The news & observer., 1905-12-01
THE JOY Of GIFTS
ON THANKSGIVING
Liberal Offerings for Or
phans in Churches.
MANY MADE HAPPY
Blessings Of the Year Told in Churches
at Special Services. Dinner at
Methodist 0rphanage. Dinner
to Raleigh Street Clean
ing Force.

More completely than ever before
was Raleigh yesterday given over to
q dav of genuine Thanksgiving. There
was no hurrah and stir, but quietly,
soberly and sincerely was the day OBJ
served.
The city took on almost the ap-
pearance of a Sabbath day, the stores
being closed and the streets almost
entirely deserted till in the afternoon
a crowd gathered to hear the foot
ball news from Norfolk, and rejoiced
in the great victory for the University
of North Carolina. In the evening
parties going to various entertainN
ments were seen about the streets for
awhile, and then came the calm which
followed a happy day, ideal in the
weather. ideal in the observance.
That the people of Raleigh are a
church going people could be seen
yesterday morning when from half
past ten to eleven o'clock crowds
passed through the streets on their
way to church. AT each where
Thanksgiving services were held there
was a large attendance, and the COM
bined gifts from the congregations for
orphanages i'm the State amounted to
nearly 5000 in cash, besides food and
clothing. The sermons. the music,
the prayers, the offerings all had in
them the spirit of the day for Thanks
giving was writ large on every con-
gregation that assembled.
At Church OF the Good SheDherd.
The service at the Church of the
Good Shepherd was successful in
every respect. There was a large
congregation. The decorations this
year are entirely unique. The most
beautiful ever seen there.
The music by the vested choir was
excellent. Bishop Cheshire preached
a timely and excellent sermon. His
text was Deut 1929. Happy art
thou . Israel: who is like unto thee,
% people Saved by the Lord, the
Shield of Thy Help, and who is the
sword of thy excellency. The offer
ing was about $4,000. There wSs a
generous supply of provisions and
after the service distribution was
MADE and baskets were sent to the
poor.
The decorations will remain for the
Harvest Home Festival next Sunday
night. At that time the choir after
evening prayer will render the music
by Maunder, called "a Song OF
Thanksgiving. There will be sill
yer Offering to pay the expense of the
fund.
At Christ Church.
There was a special service of the
day in Christ Church, the music be-
ing especially selected for the occa-
sion. and greatly enjoyed a beauti-
full and effective sermon was preach
ed by the rector, Rev. M. M. Mar
shall. ID D., the thought running
through, this being the blessings at
tending life, the certainty of the
hereafter and the necessity of SO liv-
ing as to be prepared for the sum-
mons. The offering for the Thom-
son Orphanage was a liberal one. over
500 being given at the collection. and
more wasadded during the afternoon.
At the Presbyterian Church.
The services at the Presbyterian
Church were greatly enjoyed, the SER
mon of the pastor, Rev. a. III. Mo-
ment, ID. D., being an especially able
and interesting one, and was highly
praised for it's beauty and value by
the congregations The offerings for
the Presbyterian Orphanage at
Barium Springs was large one. this
amounting to over $93 in cash.
At First Baptist Church.
There was a most enjoyable service
at the First Baptist Church, this be-
ing begun by the reading of two
Psalms of Thanksgiving by the pastor,
Rev. w. c. Tyree, ID. D.. after which
pey. Livingstone Johnson, State
Secretary of the Baptist State Conven-
ton was called upon to say for what
the Baptist denomination had to be