Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-27

Der of the clergy aptly expressed it.
The first THANKSGIVING services
will be held this evening at 7.45
o'clock. in the Second Reformed
Church when the pastor, the Rev.
Alfred Nevin Sayres, the pastor, will
preach and special music will be
presented by the choir. An Offering
will be lifted for the fund for starV-
ing children in Armenia
There will be many church bells
peeling out their joyful summons
Thursday morning and churchgoers
will begin to wend their way to
places of worship early in the day.
Short services of praise and thanks
giving will be held and after the
MONDAY dinner there will be big
community sing in the rotunda of
the Capitol at AIS o'clock. In
many churches the day will be ended
with brief, informal, get-together
union services when several congre-
cations will unite in pageants of
praise.
Among the notable services to be
held tomorrow are those at Stevens
Memorial Methodist Church whore
Captain w. Stewart Barker will
bring Thanksgiving greetings from
France. He recently returned from
active service overseas.
The congregation of the First
Church of Chgist Scientist moved
into their handsome new building at
Front and Woodbine streets just
wear ago, their first service being
one of Thanksgiving. The anniVer-
sary of the event will be n delight
full part of to-morrow's services
which will be held at II o'clock.
Among the services to be held to-
morrow are:
Besides the community sing there
will he many community services
when congregations will unite in
praise. Three bishops will honor
local churches with their presence.
Bishop James Henry Darlington of
the Episcopal Diocese will preach at
the services to he held in st.
stephens Episcopal Church; Bishop
Phillip r. McDevitt will be the cele-
brant of solemn pontifcal mass at
st. Patrick's Cathedral, and Bishop
w. NJ. Stanford will preach the SER
mon at Westminster Presbyterian
Church
Captain Douglas T., Dismukes.
commander of the MT. Vernon"
will speak at the morning service in
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
telling OF ms experiences.
All Catholic churches of the city
will celebrate Thanksgiving day with
appropriate services. St, Lawrence's,
st. Francis and st. Mary's and the
Church of the Sacred Heart con-
gregations will hold special services
at 8 o'clock, followed by benediction.
The solemn pontihcal mass in st.
Patricks Cathedral will begin at
$50 o'clock with the Rt. Rev. Phillip
r. McDevitt, bishop of the Harris
burg Diocese as the celebrant. The
Rev. Z. S. Huegel, pastor of the st.
Lawrence Church, and the Rev. Jo-
seph r. Murphy, rector OF ST.
Francis Church, will be the deacons
of honor The Rev. ID. j. Carey, of
the Cathedral will be deacon of mass
and the Rev. William V. Daley, rec
tor of st. Marys Church will act as
subdeaCon. The assistant priest the
Rev. ]. c. Thompson, pastor of st.
James Church, Steelton, with the
Rev. +. X. Feeser. of the Cathedral
as master of ceremonies. Professor
Bandere will have charge of the
music. The services will be closed
with the benedictiop' of the Most
Blessed Sacrament pronounced by
the Bishop
Presbyterian
Market Squarc-Captain Douglas
f. Dismukes, commander of the
mt. Vernon" will speak at the morn
ing service at IL o'clock. A fine
Srogram will be presented.
OIvct-Immanuel and Olivet
Presbyterian congregations Will wor-
sh.c together in Olivet church, the
Rev. Everett Hallman, presiding.
Pine Street.-The Upward Look
and the Thankful Heart will be the
theme of a morning sermon by DR..
Lewis S. Nudge, pastor. Before the
sermon the names of 2S4 men on
the roll of honor at Pine Street
Church will be read,
PaXton-Captain Douglas T.. Dis
mukes will speak at the morning
service TO be held at $50 O'Clock.
Wcstminstcr-Bish Wesley NJ.
Stanford, of the United Evangelical
Church, will conduct the Thanksgiv-
ing Day service and preach the SER
mon at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The Rev. DR.. Edwin l.. Wor
rell is to occupy the pulpit next
Sunday morning and evening
Jewish
OhcV Sholunl-Rabbi Louis J. J
Haas will preach the Thanksgiving
sermon on "The Worlds Greatest
Thanksgiving Day" A special mu-
sical program will be given.
Methodist
stevens McmorlaI-103 o'clock. |
Captain w. Stewart Barker will
bring Thanksgiving greetings from