The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14
. CHURCH CROWDED
AT THANKSGIVING
StirrIna Addresses Made by Protest.
ant Ministers on Victory Over
World Forces Of Au-
tocracy.
A LARGE CHOIR SINGS
The Hand Of God Recognized in the
Most important Event in His
tory of World Since
Christ Was Born.

Keokrk save expression TO its thank
fitness over the victory over auto
cracy last night in q union meeting
held at the First Westminster Pres
byterian church.
The main auditorium was filed from
the front seat TO the doors, With an
audience which gave expression TO its
feeling by hearty applause at the aose
of the various addresses.
Rev. H B. McElree, president OF the
ministerial association. presided and
the music was furnished by represen-
tatives of the Monday Music club and
the choirs of the various protestant
churches of the city.
One especially pleasing feature, was
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung
BY Miss Reulah Well
The three snort addresses OF the
evening were made by Rev. NJ E.
Nethercut. OF Trinity Methodist
church. Rev ". D. s. Lamont, rector
OF ST. Johns Episcopal church and H.
c. Brown. who represented the united
war work campaign
The Greatest Since Bethlehem.
The Rev Mr. Nethercut said in part
This is the greatest occasion for
thanks giving since the morning
stars sang together. II is the great
climax of history and the result is
but the logic of events which have
been going on IN the world for many
years
saThe world has come to see that
this conflict really began four thous-
and years ago when Moses standing
with unsandaled feet heard the voice
out of the burning bush give the COM
raand Go tell Pharaoh that he let my
people GO
"Siace that time there has been a
constant conflict for the freedom OF
the human race
s.Our own national history is fuil oi
the cry for freedom.
"America's rejoicing at the close OF
hostilities is one of exultation. be-
cause we stand with clean hands and
an ideal which asks neither territory
nor money from any nation, all that
we did in this war was our contrfou-
tion to human liberty. and If the ma
tions are free that is our reward.
God was With Us.
Or. Lamont who was heard for tne
first time in Keokuk. outside or ms
own church, made stirring address
In which he enumerated some or inc
causes for special thanksgiving on the
mart of Americans, and said that the
victory did not belong alone to the
armies, but that God himself had IN
teryened many times TO save the day
when opr forces were hard pressed
"'The military critics say that Ger
many might have carried on war foi
another twelve months. that her am
r,unition and stores and men were ao
eouate for that period. Why did she
Law down her arms? We believe that
God has said in this case, as ne mas
many times before in history: Thus
far and no farther shalt thou go
IAN the forces recognize that onis
the power of God saved the French a.
the Marine. when handful OF mer
drove back the great army OF ths
Hun.
I'm the first years of the war whert
the unprepared armies stood agalns
the great prepared force Of GERMANY
God stood in the balance and heic
back the foe that human liberty shoulc
not die from the earth"
IA. C. Brown. county chairman OF tn'
United War Work campaign spoke II
its interests.
The benediction was pronounced b!
Rev. DR.. z. B. Newcomo.