New-York tribune., 1910-11-25
THANKSGIVING IN Church
Large Congregations at Special
Services Throughout the City.
MANY LAYMEN I'M PULPlIS
Every Effort Made to Give Day a
Festive and Impressive
Aspect.

Churches of the city observed ThanksglV-
ing Dav with special services. and appro-
pirate sermons We're delivered from most
of the puIpits. The various congregations
assembled in unusually large numbers, and
every effort was made to give the day
festive and impressive aspect
Among the preachers yesterday were
many Iaymen. Isaac F. Russell, chief JUS
ttce OF the Court of Special Sessions. spoke
from the pulpit of the Calvary Methodist
Church. No 129th street and Seventh ave-
nue. His theme was taken from Presi-
dent Taft's proclamation, Peace, Progress
and Prosperity
This is our heritage said Chief justice
Russell "and no matter what happened
at the recent election, God will still take
care of this city, state and nation. He
spoke OF the spirit of war which is in most
people. and told how war develops courage
and the strenuous life.
But this IS the great day Of the spread
of constitutional government" he con-
tinued, "and that demands an Intelligent
electorate That is the great glory of our
compulsory educational system.
We can rejoice at the result Of the cleo
ton The majority is always glad even if
the high cost of living is still stalking
among us. It is not enough that the sal
aries OF judges and doctors of divinity are
raised that they may meet the increased
cost
Political HousecIeanng.
But this election shows that some one
has been doing his duty Current prac-
| tees have been frowned upon. 1t is not
question of party but of men. Legis-
lators who have been bribed have been
turned out.
Il think that Mr. Roosevelt is a great
asset OF this country, and mind YOU
am not saying word about his political
| reputation, nor how much of it he may
| have left, but I do say that we will re-
| member Colonel Roosevelt not for the men
| he killed at San Juan Hill. but for the
men he saved down there. He has dared
| to hope where other men have despatred-'
But summing 1t all up. when we look
| back over the year Just ended and those
which have passed before it we have cause
for Thanksgiving. for before US stands out
prominently the truth Of that phrase OF
President Taft, peace, progress and pros
perity."
Old Trinity Church attracted many peo-
pie to it's simple service OF gladness. The
church, delivered a short thanksgiving SER
uIcn.
Al the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church the Rev DR.. Parkhurst preached on
| the text How much better is q than
! a sheep" Or. Parkhurst said that man is
| coInputabIe IN terms of dollars and cents
physically, Intellectually and morally, and
! hat this value is increased by education.
| At ST Patrick's Cathedral the annual
| memorial mass for the deceased members
| of the Catholic Benevolent Legion was
celebrated yesterday Two thousand per-
| sons attended the services
| Bishop Greer of1ciated at the annua.
| communion service yesterday Of the Broth
erhOod OF ST. Andrew. held in the crypt
Of the Cathedral Of St John the Divine.
| He was assisted by Archdeacon Nelson. the
! Rev DR. Henry Lubeck and Canon Jones.
In his sermon Bishop Greer spoke of the
times when God seems TO make his presence
! felt to all usually in times of great caIaIn-
ity-
| Every one has The spirit OF God in him. 50
| said Bishop Greer, the religious sense, but
| usually, and for the most part, this is a
! dormant sense. a dreaming sense There
| are only a few in whom this sense works
| strongly in whom it is active and awake.
| Sometimes it seems more active among the
| Iafty than the clergy. It seems TO me as it
seems to others, that this is laymen's day
| in the Church
There is in this diocese, with its thou
sands OF communicates. a latent spiritual
power which. II awakened, could effect
| great spiritual changes in state, nation, and
| even the world"
The congregations of the Madison Ave
nue. Reformed Church and the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church held d union meet
| ing in the Fifth avenue edifice. The Rev.
DR.. William Carter preached the sermon,
| n which he said that the word is being
| questioned and rejected by too many to-
day" that the Sabbath IS being increas-
ingly desecrated by modern pleasures and
indiferences and that the churches are be-
| ing neglected.
ART EXHIBITIONS AND SALES.