The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-30
MANY THANKSGIVING
SERVICES TO Be HELD
Union Meetings VIII be Held In
Fourteen Protestant Churches In
Various Sections OF City.
ALL INVITED TO ATTEND.
Special Music and Timely Sermons.
Episcopal, Catholic and jewish
Churches VIII Also Hold Religious
Services.
Union Thanksgiving Services Thu
Morning II O'Clock.

Union Thanksgiving Services This
Morning II O'Clock.
Tabernacle Baptist--Rev. Russell
Cecil.
Grace-Covenant Presbyterian--Rev.
Edward Mack.
Grace-street Baptist-Rev. ]. w
Cammaok.
G. Maclachlan.
Laurel-street Methodist-Rev. w
e. Robertson.
Venable-street Baptist-Rev. J. 7.
Fair.
Overlook Presbyterian-Rev. Geo.
W. Kemper.
Northside Baptist-Rev. J. r. Nc
Ilwsine.
Third Christian-Rev. J. T. Green.
St Paul's Methodist-Rev. c. p.
Ryland.
Fulton Methodist-Rev. W. r
Clark.
cambridge Baptist-Rcv. r. NJ.
Maxey.
west End Methodist-Rev. e. r.
Smith.
Fairmount Chrsttan-Rev. NJ. B.
Porter.
Religious services Will be a large
part of the observance OF Thanks
giving Day by Richmond people In
many churches Of the city the public
will gather this morning for special
devotions of Thanksgiving. union ser
vices having been arranged for .
large number OF the churches, and In
others various services will be held.
Simultaneously this morning at II
o'clock union Thanksgiving service
will be held in all parts OF the city
by the Baptist. Methodist, Christian
and Presbyterian denominations, A
church In each section OF the city
has been selected, and ministers have
been assigned as given above.
All Invited to Participate.
All of the persons In the neighbor-
hood where the services will be held
are invited to attend, The services
are intended TO be Joined in by all Of
the denominations of the city. These
union services were held last year
for the first time. and proved so sue
cessful in creating good Fellowship
among the churches that the ministers
arranged for a repetition of the meet
ings.
Special music has been arranged in
each OF the churches where the ser
been done to make the observance a
success,
In the other Protestant churches IN
the city services will be held. and also
in the Jewish and Catholic
AT the Church OF the Ascenson
there will be a Holy Communion ser
vice this morning at 8 o'clock and ut
II o'clocw there Will be q sermon by
the rector.
A special sunrise Tina ser
vice will be held in Calvary Baptist
Church, Grove Avenue and BoulevarA,
this morning at O'Clock. The Rev.
Carter Ashton Jenkens pastor OF the
church. will conduct the services and
all persons residing In that part OF
the city are invited to attend.
The Thanksgiving service at Beth
Aha bah Temple viii be at IL o'clock,
and will be conducted by DR.. e. n.
Calisch, He will speak on the subject
Of the Opportunity OF America" The
regular choir will be augmented by a
volunteer choir In the music, and the
public Is cordially welcomed.
In the Church OF the Good Shep-
herd. Forest Hill. Thanksgiving Day
will he observed by celebration of
Holy Communion at 1890 A. NJ. fol-
lowed by morning prayer and SER
mon at 1880 O'Clock.
Thanksgiving services IN st.
Thomas Church. Ginter Park, will
consist Of Holy Communion this
morning at 1880 O'Clock, followed by
morning prayer and sermon at 1890
o'clock At the 1890 O'Clock services
an Offering will be taken up for the
Coiored Old Folks Home.