The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY
IN LOCAL CHURCHES
Special Services Will Be Con-
Quoted in Most of the Edi=
fices of the City
Several Union Meetings Have
Been Arranged for Observ-
ance of the Day


In fitting observance of Thanksgiv-
ing special services VIII be held today
in the churches of the city.
Masses and special services will be
held in the Catholic churches of the
city. special mass will be celebrated
at o'clock in st. Mary's cathedral.
The knights Of Columbus will at
gram has been prepared. The Rev.
Father Kennedy Of st. Paurs church
will preach the sermon.
Union thanksgiving services will be
held by the Methodist Episcopal
churches at 1890 a. m. in Grace NJ. e.
church, Twenty first and Capp streets.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes will
preach the sermon Music will be by
Grace church choir; Robert Husband,
Edna Luke, soprano; Miss A Won
Welck, contralto; R p. Douglass,
tenor; Carl Swenson, bass. Musical
numbers will be selected from John A.
Vests sacred cantata. Faith and
Praise"
The order of services will be as fol-
lows:
Hymn, announced by Rev Samuel Quickmire;
concert reading. led by Rev. ]. S. Troxell. the
Apostles Creed; prayer. Rev. z. R. Ollie; an
While the Earth Remaineth'i contrslto solo
He Hath Made His Wonderful Works; read
ing presidents proclamation, Rev. A c. Bane;
Psalter, page So; Gloria Patri"; New Testa-
ment lesson, Rev. e. P. Dennett offering.
nounced by Rev Carl NJ. Warner; offertory
chorus, 20 Praise the Lord All Ye Nations;
hymn, announced by Rev. Harry E. Mines;
sermon Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes; contralto
solo, 20 Love the Lord; chorus. Seed Time
and Harvest Shall Not Cease; doxology; bene-
diction.
IN CALVARY CHURCH
Calvary Presbyterian church and the
First Presbyterian church will unite in
special Thanksgiving services in CAL
vary church this morning at IL o'clock.
sermon, taking as his subject THE
Psalm of the Nation" Rev. William
Kirk Guthrie. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, will preside and the
choir from that church, led by Director
Fleishman, will care for the musical
end of the services. The public is cor
daily invited.
The Protestant churches of the West
ern addition will unite in Observing
Thanksgiving day in the First English
Lutheran church, Geary street between
Octavia and Cough. The churches TAX
ing part will include the First Baptist,
West Side Christian, Plymouth Congre-
gational Centenary Methodist, First
United Presbyterian, Westminster Pres
byterian and First English Lutheran.
Rev. w. r. Swickard will preside over
the united service, and the choir of the
Hamilton square Baptist chucrh will
furnish the music. The order of the
service follows:
Invocation. Rev. George E. Burlingame, d.
D.; responsive scripture, Rev. l.. J. Sawyer;
reading of proclamation, Rev. Robert Lord Cave:
reading of scripture, Rev. l. c. Meserve, ID. D.;
prayer Rev. 81. a. Bell. d. D.; sermon. Rev.
J. E. Squires; benediction, Rev. d. A Mob
JEWISH SERVICES
The Jewish temples of the city will
hold a union thanksgiving service at
the Geary street temple this morning.
Rabbi B. NJ. Kaplan will deliver the SER
mon and will be assisted in conducting
the services by Rabbi Jacob Nieto and
Rabbi NJ s. Levi. Cantor ]. Rabinowitz
will conduct the musical program. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Thanksgiving services will be held in
the First Congregational church at IL
o'clock this morning. Special music by
the choir, directed by Samuel d. Mayer,
organist, will be a feature of the serv-
ices. Rev. George G. Adams, pastor of
the First Congregational church. will
preach the sermon. His topic will be
Prosperity Under the Reign of Wis
DOM"
At the Second United Presbyterian
church union thanksgiving services will
be held, in which the following
churches will participate: Lebanon,
Trinity and Holly Park Presbyterian.
Bethany and Bethlehem Congre gational.
Rev. oliver l.. Corbin of Bethlehem
congregational church will preach the
sermon, while Rev. S. G. Patterson will
read the presidents thanksgiving proc
lamation The invocation and benedic-
ton will be given by Rev. ]. NJ. McEl-
Kinney of Holly Park Presbyterian
church and Rev. R. Logan of Lebanon
Presbyterian church will read from the
scrip lures
Rev. E. K. Strong will offer the
Thanksgiving prayer. The musical pro-
gram will be as follows:
Vocal solo by Miss Meyer, accompa-
MED on organ by Mrs. Ladd; thanksgiv-
ing anthem by choir of Second United
Presbyterian church; Miss Lottie II.
KiIlyore, organist Miss Adelaide E.
Killyore, soprano; Miss Alice Bevilock-
way, alto; John Mario, tenor, and Ar
thur Kenyan, barytone.
Rev. George Gibson of the Emmanuel
Baptist church will conduct devotional
thanksgiving exercises which will last
one hour, beginning at II o'clock Miss
Lolita j. Underhill, organist, and Miss
Retta Dellwig will participate in an in
teresting musical program.
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