The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-24
SERVICES TO BE HELD BY ALL CITN
 CHUBcHEs.
GovsfneR Cunningham to Speak nEorn- ing Afternoon ana Nighs--Aany
 Business Houses, Banks aad
 PubIic Buildings NLH Close.

Creator or All things tpE IDS otsASiABN of the past year.
 Day will be general. more general per- haps than in many years. The uni- versal observance of the day Is justified l Probably no comunity in the broad land has been more blessed in the year 1904, than the city of Montgomery. The | agricultural country around the city has thrived. A big cotton crop has been made and the farmers have re- ceived good prices for the staple The good prices have brought money to | Montgomery. The oity tndustrinlly has | made many strides forward New manufacturing plants have grown up, new businass houses are prosperous, new institutions for the public veal have been installed Montgomery is justly thankful
 Banks will remain closed througnout today. Wholesale houses VIII glve their employees a rest and in many cases retail stores win close their doors l throughout the day. and among these stores half holidays will De almost
 Every school in Montgomery, public and private, will suspend work today and the school children will have a aay of rest.
 Manv Montgomerians have taken ad- | | 10 seek Dleaspse in the wood with gun and dog. Trains leaving the city last night were crowded with hundreds and lfoday many will leave town for sever al hours to seek birds. rabbits. and
 Gpsat uuIop Service. Every church in Montgomery will Join in the observance of the day. At | i1 o'clock this morning. great union i service of a number of the leading religious examinations of the city. will l be held in the auditorium of the Court street Methodist church. At this ser- 1 vice, Governor Cunningham will de- l liver the Thanksgiving address. | The congregation of the following | churches will participates Court street | Methodist, First Baptist, Dexter ave- nue Methodist. Adams street Baptist, Central Presbyterian, Methodist Prote- stant, Cumberland Presbyterian, Perry street Methodist, S0uthside Baptist, Clayton street Methodist, and Clayton street Baptist,
 At Jewish TempIe.
 The committee, which has in charge the Thanksgiving services at Temple l peth-O yesterday made the follow ! ing statement in reference to the seT-
 Thahksgtying services for Kahl ontwomery will take placein Temple Beth-Or at a:3O o'clock this afternoon. The service will be purely civic ln character and will appeal to all classes of citizenship, irrespective of church ! utilization.
 The following program has been ar- ranged: | Prelude.
 Invocation. Rabbi A. J. Messing. Anthem. Choir.
 Reading the Prssldents Proclama- ton, Miss Ceciie Loeb. Song, Miss Mary Lovelaee.
 Scriptural Reading.
 oration, His Excellency Acting and Lieutenant Governor Cunningham.
 Anthem, America" Choir. Benediction. First Presbyterian Church. A number of other churches will have Independent services. The First Presbyterian church will have services at Ii o'clock today. The members of this church at the Thanksgiving sea- son always remember the Talladega Or phanage. A box of clothes, groceries, etc. is always sent this worthy institu- ton and money offering is made at this service. committee of the church members will be at the church this morning to receive douations for the box Last year the offering was very large and 1t is expected that this years offering will be the largest in the his tory of the church. Professor r. C. Galloway will play one of his new organ compositions at the morning service,
 Thanksgiving services at the two Episcopal Churches of the city win be held at II o'clock this morning and sermons will be preache-6y the rectors.
 There will be services at St.. Peters Catholic Church at ' Q. m. today and 7:30 o'clock tonight,
 Services This Evening.
 At the Clayton Street Baptist Church at 1880 o'clock tonight, the following | program will be executed:
 Doxology. Invocation,
 Anthem. "A Song of Thanksgiv- ing"
 scriptual reading. Pslam llS.
 Prayer.
 Hymn.
 Address, Thanks for the seriptual Condition of the Church" w. B. Holmes.
 Hymn.
 Address. Thanksgiving Echoes from the Sunday School" Frank Allen sup erintendent.
 Address, "Eneouragement from B. Y. P. U.." Otto flake, president.
 Address, "our State Work" W. R. Sawyer |
 Address. Thinking and Thanking" Rev. J. w. o'Hara.
 Offering,
 Solo. Miss Grace PoundstOne,
 Hymn
 Benediction.
 There. will be a special Taanksgiv- ing service at the Clayton Street Meth odtst Church at 1880 o'clock this eve ming at which there will be an offer ing for the poor.
 Christian Scientists.
 At II o'clock this morning in room 27, Moses Building, the Fifst Church of Christ, Science. will hold a special service. The subject of the sermon will be Thanksgiving" The Golden Text will be. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ" Ephesians, v:20.
 Thanksgiving will be more general ly observed by the local railroads to- day than has been the case fin years. The different shops will give their em ployes a holiday for most of the day, only the necessary working force bee ing retained. In the transportation departments, freight ofaces and up- town local offices. Sunday hours will be observed and virtually whole holiday will be given.
 Thanksgiving for Poor.
 The Organized Charities, said Seere- tary Gladden. Harrison, would do all