The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
CHURCHES OPEN
TO SAY THANKS
Congregations Throughout
Oakland Are to Meet in
Observance of the Day
CHOIRS ARE TO CHANT
Elks' Lodge Takes Part in
Evening Services at the
Advent Episcopal Altar
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1O16 Broadway, Nov. 2S

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1O16 Broadway, Nov. 70.
Services in observance of Thanksgiv-
ing day will be held in the churcnes
throughout the city. Business Will be
suspended and Federal, county and
municipal officials will take holiday.
The evangelical churches in Central
Oakland will unite in a praise service
tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock at
the First Methodist Church. The order
of service follows:
Organ prelude; doxology- y-creed-glorhiaa: pray s.
er. Rev. c. r. Brown; hymn No. 1881, KEY,
Paul Stewart; reading of President pIocla-
nation. Rev. E. E. Baker: onertory- give
Thanks Unto God choir sermon ReV /; A
Boyer; hymn No. 10S9 Rev. A Nj. Shaw; pen
ediction, Rev H. j. Vosburgh; organ postluoe.
In East Oakland union services will
be held at Pilgrim Congregational
Church in the morning. The Rev. n. Z.
Boardman, pastor of the Tenth-avenue
Baptist Church, will preach the ser
mon. The Tenth Baptist,
Brooklyn Presbyterian, Eighth-avenue
Methodist and Pilgrim congregational
churches will take part.
The Second Congregational, Chester
street Methodist, Union-street Presby-
terian and Calvary Baptist churches
will meet at Chester-sJreeJ Methcdlst
Church tomorrow morning at 1O:3O
O'Clock The Rev Madison Slaughter,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Will
preach the sermon.
Thanksgiving day services will be con-
Quoted in all of the Episcopal churches.
At ST. Johns holy communion Will be
celebrated at 7:30 o'clock in the morn
ing by the Rev. Edgar F. Gee, the rec
tor choral celebration will follow
at 10 o'clock, when the rector Will
preach the sermon.
At ST Paurs. at 1920 o'clock, the
Rev Charles T. Walkley, the rector,
will preach A male choir, under direc-
ticn of Edwin Dunbar Crandall, will
sing in the chants.
The Rev. Q. st. John Scott, the rec
tor, will officiate at st. Andrews
Church.
Holy communion will be celebrated
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning at
Trinity Church. the Rev. Clifton Ma
con, the rector officiating
The Rev. William Carson Shaw, the
rector. will conduct divine worship to-
morrow morning at the Church of the
Advent.
According to custom. a Thanksgiving
eve service was held tonight at the
Church Of the Advent. in which Episco-
pal rectors of Oakland took part. The
Rev Frederick w. Clampett, D. D., OF
San Francisco preached. the sermon.
Oakland Lodge No. III of Elks, of
which the Rev. William Carson Shaw
is rector, attended the services.
The children Of Union-street Presby-
terian Sunday-school held harvest
home festival Tuesday night, at which
many gifts fwere made to supply the
poor with Thanksgiving dinners.
Thanksgiving in Alameda.
ALAMEDA, Nov. %. = Union
Thanksgiving services will be held to-
morrow morning, commencing at IL
o'clock, in the First Presbyterian
Church, the following congregations
to participate: First Methodist Epis-
copal Church, First Congregational
Church, First Baptist Church, Union
Street Methodist Church South, Santa
Clara-Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, First Free Methodist Church
and Christian church. Special ser
vices will be held at Christ Episcopal
Church, beginning at 10 a. M, and at
the German Lutheran Church in the
evening at 7:45 o'clock. Thanksgiv-
ing mass will be sung at st. Joseph S
Catholic Church at a. m.