Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28
ANACOSTIA CHURCHES
SERVICES IN CELEBRATION OF
THANKSGIVING SEASON.

Thanksgiving day services in the Gar.
den Memorial Presbyterian Church. oe
Minnesota avenue. Anacostia. ws:e held
| this morning. beginning at 1880 O'Clock
The interior Of the edfflce was tastefuily
decorated with palms and flowers. Rev.
George M. Cummings. the pasto-. preached
| a sermon. taking for his text the words.
Bless the Lord. o my soul, and forgot
not all His beneflts." He said. In part:
The inspired writer. in exhorting his
own soul. warns US lest we forget.
Alas. how necessary the lesson often is.
There are men Tho will not cross the
| threshold OF church today. nor bend
the knee at the bedside, nor say thanks
| to God over the table at which they
gorge themselves. and yet condemn their
lives by mentioning this day.
II Israel needed constantly to be re-
minded Of Him who brought them out OF
Egypt, we need no less to be reminded
| national history In the character Of the
men Of faith. freedom-loving. whom He
chose to settle within these DO -ders; in
handful Of ragged soldiers overcoming
the; discontinued: ,legions of Great Britain
| In the jealousies OF the colonies giving
way to. the numberless compromises in
the formation Of the Constitution; in the
providence which raised up wise coun-
seiors and brave leaders to conduct us
safely through the greatest civil war OF
modern times; In giving US the oppor-
tanity to fee a downtrodden people on
an island at our DOORS
"A PRESIDENTS proclamation should not
De necessary to recall our present bless
ings. nor should our Thanksgiving be
confined to praise for blessings which are
exceptional nor for those of a temporal
nature. A greater cause, for thanksgiving
than bushels of wheat and tons OF gold Is
our. opportunity. of affording q refuge to
the oppressed of other lands and giving
them the blessings of a Christian civiliza-
ton.
1.-THE questions before the country for
settlement today-the trusts. immigration,
race adjustment. temperance, Mormon
ism-are as grave as any that have ever
appeared. but there need be no fear of
their solution when in the Christian home
our children are taught to apply with con-
victton. courage and conscience the prin-
ctples of the Nazarine to individual, social,
business and political nfe."
- Other Denominations.
The congregation Of the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church. on Wash
lnston street. Anacostia, assembled this
morning at 10 o'clock and participated In
Thanksgiving day service. Rev. Will
lard G.. Davenport, the rector. officiated.
He delivered a brief sermon. basing his
reeaaTks on the scriptural Injunction,
Honor the Lord with thy substance and
With the first fruits OF all thine increase"
An offering was made for the fund to as
sist the aged and inflrm clergymen Of the
diocese. The full choir took part in the
service. At this church this morning do
nations Of edibles were received for the
Thanksgiving day meal at the Bell Home
for Children, in Anacostia. and many
packages were sent to the home as a re-
suit. Similar donations were today re-
ceived at the Church Of the Ascension.
The reading of the Presidents procla-
nation in reference to the day opened the
services in observance OF the Thanks
giving festival at II o'clock this morning
In the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner Of jackson and Pierce
streets: Rev. Charles o. Isaac, the pas
tor. presided and read the proclamation.
He also read a lesson from the Scriptures
and made brief address to the members
OF the congregation present. urging them
to remember the destitute and unfortu-
nate and render them assistance at this
season. Mr.. Isaac then called upon the in
dfvidual members of the congregation in
attendance to- express themselves as to
the various causes that existed In each in
stance for the giving of thanks. The
meeting was concluded at noon and 1t
was announced the regular evening serv-
ice would be dispensed with.
7 Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, the pastor. Of
st. Teresa's Church, Washington and Fill
more streets. Anacostia. celebrated. mass
this morning at Z o'clock. when the pray
ers for the authorities were read.