The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-29
600 PEOPLE IN
UNION SERVICE
AT M'CABE M. E.
Greatest Thanksgiving Service
In History of Capital
Brings Out ThrOng
STRONG SERMON HEARD
Rev. H. G. POstlethwaite Traces
Divine Guidance in Con.
duct of the War

More than 600 people at McCabe
church Thursday morning participat-
ca In union Thanksgiving service
which long will live in their memory.
The big church was filled some time
before the hour set for the opening
OF the program, and every sect, class
and race in the capital city was we'll
represented. A notable feature OF
the audience was the strong percent
age of men upon whose faces was WIS.,
ible not alone a true spirit of thanks
giving but a sense of spiritual exalt-
alton.
The order of services was as prev
iously announced. The united choirs
OF the city, under the direction of
Mrs. J. A. Larson, leader of the NC.
Cabe choir, and with Miss Gertrude
Hoffman at the organ, threw them
selves into the splendid gloria from
Mozart's twelfth mass with a spirit
which thrilled all who heard Heart
felt prayers were offered by Capt. j..
C. Bell of the Salvation army and by
Rev. J. M. Taylor, evangelist, and the
congregation joined to man in the
singing of familiar old hymns, first
learned at mothers knee-"All Hail
the Power Of Jesus Name" Onward
Christian Soldiers" and America"
Everyone sang, and they put into their
singing all of the thanksgiving and
praise that has throbbed In every
breast since the coming Of the won
derful news from overseas that the
great war Is ended.
Rev. H. c. Postlethwaite. pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church, de:
livered the sermon. of the day. II
was a masterpiece of logical analysis
Of the war, and the hand Of God was
traced step by step in it's develop
ment The divine dwelt strongly up
on the problems which reconstruction
will bring, and he referred feelingly
to the patriotism and devotion to
country shown by the New York SOL
diers and sailors who have so firmly
repressed efforts Of the socialistic
scum OF the eastside to rear in Amer
ica the Eolshevik monster, which is
menacing part of the old world. He
commended the Yank fighting nlen on
the spirit which prompted their ac;.
Bismarck people have listened to
many excellent sermons, from Rev.
Postlethwaite and others, at public
gatherings Of this kind, but never to-
one which left a more profound i'm
preston than that which they heard
yesterday. -" s.E'.' {
Governor Lynn j. Frazier occupied ID
place on the rostrum and contributet
the reading of President Wilson's
Thanksgiving proclamation. DR.. w.
j. Hutcheson, pastor of McCabe's, had
general supervision over the details,
and acted as chairman. Rev. G. B..
Newcomb of the Baptist church read
the scripture lesson, and Rev. George
Buzzelle, rector of st. Georges, pro-
nOunced the benedictiOn.
One of the surprises of the morning
was the amount of the free will Offer
ing, which totaled $81.03, almost twice
the amount received at any previous
Thanksgiving service in Bismarck. or
the 600 people in the audience, at
least 500, as shown by the number of
pieces in the collection, contributed.
The offering will 4,be divided, equally
between the children's home at Far
go and the Society for the Friendless
of which Rev. George B. NeWcOmb is
superintendent.
Thanksgiving services were held
earlier in the forenoon at st. Mary's
pro-cathedral, at st. Georges Episco-
pal church and at the Christian Sci
ence house of worship. It is estimated
that the four services were attended
by we'll over 1000 people, who the bet
ter enjoyed their Thanksgiving turkey
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