Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-29
DAY
 IN PINE BLUFF Fine Weather Enabled Local People to Enjoy Many Out
 Door Attractions.
A UNION SERVICE
Rev. Davidson Believes God Will Firing About Fraternalism Between
 PrOtestants, Jews and Catholics.

l slowed by .he Almighty on the peO- pie of Pine Bluff, and fer which Thursday was set aside by the presi- dent of the United States and the governor of the state to g ve thanks, residents of this city were also prompted to give thanks for the glor- ious weather that prevailed yester- d5y. The clear, cloudless sky and the warm rays of the sun wh oh gave pro ection from the crisp, fall at mosphere invited the populace into the great out doors.
 The turkey dinner at the neon hour was, of course the pr ncipal feature of the day, hut other events were also of interest.
 In he morning an interdenomina- tional Thanksg' wing service was held at the Lakeside Methodist church at which the pastors and many members of all the different Protestant churches were present and took part.
 The hotels, restaurants and Cath ollie bazaar and other places where Thanksg ving dinners were served to the general public were we'll patron l ized. At least three hundred people partook of the dinner served by the | CSolI o1s 1ol: md pVpn1n0 from to 8 o'clock the dining room of the Hotel Jefferson was filled to canacity with Pine Bluffians to be served With the elegant meal prepar- cd by that popular hostelry.
 In the afternoon the football game and the picture shows entertained large crowds.
 At the services in Lakeside church eight Protestant ministers parti ,ipated. Rev. w. c. Davidson, of the First Methodist church preach ed a ne sermon and made an elo- ouent appeal to the present day American to be grateful and give thanks for the goodness that God has sent unto the land. He compared American citizens to the Israel tes. He pictured vhe ancient people cn the bord 1T land of Canaan, "a good land, a land of brooks and water of fount- aims and depths that spring out or the valleys and hills; land or wheat and barley and vines and fig trees"
 The m mister urged that the people of the United States were no less the object of Gods care than were the anc ent Israelites, and empha- sized this theory by information cleaned from commercial centers' showing that this past year has been one of .he most bounteous in the mis- tory of the nation.
 Rev. Day dson pointed out that God had prepared this land for Chr s. tians in the same way as ne prspar- ed Canaan for the Hebrews and closed his sermon with the following paragraph:
 CT believe that it is Gods purpose to use this great Christian nat on as a special agency in converting Jap an. and China and all Asia, as well as the isles of the sea and that He will also use us in peculiar way m plac ng the great Roman Cathoi1o church on friendly and fraternal re- lationship with the Protestant, Chr.s- tians. and at last bring the scattered and wandering Jews into. undylng fraternity with their Chr.stian bretn- ren. May God hasten the day
 Rev. c. D. Wood, of the F1rst Baptist church; Rev. A. A. Boyd' or fine Alexander Memorial church; Dr. I !. I. Norris, of the First .PresDy- teran church; Rev. c. c. Cllne' oi the First Christian; Rev. J. l.. Can non of the Lakes de Methodist; Rev. 1 w Rowland, of the .Hawley Mem orial and Rev. Hamilton, Of carr Memor: al church, assisted in the ser- vices. At St. Joseph's Church. Thanksgiving exercises were neio aft St. Joseph's church by Monslgnor 1mcev at 8 a. m. in the presence ol a large number of people. As on all such occasions the mass was the principal feature.
 The following prayer composer Dy Bishop Carroll, of Baltimroe' more than 100 years ago, the first Catno- ,ic bishop in the United States and "a snecial friend of General George washington was said: We pray Thee O Almighty and Eternal God. wht