Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-29

stood IN during the whole service a.
an the seats were taken long before
the first note vas sounded.
The service was commenced by sing
ing Come We Thankful People" after
which the star SpanEied Banner"
was sung. Rev. Wflberf Westcott next
read the presidents proclamation.
which led the nation as a.. people TO
be grateful and rejoice and thank
God for His manifold bvlessings dur
ing the past year. Mr.. Westcott also
read Mayor TenBroeck's proclamation
Rev. w. II. Bawden lead the congre-
cation in prayer and praising God and
thanking Him for the blessings n
guidance which were bestowed on
the people Of the world in the year
gone by. The combined choirs rem
dered the anthem Gloria" from the
Twelfth Mass by Mozart.
The offering which will be given to
the Home for the Aged, was then col
Iected. The collection amounted to
sixty-eight dollars and ninety cents.
During the collection the choir sang
America the Beautiful"
Rev. Robert Schlotter Of trace
English Lutheran church delivered
the sermon of the morning and TOOK
his text from the 33rd chapter OF
Isaiah. He said that there had never
been such a day for Thanksgiving be-
fore In the history of
that the hearts of the people
out the world were hlled with emo
tons Of Joy caused by the peace which
had come after the four gruesofne
years of conflict. He declared that the
past four years had been b period of
crisis for secular authority, and the
people had been shaken to the foun-
dations with social unrest. Mr.. Schlot-
ter asked whether religious and pollt-
icaI freedom of mankind should abide
He remarked that It was the duty OF
the church to proclaim. and make
righteousness effective and no ques-
ton will be solved rightly IL religious
factors are ignored. He said that tae
manhood OF faith grounded on terms
of reality would solve questions OF
peace and you and church Of God aus
be prepared for all emergencies by
occupying high ground and be set
above the dust ard turmoil OF the val
ley. Mr.. Schlottcr declared that the
nation needs the protection o. n
church and then 1t would not need
the protection OF armor and battle
ments.
The service was ended by the con-
gregation singing America, after
which Mr.. Bawden pronounced the
benediction.
Thanksgiving Day at the Y. M. C. A.
was featured by athletic contests and
events between the various classes.
The morning between the hours OF
nine and eleven was given over 10 the
boys and they had q great time in the
gymnasium and swimming pool. On
the running track the juniors won the
two lap relay race and also the n
lap backwards race and the one lap
walking race.
The big stunt of the morning which
by the team captained by Physical
Director Dolloff. This race Is a now
feature and the boys thought 1T was
a great idea.
In the swimming pool the intermc-
date mermaids wan their way TO
victory in every event. leaving n enl-
ployed boys struggling helplessly in
their wake.
A team from the Coast Guards was
to have played a game of basketball
with a picked team from the Y. Nj. G.
A. in the afternoon, but the GUARDS
we're treated so royalty by the people
who entertained them for Thanksgiv-
ing dinner that the state of their abb
dominal regions prevented them from
playing the game. The business mems
teams played a series of four volley
ball games and the team captained
by L. r. Robbins defeated Theodore
Degenrins's team three out of the four
games.
A battle royal was staged on the
basketball court of the Y. NJ. c. A.
when two of the junior teams locked
horns Tuesday night.
A team from n of the Boy Scout
troops played the employed boys
class team and the first half was no
more than a miniature football game,
The score standing only 10 in favor
of the Scouts.
1t was more exciting In the last
half. first one side being ahead and
then the other. The Scouts finally
won out by the very close and low
scoro OF Sc. This game was n
of the most hotly contested battles