Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
CHURCHES UNITE
To OFFER THANKS
Central District Meeting Tomorr,v
Evening at United Presbsteriaa
House OF Worship.
REV. SAMUEL VAN pELT SPEAKER
Hill and East End Congregations Ala
Have Union Services With Spe.
eial Programs.

Thanksgiving day will be obseryaa
by the churches with services both !,
the morning and evening hours Tha
central district services will be hals
at the United Presbyterian church
Third avenue and Fourteenth strest
tomorrow evening at 1880 and unit.
ing in the meeting will be the conrre.
CATION of the Central Presbvtertap
Memorial Christian. Broadway Pres,
byterian, First Baptist, First Meth.
odist. Second Christian and United
Presbyterian churches Rev, Samuel
Van Pelt, pastor of the First Meth
odist church will preach the sermon
and he has taken as his theme. CIV
| ing Thanks in 1917 The order Of
services is appended:
Organ Voluntary Notoyena
Steck.
| Invocation-Rey. J. L. Vance, Unit
ed Presbyterian church.
| Song.
! Reading Presidents Thanksgiving
Proclamation-Rev, j. C. Granger
First Gaptist church.
| Song.
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev. D. A. Johnson. Central Presby-
terrain church.
Anthem-"I VIII Praise Thee o
Lord" (Fearisl,
Sermon Giving Thanks In 1s17s-
Rev. Samuel Van Pelt.
| Offering for Associated Charities.
| Prayer-Rev. ]. c. Granger.
Song.
Benedicition-Rey W. B. Slime, Sec
ond Christian.
Hill District Meeting.
Also tomorrow evening at 7:30
union service will be held at the FIJI
teenth Avenue Christian church when
congregations of Oak Grove, United
Presbyterian, South Park Presbyter-
ian and Fifteenth Avenue Christian
churches will participate. Rev. NJ. L.
Neill of the Oak Grove church wilt
| preach the sermon and he has taken
as his theme: Light In the Dark
ness"
The program Of services follows:
| Song Ne. 1S9.
Reading Presidents Thanksgiving
Proclamation-Rev, w. B. Slime,
Song No. It's.
Invocation-Rev ". C. oglevee,
, South Park Presbyterian.
/ Song No. 100
Scripture reading and prayer-Rev
W. B. Stine
Psalm 1903
Solo, seleeted-Hoflis Tanner.
Sermon, Light in the Darkness
Rev NJ. L. Neil.
Song No SO.
Cause of Associated Charities
. Rev. w. G. 0glevee.
7 Doxology.
Benediction-Rev n. L. Neill.
Thanksgiving dag services will alst
be held at the First Church Of Christ
Scientist, Twentv-first street and Eev
enth avenue. at 10:45 tomorrow morn
ing with the lesson subjec<: Thanks
giving" At the Tmmanuel's Luther
an church Rev Phi. Wilhelm. pastor
r the service will begin at 1880, at tn
Evangelical Church of Peace, Rev.
J. Rolf, pastor, services will be at II
at the Cleland Presbyterian. Rev
i Thomas Hughes, pastor, the service
: will begin at 10:30; at Grace Luther
i an church Rev. /. O. Nothstein, pastol
: the hour of worship is 10 O'Clock, an
e at Zion Lutheran church the hour
r 1890
a The Christian Endeavor society {
g Broadway Presbyterian church vi
g conduct sunrise service tomorro'
: morning at 1880. Likewise the Ere
T Methodist church will hold a sunris
service at $50.
The Edgewood Baptist and Spence
Memorial Methodist churches ri
y unite in a special service this eyenin
+ at the Edgewood house of worship
5 Fifth avenue and Forty-fourth stree
e Rev D. S. Andrewartha Of Spence
0 Memorial Methodist church 10 preac
: the sermon
: The collections taken in Ii
churches will go for the benefit OF Il
y Associated Charities. following a cut
e tom Of long standing.
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