The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-28
AT THE CHURCHES
Large Congregations Attend
Thanksgiving Services.
The Music was Excellent, the Attendance was
Large and the Off.rings We're
Gener.us.

Raleigh people were out yesterday in
large numbers at the churches to attend
Thanksgiving services.
1t has been generally customary for
most of the churches to unite in a
Thanksgiving service, but this year there
was no joint service The pulpits of the
First Presbyterian and First Baptist
churches are vacant ard no services
were held in either. Many members Of
both churches worshipped with the Meth
odsts at Ederton Street church, where
the Thanksgiving sermon was preached
by Rev. Plato Durham, of Trinity Col
lege. He is handsome young man and
preached an excellent sermon on a rather
original line. The keynote of his SER
mon was in the words Father L Thank
Thee" He treaed the subject of Thanks
giving from three points of view:
j. The conception man has Of God.
2. The conception he has Of the world
of the gifts which inspire gratitude.
8 The conception man has of himself.
II was only in passing and as an in
centiVe to perform great things for hu-
mainly that Mr.. Durham touched upon
the wealth and prosperity of the coun-
TRY He reckoned them as blessings in
so far as they proved stepping stones to
higher things, but as fixing great re-
sponsibility for their wise use upon the
American people. There was an exalta-
tion of the things of the mind and of the
spirit that ran through the thread Of
the sermon. Perhaps the best portion
Of the sermon was the touching refer
ence to the thanksgiving of those who
have seen sorrow and given UP loved
ones. Their loss has made them love
their fellows more. He was eloquent
when he pictured The successes of the
men who had done most for the world.
AS a rule their great deeds had been
born in suffering and in travail-not on
beds of ease or in the pursuit of happi-
ness.
The music was beautiful and appro-
pirate The Offering was for the Metho-
dist Orphanage. In the service Mr.. Dur
ham was assisted by the pastor, Rev.
e. f. Smith, and the venerable Rev. DR..
Thos l.. Skinner, whose closing prayer
fell like henediction upon every heart.
THE BAPTIST TABERNACLE.
At the Baptist Tabernacle the pastor,
Rev w. D. Hubbard. preached an APP
propriate and eloquent sermon on Cast
thy bread upon the waters and it shall
return after many days. The music
was fine. The collection was for the
Thomasville Orphanage.
BISHOP CHESHIRE AT CHURCH
OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
"Love Your Enemies" was the theme
of the sermon by Bishop Cheshire to the
large congregation at the Church of the
Good Shepherd. The Bishop was al his
!, best and preached With great ability
! and power upon a theme that calls fer
the exercise of the highest Christian
grace. The collection fer Thompson
Orphanage amounted to $i1. The music,
under the direction of Prof. Wade
! Brown. was inspiring and enjoyable
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Father Griffin preached a strong ser
mon dwelling upon the temporal and
spiritual blessings that have blessed the
people. The collection was taken for the
Orphanage for Girls at Belmont
AT CHRIST CHURCH
'All Things Come of Thee, o, Lord
was the text from which Rev. DR.. NJ. Nj
Marshall preached characteristics
thoughtful, able and helpful sermon.
The music was appropriate and beauti
full. The collection was for the Thonp
son Orphanage at Charlotte. The col
lection amounts to Si4.
The spirit and the uplift of all these
sermons attuned the hearts of the peo-
pie to the purpose Of the day and gave
thankful turn to the thoughts OF this
National holiday.