The Columbus dispatch., 1921-11-27
THANKSGIVING
SERVICES FINE
LARGE CONGREGATION AT
TENDED AND ALL WERE
GREATLY EDITED
DR.GRO,WDEN SPOKE
Inspiring Sermon On Foundation
Stones OF Nations That Would
Withstand The Assaults OF
The Evil One.

Columbus is, speaking in general
way, religious city. We do not
mean by this statement that every
man and woman and child in the city
have their names on a church reg
ister and attend religious services reg
ularly. But it can be safely and ac-
curately asserted that no city of its
size in the country has such large
proportion of christian people and
church workers as Columbus.
Beginning with the white-haired
pillars of the churches on down
through varying ages to the cradle
rolls in the several Sunday Schools,
Columbus has more church members
and more persons identified with the
city's religious activities than any
place Of like population in the United
States.
True, we have a few who never go
inside of a church. We have few
who seem to take no interest in re-
ligious affairs. Yet they are, ap-
parently, influenced by the religious
atmosphere of the city, as our police
court records and records of other
courts show surprisingly few law
violations on the part of our white
people.
All calls for an alignment of church
workers in Columbus are promptly,
enthusiastically and effectively met.
Those who are on the Lords side step
to the front whenever they are sum-
moned. Hence, it was but natural,
and to be confidently expected, that
the announcement of the Thanksgiv
ing service at the First Baptist
Church on last Thursday night would
bring out a large number Of our peo-
pie.
The Thanksgiving service was a
union service. 1t was participated in
by all OF tho protestant churches Of
Columbus And, as all union services
are controlled and directed by the
Ministerial Alliance. the Thanksgiy-
ing cervice was made possible by the
cooperation of the pastors of the sew
eral churches. The Ministerial Al
lance selected the First Baptist
Church as the place for holding the
service, ard selected the pastor of the
First christian Church - deliver the
discourse. Five ministers were seated
on the pulpit They were, from right
to left, the Rev. Jesse d. Franks,
pastor of the First Baptist Church;
the Rev. Jesse C. Rowan, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church; the
Rev. j. f. Sansing, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church; the Rev. Arthur
Growden, pastor of the First Christ
ian Church, and the Rev Thos. II.
Lipscomb, pastor of the Firth Metho-
dist Church.
Tie large auditorium Of the First
B9ptst Chur h was completely fihej
at 1870, when the Rev. Jesse d. Franks
announced the opening hymn, "All
Hail the Power of Jesus Name" This
was followed by an invocation from
the Rev. Thos H. Lipsocmb. The
choir then sang an anthem, 80 Be
Joyful in the Lord" The choir was
composed of Mrs. Donald Frazier,
Mrs. ]. w. Jones, Mrs. W. X. Sparks,
Miss Olive Sanders, Miss Nell San
ders, Professor Womack and Mr.. Cot
ton. Mrs. Battle X. Sessums played
the pipe organ. 4
At the conclusion of the anthem,
the Rev. Jesse c. Rowan read the
ninth chapter of jeremiah. This was {
followed by a vocal duet by Miss
Olive Sanders and Miss Nell Sanders,
Thanksgiving hymn from Ruben
stein. The young ladies sang it with
feeling, their trained voices blending
in a sweet harmony.
After the singing Of hymn by the
congregation. the Rev. Jesse ID.
Franks presented the Rev. Arthur
Growden to the congregation.
Doctor GrOwden announced as his
text the twenty-third and twenty
fourth verses Of the ninth chapter Of
Jeremiah. He began his discourse by
saying that it was well and desirable :
for a nation to have wealth, wisdom
and power, but that these three things
were not sufficient in themselves for
a permanent foundation for national
greatness. He spoke Of the reliance
placed in wealth. wisdom and power
by Babylon, Rome and other nations
that exist now only in history. He
told Of the building Of the hanging !
gardens Of Babylon BY the Babylon
ian king, and how the king fancied
himself secure because Of his wealth. l
wisdom and power. But the king left \
God out Of, his plan and Babylon fell.
William Of Germany, backed '
and buttressed with wealth. wisdom /
and power, undertook. as did Alex 4
ander Of Macedon. to conquer the '
world. With the kaiser II was ~Me {
und Gott,7 and his banners were
stricken 10 the dust by the forces Of !