Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
'SERWCES| IN CHURCHES.
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day that is being celebrated. Anthems OF
thanksgiving were sung by the chorus
choir.
Members of the congregations of the
First. Mount Pleasant and Ingram Me-
mortal Congregational churches were in
attendance.
Lutheran Services.
Thanksgiving service was held this
morning at IL o'clock in the Lutheran
Church of the .Atonement Rhode Island
avenue and North Capitol street. The
chancei was decorated with fruits, plants
and flowers. The pastor. Rev. |. Q. Bak-
er, preached on the text For We shall be
delightsome land. saith the Lord
Regular Thanksgiving day services were
held in the Concordia Lutheran Church,
u and 10Th streets northwest this morn
ing at II O'Clock. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Paul \. Mcneil. pastor of the
church Later baskets OF food and clothes
provided by the congregation were sent to
the poor
Rev j. r. a. DOermann pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church. 18th street be-
tween' . and r streets. ofiiciated at the
THANKSGIVING services which were held in
that church this morning at II o'clock.
At the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church 9th street and Maryland avenue
northeast, a union service was held this
morning at 1o::iD O'Clock in which the
Northeast W aShinston churches Joined.
me cnurches taking part were Keller
Memorial, Ninth Christian Eastern Pres
byterian, Douglas Methodist and Epwcrth
Methodist South. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Charles Neibel of the Eastern
PRESBYTERIAN Church. The special offer
ing taken mp at the service was for the
Casualty Hospital.
Thanksgiving services were held at St
Pauls Lutheran Church this morning at
IL O'Clock. The Rev. John r. Huddle
pastor of the church. OBLIGATED There
was special musical program
English and German Thank seiyins sery-
ices were planned for today in Zion Luz
theran Church, 9th and l. streets north
west. The German service was held this
morning at Ia O'Clock, and the English
service will he held at 1::in this evening
Rev. Carl r. Bergner. pastor of the
church. officiated at both services.
Rev. j. Luther Frantz conducted Thanks
giving services in st. Marks Lutheran
Church. Sth and 3 streets southwest at
1890 this morning There was special
music by the choir, and the offering taken
up will be given to the National Home
for the Aged.
Rev. f. w. AImendnger. pastor of St
Matthew'S Lutheran Church, ID street be-
tween 10th and 18th streets northeast,
conducted both English and German serv-
ices in his church today. The German
services were held at 1890 O'Clock. and
Thanks to the Lord The English serv-
ices VIII be held at 1870 this evening.
Swedenborgian Services.
The regular service was held at the
Church of the New Jerusalem at IL
o'clock this morning, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Frank Sewall. and
special music by the choir. There was
the usual Thanksgiving offering for the
benefit of the ministers pension fund.
Unitarians and Universalists.
Members of the congregations of Ali
Souls Unitarian Church and of the
Church Of Our Father, Universalist, at
tended a union Thanksgiving service at
IL o'clock this morning in the Church of
Our Father, 18th and L streets northwest.
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR.. L.
G. B. Pierce, pastor of All Souls Church.
Christian Services.
A sunrise prayer meeting was held this
morning from O'Clock to s by the Chris
Christian Church.
There was union service of the Ep-
worth Memorial Methodist. the Eastern
L IL
Keller Memorial Lutheran and Douglas
Memorial Methodist churches this morn
ing at the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. DR.. Neville of the Eastern Pres
byterian Church preached the sermon.
At the services this morning at the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church Rev L.
E. Murray preached in place of Rev.
Frederick D. Power, who is out of the
city
Catholic Services.
Solemn high mass was celebrated at the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church, 18th
street and Park road northwest at 8
o'clock this morning. Rev. Father Nc
Gee, the pastor, chanted the mass Rev.
Charles Warren Currier preached a SER
mon on Reasons for Thanksgiving The
balance of the program consisted of the
recitation of the prayer for the authori-
ties. the singing og the hymn Holy God.
We Praise Thy Name" The choir under
the leadership of L. E. Cannon. sang
Haydn's Third Mass
Mass was celebrated in ST. Peters
Church, I'd and G streets southeast, this
morning at o'clock. Father O'Brien. the
pastor, was the celebrant. Rev. NJ. J.
Ripple of New York city will preach q
sermon this evening at 1880 o'clock.
At the Immaculate Conception Church.
OIL duu ~ OIL CCtS boi lii"CSt, liiSl ildSS
was celebrated at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Father Mari, the pastor.
High mass was celebrated in ST.
Stephens and ST. Joseph's churches at
8 o'clock, and at st. Martins Church on
North Capitol street at the same hour
the mass was memorial mass for
the members Of the Catholic Relief and
Beneficial Association.
AT st. Mary's Church at 8 O'Clock high
mass was celebrated by Father Wunnen-
berg, the pastor of the parish.
The Thanksgiving services in st. Mat
thew's Church, at 18th and Rhode Is
land avenue northwest, consisted of a
high mass at O'Clock. There was no
sermon.
At. 8 o'clock this morning high mass
was celebrated in st. AloySiuS Church,
North Capitol and I streets. The SER
mon of the occasion was preached by the
pastor, Rev. Eugene de l.. Mcdonnell
8. j.
Hebrew Services.
There were no services today at Adas
Israel (Orthodox) Hebrew Temple. Rabbi
Abram Simon preached at the 10 o'clock
service this morning at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation Temple.
Indorse McElroy for G.. A. r. Chief.
At a conference of friends of Col. John
McElroy last night. it was announced
f.,rtaop IF he core,1teop