The Republican journal., 1922-11-23


vice of Thanksgiving will be held next
Sunday morning at 10.45 a. m. Sermon
by the pastor, Rev. William Vaughan,
and music by the choir. Sunday school
follows the morning service. A cordial
welcome is extended to all.
METHODIST CHURCH. Peoples Meth
odlst Church, Rev. Charles W. Martin,
pastor; parsonage, No. 7 Court St.. tele-
I phone, 21311. Sunday morning service
at l0.45. Sunday school, IL m. Evening
service at 7.30. Prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.30.
The FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev.
George c. Sauer, pastor; residence, Is
Cedar. Telephone 123-11.
The appointed services of this church
will be held at 10I45 and 730 on Sunday
with Bible school at IL O'Clock, and Chris
tan Endeavor Society at 80. The mid
week service Thursday evening at 7.30.
lhe services of worship next Sunday
VIII have their extra note of Thanksgiv-
ing Tor the abundant mercles of God
which we have enjoyed the past year and
Tor the promise of his continued favor
Let US all be present at the church, some
part of the day if we can and make our
acknowledgment of Gods goodness hum
bly, and sincerely together. "Enter into
his gates with thanksgiving and into
ttls courts with praise. Be thankful unto
Him, and bless His name, foI the Lord is
good, His mercy is everlasting and His
truth endureth to Ill generations"
The Union Thanksgiving service will
be held IN this church next Sunday even
ing, and it will be conducted by the pas
tors Of the city. The Thanksgiving ad-
dress will be by Rev. w. F. Skerrye,
pastor of the First church, Federated.
The order of service is given in these
columns.
Appointments: Monday evening, social
and business meeting of young boys at
the home of Clyde York, Main street.
Next week in boys room work on electri-
cal apparatus. Tuesday evening, at 80,
the older boys will listen in at the Radio
station of Edward Warren, Bay View
street. Wednesday afternoon, ladies'
Sewing Circle will meet for work in the
vestry. Thursday afternoon, meeting of
Camp Fire Girls. Thursday evening, al
o'clock, chorus rehearsal in the audi
torlum; 7.30, mdweek service of praise.
Friday afternoon, meeting of senior Bible
class with Mrs. Randall on Union street.
Annual supper and sale Tuesday, Dec. IL.
Sixteenth annual State Boys Confer
ence, Lewiston Auburn, Dec. l 2-3.
The First Church, Federated, Rev. W.
F. Skerrye, minister; residence, 26 High
street; telephone, 86-4. Please do not
fail to telephone the minister of any
case of illness OF distress where his sarvi-
ces can be helpful. Sunday morning SER
vice at AS; sermon topic, "Three W ords
of Thankfulness " A cordial invitation
! is extended to all. Here let no man be
stranger. "Whosoever thou art that en-
terest this church, leave it not without
prayer for thyself. for him who ministers,
and for those who worship here" Sum-
| day School Immediately after the morn
/ ing service. At the close of the service
the members of the Sunday School will
march into the auditorium and occupy
the front seats, during their rendition of
a simple program of songs snd recitations
appropriate for the Thanksgiving season.
The children of the Sunday School in yite
the congregation to remain for tks se eX-
ercises. Especially are the fatneis and
mothers of the children urged to be. pre-
sent. The sermon topic for Sunday even
ing, at the Union Thanksgiving Service
in the First Baptist Church, will be-
Today and Tomorrow.
Many a man is not so thankful as he
might be, because he fails to realize the
exceeding value of God S every das gifts.
They are so close that he cannot see them;
they appear so much part of him that
he cannot think of them part from him.
self, and therefore cannot be thankful. 10
his view of things, in as far as he has any
view, these daily blessings, like Topsy, in
''Uncle Toms CABIN" "Jes' Happen"
Moreover we are easily misled by names.
The one word Mature" is used to cover
multitude of sins. The argument runs
as follows:-"Nature has neither will nor
purpose of its own. 1t is blind and deaf.
What it gives,-the air | breathe, the
light of day that gladdens my eyes and
quickens me for wholesome work, the
darkness and quiet of night that bring
rest and healing to wearled body and
mind, these nature gives because she can
not do otherwise. Nature is top that
was set spinning in the morning OF time,
and must continue to the end. can be
thankful only to an intelligence or person.
ality. Mature is neither Hence | see no !
reason for being thankful" Such men !
fail to see that there is nothing more |
mysterious than the ceaseless processes |
of natures laws. "Gravltation" is a |
WoIu weighted Will III lystSl} tHat ho hoh
can explain We know that human life
would be impossible but for the sure and
saving alienation of day and night; and
we know that this is due to the rotation
of the EARTH But we are prone to forget
that behind the marvellous physical fact,
is the more marvellous fact of the far
seeing W sdom and love of Him who
directs and controls all the forces engaged.
He it is who e providence neither slum-
bers nor sleeps; He it is, in very truth of
modern science, whose gifts are every
new," How should one who con-
siders these things do less than give
thanks every night for the blessings OF
every dayf