The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Let all bow their heads in prayeTful
thanksgiving for the peace and plenty Of
the land and the many other blessings. -
was the keynote of the services in
churches throughout the city yesterday.
A number Of pastors and others, in citing
the many causes for thanksgiving, made
reference to the issues of the day and
gave their ideas as to the best solution
for the continuance of the general pros
perity and progress.
Rabbi Stern preached the sermon at
the services of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation in the Eighth Street Tenn
pie. He took as his text, Proclaim lib
erty throughout the land and to all The
inhabitants thereof" He dwelt on the
spirit Of liberty in its broader sense, and
said there should be equal liberty for all
both individual and racial. In this re-
spect he made an implied attack upon
Senator TiIlman. saying:
'In this spirit must the race question
be approached. Shall the misdeeds Of
criminals continue 10 be visited by revolt
ing acts Of violence or bloOdshed that
shock civilization.
"Or will you bear with the preachments
Of men even in high office. intrusted with
the making Of our laws. who appeal TO
the lowest passions Of the masses in open
defiance OF both the law on the statute
books and the law of humanity? Happily,
it is one OF the chief causes Tor thanks
giving that the great masses or our Amer
lean people are so saturated with the love
OF country and liberty, justice and fair
l.
gogue and agitator can do but little
harm.
do not mistake this spirit OF liberty,
though-liberty is not license"
Rabbi Simon also participated in the
services.
DR.. Radcliffe Heard.
In the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church the services were conducted by
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, the pastor. who
preached the sermon. He took as his text
"Joseph's sheaf as illustrating the mod
ern life" Dr. Radcliffe compared the goi-
den sheaf 10 the golden dollar. and de-
clared they went together. After defining
wheat he carried the relation Of the two
down through the ages TO the present
time. He said that TO the golden grain
We owe our prosperity; that it leads the
army of civilization; that IL was the
basis for all civilization and progress,
and that most important inventions had
gathered about the grain OF wheat.
Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith. of ST.
Johns Church, in his sermon. touched
upon modern conditions. He said that
the uniting Of labor and machines into
great units was a nearer approach TO the
idea Of the universal God, TO the one
Ruler.
I'VE are not losing our grasp of things
as some newspapers would have US be
lieve. The trouble Is that new Hight is
being brought In from every direction
and there has been a food too much iOI
illumination. But when we get our bear
fngs we VIII fud that ChTist's life has a
deeper significance and a new inlpor-
tance."
At the Metropolitan Memorial n Z
Church Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol D D
the pastor, told Of the history Of the
giving of thanks" in this country, eulo
g=zi-g George Washington and the me.
Of the colonial days.
Hold Union Services.
Four congregations held joint service,
at Westminster Presbyterian Church
Seventh street. near z street southwest
under the leadership Of Rev. D. c. Skel
lenger. pastor of the Sixth Street Presby.
terian Church. Evangelist Chester Birct