The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-02
THANKSGIVING DAY
WAS GENERALLY
OBSERVED HERE
RELIGIOUS SERVICES. REUNIONS
AND PAsTIMEs WERE
FEATURES.
MUCH GIVEN TO GOOD CAUSES
Church Services Well Attended.
Hundreds Visit Nashville. NImrods
Are out by Hundreds-ThanksgIV-
ing Spirit Prevailed.

Thanksgiving day was generally OBJ
served In Columbia, and the day from
the standpoint Of enjoyment, was q
great success, and business was total
Iy suspended by many, and partially
suspended by almost everyone, and
Il was given to rest, religious worship
and pastimes Of various kinds.
Religious Services Well Attended.
Services were held in the morning
ut three Of the churches and were well
attended. The first services were at
$3.50 o'clock at st. Peters Episcopal
church, and were conducted by Rev.
Edwin Andrews.
The congregations of the First Bap-
dist, First Methodist and First Cum
6erIand Presbyterian churches held
union services at the First Baptist
church at 10 a. m, conducted by Rev.
w. T. Haggard, Of the First Methodist
church.
The theme OF the seromn Of Rev.
w. T. Haggard was, What Thanks
giving day means to US as a nation"
The sermon was an eloquent and able
bne, and delivered in the forcefuI and
Impressive manner which character
AEes the discourses Of Rev. w. T. Hag-
=@rA
He was given close attention |
throughout, and the sermon was great
~ enjoyed.
Rev. P. d. Freeman, of the South
Columbia Methodist church, was pres
@nt at the services, as was Rev. W. T. i
Ussery.
A solo by Miss Kittie Brownlow was
. feature Of the musical program.
I Liberal Offering Made.
A liberal offering was made for the
Kings Daughters, amounting to 1855.
ghis shows that the true Thanksgiv-
ing spirit prevailed and was manifest
I'd in a practical manner.
At First Presbyterian Church.
Services were held at the First
Presbyterian church at II a. m, con-
Quoted by the pastor, DR.. J. G. Molloy.
The sermon was an able one, clear, 4
convincing and eloquent, delivered in e
DR. Molloy's straightforward, earnest s.
manner and was appropriate to the n
lime and the occasion and thoroughly ii
enjoyed by all H
The theme was 1.-THE joy Of the "
@ord Is your strength" d.
Worthy Objects Remembered. ~
The synod Of. the church at it's last T.
Meeting askedfall churches to take an or
for5fthe support of Monroe a,
Harding 9fphanage at Nashville and l.
mostlfberal Offering was mad& but
he ahount could not be learned this G.
morning.
An offering of provision clothing,
tic, was alsSS taken for the relief of
he needy Of the city, and to be sent
b the needy mountaineers. that va
burcb 1ooko after da
The response to all these calls was te
host generous, and sacks of -four and ST
,ther provisions wrere received In on
uantities almost sufficient to stock :
rocery store. The provisions were
aried and such as will be Of the most
tactical benefit.
The supply of clothes and clothing
las also remarkable, and OF good n
uality, and probably exceeded any
primer collection of the kind in value
nd amount.
1uch Money for Kings Daughters. =.
The Kings Daughters collection, 1t
J thought, will be one of the largest
hey ever secured, and while the
mount could not be ascertained this
enough is known to indicate ne
nat 1t will be a. good one. This mon
y will be used by this most excellent
in relieving distress in
olubia.
The contents of the boxes had not is
cen counted this morning, but with
he Offering taken at the Baptist lin
hurch Thursday and from estimates me
; to the total amount there is no
oubt 1t will be handsome one.
Many Went to Nashville. uul
Many people visited Nashville and Col
ljoyed the football game, the shows, rer
nd other attractions to be seen at tao
10 capital city. uni
About 800 tickets were sold from sor
lis city for Nashville. wa
The afternoon was delightful az far PHI
, the weather was concerned and the pos
visitors enjoyed the trip wa
loroughly.
Many Went Hunting. Ger
Fundreda NJ men and boya were In Ne