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Heavens Thanksgiving.

We have appointed days for general
and public services of thanksgiving In
our nation 1t is good custom. 1t
should be observed with reverence and
holy rejoicing for all the national and
individual blessings bestowed upon us.
Those who have a thankful spirit every
day can all the better join IN the
services of the national Thanksgiving
day.
Praise is comely.
1t is comely in the individual, it is
comely in the nation.
righteousness eXalteth nation, out
sin is reproach to any people"
In the vision of ST. John (Rev., 5:S-14
we have an account of wonderful
thanksgiving occasion. 1t Is the one
to which all other thanksgiving days
point.
1t is the Thanksgiving over the trans
cendent merit and worthiness Of Christ
in being able to take and open the
book of Gods eternal counsels. The
apostle describes the unbounded joy
and earth.
They sang new song. A song or
praise to the Lamb that was slain-one
part sung Oy tuc GIuICii, NY tiiC
angels and another by every creature
And this was the song:
Thou art worthy to take the book
and to open the seals thereof; for Thou
vast slain. and hast redeemed us unto
God by Thy blood out OF every kind. eu.
and tongue and people and nation.
And hast made US into our God. kings
and priests; and we shall reign on the
earth.
"And l teheld and heard the voice Of
many angels :" and the number
of them was ten thousand times ten
thousands and thousands Of thousands;
saying with a loud voice, Worthy is
the Lamb that was slain to receive
power and riches and wisdom and
strength and honor and glory and
blessing.
And every creature which is in
heaven and on the earth, and under
the earth. and such as are in the sea,
and all that are in them, heard l saying.
BLESSING and honor and glory and power
be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne.
and unto the Lamb forever and ever"
Let us sing the songs of praise and
THANKSGIVING here on earth, that our
hearts and voices may be attuned to
sing above that glorious thanksgiving
anthem of Blessing and honor and
glory and power unto Him that sitteth
upon the throne and unto the Lamb
forever and ever"
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the various feasts instituted in the old
Jewish economy. The feasts OF Weeks.
of Tabernacles, of Peace offerings, OF
Drink offerings and others, all had this
meaninp--a passing or transient thought
is unworthy OF a standing mercy
In the Old Testament We have many
examples OF memorials being erected TO
encourage lasting recognition of God 8
goodness When God gave TO Jacob the
land He had aforetime given to Abraham
and Isaac, IL is recorded that Jacob set
up a pillar in the place where he talked
with Him, even pillar of stone; and he
poured a drink offering thereon, and he
poured oil thereon; and called the name
of the place where God spake with him,
Bethel"
When God caused His people under the
leadership of Joshua to pass safely over
Jordan, twelve stones We're taken from
the midst of the river and a memorial
was erected AT Gilgal. 1t was to be a
sign that when their children asked OF
their fathers in time TO come. What
mean ye by these stones? the answer
would be That the waters OF Jordan
were cut off before the ark of the cove
nant OF the Lord: and these stones shall
lie for a memorial unto the children OF
Israel forever
When the hosts Of the Philistines were
smirt.n and subdued by divine interpo-
sition we are told that Samuel took a
stone and set il between MiZpah and
Shen and called the name of IT Ebenezer.
saving. Hitherto hath the Lord helped
us"
Then there was the memorial of the
golden pot of mamma In gratitude to
God for feeding Israel for forty years IN
the Wilderness an cmer OF mamma was
rlaced ii a pot and laid up before the
Testimony 10 he kept for token of God $
goodness to AL coming generations.
In these examples, and many Others
that might be given, We have illustrator
that the goodness of God is to be kept
in perpetual remembrance by such me-
morals in our hearts of His love as will
prompt continual service of Thanksgiving
and praise
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exbortation to rejoice is as imperative
as it is to obey. ~
Make joyful noise unto the l.oIu. al
va lands Serve the Lord with gadness,
come before His presence with singing.
Enter into His gates with THANKSGIVING
and into His courts with praise; be
thankful unto Him and bless His name.
fer the Lord is good: His mercy Is ever,
generations" .,,
These words Of the psalmist are very
unfortunate in their appeal that all
should both feel and express thanksgiv-
ing and Iraise. They should come VIII
great force TO the hearts of all of Cod 5
believing children now. and when the
time comes in which all nations shall
know and serve the Lord the sum
mons will be fully answered by all the
inr abitants Of the earth making JOY
full noise unto God.
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Qnnibfrsarp

TOMORROW marks the beginning of
W the fourteenth year of DR.. Donald
C. MacLeod's pastorate at the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church. During these years
the church has enjoyed marked growth
and prosperity. In the morning an al an
niversary sermon will be preached. Ihe
choir will render a special mus1cal pro.
gram. In the evening the pastor will
deliver an illustrated lecture on The
Land of the Rising Sum-
Personal Praise is to be the subject
of Rev. DR.. J. J. Muir. pastor of Temple
Baptist Church, tomorrow morning; In
the evening the pastors SUBJECT VIII De
Whats Worth While"
'How Many Will Be Saved?' is the
subject Rev. E. Hez Swem will discuss
in Centennial Baptist Church tomorrow
evening. His morning subject will be
"A Star Christian" Three choirs have
been organized at the church. one for
boys, another for girls and one Of adults.
j. \: i
In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow evening the pastor Rev. w. r..
Wedderspoon, will begin a series of SER
mons on the topic Stirring Questions" :"
The first theme will be why Do We Ex-
ist?" Tomorrow morning the theme OF
his discourse will be '"rhe Christian for
Today" Tuesday evening there will be
a reception in honor of the members
who have Joined the church since the
beginning of the conference year. The
pastor will preach the annual Thanks
giving sermon Thursday at II am. {
X 4 4 X
At the regular monthly meeting of ST.
Stephens Chapter of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew. held Thursday, decision
was reached to Immediately commence
campaign in ST. Stephens Episcopal par
ish to increase the attendance at tie
Sunday evening services. During Advent
these services will be held under the
auspices of the brotherhood, and invited
clergy will deliver the addresses. The
members Of the chapter and certain
int tod In 1xrill alro
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Comfort, Confirmation, Conviction.

Primarily the TRANSPORTATION, which
forms the center of the seven great events
in Jesus earthly life. viz. the birth. the
baptism. the temptation. the transfgura-
ton, the cruc fixion, the resurrection and
the ascension. was for the assurance ana
comfort of Christ. The preceding week
had been full Of trial. The disciples re-
pugnance to accept the whole truth
about His earth y career filled His heart
with disappointment. The shadow of the
cross fills His heart with the longing for
1.-The glory that was His before the world
was; so He sought in the evening hour an
opportunity for secret prayer. We fail
to receive the spiritual strens tn that we
should from the life of Jesus, because
we forget that He did not live the life
of the Son of God in the world with any
reliance upon aid that did not come to
Him as man working under human con-
ditions.
At every supreme crisis in Jesus LIE
we find Him in prayer, which Is nota-
BILE example to us of the need OF prayer
at every critical houl (and every hour IN
our lives presents crisis) in life. Christs
cry for comfort received threshold
answer that prepared Him for what lay
before Him. The revelation of His glory
placed the crown before the cross, en-
abled Jesus, who for the joy set be-
fore Him endured the cross, despising
shame" calmly to face Jerusalem, con-
fident that the cross was understood by
the heavenly hosts and that He was
doing the will Of His Father. whose
voice had approved His plan to taste
death for every man.
He was crowned with glory and honor
for the suffering of death. The presence
of Moses who disappeared from sight on
the top of Pisgah. and the place of whose
sepuicher has remained unknown. and
Elijah, who went up In a whirtwind to
heaven, speaking about His exodus mot
the gloom of death, but the glory of His
resurrection lifted the cloud OF darkness
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Deo gratias, Thanks be to God" These
words were constantly on his lips.
Ont day he came upon two men who
were engaged in fighting a duel. He
rushed between them. grasped their
swords and held them firmly, crying,
Say Dec gratias, my brethren; say Dec
gratias, each of YOU
Turned aside from their intention they
repeated the mighty words.
Now your battle is done" said the
monk.
He listened to the grievance of EACH
reconciled them and they parted friends.
He came at length to be called Brother
Dec Gratias. The children would surround
him crying "Deo Gratias, Brother Felix,
Deo Gratias."
He would reply with great pleasure
My dear children, Dec gratias! God
bless you ALL"
1t would be happy. indeed, for us all II
Dec gra.ias were inscribed on our hearts
and the words Thanks be to God ever
fell reverently from our lips.
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KebihaI

q PECIAL evangelstic meetings will be
- held in the Riverdale Presbyterian
Church beginning Monday evening and
continuing all the week. Ministers from
Washington will preach as follows: Rev.
J. H. Dunham Of Western Presbyterian
Church, Monday night; DR.. Macleod of
First Presbyterian Church. Tuesday night
Thursday. Rev. L., NJ. Chambers of Nc
kend. ee Methodist Church; DIR. Wood OF
There will be Thanksgiving praise and
song service Sunday night, Noyem-
ber "A, at 7:45, assisted by orchestra and
special music by the choir. The clergy
man for Wednesday evening will be
chosen later.
Rev. Sigmon Rhee. Persian Christian,
graduate of Harvard University, and
connected with the Y. NJ CA, will make
an address. at the o'clock evening Serv-
ice at Mount Tabor NJ. P. Church, 35th
and Wisconsin avenue, tomorrow. He
will tell of missionary progress in his
native country, and of hardships and per-
secutions experienced as a Christian there.
special musical program will be rem
dered.
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THE Finest of All Arts-the Art of
Keeping Well.'' is the subject of the adj
dress to be given by DR.. char es e. Bar
ker, physical adviser for President Taft,
at the Sunday afternoon assembly OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. tomorrow.
X x x
Rev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
speak in the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church tomorrow morning on
the subject THE Writing on the WALL"
and in the evening THE Burden of the
City"
!: < \: X
A Thanksgiving service will be held
tomorrow evening in the Fifth Baptist
Church. when the Andrew Jackson Coun-
ell of the Junior Order of United Amer
can Mechanics will attend in a body and
occupy reserved seats All fraternal pa
triotic order members are specially in
vited. Pastor John f. Briggs will preach
the sermon. There will be decorations
and special and appropriate music. Sew
eral persons will be baptized at the be-
ginning of the service.
X X X
Rev. DIR. William NJ. Pettis, formerly
president of st. Thomas College of Hol y
| Springs, Miss, has recently become as
sistant rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
x x 4
Solemn high mass will be celebrated in
| ST. Patrick's Church tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock by Mgr. Russell. The SER
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"Tbe Aetn 1ife"

n AN God save the people?
y Is the new life higher life?
These are two questions which Evan
gelist G. B. Raymond of New York
plans to answer in his address before
the Washington Temple cOngree alton
non-sectarfan) in New Masonic Temple
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He will
speak on 1.-THE New Life
A number of notable lecturers and
clergymen have accepted invitations to
address the new congregation each Sun
day afternoon during the winter, and II
is expected that the attendances, which
have been large. will steadily increase
from week to week u.
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devotion and manly affection seldom
equaled.
Up from his tending Of the sheep the
shepherd David came-came to bring
greetings from the folk at home to his
two stalwart brothers, warriors in the
host of Saul, first King of Israel The
sight which smote his eyes was also one
that reused his righteous ire, and in
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musiral 5erhife

~ HE usual monthly musical interpre-
VI, taton by the choir OF sa, mew =, ,o =
~ Avenue Presbyterian Cnurch To-
morrow evening will be in suggestive mar
mony with the Thanksgiving season. II
will be a study of Testers new ana Deau-
tifu, harvest cantata, Seed Time ana
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BitSSiIlS iCtCANSu
we will not be
thankful.
The spirit of
Thanksgiving is a
result of medita-
ton. 1t is not a
transient feeling or
emotion, but an
abiding state or
quality of the mind
and heart.
1t was the spirit
of gratitude and
praise that God de-
signed to teach by
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or eight, incluoinS
the day Of confes-
sion and the night
of the transfigura-
ration. had passed
since Peter con-
fessed the faith of
the twelve that
Je SuS was the
Christ, the Son OF
the living God. The
Master had tarried
for that week in
t h q vicinity of
Caesarea Phillippi
teaching to the dis
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gain q larger life.
T w o Scriptures
have been given us
today from which to
draw some lessons on
self-giving. The first
Is in some respects
the most patheticaily
unselfish story in all
history, sacred or
profane. Insane jeal-
ousy, gloomy fore
boding and harsh in
justice form the
background for a
picf,Yro Of lInSelGS b
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Great have been the rejoicings In Bull
garia over the victories against the
Turks. King Ferdinand. with the two
princes, their staffs and most of the civil
population, attended on October %
thanksgiving service at the Stara Zagora
Cathedral for the capture of Kirk kilisse
and the other victories Of the Bulgarian
arms They were received at the door
of the cathedral by the metropolitan In
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silver miter and vestments Of cloth OF
gold.
OF the service a correspondent says:
ITO celebrate the first distinctive victory
of the Bulgarian arms a great TIE Deum
was held in the cathedral here this morn
ing. full company of the royal guards
in field kit with gray overcoats marched
through the streets and formed a guard
of honor at the princil al entrance to the
cathedral. The headquarters staff was
present and all the foreign attaches"
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mon of the occasion will be preached by
Rev. J.. M. Mcnamara.
X X
Rev. Benjamin D. Cav, pastor of the
West Washington Baptist Church, will
preach the sermon at the union Thanks
giving service of the Bapt1sts OF wash
ington in Calvary Baptist Church Thurs
day morning.
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TOPIC:
The Christian Virtues. XII.
Gratitude.
PS., I47: :I-2o.
Thinkful.

"He that has nature in him must be
grateful
',ris the Creators primary great law.
That links the chain of bsings to each
other,
Joining the greater to the lesser nature.
Tying the weak and strong, the poor and
powerful
Suhdtling men to brutes, and even brutes
TO men.
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TheTranshguration. Mark,
9:2-I3.
Golden Text A voice
came out of the cloud, say
ing: This is my Son, my
chosen; hear We Him." And
when the voice came, Jesus
was found alone. Luke, o:35.
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Solves Scriptural Statements.

During the descent the next morning.
Jesus charged the three witnesses TO
be silent concerning their experience until
after His resurrection. They lheld their
peace and told no man in those days any
of the things which they had seen. The
other disciples were not prepared to re-
ceive II. and evidently they. although
their faith ad been restored by the trans
figurat7on, did not understand what they
had Witnessed. If they had told of their
wonderful vision, which produced a Won
derful change in them both, as can be
easily seen in the writings of Peter and
John, and in their Master, the reports
Of the TRANSPORTATION would have aroused
false hopes among tie people, After the
resurrection their testimony would
strengthen the faith of those who would
be prepared by their Masters triumph
over the grave to receive the truth re-
vealed to them on the mountain. They
questioned among themselves what tho
r sing again from the dead should mean,
proving t. at even they must walt for thac
event to understand II.
The disciples considered that the ap-
pearance of Elijah was in fulhllment OF
the Prophecy of Malachi, 4:5, and they
expressed surprise that he had not come
before the advent of Christ. Jesus solved
their problem by showing them that in
John the Baptist there was tie fulfillment
of the prophecy concerning Elijah. The
Baptist had sought to recall men to God
a
been pred cted. John had been prevented
by the refusal of the people to turn TO
Christ, whom he had pointed out as the
Messiah. The fate of John, Jesus told
them. he must suffer to fulfill the other
Scriptures that foretold the sufferings OF
the Son of man.
The convictions that filled the disciples
on the mountain top that night lasted
t roughout their life. The message that
they heard from the voice that came from
heaven is the one all men ought to hear
and heed The deity of Jesus is the foun-
dation of our faith in Christ as a per-
sonal Savior, the basis of our hopes for
eternal life. We must follow his practice
of prayer IL we wish to hear the com.
forting acknowledgment from the Father
that we are His children. Prayer to God
preceded the message from heaven to
men. When we cry. God be merciful TO
me, a sinner" then we shall understand
the glories of the celestial Wis on. We
must demonstrate by a transformed life
that we have heard the heavenly voice,
saying unto us, IT'S is my Son, my
chosen: hear we Him.. If in this life We
look and see Jesus only we can lay
aside the sin. take up our cross daily and
follow Him, for just as the Master was
strengthened for the valley by the vision
of coming glory, SO He viii fill us with
the presence and power of the Holy Spirit
that might endure hardness through
are ever transfigured Ii will be revealed
by a. life radiant with service that VIII
glorify God by helping men
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Gptnortb league
Topic
By
REV. SAMUEL w. GRAFFLIN.
"Enriching others through
self-giving; the unseen archi-
tect." John, IS :1-IS. l Sam,
2O:I-I6.

~ ELFISHNESS is the source OF
- every sin, and by that token life
o grows rich for men only aS they
lay self aside and through self-giving
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Light given i'm st. Johns Parish Hall.
December .. Thursday-2:3o pm, con-
ference, relation between the woman =
and junior auxiliaries: chairman, Miss
Hubbard: $3.50 pm, fourth session OF
study classes
December g. Friday-2:30 pm, confer
ence. systematic giving to the united Of
fering; chairman, Miss Troxell: 3;50 pm.
fifth session of study classes: pm, fes-
tival service in Ascension Church. speak
er, the Bishop of Maryland.
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a thorough canvass of the parish during
the coming week to induce men to p edge
themselves to attend at least two of the
four Sunday evening services in Advent.
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cipleS the message of the cross, WHICH
made the relations between Jesus and the
twelve exceedingly difficult They be-
lieved in Him and yet they could not
bring their minds to accept the defeat
and disgrace, which seemed to be implied
in His conversations about the coming
events. Peters superb spiritual insight.
after all, had only been partial. Inc
disciples found that the idea OF
suffering Messiah, when associated
with sacrifice and shame, was incons1st-
ent with the traditional teachings con-
corning the Messiah.
The hearts Of the sons Of thunder and
the man of rock, as well as that OF
Christ, were heavy, when they turned
toward the snow-crowned mountain, that
from ancient times had been viewed as a
sacred locality. The only mountain, that
could be seen from ali parts Of the HOLY
Land, offered to the Master an oppor-
tunity for secret prayer In its solitude.
Jesus found the serenity of the mountains
Favorable for communion with the Father,
so that He went up into the mountain
as Luke tells us, to pray
AS He was praying, the fashion OF his
countenance was altered, and His raiment
became white and dazzling. Matthew
records that mis- face shone as the sun,
and His garments became Wnite as tne
light" Our lesson tells US now MIS- soi :
ments became Clustering, exceeding Wnlte.
The whiteness was not a dull white. but
a cleaning white. An old Syriac version
tells us that His garments shone, Whlte
as SNOW" The evangeiists were unable
to find words to express in speech the
UNIQUE experience of our Lord, that is
without a parallel in the annals of men.
The marvellous experiences of that nlgnt
upon the mountain, that towers 1883 feet
above the sea, is In some respects be-
yond out power definitely to comprehend
If we seek the cause of the transfieura-
ton We must not overlook the statement
of Luke that ''as he He was praying, the
fashion of His countenance was altered" :"
because it points to the fact that His
glory was from within. The trans
cendent character of this epochal event
requires that in our study We avoid all
speculation and suggestions, attending, as
Bruce advises, TO 1.-The humble task for
explaining briefly it's significance for
Jesus himself, and it's lesson for Has
disciples The record is rich in sug-
gestive material that we must pass by,
while we consider it's message of comfort,
confirmation and conviction.
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26unoap @cbool lesson[
N Bp &eb. .Rugb a. @tebfnson. |

nr CUNT HERMON, the highest
&ktfy mountain of the antilebanon
NV range, was in all probabihty the
scene of the TRANSPORTATION. Six days.
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~ HE English word thankful is allied
from its AngloSaxon derivation
to thinkful. If we are not
hou9htfuI or mindful of benefit or
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Rev. DR.. William NJ Pettis, formerly
president of ST. Thomas College of Holy
Springs, Miss, has recently become as
sistant rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church = = = =