
cal situation was touched upon.
Sermon by Bishop Satterlee.
At the II o'clock services at St. Marks
Pro-Cathedral the sermon was delivered
by Bishop Satterlee. Rev. Richard l..
Howell preached at St. Andrews Church,
and the rector of the Church of the Incar-
nation, Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, de-
livered the sermon, each at the II o'clock
service. AT. ST. Margarets the rector, Kew.
Herbert Scott Smith. delivered the sermon.
High mass was celebrated at IL O'Clock
in most of the Catholic churches of the
city. Rev. DR.. Stafford officiated at st.
Patricks.
The Washington Hebrew congregation
held service at the Sth street temple and
Rabbi Stern delivered the sermon. The
choir rendered a special program.
The President listened to sermon by
Rev. ]. NJ Shick. the pastor Of the Grace
Reformed Church, and union services of
the congregations of the Church of Our
Father and of All Souls Church were held
in the edifice of the first named congrega-
ton. Rev. U. G. Pierce, the pastor Of All
Souls delivered the sermon.
The churches of the Christian denomina-
ton held a union service at the Vermont
Avenue Church, where a sermon was de-
livered by Rev +. D. Power the pastor of
that church. The collection taken was for
the benefit of the poor.
Rev. DIR. Newman, the pastor of the First
Congregational Church, delivered the SER
mon at the services at that church. y
choral service was rendered by the choir.
In other Churches.
The pastors of the Presbyterian churches
of the city, as a rule, spoke to their cons
gregations today on topics suggested by
the occasion. Special services We're held in
the Church of the Covenant, Rev. DR..
Hamlin, pastor; the New York Avenue
Church, Rev. Dr. Radcliffe, pastor; Wash
ington Heights, Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt,
pastor; North Church. Rev. Dr. Ramsdell,
pastor; West Street, Rev. DR.. Alexander,
pastor; lexington Church, Rev w. T.
Thompson, pastor, and First Church, Rev.
DR.. Macleod pastor. At the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church Rev. A. Norman
Ward preached.
The congreg cation of Trinity, Wilson Me-
mortal and Waugh NJ. E. Churches united
in a union service at Waugh Church, Rev.
A. H. Thompson delivered the sermon. Rev.
DR.. T. De Witt Ta1mage delivered the ser
mon at Wesley NJ. E. Church; at Foundry.
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Wilson, preached, and
at St Paul's, Rev. A. S. Fiske, DID, the
pastor of Gunton Temple Memorial Presby-
terrain Church, delivered the sermon At
Mount Zion NJ. T.. Church, the pastor Rev.
w. II. Gaines, preached.
Rev. ]. G. Butler, the aston of the Luth-
er Place Memorial Church preached a ser
mon before his congregation. At Grace
Church. Rev. Chas. T. Sontag preached. At
the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, the
pastor, Rev. c. H. Butler, occupied the pull
pit.
Anacostfa Churches
All the churches in the Anacostia section
held Thanksgiving day services, which
were generally attended. At the Anacos-
tia Methodist Episcopal Church. corner of
Jackson and Pierce streets, Rev Charles
o. Isaac, the pastor, presided at a prayer
and song service at 1880 O'Clock Indi-
viduals of the congregation spoke, there
being no regular sermon delivered. Rev.
NJ. Porter Smell of Anacostia preached on
the day at the Garden Memorial Presby-
terrain Church, on Minnesota avenue, at
1880 o'clock, and Rev. DIR. Miller. the pas
tor also spoke There was special musi-
cal program by the choir, directed by Mr..
Edward T. Davis, and the church was
handsomely decorated. The Thanksgiving
service at the Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Washington and Fillmore
streets. began at $3.50 o'clock the rector,
Rev. Willard G. Davenport, discoursing on
the history of the day and it's application
to the present time. A collection was taken
up for the aged and infirm clergy Rev.
Frank p. Lewis. pastor of the Campbell
A. NJ. e. Church, on Nichols avenue, adj
dressed large congregation at Ii o'clock
delivering an appropriate sermon. The day
was observed at the Bethlehem Baptist
Church, on Nichols avenue, with prayers
and sermon delivered by Rev. Joseph r.
Matthews. the pastor Rev. f. l. Bennett
conducted services at II o'clock at ST
Philips Episcopal Mission, on Nichols ave
nue.. and delivered a sermon on Thanks
giving day. At st. Teresas Church, Ana
costa, two masses were celebrated by Rev