The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-27

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| we have no peril to be afraid of.
J. e. Bushnell.
Thanksgiving Day was a. generally OBJ
served in Minneapolis to-day by the sus-
pension of business and by services in the
churches. The usual union meetings OF
the morning were we'll attended.
Four downtown churches united with
Wesley Methodist church this morning in
Thanksgiving services-the First Baptist,
Hennepin Avenue Methodist. Plymouth
congregational and Westminster Presby-
terrain. The attendance was large and to
an unusual degree Of business men. The
audience numbered at least $780, The
choir was made up Of Misses Grace M.
Ames and Mabel Runge. sopranos; Mrs. w.
S. Marshall and Miss Mynn Stoddard, al
tos: H. A. Stuart and w. B. Heath, tenors;
and w. S. Ravenscroft. bass; w. S. Mar
shall, director and organist.
The services were under the direction OF
the pastor, Rev. DR.. James S. Montgomery.
On the platform sat Bishop l. w. Joyce.
Presiding Elder William Fielder, Rev. DR..
S. D. Iautsinpiller, Rev Dr.. Ohm E: Bush
nell, Rev. DR.. w. B. Riley and Rev: DR.. L.
H. Hallock. w.
The offertory solo was sung by Miss
Ames. DR.. Montgomery made the plea
for liberal Offering. He announced that
the Maternity Hospital. the Crittenden
Home and the Young Women's Christian
association, would be equal benefciaries in
the amount placed on the collection plates.
committee Of business men was an
nounced to distribute, the money.
The annual sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. John E. Bushnell, pastor Of
Westminster church. His text was
Joshua w., 21-22, And he spake unto
the children of Israel. saying. When your
children shall ask their fathers in time
to come. saying, What mean these stones?
Then ye shall let your children know
saying. Israel came over this Jordan on
dry land" = Z - fN@. 4%a s
Or. BusI7nelPs Sermon. ,"
The speaker compared the child Of to-
day asking the meaning of Thanksgiv-
ing Day with the little Hebrew child of
olden days inquiring the meaning Of the
stones erected in thanksgiving for the
safe passage of the Israelites. In reply
the father should tell the child that this
day is kept In memory of the Jordans
which this nation and which the individ-
ual family has passed on dry land in
the keeping of God. IF all parents and
children would have heart to heart talks
like that, wouldn't it be the happiest
day America ever has had" said the
speaker. so e
The sermon was powerful, patriotic and
reverential( Although the weather Sbu-
reau had taken the place Of God when we
came to think we know the scientific rea-
son for the conditions which precede the
storm, and in other matters the under
reasons Of other things, we still turn back
to Genesis. %
.LyndaIe Congregational Church.
The pastors and congregations of five
churches united this morning at the Lyn-
dale Congregational church. The pastors
taking part in the service were Rev. c.. e.
Burton Of the Lyndale church; Rev. Dom
aid D. Mckay Of the Grace Presbyterian
church; Rev. c. B. Osgood Of the Grand
Avenue Church Of Christi Rev. Henry
Holmes Of the Lowry Hill Congrega tional
church, and Dr.: PA. Cool of the Fowler
Methodist church. The congregation was
large: ...' '<...- 1922. 49, e." 49,
The musical program was interpreted
by a double quartet and by Crosby Hops,
who sang the ofrertory.
THE Business Mans Thanksgiving
was the theme Of the sermon, preached by
DR.. Cool. He said that the business men
Of this country had never before had SO
many reasons for giving thanks. The
prosperity Of the United States was the
wonder of the world. No complaint was
heard now of poverty. The only objection
raised was that some men were getting
more than their rightful share of profits.
But the peaker felt convinced that under
divine providence this inequality would be
adjusted. Whatever might be the motives
or the intentions of Carnegie, Rockefeller
and other capitalists, they were distrib-
uting their wealth for the ultimate good
of the entire nation. The riches that had
been created by the common people would
go back to the common people.
Actors Attend Services.
no fc.
atrical Companies were present at the
services of the Fifth Avenue Congregational
church. Prominent members of the pro-
fession expressed their satisfaction and
enjoyment in the program, which was the
customary Thanksgiving service. The
sermon, preached by Rev. Mr.. Valentine,
was Reasons. for Thanksgiving" Chief
among these, said the pastor. we're the
country and its president; the former,
rich materially and Intellectually, the lat
ter, a man possessed OF a courage
worthy of Lincoln himself. ~,,5s.sx.
I A letter from Rev G. L. Morrill,. OBJ
]iRed to be absent was read as follows:
my dear Friends
II ha We been suddenly called to Chicago
| on the occas sion of the death of my brother
Horace B. Morrill,. and so cannot be witt
| you In the Union Thanksgiving service as
had planned. -.
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t. T cannot say, and will not say f.
| That ne is dead-he is just away.
"sWith a CHEEKY smile and a wave o.
| & the hand - r" ~.
| - He has wandered into an unknown
| .. : land .-.E~: ~ y ssE
And left us dreaming how very fair
/ It needs must be, since he fingers
| there. >::@i. i.
To-day our nation Is a mighty organ
| alive in every note. and pedal; and the
theme is rHe$hath not,deAlt so with nm.
nation, as for His. Judgements ,ffft heys shavt
not known them. praise We the Lord: r. 80 ~
I'VE publicly n1eetsto give a yolnntar.
and vofceful amen" to our loved presi
dents proclamation. This day of forfne1
fasting and prayer is now one Of feastinl
| and praise. Like Jacobs pillar 1t stands
a memorial Of Joy, and should the time
ever come when our: nation forgets th,
I giver Of every good and perfect gift, Amer
lea will be pauperized in the midst O.
plenty, and lose the reward of a peopl,
whose God Is the Lord.
'"The ocean receives what it needs from
the Clouds and returns it to the skies.
this year should be sent back to God II
| piness. and herofsm for the future are al
1 assured by reverent recognitIo Of tn,
past t;ss IS s ~ SIS IL ~.
4 THE origin and structure Of our nation
I are from God. III Him has been fou11t
our tr1est liberty, equality and fraternity
1 To him heart and hand, lip and life 81
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