The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-26
|lnY CHURCHES
70 HOLD SERVICES
THURSDAY
)ouAL lNTsRpENoMiNATIoNAL
THANKSGIVING EXERCISES
TAKE PLACE IN DETROIT
OPERA HOUSE.

The seventh citizens interdemonina-
lanai Thanksgiving service will be
I'D In the Detroit opera house. Thurs
1ny morning. at 1890 O'Clock. There
NIL be the usual program OF addresses
md music In which practically all Of
me denominations OF the city are rep
Sesented.
The Rev. william Byron Forbush.
&c the Woodward-ave. Congregational
cnurch. will give the Invitation To wor-
ohip. and the invocation will be by the
8ov. H.. b. Deetx. OF the Cass-ave.
methodist church. Old Testament Sc
Ioctions will be read by the Rev. Reed
stuart: New Testament selections by
the Rev. T. A. Smythe, OF Bethel A. NJ.
~ church: the Rev. S. s. Seward.
< Dwedenborgtan. prayer: the Rev. Lee
81 McCollester, Universalist, the
Thanksgiving proclamation by Presi-
.tent Roosevelt The general topic Of
E(he day. THANKSGIVING for the pro-
B 4ressive realization of the American
& Neal" has been subdivided as fol-
Bows: In the life OF the nations
Judge A. J. Murphy, Roman Catholic;
4 In the life OF the toilers," the Rev.
-
HE Of the thinkers" the Rev. Gaius
0lenn Atkins, Congregationaiist; In
ME life OF the spirit" the Rev. John
74 Clark, Presbyterian. The closing
<Drnyer and benediction will be by
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin. Jewish.
The music will be furnished by the
choir Of the First Congregational
!church under the direction Of J. Tru-
man Wolcott. The quartet consists OK
Mss Edith De Muth. Mrs. II. A. Neu-
hon. Fred L. Fraser and John Atkin-
'oon. Miss Emma Mcdonald will play
= cello solo. The Offering will be for
the East Side Settlement and the Dis
'1rict Nurses association.
The Thanksgiving service in the
Central Methodist church will take
place at IL o'clock and will last one
hour. The sermon will be delivered
!by the Rev. J. 8. Steininger. OF the
Burns ave. Methodist church. Several
pastors o. the city will cooperate In
the service. and the choir, under the
direction of Prof F. L. York, will
xender appropriate music. The must
cal program will include the quartet,
"Great Is the Lord" by Steane. and
Maitland's Thou, o God, Art Praised
IN Zion"
a union Thanksgiving service win
~ held In the First Baptist church.
Thursday morning at 1890 o'clock in
which the Rev. Frederic foyer Gal
pin, or the First church; the Rev. c.
~ Tannar of the Central Christian;
the Rev. Herbert Downs Deetz. OF the
Cassave. Methodist; the Rev. T. j.
1xcGarvey, Of the Woodward-ave.
Christian. and the Rev. r. F. Fitchett.
OF the Simpson Methodist church, will
particfpate. The Rev. Mr.. Gaipin will
preside and music will be furnished
81 the choir under the direction Of
Nelson M. Gass.
In the Warren-ave. Baptist church,
Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, a
union Thanksgiving service will be
held. IN which that church, and the
brewster Congregational and the Mar
tia Holmes Memorial Methodist
<churches will unite. The Rev. Mac
wallace. OF the Brewster church. will
Dreach the sermon; the Rev. Eugene
focre. Of the Methodist church, will
Rad the scriptural lesson and Mr..
|Davidson Of the Baptist church will
Dreside Special music Will be fur
.Diehed by the choir OF the Warren
AVE. church.
In the Fort-st. Presbyterian church,
the pastor, the Rev. Z. H. Pence. d.
~, will preach Thanksgiving morning
~ 1920 o'clock on the subject, Who
oWns us and what possesses?" An ex-
salient musical program has been pre-
lpared by the choir under the direction
'of N. J. Corey.