Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
Church Great Social Force.


Church Great Social Force.
The congregations of the Central and AS
sembly Presbyterian churches and OF Yves
lay Chapel, united in a Thanksgiving serV-
ice at Wesley Chapel NJ. E. Church, corner
of 9th and F streets, today. special pro-
gram of music had been arranged. the ma
tional colors were seen in the decorations
of the platform and the service was con-
eluded with the singing of My Country,
'Tis of Thee
The sermon was by Rev. DR.. George 2.
Wilson, who chose as his text the four
tenth chapter eighth verse, prophecies OF
Zachariah. He laid stress on the assertion
that the church of Jesus Christ Is the great
social force. and is in the Wofid 10 say say,
men. 1t is always to be the great soclai
force according to the speaker, ana VIII
send out powerful moral and rational forces.
I Speaking of the celebration of the ma
tional Thanksgiving, Rev. DIR. Wilson spoke
| of the unexampled abundance from our
| fields and mines. the congestion with busl-
| ness of our railroads, the vast output OF
| our factories and the immensely OF our
| commerce. He expressed the fear, however,
| that these blessings of prosperity may be
| the rock on which We may be wrecked IN
| the sea of time.
81 call the attention of the nation to the
| Church of Jesus Christ the force by
which our prosperity shall be made bless
| ing the pastor remarked
Opportunity of the Church.
Continuing, DIR. Wilson pointed out some
of the things which the church of Jesus
Christ has the opportunity to do One of
these is making itself felt in the home. The
latter was described as the masterpiece of
Jesus Christ in which woman has been
elevated by the church from a semi-slave
to a sovereign. The home, it was added, is
menaced by two things-polygamy and COM
| Observation-Disclosures show.
| The speaker went on to say that just as
! soon as the home takes second place in the
| regard of woman it will find its real men
| ace. Pointed reference was made to the
| attendance of women at clubs, card par
| ties, matinees and the horses show, and 1t
was asserted that the only thing that can
| keep the home sweet is the fountain that
| flows from the altar of sacrifice.
Economic relations were touched upon
| during the sermon. Speaking of the conflict
| between capital and labor, the pastor de-
| cared that at the crucial moment the
| church of Jesus Christ must appear upon
| the scene and say: I'VE are brethren"
| Each body will ultimately recognize that
| the other has rights, and then will come
| into play the inevitable sympathy of the
upper man for the under man.
In conclusion, Rev. Dr. Wilson compared
the Alps to the church of Jesus Christ-by
and pouring down saving streams, through
domestic, educational, industrial and politi-
cal channels.
The Day in Anacostia
Thanksgiving services were held in nearly
all of the churches in the Anacostia dis
trict today. There was large congregation
present In the Garden Memorial Presby-
terrain Church, on Minnesota avenue, when
the exercises began at 1890 o'clock. After
a special anthem appropriate to the occasion
by the choir. Rev. George NJ. Cummings,
the pastor. delivered the sermon from Ps
xcv2-"Let come before His presence
with thanksgiving. He said, in part:
Thankful is thinkful. The thankful man
is a thoughtful man. What a travesty on
the very of this day to have no
higher thought than that of feasting 1t
would seem that Gods goodness could not
be lost sight of; ii is like the all-enveloping
| atmosphere. What nation has greater cause
for thanksgiving than our own2 Our un-
paralleled material prosperity is common
place. This. is not always blessing; it has
cost more than one nation It's life. We
should be thankful that this prosperity is
not accompanied with spiritual declension
and forgetfulness OF God. The exposure or
corruption in high places is an indication,
not that there is more corruption than for
merly, but of healthful, moral sentiment,
which is bringing reformers to the 'front.'
The people can be trusted If aroused; they
can be aroused if informed. and there is
growing demand for the facts. We have
cause to thank God for President who
by his fearless official acts, his public utter
ances and his private life has given such I'M
petus to reform throughout the country.
There was a celebration of mass at Z
o'clock this morning in St Teresa's Church.
when Rev NJ. p. Egan the assistant pastor.
offered the prayers for the authorities.
Anacostia Baptists went to Calvary Bap
fist Church today to unite with the MEM
bers of that church in the Thanksgiving
services.
Provisions for the Poor.
Thanksgiving day was observed at the
Fourth Presby terrain Church, 18th and Yale
streets northwest, this morning at o'clock.
Rev DIR. Joseph T. Kelly, the pastor, read
the Presidents proclamation and conducted
the devotional exercises. Rev. Charles A.
! Killie of China, who occupied the pulpit
with the pastor. delivered a brief address,
enumeratng causes for Individual and ma
tional Thanksgiving. Not the least of these,
In the opinion of the speaker, was the
american form of government. with indi-
vidual freedom Of conscience and the gen !