The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-24
I'M union SERVICE
Thanksgiving Will Be Observed
in Topeka Churches.
Union Program at First Con-
gregational Thursday.

At the first Thanksgiving nearly
three hundred years ago everyone in
the Pilgrim settlement went to church.
The day was set aside asa day for
church going and offering of thanks
for blessings. The attendance on that
day in the Pilgrim church and for
many Thanksgiving days thereafter
was about 100 per cent.
At one union service in Topeka last
year, where congregations of the
downtown" churches joined in
Thanksgiving day sixty-seven persons,
by actual count, were present at the
largest union Thanksgiving service in
Topeka.
The congregations of the downtown
churches, including the First Chris
| tian, the First Congregational, the
Presbyterian, the First Methodist, the
First Baptist, the First Lutheran and
the First United Brethren, with men,
berships totalling at least 5000 per-
sons. had been invited to join in the
service. The per cent of present day
churchgoers, then. who observe
Thanksgiving day in the way intended,
is about u per cent!
1--WE do not like to scold our people
about observing Thanksgiving" DIR. S.
| s. Estey, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church said. 81 believe in cele-
brating the day in other ways. Every
game, of course; we should enjoy our
family reunions, our Thanksgiving din
ners, entertainments and all festivities
of the day, but we should not forget in
the midst OF it the original Thanksgiv-
| ing spirit"
Union Services Thursday.
Dctor Estey will be in charge of the
downtown union service at the First
CONGREGATIONAL church Thanksgiving
| morning at 1890 o'clock. The Rev.
Robert Schell of the First Christian
church will give the sermon, and the
| choir of the First Congregational
| church will give program of appro-
| service are the First Christian, the
First Congregational, the First Pres
Dyter1an, the First Methodist, the
First Baptist, the First Lutheran and
the First United Brethren.
AT Central Park Christian.
| Churches of the southwest part of
the city will unite in a THANKSGIVING
service at the Central Park Christian
church, also at 1890 o'clock. The
Hev. M. G. Mum will give the SER
mon Mrs. c. K. Roose will sing a
solo, and the choir of the Central
lark Christian church will give
thanksgiving music. Churches ioin-
| ing in are Euclid avenue Methodist,
Central Park Christian, the West
minister Presbyterian, the Central
congregational and the United Pres
byterian.
A Community Thanksgiving.
| The West Side Christian church has
sent out invitations to a community
thanksgiving service Thursday eve
| ming at o'clock. Mrs. Clara H
Hazelrigg, pastor, will preside at the
tserv1ce. Mayor Herbert J. Corwine
and the Rev. George E. Lyon, super
intendent of Christian missions in
Kansas, are on the program for ad-
dresses. The church. orchestra, under
the direction of Clarence Whitlow, will
give special music. Motion pictures
win be an innovation on the service
program. A social hour will follow
the program.
| Wesleyan Methodist Church.
| "A special Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Wesleyan Methodist
church, corner Third and Jefferson
streets, Thursday morning and eve
ming. At the morning service at 1890
o'clock Evangelist Walker will preach;
in the evening at 1880, the Rev. Mr.
Bess will give the sermon.