The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-25
Interesting Thanksgiving Ser.
mons al Downtown
Edifices.
Day is Being Quietly 0bseiv.
ca Here.
EVERYTHING Is CLOSED UP.

Thanksgiving this morning, which !;
a quiet holiday in Paducah. The
shops and hanks are closed all day
az are some retail stores. The other
retail stores closed at noon. The
postofice is observing holiday hours
This morning services were held at
the Broadway Methodist church,
whore the Rev. G.. W. Banks
preached; at Grace church. where the
Rev. ID. c. Wright preached; at the
First Baptist, where the Rev. @. b.
smalley preached: at st. Francis de
Sales with one mass: the East and
Twelfth Street Baptist churches and
the Christian Science rooms In the
Three Links building.
Tonight services will be held at the
German Evangelical. German Luth-
eran and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches. This afternoon services
will be held at the Meohanicsburg
Methods church.
AZ Grace Church.
DR.. ID. G. Wright, who preached at
Grace church this morning. took his
text from Matt. XIV. "a. His subject
was. "How Many Loaves Have We.
or Gods Prodlgallty and Economy"
DR.. Wright said In general that
while Providence Is always liberal
even to seeming prodigality, there Is
never any waste. This Is apparent in
nature. A great tree springs up and
attains immense proportions; but IL
would not have been possible for that
tree TO attain It's full development
were II not Tor the smaller yegeta-
ton that has sprung up and died and
gone 10 enrich the soil at It's roots.
A Washington Is produced when need
ed. but that Washington sums up in
his character the heroic qualities OF
thousands OF lesser washingtons that
preceded him and died unsung. The
sermon was a. exposition OF the
necessity for everyone to perform his
part IN the economy OF Providence.
~ the First baptist.
The Rev. @. u. Smaliey. pastor OF
the Second Baptist church. preached
at the union service at the First Bap-
list church this morning. His text
was II Cor. xii, Is.
lie said In part:
"Gratefulness Is always Indicative
OF greatness In respect TO notions or
individuals. Blessed Is that notion
whose God Is the Lord has been
verified In the history OF the Ameri-
can people No fact in the history OF
the human family Is more pathetic
than. the inRratitude shown by the
chosen people that people that was
the most tendeyly mersed and most
bounteously blessed by our gracious
Heavenly Father
"Our appreciation for the gifts
both temporal and spiritual can be
proven IN no better manner than to
gladly serve God, the giver OF all
blessings. The spirit of sacrifice was
pre-eminent in the life OF Christ. His
truest followers have been truly
thankful for the smallest blessings,
and have not failed to impress the
world thft they were by their self
sacrificing lives. Such was the life
OF Paul, who said TO his Corinthian
brethren. 4 will very gladly spend
and be spent for you"
Dr. Banks Sermon.
At the Broadway Methodist church
this morning the Rev. @. w. Banks.
pastor OF Fountain Avenue Methodist
church. said In part:
Thanksgiving day Is a time when
all the people of the great republic
are called upon for an expression of
gratitude to Almighty God for his
merciful blessings upon the children
OF men. We are reminded by the
proclamation of such a day that we
are dependent upon an All Father for
blessings both temporal and spiritual.
The day Is announced on the broadest
basis of religious liberty not even in
the name of Christ, but in the name
OF Almighty God, 30 that both Jew
and Gentle can meet together in this
service and give expression to the
HdilNt ItlthiouS lhotih'N 'hd' iAN'o anu
breathes IN the bosom of each. No
grace In human life is of higher value
than that of gratitude. Gratitude and
the want OF II marks the dividing line
between the gentleman and the ruff
fan.
ITO use the multitudinous bless
lngs from God without the warmth
OF gratitude Is to put oneself among
the baser sort. On the other hand
to carry in our bosoms the feeling OF
gratefulness is to take place among
the refined and cultured. The highest
order OF gratefulness is that that
looks up to God, the author OF all