The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-25
UNION SERVICES.
Governor Cunningham at Court Street
 Methodist Chureh.

Governor Cunningham at Court Street
 Methodist Chureh.
 The Union Thanksgiving services attracted an immense congregation to the Court Street Methodist Church yesterday morning at Il o'clock, fili- ing the edifice almost to discomfort.
 The program was participated in by Acting Governor Cunningham, Rev. John A. Rice. D. D., Rev. O. F. Greg ory, D. D.. Rev. Neal L. Anderson D.. D., Rev. c. A. StaRely, D. D., and a representative choir.
 Atclng Governor Cunningham was the principal spokesman of the day.
 pr. Gregory, pastor of the Adams Street Baptist Church. read in opening the services the proclamation of President Roosevelt for the national observance of Thanksgiving. This ended, Dr. Anderson. pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, began the prayer of invocation.
 The prayer of Dr. Anderson was that the blessings of the Almighty be bestowed upon President Roosevelt and not only upon President Roosevelt every individual section of the United States. Special prayer for a perfect guidance of Acting Governor Cunning ham and benediction on his adminis- tration was made
 Dr. Anderson also prayed fervently for the improvement in the health Of Governor W. D. Jelks and that a speedy restoration might come to him ere he is many days more in the oli- mate of New Mexico.
 The choir sang with great volume, Let us Worship the Lord" immedi- ately at the conclusion of the prayer.
 rsh ha d. ing of Dr. Stakely. pastor of the First Baptist Church. He chose Psalm 103.
 pr. Rice, pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church introduced Acting Governor Cunningham as the person. age eminently appropriate as the ora tor of the occasion.
 We can recognize the universal good that has come from the separa- tion of church and State" said Dr. Rice But 1t was unfortunate i'm deed. that the logic of this divoce should have been prevented into an ar- gument for the separation of religion in part and we long for the time when religious sentiment will pervade our government as it should.D
 Governor Cunningham Speals$
 Governor Cunningham next arose. He spoke as follows:
 "A rich and powerful nation. a great State and a splendid city in peace. prosperity and praise. These happy conditions demonstrate the triumphs of humanity, the reward of human ef- fort and the providences of God.
 '"The peace we enjoy today was not a gift. Its price was blood and mar tyrdom. It is the triumph of an oper- ation for freedom, the inspirations of enlightment and the love of humanity. These challenged the traditions and dogmas of centuries. the divine right of kings, the infalibility of priests and the special privileges oc castes which have shackled the race in slavery and submission, and controlled them with despotism, ana tyranny through their superstition and ignorance. As ignor- ance was superseded by enlightment truth was substituted for superstition |; until man created in the image of God, was made free and independent and declared and maintained his sOVereign- ty as a citizen, and his freedom in re- ligion. Thus departed the despotism of the king, the power of the priests of all religions and in their stead came the majesty of law and the spfr- duality of religion with individual re. sponsibility to God and law.
 What matters it if Anaxagonas was tried because he declared that the sun was not the chariot of Apollo. or that Socrates was made to drink the hemlock because he challenged the current Greek theology, if out Of this martyrdom the dark cloud of ignOr-