Evening journal., 1913-11-26
CITY READY
TO ENJOY ITS
THANKSGIVING
Congregations to Unite In
Groups Representing the
Several Denominations
SUNRISE SERVICE
IN WEST CHURCH

Thanksgiving Day will be observed
generally throughout the city. Indus
trial plants viii suspend for the day
and banks. the postofice asl city
and county buildings viii be closed
because Of the holiday. Following
custom. THE EVENING JOURNAL.
viii not be issued on Thanksgiving
Day.
Attractions will be offered in all the
theatres Of Wilmington. tomorrow.
There viii also be entertainments in
some churches tomorrow night. Tho
holiday season viii be featured by
many dances tonight and tomorrow,
90. Many persons viii sp-ad the day
cunning and others IN witness the
football games
Thanksgiving Day services will be
beld in churches throughout the city
TOMORROW morning, the congregations
uniting for the most part IN groups,
representing several denominations.
joint Thanksgiving sirvicc OF As
bury Scott, Madeley. lspworth and
kingswood N. r. Churches VIII be
held at 1880 o'clock IN Asbury NJ. f..
Chnrch The sermon win be preach
cd by the Rev. w. J.. S. Murray pas
tor OF Epworth Church.
MT. Salem. Silverbrook and Cook
man congregations Will unite IN a
service at 1890 o'clock In Goodman
Church when the sermon will be
preached by the Rev. DR.. S. NJ Nor
gan.
union service of Central and
r fst Presbyterian Churches VIII he
nolo on Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at First Church, when the
sermon viii be preached by the Row
]. VI. Crawford, pastor of Central
Church. His subject viii be "The
New Puri.anism." The Offering viii
be for the .hepeft of Hone Farm
A Thanksgiving service to last one
hour Will be held tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock in Westminster Presby-
tcrian Church. The Rev. c. l.. Candee
viii speak on "Americanism"
AZ e O'Clock tomorrow morning in
West Presbyterian Church. Eighth and
Washington, sunrise Thanksgiving
service viii be held under the. auspices
Of the Wilmington c. D.. Union p. NJ.
Colbert, general secretary Of the " NJ.
e. A. win speak. A short musical pro-
gram has been prepared
a Thanksgiving service will be held at
st. Andrews Episcopal Church at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. when Bishop
kinstnan viii oiliciate.
Thanksgiving service will be held at
First Chmch OF Christ. Scientist. Parl,
p.aee and VAN BuAen street at n
ieSs~e' tomofTeW.
/. f.tl.
Day by thc New Church. corner OF Della
ware avenue and Washington street. az
II a. M
A union thanksgiving service viii
be held tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock in West Presbyterian Church,
IN which the following Methodist
churches will join with the West
Church people: Grace, Union, Har-
rison Street and Wesley
The program for the service fol-
lows: Organ prelude. MELODY In y
fat" Brown. Professor VIII NJ s.
Brown; invocation and Lords pray
or by the Rev Y. Franklin Smiley;
hymn. No. 1856. (Geneval. "When All
Thy Mercies. O My Cod" scripture
reading the Rev. G.. Il. Anderson (.
hymn. No. 600. Sing to the Lord or
Harvest" reading the Governors
Proclamation. the Rev. II. r.. Beau
champ; prayer OF thanksgiving. the
Rev. w. +. Corkran: Offering. for the
Peoples Settlement Work; offertory
'Press on, o ye Pilgrims" Miles. Miss
Edith Robh -soloist; The West Church
Choir, Professor Jacob T. Clymer
conductor: sermon, by the Rev
George Edward Reed; prayer: hymn
No. 665. Ny Country. 'ris of Thee:
henediction organ postludo "Marcl
IN C." Brown
AT st. Johns Church services wi
b. held tomorrow at 10 o'clock wit
hrief morning prayer address an
the celebration OF the Holy Commun
ion. The offering af the service vi
b for the benefit OF the Babies Hos
pital
The annual Thanksgiving pa
8iatin service viii take place in S
Stephens Lutheran Church. at
O'Clock tomorrow. The pastor
theme will be. "The Blessing an
the BIest"
Services for Ba ltists.
rnies. Thanksgiving service of II
Baptists OF the city will be held i
the Hope Baptist Church. Twent,
third and Pine streets. at 1890 o'cloc
The deyotions will be led by the pa
tor, the Rev. Horace r. Houf. and Il
sermon will be preached by the Re
". J.. Pettingill OF the North Churc
The church choir win sing "Prai'
the Lord" (Toursl and Il Heard n
Voice OF Jesus Say tSchenecker
she solos being taken by Miss Pre-
ION, Mr.. Norton and Mr.. Sanders.
pennetto's Barber shop. SOL NarS
street, will be closed Thanksgiving Ia
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