The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-29
TO GIVE THANKS
SERVICES IN MANY or THE
 CHURCHES TO-DAY.
@Hnrvest Hcmes Festival at St. John's, Dr. Railey to French at First
 Baptlaf--Dr. Ehrenreieh
 at The Temple. .

Today, Thanksgiving. will be ob- served In Montgomery as legal holt- day. Special services will be held at a number of churches and holiday hours will be observed at the postoffice The Montgomery banks will be closed and a number of the business houses will also be closed for the day.
 At St. Johns Episcopal Church there win be a union service of the congre- gation of St. John's and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in ob- ssrvance of the annual Harvest Home" festival. Rev Stewart Me- Queen. rector of the Episcopal church of the Holy Comforter, win conduct the service. Rev. F. E. Cobbs, rector of St. Johns, will spend Thanksgiving day at Greensboro.
 The following is the program of the music at the Harvest Home" service at St. Johns this morning:
 Organ prelude-Rienzi Overture.
 Te Deum-P. c. Ltitkin.
 Jubilate--SchiIling
 Offertory-"Praise the Lord, o Jeru- salem."-By Maunder.
 A union service of a number of Montgomery churches will be held this morning at II o'clock at the First Captfst Church. Dr. F. c. Rafley,. act~ ing pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. will preach the Thanksgiving sermon and the several pastors of the churches Joining in the service will take part in the exercises. The churches joining In the union service are the First Baptist. the Southside Baptist, the Protestant Methodist, the First Presbyterian. the Central Pres byterian., the Cumberland Presbyte. rian. the Court Street Methodist. and the South Perry Street Methodist.
 Dr. Neal L. Anderson. pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church. will of. fer the invocation; pr. J. A. Rice, pas tor of the Court Street Methodist Church.. will read the Scripture lesson, and there will be a prayer by Rev w. M. Cox, pastor of the Dexter Ave- nue Methodist Church. The services will be conducted by Dr. Charles A StakeIy., pastor of the First Baptist Church. in which the services will be held, and he will introduce the service by reading the Presidents Thanksgfv- ing proclamation of October 24. The collection at the service will be for the benefit of the City Tnfirmary.
 A special program for the union ser vice has been arranged by Prof. T. z. Galloway, Director of the Choir of the First Baptist Church. The following is the program:
 Organ prelude. Grande Festivale, Choeur-Chauvet.
 Anthem. Praise the Lord"-Maun- der.
 ouartstts. JubiIate DeO-Dudley Buck.
 Organ ofRertory, soci1ano-Guilmant
 Quartette. Bow Down Thine Ear Woodman.
 Organ postluds, Harvest Festival March"-Klein.
 There will be special Thanksgiving mass celebrated at St. PetArss Catholic Church this morning at o'clock.
 At the Clayton Street Baptist Church a special Thanksgiving service will be held at 7:a0 o'clock tonight.
 The Thanksgiving service at the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
 A Thanksgiving service will be con ducted by Rabbi B, C. Ehrenreich at Temple Beth-Or at o'clock this after noon. A line program of music for the service has been arranged by Pro- lessor D. l.. Merriam, director of the choir of The Temple.
 The First Church of Christ Scientist. will hold Thanksgiving service at ii o'clock this morning. '"rhanlssiving" will be the subject. The golden text will be-. ''sing Unto the Lord, O Ne Saints of His and Give Thanks at the Remembrance of His Holiness" Psalm