The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-29
THE CELEBR.ATlO
OF THANKSGIVING.
Business to a Large Extent Sus-
pended Here Yesterday.
SERVICES IN The CHURCHES.
Or. calsch's Interesting Sermon on 1.-The
Survival OF the Republic Kerr,
Dir. Strange and 0tners Draw Les
sons from the Anniversary.

Thanksgiving Day was observed AZ
Richmond this year even more setietai's
than usual
1t was a holiday as well as feast day
and season of giving thanks.
BUSINESS was suspended to a large
extent. especially in the afternoon; the
public offices, banks. depots and schoois
were closed; the church services were
patriotic and impressive and iarseE al
tended the inmates OF the hospitais'
homes and penal institutions had es-
pscla.ly elaborate dinners and other evil
dcnces that they were not overlooked on
,h:s ,oyous anniversary, and the foot
Z ball game, the a!nusements aho me 81
cjal features of the day gave pleasure
tc thousands.
The streets early in the day were awe
with football enthusiasts, pretty girls
tdccked out in University coloTs. anu
Others Chrysantheululns were much Ia
evidence. All the school children enjoyed
a holiday and hence helped TO SVEN INC
throng Employees Of many OF the busi-
ness firms had the day to themselves
from noon on and betook to the streets.
The city Offices did not open at All our
ing the day; neither did the State ana
the Federal. The Tobacco Exchange. the
Grain and Cotton Exchange, and the
greater portion of the produce market
observed Thanksgiving. AZ the aims
house, the penitentiary, and the SOL
dier-s, Home special dinners were served
to t.l,, inmates. The boys at Laurel Re-
formatcry also enjoyed u special Thanks
giving fare.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Special religious services were held by
all denominations and appropriate se--
mons were preached in many oil lhe
churches The Baptists, Netllodists, Pres
bsteriars and Christians held union ser
vices at which there were special music
and large congregations. Among the
Fpiscopalians Individual church services
were held Dr. Robert Strange preached
at St. Paul's; Dr. W. Z. Evans at
Monumental; ard The other pastors
ut their various charges. Services We're
held i'm all the Catholic churches; at the
Cathedral and in the others. At Sacred
Heart n special Thanksgiving sermon
was preached at o'clock by father
Sullivan. one of the Paulist Fathers.
A large congregation gathered al Beth
Aliaba to hear an eloquent sermon Fy
Rabbi e. N Calisch on The Survival
, of the Republic DIR. Calisch spoke win
his usual strength.
Survival OF the Republic.
The service al Beth Ailaba, like most
others, was held at II O'Clock. The con-
sreGation was exceptionally large. DIR.
Calisch spoke on The Survival Of the
Republic" He began his discourse With
the thought that Thanllsgiring-DaS was
gradually changing its character 1t was
becoming each yea, less of holy day
and more of a holiday. Not that the
change was altogether objectionable IL
kent within reasonable restraint. if the
holiday part OF il did not altogether ELM
inate the holy part of it. The two can
and should go together, for reverence and
Eladness are not at all Incompatible
Reverence is to life what fragrance is to
the rose a thing imDalpable arS inTlsl-
BILE. but diffusive of its sweetest and most
precious possession. In its most direct
civic application reverence is manifest in