Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-28


very recent ending of the war and
the consequent reason for special
thanksgiving.
The following services have been
arranged for Thursday morning:
The First Presbyterian, First Cen
trail Congregational, McCabe M. E.
and First Baptist church will unite
in the Thanksgiving services at the
First Baptist church, Park avenue
and Harvey street. Thursday morn
ing at 1880. DR.. F. H. jerks. pastor
OF the First Presbyterian church
will preach the sermon, the choir OF
the First Baptist church will
provide the music. An offering will
be taken for the Old Peoples Home,
Union Thanksgiving services for
the Kountze Place group of church
will be held Thanksgiving day at
1880 a. M. at the North Presbyter-
ian church at North Twenty-fourth
and Writ streets. Rev. E. L. Reese,
pastor OF Hartford Memorial United
Brethren church will preach the SER
non. The offering will be contrib
uted to the Old Peoples Home.
Union Thanksgiving services for
the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian.
Walnut Hill Methodist and Clifton
Hill Presbyterian churches will be
held at the Walnut Hill Methodist
church this morning at 1880.
Rev. B. r. Vonderlippe, pas
tor of the Clifton Hill Presbyterian
church will preach the sermon.
The Lutheran churches will hold
their union Thanksgiving services at
1890 a. m. today, at St.
Marks Lutheran church, Twentieth
and Burdette streets. DR.. c. B
Hartman will preach the sermon.
/. Special Thanksgiving services will
be held in the First Unitarian church
at 1880 this morning, with
address by the pastor, Rev. Robert
+. Leavens Special music will be
given, and the sermon will be with
special referen' to the present
times.
A union meeting of all South
Omaha churches will be held
today at 1890 a. m. at the South
Side Christian church.
Rev. Robert l.. Wheeler of the
Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian
church will preach the sermon.
Archbishop Harry will celebrate
pontihcal high mass at St, Cecilia's
cathedral Thursday, today, at 1880
o'clock.
He will be assisted by Rev. P. c.
Cannon as deacon. Rev. E. Flana-
gan as subdeacon and Rev. J, Stem
son as master of ceremonies. Rev.
F. X. McMenamy and Rev. ]. Nc
earthly will be assistants at the
throne, and Rev. ]. Aherne, assist
ant priest. Rev. w. F. Robinson, S.
J.. of St. Louis. will deliver the ora
ton. Special music for the occa-
sion is being prepared by the St. &C.
elias choir.
Cross Lutheran church, Twentieth
and Spring street, Rev. Titus Lang,
pastor. Special Thanksgiving serv-
ice will be conducted today
s D. m, at Lutheran paro-
chial school. Twentieth and Elm
streets.
/ Four Baptist churches, Calvary,
Emmanuel, Grace and Olivet, will
hold union service this
morning at 1890, at Calvary church,
Twenty-ffth and Hamilton. Rev.
John L. Barbon, pastor of En-
manuel church, will preach.
The First Methodist, First Cen
trail Congregational and Central
United Presbyterian churches will
hold a union Thanksgiving service
at the First Methodist church
this morning at 1880. Rev.
Paul Calhoun, Of the Central United
Presbyterian church will preach
and the choir of the First Methodist
church will furnish special music.
Rev. Father Robinson, S. J., will
be the preacher of the Thanksgiving
service at the cathedral this morning
at 1890
His orator. is said to be like that
of Lacordaire. appealing to the in
telect and the heart. Il
At the Chamber of Commerce
he recently electrified the audience
by the originality of his thought,
the beauty of his doctrine and the
grace of his delivery. Fifteen
hundred seats have been provided
for the cathedral. All are welcome
A large corps of ushers will pay
particular attention to strangers.
The musical program WI express
the joyousness of the occasion,
terminating in a grand "Te Deum"
which will bring out all of the fine
e A. cathedral