The Washington times., 1912-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY
SPECIAL SERVICES
OPEN ON SUNDAY
Cantatas and Sermons Plan
ned With Special View
b, to Prosperity.


this country In celebrating ThankSgiv-
Ing Day. In some Of the churches spe-
ciai services will be held tomorrow,
while on Thursday many Of the con-
sresations Join In union meetings to
offer thanks for the blessings Of the
The Rev. John. Compton Ball. pastor
Of the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
will preach a special Thanksgiving ser
mon tomorrow morning i;,., a. Il O'clock S,clock
Tor Gratitude to God" In this sermon
the pastor will point out that the coun.
Try " now enjoying great wave Of
prosperity; that the United States 10
that the individual prosperity Of each
man has been as good rs In the past
Fraternal Service.
At the Fifth Baptist Church at 7:ls
o'clock q. special service will be con.
Quoted by the Andrew jackson Council.
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. The Rev. f. J. Richardson. Of
LaIis Church. Va. and the Rey. John
u. Briggs. pastor Of the church. will
make addresses. Today tho church Is
Deing decorated with flags and flowers.
a =. spe;ia musical program Is being ar
A Thanksgiving cantata. Seed Time
Enc Harvest" Will be given at the Now
c clS avenue ~. prssby,s ter, Church at
church quartet and choir.
Morning Sermons.
Jesus, the Laboring and the Bur.
dened." the Rev. Frederick W. John.
son. Grace Baptist Church. II o'clock.
"A Star Christian" the Rev. +. Hez
SVEN. Centennial Baptist Church, ii
o'clock.
The Lords Jewels the Rev. Dr. c.
Ernest Ernest smith; Ct. Thomas Episcopal
Conquest and Conversation" the
Key; Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray. Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church. II o'clock.
-, The Writing on the Wall" the Rev
politan Methodist Episcopal Church, il
soul and Body" First Church Of
Christ, Scientist. II o'clock.
National and Individual Reason for
Compton Ball. Metropolitan Baptist
Personal Praise" the Rev. DR.. J. j.
Muir. Temple Baptist Church. ii
Right Rev. William r. Russell. assist
"a BY two priests from Holy Cross Col
lege, Brookland. d. c.. will celebrate
ni9h mass at st. Patrick's Catholic
GSnurch tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Rev, John M: Mcnamara The two
choirs OF the church. under the direction
of X. Mills Silby and Miss Jennie Glen
nan. will assist in the services.
Union Thanksgiving Service.
The Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal,
the Wesley Methodist Episcopal. and
the First Presbyterian Churches will
hold union Thanksgiving service
Thursday morning at 1880 o'clock In
the 'Wesley Chapel. Fifth and f streets
northwest. where the Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery. pastor Of the Metro
polttan Methodist Episcopal Church,
Vii preach on The Realm Of Our
All Of the twcnty-three churches in
the Columbia Association Of Baptist
Churches will hold a praise and song
service at Calvary Baptist Church.
where the Thanksgiving sermon will he
Of the West Washington baptist
Church. The Row. Or. Samuel Greene,
pastor OF Calvary Bap;is;, will preside.
President Taft's Thanksgiving procla-
nation will be read. and special mu-
Sical program given.
Tho congregations of the st. paul's
English Lutheran and the Luther Place
Memorial Churches will meet at st,
Paurs at II O'Clock. where special SER
vices Will be held. The Rev. DR.. John
preside. The Rev. Henry Anstadt, pas
tor OF Luther Place Memorial Church,
Will preach. The church choir will sing
"'Praise We. the Lord, oh Jerusalem"
Of the Song OF THANKSGIVING. The
Lutheran Home for the AgeS at win.
throp Heights. Tomorrow evening n
thank Offering meeting vii, be held M
st. Paul's BY the Ladies' N,saionarv
Society OF that church N,,S Einrancs
y " grown general secretary of the
special musical prorran, vii, IpI ha a;,sn
Aft.rroo, M...;.
"ss
III. 80, '" d. raymond an evan
senst from New York. speaks at 3
o'clock IN the New Masonic Temple
before the newly organized Washing.
ton Temple Congregat ton. His .m6-
1ect Will be The New Life" Pastor
Russell, Of the BROOKLYN Tahernacle.
10 said to be Interested in the form.
anG OF tho Washington Temple.
The Washin gton Secular League
lneeta at o'clock in the Pythlnn
Temple. 1919 Ninth street northwest,
nn0 Presents q debate on "Compul-
ovEf vaCcinatlon n. b. Bradford.
Wwrrs ~eeiin ~ and Or. Arthur L.
WI De tne speakers,
yosnr wor VIII nc held at the
,tH"s H va CHRISTIAN Associa-
nv oNi"'k' Inc SPEAKER will