The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-24
THANKS DUE FOR
ELECTION RESULT
REV. "a. B. MARSHALL SAYS IT
WAS VICTORY OF GOD.
Declares That Country Should Be
Thankful for Election Of Good Men
to High Public Offices Services in
Many Churches Large Offerings
b Made for Charity.

One of the chief reasons why the
citizens OF the United States should be
thankful today is that God s people, in
zan Considerations and cast their votes
for candidates for public office who
would administer affairs righteouslY,
exact strict compliance with the laws
Of the land and nnsparingly punish
those who offended this was the dec
Z; !. OF Rev. a: B. Marshall at the
the First Presbyterian, this morning.
His subject was Goods Gracious
Care. =
9 It is a satisfaction to have offices
and places Of influence filed by God
fearing men, = said Mr.. Marshall. 4. for
they will be God-guided and God
strengthened in the discharge of their
duties, Surely we y, need Gods care in
| He then spoke Of the great wicked
ness that prevails; Of the 10000 muir
Of the districts Of sin sheltered in our
own city; Of the bribery that exists in
Legislative bodies, and Of the extortion
that is practiced by great corporations:
With all these evil things existing, the
! speaker said it was indeed good to
| think that there is the God of Jacob to
depend upon for aid in battling them
shall, ''that the people. at the last cleo
/ ton in such vast numbers made their
choice of Mr.. Roosevelt for president
of the United States; Of Mr.. johnson
for governor of Minnesota, and of Mr..
Folk for governor Of Missouri? It is
that the people have been brought to
righteousness. It was not partizanship
that declared these men the choice of
the people, for thousands of republic
cans voted for Mr.. Johnson in Mime
sofa, and thousands Of democrats voted
for Mr. Folk in Missouri, and Mr..
Roosevelt for president. The people
voted for righteousness
I There were many special Thanksgiv.
ing services today in various churches
and at nearly all meetings collections
were taken for charity. The contribu
tions were large.
d A union service was held at Park
Avenue Congregational church in
which Trinity Baptist, Central Baptist
, Portland Avenue Church of Christ and
; the Park Avenue Congregational
joined. The address was made by Rev
;, R. w. Abberley, pastor of the Portland
Avenue Church of Christ. He reminded
, his hearers that the time for thankful
! ness is not only when all things arc
going well;s that even disaster, defeat
and sorrow have their, place in oul
lives. just as the artist mixes the
somber colors with the more brilliant
to make the perfect, beautiful picture
SO it is necessary in our lives to have
mixture of sorrow and happiness. He
also spoke Of the need Americans have
: to be thankful for their country. \
Rev. j. S. Montgomery preached the
sermon at the Thanksgiving service OF
five of the downtown churches, West
minister Presbyterian, Wesley Meth
odist, Plymouth Congregational, Henne
pin Avenue ME, and the First Baptist
2 which was held in Il the First Baptist
3 church this morning. With Dr.. Mont
5 gomerY on the PLATFORM were Rev
J. Messrs.4 J.. E. Bushnell, LII fHallock
Z A. j. Frost and Waterman. DR.. Hal
lock read the president S proclamation
and DR.. Bushnell offered prayer. The
audience filed the church. A
5 At a special service at Andrew Pres
byterian church there were present be
3 side Rev. G. T. Hubbard, the pastor
: Rev. A. N. Alcott Of Ali Souls, Uni
versalist church. RevtVF.s II. Cooper o1
Olivet Baptist, Rev. Jordan Of the Firs
& Methodist, and Rev. Hurlburt of, tn,
Como Avenue Congregational church
3 Rev. Hubbard delivered the sermon
8 making an appeal to the people TO-
3 Christian unity and municipal reform