Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-02
MARTINsBURG. W. VA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2 1911
THANKSGIVING DAY
IN MART|NSBURG
Church Services Well Attended AND
Day osretiy celebrated--FYre.
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Thanksgiving was very quietly OBJ
served in Martinsburg. The atten.
dance at the church services was
larger probably than for some years
rast. Nearly all the stores were
closed for the day and practically no
business was transacted With tn
exception of the soft drink emporiums
everything was tighter even than on
Sunday Altogether. the day was gen
orally observed as holiday
In the morning the firemen drum
corps and Coqnrey's bald went to
chambershrrg, accompanied by few
citizens Others went over on the
afternoon train The special with the
firemen returned about 1890.
Several Odd Fellows took In the
celebration at Hagerstown. Outside
os these two points there was no gen
eral exodus of the people. or course
there were many who went out OF
town to spend the day with friends
or to enjoy a family dinner and AS a
consequence the Streets were rratty
veil deserted
Last evening the several shows.
feirs and other entertainments were
well patronized.
Union Thanksgiving Service.
The union thanksgiving service
was held In st. Johns Lutheran
church. Rev r. NJ, Woods. d. D., OF
the Presbyterian church. conducted
the service and the sermon was
PREACHED by Rev. W. A. Rorsh Of the
Christian church The speaker had
for his text. Prosperity Blessing !;
Likewise q Curse"
The discourse was carefully follow
ed by the congre CATION As he spoke
|of the great prosperity that had come
TO this nation and how rs nation we
had been blessed He spoke of ti3s
nation as the one which wonid lead
al. others TO the tight ana would be
the dominant power In the enlighten-
1nAnt 81 the world and the unity Of
the churches.
He spoke OF the national sins and
cited instances OF prosperity as a
curse. not only to q nation but TO In
6ividuals.
The opening anthem lord God, We
Worship Thee" by Adams, was sang
by the choir. DR.. w. r. Gruver. OF
the Uaited Brethren church. offered
tic opening prayer and Rev. w. ID.
McCurdy read the scripture lesson
Prof II. Rey Wolf played the offer
tory. The Offering was for the Davis
Child's Shelter Home. Rev. w f.
Locke, OF Trinity NJ. H. church, pro.
rounced the benediction.
At Christ Reformed Church.
An unusually large coslgre cation
attended the services in Christ Re-
formed church. The choir sang as an
opening anthem: 1.-THE Lord Of the
Harvest"
Following the opening prayer the
pastor read the proclamatioas OF the
President and governor, calling the
PEOPLE together in their accustomed
Places OF worship for the purpose OF
giving thanks. This was followed by
the singing OF the TIE deum.
DIR. Hofrheins, in his discourse,
spoke OF the national thanksgiving as
ii was originally observed and showed
the latterday tendency TO make IT a
holiday rather than day of thanks
giving and praise. He told of the
great prosperity of the nation OF to-
cay as compared with years past and
of the influence of this nation through
out the world. The discourse was
listened TO sttentatively by those
present
After the reception of the offering.
which was for the poor OF the oongre-
ga ton and tho church debt. the choir
sang THE Earth is the Lords"
The soloists were Misses elizabeth
Tfimble, Ella Brown and Clara Sake
man.
The prelude. offertory and postlude
were rendered By the organist.