The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-01
OBSERVE DAY WITH
RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Churches Join in Divine Wor-
ship in Rendering Thanks
for BenelicenceS.
SERMONS ARE FORCEFUL
Ministers Explain Significance
of Occasion and Point Out
Duty of Mankind.
SERMONS ARE FORCEFUL

fHalkkElFinL To- iHf blNtF 'i h4t 6''4'
churches OF snit Lake yesterday stood
upon common ground. Difference IN
belief as 10 religions forms. doctrines
and the plan of salvation were forgot
Ten. while services were !n'pfcsslvciy
conducted IN recognition or blessings rc-
celvcd and comforts enjoyed The OBJ
servaucc OF Thanksgiving dsv Was sen-
srnI and tho sermons delivered voiced
the grateful fcelinss of multitude Of
sincere people.
~ tho ST. Marks cathedral IN the. fore
noon. fh. RcV. Dean :. z tollaohN
preached from The 'nincty-Sscpud psalm
On j1c theme, 1T II "a good thinE To give
thanks unto thc Lord ~ The Liberty
Park ~ r. church. beginning al lo;i5
O'Clock. union services were hcld. In
"iudiug members OF phi!llps CouErcSa-
iionol church, Liberty PARK NJ T.
church. INcsimiusicr Prcsb, tcrlau
church. Third Proshytc-inn church and
mr. ~. T.. church. Tire R'S. T.. y.
Simpfln WIS tie SPEAKER. Union >cTt-
Ices were also held in The firs, pres--
bJtsTian church, in which Joined mcm-
bcrs OF the First Congregational church.
Firs, Methodist Episcopal church. First
Presby 'edsn church f,rs. Baptist
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
Dr. y. e. Short. 'rhe Rcv. W. ". Reese
Delivered the sermon al 'nc htauy s"rN-
ices held iu -. Pnui4 Episcopal church
nt 1899 o'clock. while special ritual
was read ~ ,h- union services of tive
First and S~eond Christian churches In
tIC new cIificc on THIRD South street
Significance OF Day.
IN DIE sermon Al The cathedral. Dean
Colladay spoke 90 Nh" supreme value or
Thanksgiving dag. declaring that " sim
pv emphaaizcd the Juty OF giving
tharks to God us the rcaJ Sircr cf all
good thinEs. lie ssid In part;
you know that all good. material ~
we'll ae spiritual. comes FROM God. tho
Mmis n tp'her When YOU arc called
uoDn v, suffer. yoJ arc permitted TO
share with chritt in Gods uiterance nf
Himself Ia this world that needs Him
80 sorciv. set knows " not u is all
from God-aD bot The moral cvil-and
Al cBu@e f"r thaukfulUrss. TIN. g. orr
faith Wo look up to God ss the giycr
of the plentiful harvest of peace We Gu
1oy. 81 the spiritual discplins and Joy
aSerbc 70 al 10 Him. and "" know that
v~ should thrrsf forc render unto tho
lord thanks The services were In
tHrsported r'th music OF special excel
icucc.
Strive 20 Find God.
The R",. Edgar e. Moore conducted
the union services AZ Tho Liberty Park
Methods, church. nnJ the Rev. y. ..
NcSlrcc offered the invocation. Music
va. furpisicd by the church choir The
Rev. y. \. Simpkln spoke at length on
Tho subject. Nv hat ShaN / Render tnto
tlse Lord for Al HIs Benefits Toward
1t ia significant that from the very
frst unfolding OF Tho flower of dc
iuncracy ON our American soil. IN tho Ear
Pilgrim dsy of strcsS and hearty pow
crtv iu colonial days OF widening ne,
in tho .ad. serious. triumphant hour
Nhcn 'hc foundation stones Or national
up 10 tho fNNurious decades that closed
the last century. Americans were pos-
~~sscd Nth sons" ~ God = power and
presence IN tho land.
md ~
IN duiCier. sob"rrr perhaps more
p~ss uiFtic Franc of mind than IN any
In almost two decades. There ~ li',le
iuhiintion. lcFs Elad and generous iol-
lty. Seriousness is n note IN many
lives 10 which the serious mote has long
been "a stranger.
nrss Is the compulsory iot uf multi
iudcs. \ great social and ethical
Rvake nlnE D. forming I, Is good Tor
America that II should come. The pleas
urc spirit min to madness has en-.
frsble5. crgrosscd. sucr,htod. clnacia;rd
and cmarcuiatc1. II - good 10 - made
20 think. oven " s, be by the pain Of.
pressing burdens,
In tho church ,loquen; words and
swcst-ton'd worship have mAdo men
forget tho living Christ of ministry. Let
us now br moro practicable.
Believing that tho tragic hours that
our land has passed through has been
due 20 tho fac' that God and ITS law
has bsen irft out. u may l. said tina,
him"
Strength IN God
~ THE YirSt PreIeytorau church the
invocation vab made by the RNv. Dc. W.
pyins seats or the platform were the
Rev. :. T. Talbot. bishop OF the Meth
oiift Episcopal church of this field. the
Rev Francis BurEettn Short ~ tho First
Elmer I Goshen 81 tho First Congrcga
'ionsl church. and tho Rev. 9. II. Neci
The Rev. Mr Goshen save tho scrip
'vfsl reading and Nf >ccl pronouncssi
the bcDcdirtion. mixed quartcttc rem
dsred special n1uHic
icTi. Then Said David 20 tho PhllEtinc
Thou cOtnrSt 20 fuc with sword aud
with spear. and with shield. but 7
como 20 thee IN the uamc OF the Lord
- hosts. the cod q tho armies of Isracl
whom fhpu hast dcfet.
We ara ,hausfIl for the modern pa
Nd and for The nSht hc is making o.
~ryThcr- IN The Sorld against blgotry.
ignorance. rIperEti''ou and slavery" u,
aid Many o. tho people a The world
ars held IN a condition ~orS. than pre-.
vailed during the days ~ Slavc-y. Thcy
are W mental b0ndaEr- held down rs
the sgPcrsiitiou snd Intolerance - the
prsseni Herr. ihe modern David h1s a
<rard hrid FOR struggle.
Ms message - fou this Thnnksgiv-
in= morning is thar wc al should -
Modern psvids IN the struggle against
ful Tor our churches. tor our Institutions
- learning and lsT ~ remember that
there arc Important problems 20 solve
Origin Of Thanksgiving.
ir -, IAub church foiioving x-n-
ersi supplicaiiou exercises and musical
programme. the Rev Mr.. Reese rpok :
~ length % tho motives that prompted
ths Puriipns 90 sai th- ecehn apny from
thsir native land 10 a place where th.,-
,,ouii worship God according 20 th~ die
rsf~z ~ thsir conscience. lie -F~rgn,ei
thclr harishirs after hndluE iu this
country and u ths origin % ThanksEir-
ir- dav.
AIfrcd Potts arst rradr-. presided A.
'h~ services % the Christian s-i.ncc
churches With Mrs. Nina PsEr second
reader. A. assistant. Misc Stella Angel
rendered Solos- special ritual va
rad and many % those present hor,.
testimonials % what Christian Science
had done FOR thcm and % tho many
dressings and -cemfoTtr - lfe for which
they Rad reason 10 bc thankful