Evening star., 1915-11-25
PRESBYTERIAN.
Church of the Covenant.

Church of the Covenant.
"Temporary and Permanent Prepared
ness" was the subject of the Thanksgiv-
ing sermon delivered by DR.. Charles Wood
at the Church of the Covenant at IL
o'clock this morning, when the church
held union services with Peck Memorial
Chapel at the Covenant Church, 18th and
n streets northwest.
The auditorium was tastefully decorated
for the occasion. The collection taken up
is to 90 to the Presbyterian Home on M
street.
Eastern Presbyterian Church.
Eastern Presbyterian Church held union
services this morning at 10:3O o'clock with
Keller Memorial Chapel, the services
being held at the Eastern Church, 9Th and
C streets northeast. Rev. A. E. Barrows
preached the sermon
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
In order that the young people Of the
church might take good things to eat to
the Washington City Hospital, custom
of thirty-three years standing with the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 18th and
Fairmont streets northwest, services at
the church were held at 8 O'Clock this
morning. Dr. Joseph T. Kelly gave brief
talk, the Thanksgiving proclamation was
read and there was singing.
Following the services the young people
of the church, with well filled baskets.
went out to the Washington City Hospital
on their cheerful errand.
Gunton Memorial Church.
Thanksgiving day was observed with
services at 1890 O'Clock at the Gunton
Memorial Church, 14th and r streets
northwest. Rev. c. Everest Granger
preached the sermon. The services were
held in the chapel, which was appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion.
Gurley Memorial Church.
The first anniversary of meeting in
the new building was marked by Cur
ley Memorial Presbyterian Church, 18th
street and Meridian place northwest this
morning, at Thanksgiving services held
at IL o'clock.
Rev Bernard Braskamp. pastor
preached on Our Ebenezer of Thank
fulness.' Special music was rendered
by male choir under the leadership
of Mr. Braithawaite.
First Presbyterian Church.
At II o'clock this morning members
of the congregation of the First Pres
byterian Church, on John Marshall
place. gathered for Thanksgiving serv-
ice.
''The Spirit of New England and the
Leaven of America" was the subject
of the sermon delivered by Rev. DIR.
John Brittan Clark. Special music
proved IL feature. THE Lord in His
Holy Temple" was rendered by Il male
choir, followed by the anthem, "The
Landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers" by
Miss Elizabeth Leckie, Mr.. Cossns, Mr.
Power and chorus. Miss Leckie sang
"a Psalm of Thanksgiving. Mrs. G. +.
Schutt played the organ prelude, and
the postlude, National Airs
New York Avenue Church.
Children of the Washington City
Asylum were special guests at services
held at \ o'clock at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church this morn :
ing.
Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe preached
the sermon. Special music was render :
ed by the church choir and by the
vested Mission Band choir.
The collection will be divided between
estant Orphan Asylum, it is announced.
Union Services in Southwest.
The Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
Church, 7th street near f street south :
west was host this morning at 1890
O'Clock to four other Protestant
churches Of the southwest the Marvin
NJ. e. Church South, Ryland NJ. E.
Church, Sixth Presbyterian Church anu
the Gorsuch NJ. Il. Church.
Rev. Douglas Z. Birnie, pastor of the
Sixth Presbyterian CHURCH. preached
| the sermon. The pastors of the other
churches are Revs. Titus e. Davis, w. T.
McKenney. J. J. Ringer and ]. r.
Esaias.
Central Presbyterian Chapel.
Rev. James r Taylor preached the
Thanksgiving sermon at II o'clock at
the Central Presbyterian Chapel, 18th
/ and Irving streets northwest. The con :
tribution of the congregation is to &c
to the Presbyterian Home on N street
Washington Heights.
| Col. George Robinson, U. S. A., re.
tired, participated in the Thanksgivins
services held this morning at II o'clock
at the Washington Heights Presbyte-
| rian Church. Rev. DIR. John c. Palmer
delivered the address. Soloists were
| Miss Viola Schippert and Mrs. Blanche
Muir DalKleish. Miss Schippert sang
THE Lord Is My Light" and Mrs. Dai.
gleish sang Il Will Extol Thee"
lexington.
! The lexington -Bloomingdale commu.
nifty celebrated Thanksgiving this
xuith union ceruicos hera
the Bethany Baptist Church. I'd street
and Rhode Island avenue northwest
in which the host church. the Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church, Memorial
United Brethren Church, Rhode Island
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