The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-04
.MORPISTOWN'S
THANKSGIVING
Union Services Held IN The
Methodist and St. Peters
Churches.
ADDRESSES BY LOCAL DIVINES.

Two union services were held Thurs
day one in which the Methodist.
First Baptist and First and South
Street Presbyterian Churches united
being held ia The Methodist Church,
while the ST Peters and Redeemer
congregations united in the former
Ichurch.
AT the Methodist Church there was
special music by the quartet and two
trombones added to the volume Of the
hymns. The pastors OF the four
churches uniting. united in the ser
vice and DR.. Erdman preached the
sermon. He chose as his text the first
and last clauses of the one hundredth
and seventh psalm. He dwelt on the
duty Of praise and told the story Of
the first Thanksgiving. then as a
second part spoke of the necessity Of
giving heed as duty just as import
Iant, quoting at some length from the
parting address of Washington to the
American people, particularly as to-
national unity, the aggressions of par
ties and factions which Washington
prophecied would become danger
and the necessity Of religious and
moral support to the nation.
DR.. Erdman saw hopeful signs in
the present casting off Of party atfilia1
tions and the quickening OF conscience,
but saw many other things which we
must heed. He spoke particularly OF
the horde Of immigrants Of the lower
sort coming to our land absorbed in
the struggle for money. Capital and
labor and their relations are burning
questions, the power Of the drink evil.
and the grip Of the saloons and brew
cries on the legislatures and conscien-
ces Of the people. The saloon, be
said, is the signal Of the most dread
Iful evils. and shall it continue when
the people can change the condition.
The gulf between the masses and the
church; the pursuit Of wealth and the
use Of wealth to get more wealth
sabbath desecretion; the sacredness Of
the oath id our courts; the threatened
home and the divorce question were
all touched upon and he declared that
our hope lay Ia the righteousness Of
good and holy men. God has blessed
US in order to test us.
/ The collection was divided between
the Memorial Hospital and Old Lad
les Home.
| AT st. Peters Church the boys choir
led in the musical part of the service,
while the clergy OF both parishes as
sisted in the service. DR.. Hughes
4 was the preacher Of the day, and took
as the basis Of his remarks, James /,
l6-17. In brief that every good gift
levery perfect gift is from God. He
declared that friendship and brother
hood are the key to Thanksgiving
u thought and that we are commanded
to look upon the bright side. He took
up the optimistic line and said that
there is more love than hate in the
world. Every little child is born into
a world Of love. Without thanksgiv
| ing to God we are beggarly half men
| and women and the nation is but half
| the nation it was when Thanksgiving
Day was first observed if we accept
the bounteous gifts of God and forget
that men are but the channels through
which his bounty is bestowed. Above
| all, have gratitude to God for redemp-
tion through Jesus Christ.
The offering of the two parishes
was for St. Katherine's Home and St.
Barnabas' Hospital.