The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
PASTORS WILL EXTOL
| LIFE OF EMANCIPATION
SPECIAL L1NcoLN-DAY SERVICES
IN CHURCHES TODAY.
Grand Army Posts and Relief Corps
Will Be Represented in Several
Churches and in the Auditorium This
Evening Hymns and Ne
tons Colors Will Predominats.

Special services in honor Of Abraham
Lincoln and commemorative of the an
niversary of his birth, will be held in a
number of Minneapolis churches today.
The anniversary Of Lineoln's birth
will be observed by the Thirteenth ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal church, Thir-
teenth avenue s and Tenth street today.
In the morning the pastor, Rev. O. =.
Sharpe, will preach a sermon on the
"Uncompleted Emancipation" In the
evening the following program will be
carried out:
Orchestra prelude.
Emancipation proclamation, Miss
Virginia Slower, ~.
Prayer, Rev. L. P. Smith, chaplai' n
Soldiers home.
Anthem, "The Blessed Life" (Ga-
brieD, choir.
Lincoln IS Gettysburg address, Mrs.
Virginia Harrington.
| Solo, Miss 81. Louise Johnson
Address. "Lincoln," Frank NJ. Nye.
| America orchestra accompani-
ment, congregation.
Special invitations have been ex-
tended to all the Grand Army posts and
several of them have formally accepted
and will be represented.
Wesley church will be decorated to-
day in honor of the old soldiers of the
Grand Army and the Relief corps who
will attend services this morning. It
will be, "Lincoln Day. and sermon
will be preached by Dr.. L T. Guild,
which will be appropriate for the oeca-
sion. Souvenir "bulletins'' Of the
church will be distributed, printed N
colors and bearing Lincoln's portrait.
There will be special music and seats
will be reserved for the special guests
of the church mentioned above until
the prayer. 49,.
In the evening Rawlins post, g. A. R.,
will attend in body, and DR.. Guild
will deliver his platform lecture on
"Abraham Lincoln' Special songs;
extra cars at the close.
i. James Bryant post, G. A R., will at.
tend Lincoln memorial service at Lin
den Hills church this morning. DR.. P.
A. Cool will speak on "The Crown OF
the Righteous as illustrated in the
life of Abraham Lincoln.
DR.. J.. s. Montgomery will preach al
? Fowler Methodist church this morning
1 on ga Man Under a Cloud. - In the
evening the services will be patriotic
l DR.. Montgomery will lecture on "Abra
! ham Lincoln. The church will bs
handsomely draped with flags, and tn.
musical program turnout will be patri
. otto. DR.. Montgomery will make thu
!. services memorable by his character de
: Iineation of Lincoln, the great common
: er.
t At the Park Avenue Congregations
: church this morning patriotic servic'
r will be held. The pastor, Rev. 8. G
: Rollins, DID,, will preach sermon o,
: Lincoln. Mrs. Norman Nash McFar
r ran will sing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner.'
|, At the Auditorium this evening
o Lincoln memorial service will be held
: No less than five G. A. R. posts of tn
:, city will be represented. The featur
o of the evening will be a series Of civi
+ war pictures thrown on a screen by
d powerful stereopticon. The stage vii
r be appropriately draped with flags, an
Mr. Morrill, will give an address o,
abraham Lincoln, Our Martyrs
> President. -