Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1892, Page 6

THE EVENING ST. pe READY TO BEGIN THE PLAY. 14 TO O. RAI! GEORGETOWN, The University Boys Win the Cham- pionship Game Today. | 1 ! LIVELY AND SPIRITED PLAY. Scenes om the Ground—The Enthusiasm of the Players and Their Backers—Potnts of the Gamo—liew Georgetown Made Three Touch Downs. For the first time since the annual foot ball championship contests were inaugurated the Dine and gray waves triumphantly over the red and blue. The Georgetown team hare won the championship of the District in the best game ever seen in this city and have overcome their opponen 2100. ‘The game was won on its merits and all the glory goes to frow Especial credit is due to the playing of Dowd, G. ¥ y, Murphy and Carmody. Their wus of « brilliant character and won the seme for their team. The whole outplayed their opponents at almost every point. Particularly did ther surpass in their team play, tackling and running. s by a score of boy: Georgetown. getown menus a CAPT. CARMODY (GEORGETOWN Colum! were severely handi- by the loss of Burroughs, whose position bad to be filled by a man practically at of condition and unacquainted with the g- of the team. ‘The two lines were almost evenly matched, but the backs of Georgetown far ontciassed those of the red and blue. The capped WILD CHEERS FOR GEORGETOWS. the referee's whistle was blown denot- he game was at an end, the spectators broke willly from their seats and rushed uron the field. The victorious players were lifted om the shoulders of their friends and bourne triumphantly to their coaches. Then the Georgetown supporters began to celebrate. Ther ho d and cheered them- reives hoarse. «ir way home the grocery stores were raided and cll the available brooms were purchased and waved aloft as the coaches were driven through the streets. For some time after the conclusio the game the students paraded the streets and avenues, giving vent to their enthusiasm. It wisagicomy crowd that made its way to the Columbia Athletic Club house. A PERTECT Foor BALL Day. Unele Jerry Rusk bs foot ball fever with 1 jean public. aud thoug by rhowing himself at tly canght the ; remainder of the Amer- | he has not admitted it | match he evidently has the interest of the game at heart, for he turned from the weather bureau « day such as wakes the foot ball player jamp with joy. For the «pecta: + perhaps a little coid, ex- | cept those whose enthu-iasm and other liquids managed to k When the ing of their big morning and tarew 7 broad and expansive as mit of spread over day was bright and cloudiess. would ir countenances, ot he A sharp, chill- ing wind was blowing. bat ther knew that only wet weather can dam; the ardor of a foot ball enthusiast and keep bim away from a contest. The managers knew their receipts were safe and they were consequently unusually joyful. When the player: began to arise, baving ob- tained @ good and Lo: rest. they danced about as they took rhing exercise. of a day to play foot ball,” , I feel as though I could pick and run down the field with clear, crisp day as today is the ideal foot ball player's mind. Their own comfort fs all that is considered. The brivk air in gay spirits and makes them full of the spectatur—ob, my! He stam: and halloced and cheered, but ‘the ends of his fingers and the ends of his Would not arouse themelves to the heat of bis enthusiasm and were uncomfortably cold. 4 MORNING OF ENXTHUSIASI. | "clock the scenes about the Columbia Club and Georgetown Coliege were un- active. Members and students began to and now and then « preliminary cheer break forth just for practice. At the red and biue was visible everywhere. and hats were decorated with while from the buttonbe es on the fr cH AT OFOROFTOWN COLLEGE. Georgetown College was cqually lively. The students gathered in knota discussing th chances of victory. They gionted over the loss of Columbia's two men, Johnson and Bur- roughs, and as the championship flag appeared ust so near” would break out into Theis song: Up Biue and Gray. for Dowd is coming, Pete is on the way, Pat O' Donne I's in the center, ‘We must wip the day.” The players were anxiously waiting for the start to be made for the grounds, as the excite- ment incident to such a gume was telling on them. About 11 o'clock the gay crowd started for the base ball park, awakening quiet George- town with their cheers aa they rode merrily along. while the residents crowded to the win- dows and doors to wave their handkerchiefs and give their favorites a hearty send-off. ARRIVING ON THE GROUNDS. By 11 o'clock the cavalcade begun to enter the grounds, They came singly and in crowds, male and female. Among the first cavont. wero acrowd of Georgetown students, who marched in double file. Each was decorated with the blue and gray colors of the college. In they went to the tune of horns lustily blown. They marched around the field and took up their position on the ent line. | They were foliowed by another group of sta- dents in a large “bus. The blue and gray was predominant, but two large green fim with the barp their loyalty to the ‘old country of spectators was almost continuous and as the | managets saw their most sanguine expectations more than fulfilled their eyes and hearts became as large as saucers. And euch a good-natured crowd it was. Everybody was in gay spirits and fun was the desire of every one. The number of ladies was unusually large, and their interest in the game was fully as great as that of those who understood the fine points of the game. ‘The early ecenes at the grounds were most animated. ‘The peanut boy and the seore card man vied with the noisy supporters in making themselves most conspicuous. The horns kept up con- tinuous howls, with a cheer now and then to punctuate them. The first of the Colum Tooters to arrive were the “Foresters,” in a big four-in-hand. Their cheering was most amus- ing. Vehicles of all kinds pushed their way through the mass of humanity at the gates and drove to positions of vantage. The stream of carriages was almost continuous. Every now and then a coach of Columbia men would come | through the gates with a cheer of “*H: Rah!! | Ray Hoo! Rab!! Ray!!! C. A. C., Colurg- bia." Next, perhaps, would bea Georgetown coach filled to overtlowing with the supporters of the blue and gray. By 10:45 the line of vehicles extended to 7th = ovT oF siozT. street, while the string of those desiring tickets of admission was almost as long. They josiled and crowded and cheered and yelled, but every- thing was done in the best of good nature, THE C. A. ©. SOXG. The C. A. C. boys lustily sang the following song to the tune of “Boom-de-Ay:”” ‘Old Pat Wells, he is the stuff And Bobby Church you know won't bla; Weaver and Welch are on the ead. Betore these men we mus: beud. cHorts. Boom ta-ra-ta, boom ta-re, Columbias are the boys for me; Boom ta-ra-ta, boom ta-re, Boou ta-ra-te, boom ta-re. Cunrch and Ranfer are our euard, With Schartz Tere hee know the trick up rey quick, ‘Oso site 1d break hi neck. © Columbia, why need we fear, Burroughs and Sbields are fn our rear, Setton and Lewis, they are near ‘To make that old bail disappear. © Geo Whe ‘There are such 1we resist you town, what a fall, Fou buck vur stone wall, he Ine Carry the bail over the The Georgetown team was the first to appear on the field, and as ther marched out were heartily cheered by their sup While they were indulging in their prelim- inary practice the C. A. C. ran out on the field of play and joined with a will in kicking the ball about and falling on it. While the practice was going on Mr. Bond of Swarthmore was chosen to referee and Mr. Floyd of Lehigh as umpire. At the tows of the coin Capt. Wells called the turn and chose the | ball. ‘The two teams lined up as follows: A.C. Positions. Me against Yale. Bergen took the ball and gained *S Aap down Mahone: through, and n the next down y downing Lewis before he started obliged Cotnarbia to lose Ave yarda Bergen dropped back, feint to kick, but started to Fun, and was downed ive yards back of the starting point. This was the fourth down aud gave Georgetown the ball. After an ineff of Erin thereon, designated | ‘The stream | withall the ability they were capable in the line especially the game was be- | ing plared at y hard pace. Columbia jfound the weak spot to be the right of the Georgetowns,and they seht Shields through for good gains. Capt. Carmody seemed disposed to question ae | DowD MAS THE BALL. the decisions of she officialn and delayed the game considernbly thereby. Columbia was Gnally forced to kick und Dowd caught the tn ll | on the five-rard line, but being deliberately [downed after he had heeled the cated, Georgetown was given five yards for the foul. i In the scrimmage George Bergen was hurt jand the game wns delayed until he was able ! to continue. i A CLEVER PLay. With the ball on the ten-yard line of George- | | town the bali was passed to Curmody, who in | | turn gave it to J. Murphy. | ‘The trick worked | like a charm, and the fast little quarter back from across Rock creek gained the center of the field before Will Church downed him by a clever tackle. | deer for the right end. He crossed ten before caught. i + aud Dowd by pretty running each | made five yards, thus bringing the play into | Columbia's territory for the first tire. As Georgetown quickly advanced the ball | down the field their admirers cheered wildly, while the Columbia men were correspondingly despondent i Columbias seemed unable to stop the | heavy work and quick play of their opponents as they gained was on the twenty-yard li Ina scrimmage at this place Capt. Carmody was badly hurt, but pluckily resumed play. Georgetown continued to buck their ‘oppo- nents’ line succe-sfully for short gains, and by this method reached Columbia's five-yard line. Columbia here braced up and stopped the advance of their opponents, securing the ball on forr downs. Without gaining Bergen punted to the thirty-vard line, where Dowd we- cured the coveted leather. Seger was downed with a loss of five yards aud Carmody was un- able to make # gain through the center, CAPT. CARMODY INJURED. In the scrimmage which followed Capt. Car- mody had his head cut and it was five minutes before he was ready again for the fray. George- town attempted another criss-cross play, but Columbia was on to the trick this time and se- | cured the ball at the center of the field. Columbia then tried this trick herself, and | the bail first going to Lewis and then to Bergen the Intter skirted the left and reached the twenty-vard line of Georgetown before Car- mody downed him by « hard tackle. Jack Ranier was taken from his place in the line and, dropping back to a haif buck’s posi- tion, took the ball. but, in running. dropped it for Bergen to receive it without any loss of ter- ritory. ard after, yard until the ball COLUMBIA GETS THE BALL. ‘The Columbia supporters now had their turn, and cheer after cheer rang across the field to INTERFERENCE. the tune of “Don't You Hear Them Bell ‘Their happiness was short lived, for their op- ‘onents got the ball on four downs and G. Kichoney. the big end rurb. mado pretty ‘ran around his right end for a gain of fifteen yards. The ball went out of bounds and O'Donnell | by trying to put it in play by quick work failed in his attempt and Columbia again had the leather at the tbirts-vard line. rs The progress of the game was frequently | stopped by the many injuries to the players. This time it was Seger. | He continued to ‘play, however, after a short Test. A ToUcH Dows. In the next scrimmage Columbia tried to go through center, and while a mass of piaye 8 were struggling Mike Mahoney was teen to jump from the crowd with the) ball “tucked securely under his arm. | When the Columbias appreciated that he had the ball and had set for the goal seve eral players started after him. He was too pursuers and crowed the goal line wn. lam at once broke loose. The fleet for his for a touch | Fl - ‘AR: WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1892. ‘The first half closed with the score 4to0in | \'s favor. THE INTERMISSION. During the intermission the spectators | crowded upon the field and the Georgetown | students forming into a procession marched gaily about the grounds, cheering enthusiasti- Vy. It was estimated that not less than 5,000 peo- ple surrounded the field of play. The scone | ‘was one such as can only be witnessed at a con- test between colleginte students. Flags and Tibbons were waving on every side. On one of the Georgetown coaches was a live rooster, which continued jokes finally caused to utter a found which its owner interpreted into @ crow when Mahoney made his toch own. | BOR CHURCH 6 A ©.) ——————— A BLESSED NATION. (Continued from Fifth Page.) earth is filled-with happy family reunions, while thousands of the humblest homes are made joy- ous by the kindly ministries to which all our hearts prompt us today. A DAY OF XATIONAL THANESOIVING. Then, too, this is pre-eminently a day of national Thanksgiving. God hath not dealt with Y people as with this great, prosperous, Christian nation, planted and hallowed by the {nith and prayers and tears and blood of our fathers. godly sentiment of this people not only warrants, but applauds the yearly proclamation of our President in calling upon all the people to pause in their eager rush for gain and aggrandizement and turn the thought to the All-Giver, whose greatest gift is the world’s Redeemer. We are verily before God. Multitudes fail to acknowl Jehoruh, trample apon the Sabbath, neglect his sanctuaries and prostitute manhood and citizenship to thelr greed for gold and power. Yet the world, und expecially our own loved land, grows better every day. The political, moral and religious forces at work are purify: ing public sentiment. The battle for and against the Sabbath and the saloon, which are pivotal factors for good or evil in the life of the republic, will wax warmer and warmer, but ty | With no doubtful result. God and sobriety are to win. Our Sabbaths are to be preserved and the saloon is not forever to dominate the ballot box. As the conflict thickens we will thank God and take courage. The various circles of King’s Daughters in this church remembered needy families. The Thanksgiving collection was divided between the Central Union Mission and the Woman's The Columbia men claimed that the touch down was unjustly allowed that he distiactly called “dow: honey grabbed the ball from } umpire did not se the p touch down. The Second Haif. When the play was resumed Georgetown | opened with the flying V, but instead of passing the ball to the center man aad having bim go forward it went to one of the backs, who ran along to one side and gnined twenty E, SEFTON (c. A. € yards. Mahone went Cn ee fore Weaver stopped short. Rushes through th center took the vali wo 7 yn four d where the C. A.C. obtained it 2 Mr. Bond asa referee was 10" - He did not appear to know his own mind three minutes at a time and allowed the entire Georgetown team to with him regurding kis decision! nat every down Carmody, Dowd, G. Mahoney xd other” mem- bers of the Georgetown team dis sited his judg- ment, When the teams again lined up the C. A. C. were given fixe yards for off side play. The leather was then passed back to Bergen for . but being closely pressed tried to run and was downed within three yards of his own goal line. ANOTHER TOUCH DowN, Kergen again attemnted a kick, George- SHIELDS (CALC. town broke throv; h and blocked it. The ball rolled over the ¢ sn re Welker fell on it, securing the recond to ch down for the blue and gray. Pantemonina again broke loose among the Georgetown “rooters,” vmody failed for a second time to kick foal, "From the center of the fleld the C. A.C. started with the old-fashioned V. Bergen .ook and went five yards, WELL TACKLED. Farther advance was stopped and the ball went to Georgetown on four downs. Georgetown found that her biggest gain could be made around the ends and began send- ing their players forward by that means. G. Mahoney advanced by this means fifteen yards to the center of the field. THE THIRD TOUCH DOWS. On the next lineup Dowd was passed the ball ard by clever running and excellent inter- ference g »t around his right end. Lewis tackled himon ¢ but Dowd shook him off and withaclear fieid -cored the third touch down This time Cummerford tried to kick the goal, but he like- wise iniled. The score was 12 to 0. From the center the V gained five yards, but on the next play a fumble by Shields lost the bail to his opponent. Carmody went through the center like a flash for ten yards, G. Mahoney followed it up with fi © more, After ashort rest, owing to Schewart's in- jury, G. Mahoney again took the ball and made hields claimed | Christian Association. a THE HOPE OF THE REPUBLIC. Dr. Corey Says It Lies in a Wise, Cul- tured, Christian Citizenship. At the Metropolitan Methodist Church this morning the Rev. Dr. Geo. H. Corey preached on “The Hope of the Republic,” taking for his text, “This people have I formed for myself. They shall show forth My praise,” Isaiah xliii:21, He eaid God ordained nations, and that noth- ing was more obvioux than the indelibleness of national characteristics. God's mission toward the American republic was the political educa- tion of the people, and to elaborate a faultless civil polity and toexalt and magnify the indi- vidual, Central to the life and glory of the republic in the character of its citizenship. This is the true foundation of national greatness. In the old world, where the wealth of inherited influ- ences take all dignity center in the power of the family and the majesty of the state, the citizen dwindles into insignificance. But here, where the individual, with bis rights and duties—his grounds of self-respect and of fitness to be the unit and measure of all institu- tions, laws und customs—the citizen is the vital gerta of whatever flowers out into « beautiful national life. We need to be reminded that this great land stretching from ocean to ocean, crowded with a mixed population from every part of the globe, differing in race, ia lan- guage, in religion and in color, bringing with them the inberited tendencies of centuries, prevents a problem to our statesmanship that Eott'compiex. aud dificult. “To reduce this vast heterogeneous to a homogeneous nation is no cay task. There are race problems throb- Ving in the bosom of the vation asking for solu- tion. ‘The reverend gentleman said, in conclusion: “I bnild my hopes of the republic on a wise, cultured, Christian citizenship. This is the essential factor in the permanency of our in- stitutions and the future development of the state. When such a citizenship is realized, and it shall go up to the high places of official power withont forgetting its moral responsibility to the nation and to. the Almighty God, we shall behold the glory of the republic. —_ HEARD BY BAPTISTS, Thanksgiving Sermons Preached at the Union Meeting Today, This morning the Baptists held a union serv- ice ut the E Street Baptist Church, E street be- tween Gth and 7th streets, Herctofore it has Leen the custom to have the Thanksgiving ser- mon preached by the last addition to 'the pa torul fold. but today adifferent order of services were held. In addition to aservice of song three short addresses were delivered. Rev. 8. HL Greene, pastor of Calvary Church, spoke on the national causes for thanksgiving, Dr. Stabley of the First Church discoursed on the social and individual causes for thanksgiving, while Pastor E. Hez Swem of the Second Church told of the spiritual reasons for being thankful. ADDRESS OF REV. E. HEZ SWEM. Rev. E. Hez Swem spoke from the following : James, i:17—“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.” Ephesians, v:20— iting thanks alwo~s for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” American citizenship, besaid, through birth and the one and twenty years of’ waiting, or naturalization, is one of our best blessings. Standing on foreign islands and foreign main- lands Ihave proudly answered, “Yes, I'm un American,” and I have thrice returned to my native land to thank God for placing me in the oceident and in the America, T great the privilege and joys of the itizensbip in the country of coun- tries, our spiritual blessings surpass them in number and value. Some time in the yester- days the Holy Spirit gave our souls the divine touch, turned out the old and installed the new and permanent tenants, repentance and faith, and completed the transtormation into “new ereatures in Christ Jesus,” God's daughters and God’s sons. While there is much cause for gratitude we are saddened and humiliated by the deplorable worldliness of many in the churches. The divide mind has meutioned the characteristics of this age: “Lovers of self, lovers of tho world, lovers of pleasure, more than lovers of God and and godliness’—indications of intense worldli- ness, Instead of the west conquering the east for Christ oriental falsehoods have floated west- ward, and isms innumerable. born of satanic influence, are heard by multitudes whose minds are reudy to ‘believe & lie.” Turn from the deplorable to the delightful. REASONS FOR THANKYULNESS. We should offer thanksgiving to God for the salvation of some of the lost. Preachers and writers ure emphasizing thé “new” theology and the “old” theology, but the majority in Baptist pulpite are preaching the “gospel of the grace of God.” God has blessed Hix word, and reports reach us through the secular and religious press from all parts of the United States of souls saved in the regular and special services. The missionaries, our foreign repre- sentatives, write of the Holy Spirit's work through the Sacred Scriptures, and the forgot~ ten idols, abolished abominable rites, and a re- membered, loved and served triune God. No Christian service can be more im; ut OF FREQUENT OCCUPRENCE. a splendid gain of at least fifteen yards, They were forced to a third down. en Carmody kicked Bergen made a bad fumble and ‘ommer- ford secured the bail tur his+ide by di ing on it. Georgetown tried the double pass, but Weaver foiled the play by dropping Murphy back with loss of ten yards. Carmody ‘Hickea poorly and Bergen secured the leather at the point where it was kicked. On the line up Bergen made @ punt over the heads of Gecrgetown * backs and Dowd secured ball only ten yards from his own goal line. After ashort gain Carmody kicked to Bergen at the forty-yard line. GEORGETOWN WINs. ‘The leather went back to Shields, who ad- reneed it five yards, and a mome: Lowi guined a similar distance. people for His name. Let the honors of the world go to others; let the gold of the mines be in the treasuries of others; let knowledge and eloquence be gi ther of Ligl ven to others; but permit me, “OF . to be instrumental in the salvation of some of the lost and.to hear their glad confession: Ihave heard EHS Sect soto ‘Though of they've erred. a We should offer iving to God for the deepening of the spiritual life of ‘and lives again, saints. pee tern liders and or neve are. particu | three thing which ae characteristic of the itual: “PinTbe posseesion of the fullness of the Holy Spirit. 1 “trom "he feld) He carried it far to one side and when the team ‘p_ wasealcd and the great match was © rwit.tivecore 12 to 0 in Gecrgetown' favor. i FOR DYSPEPS{A than the seeking of the «piritnally lost that God | may have taken out from among the nations a ‘the poor, the the hungry, the sick, the heathen,'and for the prin ting and distribution Fratuitoualy of Bibles and religious literature for the of those who preach and teach ibe onpel, sad for the erection of buildings for | a ‘The members of our church bare Just com- ted the pledging and giving of 10.000 that the early spring we may begin the erection of “a houss unto the name of the Lord our Some have really believed God and found it more blessed to give than to recei THE SECOND COMING OF CAKIST. 3. Areadinessand dosire for the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The number of God's people who accept, hold and | teach the literal second coming of the Son of | God for his people and with his people have wonderfully increased. No unregenerate be- ing not influenced by the Holy Ghost and the | teachings of the Book of God would desire the return of the King of Kings and the end of this age. No one knows just when He, the Christ, will | come, but those who have made progress in di- vine things are longing for the presence of the glorified Prophet of Nazareth. The saints de- sire the coming of the Savior that they may sce Him and be made perfect as He is perfect. “We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we sballsee Him as’ He jis (1 John, iti'2.) | Recently, after a sermon on the second com- | ing of the Lord, one whose growth in grace bas | been deep and permanent because of the blessed |hope of the Christ's coming approached me, | and, taking my band, said in subdued ton “Even so come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. Can you echo that petition culled from Revel tion: May woe possess the fullness of the Holy | Spirit. May the Holy Spirit possess us, that we may be thankful for all biessings, especiaily in spiritual ones, and be found praying, watcb- ing, working and waiting until He comes, DR. STAKELY'S ADDRESS. Dr. Stakely, following Dr. Greene and Mr. Swem, spoke on the causes of thanksgiving, educational, social and personal. “Thanks- giving.” said the doctor, “is the poetry of wor- ship. It is the appreciation and gladness of the human heart expressing itself to God in prayer and praise. More than a third of the paalms of the inspired word are psaims of thanksgiving. ‘The Father is, indeed, well pleased, when His children, fresh from the manifold experiences of sensible of the deep significance of the same, come before Him with libations of joy.” The doctor was griteful for wha: Divine Providence has done for us as a nation, also for His gracious interference in lines ecclesiastical and spiritual. He thought. also, that we would miss mu that inspires us to thankfulness if we should omit to mention lines educational, social and personal. “It speaks well for a people,” said "the speaker, “when it may be teaid of them that they are alive to the interests of education. And to an encouraging extent this may be raid of the United States. Never be- fore in the history of our country have 8o many persons been in school. or so many. in- deed, in proportion to the whole number of the people. But in this connection special atten- tion may be called to the enlargement of the free school system in some of the states of the | eouth, the bringing back of our Indian schools to the straightout American public schoo! idea | as distinguished from the parochial system and the phenomenal development of university | facilities in the great northwest. The year has | witnessed an advancement along the line of | gducation from the lowest grade of school even | to the highest.”” In speaking of social conditions Dr. Stakely referred to our American system of labor and our peculiar American home. He thought that | the ills of society find their analysis in sin show- | ing iteelf in mutual misunderstanding and dis- | trust, and that the real and only remedy has | been found in the Christian religion. When the third line, or the line of personal | thankegiving, was reached, it was suggested | that Providence and grace had crowned every rson's life with good things, No man's lot in | ife is as bad asitcould be. The doctor « that we might appropriately thank God today for not answering many of our prayers, and | also for the troubies which have come upon us. | Every tear that we prously shed over ourselves | or over the affiction of our fellow mortals is | caught up by an angel hand and crystalized into a pearl to stud our crowns in lig! — ITY AND PROGRESS. CHRISTIAD Rev. Mr. Bispham’s Thi at St. John’s Today. | Thanksgiving day sermon at St. John’s today. His text was, “Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious and His mercy endureth for- | ever." —Padlm cxxxvi:l. | There is one day in the Christian year, said the minister, when church and state, separated | by the jenlousies of civil and ecclesiastical uu- thoritres, join hands and together proclaim gratitude and thanksgiving to the Lord God of Hosts. And there is just reason, for. while | the scales of evil have been heavily loaded with | the fruits of man’s passion, yet the golden scale of merey weighs down yet deeper in the | | balance and a mere sense of the eternal fitness | | of things, if nothing else, Would suggest « thankegiving. Since God's mercy toward us will endure for- ever, it follows that the history of civilization will show forth the increasing striving after that which is more Christian and holy, so that we can better approach the eternal glories Which His Son, "Jeous Christ, ‘has in’ store for those whose lives are progressing toward God's great goal—heaven. And ¢o, while it is meet and fit to rejoice in this our day of thanks for the temporal and spiritual mercies which | church and state have together received, yet | jet this day take on a deeper meaning—Iet us | thank God for His everlasting mercy in thut it | means everlasting progress. In these few mo- ments let it be our task to examine this law: Our Psalm, then, heard first from the sanctuary of King David's temple at Jerusalem, is the day sprung from on high—is the echo of one of the powerful watchwords of society. which are the rallying points of the thoughts and the activities of mankind. such an idea of God's mercy has had its effect upon every decade of American citizens, And not only is America an heir of this mercy. All the civilized world are co-heirs and equal. Now, behind this law of progress isan incentive which acts as man's goad. The realization of our wish is the father to our further desire. THE DANGER OF THE AGE. But in the midst of our prosperity there is one terrible danger. Men are in danger of for- getting the glorious meaning of the words of our text, for they sing a beautiful song to other words, and it is something like this—*O give thanks unto man, for he is glorious and bis acts will last forever.” Man then becomes the Christ of a new theology, who, crowned with the roses spread at his fect by popular opinion, sits on his throne like some pagan god smiling his ap- roval at the homage and thanks given him. Ext imany.more songs like thie be eung and the great law, which is God given, will surely react upon itself. There is ne such thing as stopping these two runners who press eageriy toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. They cannot stop. It is inst human law and it is against divine law. Either they must go forward or else hand in hand they will begin to go back. Either the rong of the world must ring more loud ia this case for the glory of God or it must sound fainte and yet more faint and the song of man must reign triumphant. To make man re- | sponsible to bis brother man for gitte which are from heaven is to make a reaction against the ve zeal of Christ our Lord in human society. That will carry us back to the de- of = paganized philo-ophy, and then in due time, with the deciine of Christianity, will civilization be swept away to the lusts of a society without control of reason. Does the song in God's praise or that in praise of man for what he has done ring in our hearts to- day? Can we not see that America filled with Christ's pre-erce is imitable for doing all bie goode And ths feverish unreet w me, but wo grow in knowledge tad. love of t to grow in know! of His Son, Jesus Christ. ‘That unrest is keynote of our character for good or for ‘That unrest can puch fi ability to do for the world. when given to God, whohas mude it what i same unrest is able to turn and fie ZF Fre is. Hi fl i & E Lethe TN nd_ profoundly WHAT THE PRESIDENT HEARD. The Thankegiving Sermon at the Church ‘of the Covenant. The President, accompanied by Mra, McKee and Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Harrison, at- tended services thix morning at the Church of the Covenant. There was n good congre- gation present und the sermon of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Hamlin, was listened to by a devout and attentive aidience. The pulpit piatform was appropriately adorned with autumn flowers, and as a dtting type of the ‘Waning year a sheaf of wheat, witha bunch of ars of corn still in their shuck, formed « part of the decorations. While the congregation ns being seated the organist plaved with fine effect # patriotic air, with beautiful variations. and during the offertory the air, ““O say you see,” was rendered in good style, with va- Tiations. Dr. Hamlin’s sermon was a clear and ef- fective presentation of the theme selected for the occasion, based on the fourth chapter of second Corinthians and the fifteenth verse, which was that all thinge work for good. He spoke of the significance of the day and ite general observance wherever the American flag floats and wherever an American citizen happened to be. The spirit of the day was thankfulness to God for blessings received during the year. It was a day when families came together, when the poor are eepecialls re- membered and when even the inmates of pris ons and asylums are made to feel something the cheer which. fille the hearts of men some he said the general joy of the made it especially hard, for perbapse ax look back over the events of the past year they feel that they cai in sympathy with the rejoicing. There are vacant places in our houses; there are loved ones who are sick and there are those who are absent. Fina cial losses perchance have come during the Year, and our pros: erity has suffered a serions blow. and, perhaps, said the preacher, what is woree,there has been a moral loss and deteroira- 5 tion. For these reasons maybe some feel that they have no part in thin day. Sometimes to recount the blessings Which we enjoy in common with our fellow citizens takes ux out of ourselves, Snch blesk- ings, the preacher suid, were not hard to enu- merate. The harvests have been plentiful, and While labor has not alwase been content jwith its lot and capital has always been just, still in spite of the seri | complications in parts of our own country ¢ not r- ing the past year it could be said that the labor- | ling classes are better off in this country than imilar classes elsewhere. he “escape of this country the scourge of disease was men ioned as a the blessi ‘The country hud passed th & politica and quiet while the rex ¢ election was not aatis- factory to a many still it bad been “accepted. thus giving another ev dence of the ability of our people f self-government. During the year a crushing bereavement bad fallen upon our chief magis- trate, and the sympathy which had gone out to him, not only from the people of this country, but of the world. showed that bearts beat the same under all «kiex, The preacher spoke about the true Thanka- giving mimstry, which was to bear application in such a way as to. benefit others. said, were prone to be selfish in their sorrow and to look upon it as something pecn- liar and unusual, greater than anything that others were called upon to bear. Paul's way was the best to learn how to bear all these ‘things so as to benefit others. After the sermon the congregation united in singing “America” and then were dismissed with the bened: mn. ee ‘OGNITION OF CHRIST. OFFICIAL Ri Dr. Pitzer Deplores the Absence of the cred Name From Public Documents. Rev. Dr. A. W. Pitzer of the Centrai Presby- terian Church preached on Christian thanks- 1| giving aud rejoicing, his text being Deut.»| xavi, 1, and Ephesians, ¥,20. He said that there was too little thanksgiving and rejoicing in our day in our religion and worship. A tri- fling discomfort will be the occasion of murmur and complaint, while thousands of blessings of our Heavenly Father are not recognized. He noticed that the texts implied thanks for | every good thing, while in the New Testament | Mexico towa: nkegiving Sermon | ¥@ re taught to give thanks for everyihing. | said: “Most of the people in Mexico are fairly Thanks should be given to our Heavenly Father remarked: “In many official documents issued by the civil authorities of this country there has been a spicuous — absen: the name Lord Jesus Tam no ady the doctrine of union of church ard state, Thestate bears the sword of justice and ixin no sense a preacher of the gospel; but in thi« land, with our Christian Past, the name of the Lord Jesus ought to be officially recognized, for apart from Christ we have no knowledge of God, nor is there any such thing as the fatherhood of God known among men, except as revealed to us by the Son. We need therefore tween man and God, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and ma: The congregations of the First Church, the th Street Church and of Assembly Church united with Dr. Pitzer's congregation in the Thanksgiving services. cae IN EAST WASHINGTON. A Union Service Held in Dr. Chester's Chureb. Union services were held by Capitol Hill churches at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, corner of 4th and B streets southeast, this morning. The congregations represented were Metropolitan Baptist, Grace Baptist, Church of the Reformation, Lutheran, Metho- dist Protestant and Eastern Presbyterian churches. Every seat in the church was occupied when the Rev. D. D. Wilson, pas- tor of the Methodist Protestant Church, stepped forward to preach the sermon. He selected his text from Ezekiel 46:10: “And the Prince in the midst of them, when they go im, shall in, and when they go forth «ball go forth.” ‘The pastor preached an eloquent sermon on the temple of Ezekiel and at the conclusion of the services a collection was taken up, the pro- ceeds to be devoted to the charities of Washington. siete: Mr. Biaine’s Tiness, Mr. Blaine is not quite as well today ashe has been for two or three davs past. The fam- ily say that there is no serious change in his condition, but that he is not feeling quite as as well. Seton doer ener oe ea Judge McComas and the Bar Association. Judge McComas yesterday informed the com- mittee of arrangements that he would be absent from the city until after Thanksgiving, and that he would therefore be unable to name a date for the reception which the bar of the Dis- trict propose to give him. | He therefore asked that the date be left open for the present. Three Casualties. a Edward Long.a son of Dr. Wm. Long of 1018 19th street, yesterday fell from a Inmber wagon and the vehicle passed over him, breaking his left leg. Yesterday afternoon as Emanuel Keane of 427 8d street sonthwest was coasting on a bi- cycle in the Capitol grounds his machine struck astone and he was thrown against a wagon, S. Haynes, a boy of sixteen, riding « biey- cle at Massachusetts avenue and G street, ran inst tea his leg. He was taken to the gency Hospital. Azovr forty members and officers of the Sabbath School Lyceum and of tie senior it surprise party last night to their pres- teacher! Mr it D. Huth. we was cutting his head badly. it Charies Shremp, a boy of twelve years, aca Bibie glass of the Second Baptist Church gave a Axanw of fire at 6:15 last A Curtuxer op fire at 1710 10th street north- ‘weet culled out the and a similar oc- currence took place at 1819 M street northwest. meta Secchi A Baaxcu HrpnoonaPaic Orrice.—The Navy Department, it is s.ated, intends to establish People, he | Of | United States, ome mediator be- | MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. j | Minister Ryan Talks of the Relations of the | Two Governments. TRE PRINCIPLES GF PROTECTION Do NOT APPLT ‘TO OUR INTERCOURSE WITH OTMER COUNTRIEG ox CONTINENT HAMPERED IN MAKING ur Mr. Ryan, U.S. minister to Mexico, who has been in this country for a abort while, left to- day for New York to take the steamer for Mex- ico, Just before his departure he talked inter- estingly with a Stam reporter about the rela- tions of this government with Mexico, and inei- dentally with ail the nations south of the United States Mr. Ryan entered upon bis duties in the diplomatic service with the hope that a treaty micht be made with Mexico which would be to the advantage of both countries, bringing them into closer relations both commerciaily and socially, The policy of Congress bas, how- ever undesigned!y.thrown obstacles in the way, and the chances: at thi Un inte apon Mexico the same thing place duties admitted free —if a reciprocity treaty bowe that have been made with ntries under the terme of the MeKin- sere not entered into. The conditions are different, however, Mexico getting mo special advantage ont of the free list es it stands, and for that reason no proclamation re- storing daties on such free importations as Game from Mexico has been ismued and Me. ne will be. PROTECTIVE PRINCIPLES DON'T APPLY. “Tam an earnest protectionist,” said Mr. Ryan toa Stax reporter, “but I do not think that the principles of protection apply to our intercourse with other countries on this contl- If were no customs houses be- dollars ate free trade on thie nent would be greatly to our advantage, at the same time. to the advantages of the © her republics participating in it. This con- dition is impracticable at thie time, however, ae ail of thone other countries are in need of the revenues derived from their customs dutis. It is practicable to *o adjust the matter as to give usin return for liberal concessions to those coun? ¢ which would be of value to us an same time not materially reduce the revenues of the other countries. Of course, all things should be brought about by reciprocity treaties. The base of our reciprocity treaties with other countries of this continent sbould not be narrow and restricted. It was my ambition when I went to Mexico to bring the two countries much closer together, socially and commercially. I hoped to. bring about a reciprocal agreement which would be great advantage, and I did not believe that the same policy which would properly apply to our relations with European countries would | be applied there. The restricted character of ocity clause in the McKinley bill has, et, operated to hamper ua in comin Y agreement with Mexico, and the Presi bas not felt that, since Congress has declared ‘specifically what should be the basis of our re- | clprocity treaties, he could well depart from i | and make broader treaties, though it might be | to the advantage of this country. ‘Thus my hands have been practically tied. Prac | the reciprocity clause in the McKinley restricts the concessions we can make to the | continuance of coffe, sugar and hides on the free list. Hides nlone would count at all with Mexico.and that does not amount to enough to form a basis for concessions of any value on the part of Mexico. The | enough and willing enough t j sort of reciprocal trade ar: | United States, but if the ne" ntinuance of the | free ndmission of ides is all we can offer we pect much in return, expecially when ace aduty on their silver lead ores. Thus | the McKinley bill, while proposing reciprocity, has put limitations on it which preclude any- | thing being accomplished in that line with | Mex Unintentionally Congress bas tied | our bands. | MEXICOS PEELING TOWARD THIS PROPLE. Speuking of the feeling of the people of the United States, Mr. Ryan | friendly toward us. They are not gushing over Rev. Clarence Wyatt Bispham delivered the i the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, aul he | US and, perhaps, do not think more of us than of anyother people, but ther are friendly. | There & aclass violently antagonistic to the Those comporing it wre the im- who dislike the republican institu- | tions in their own country and regard this yantry asthe great champion of republican- jiem. “Others ‘there are who regard this j country with the greatest admiration and are earnest in their friendship. The majority—you | may say the government—fee's neighborly and | friendly toward us, without any extravagance | of sentiment. There is no sentiment in the | country which would make it diticult for us te tavate close social and commercial relations, and in dealing with Mexico and other countries south of us we can afford to be very liberal and not require too much from them in return for concessions we might make, for any foothold our commerce gets in those countries will be to ourasting advantage as wellas of ultimate benefit to them. THE CORNER STONE LAID Top: The New Methodist Fpiscopal Church im ‘Anacostia. The comer stone of the new Methodist Episcopal Church at Anacostia was laid at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The event was consum- mated with impressive ceremonies, A throng was in attendance. The exercises, conducted in the old church building, were commenced with hymn No. 770 of the Metho- dist hymnal by a specially organized choir, composed as foliows: Conductor, Prot. B. Ea- mund Messer; Mrs. Julia A. Dony, sccom- pamist; Alpheus Davison, F. Piples, Villiam 5. Jordan, Daniel Smithson, Charles Burr, George O. Walson, Frederick Bryan. Miss Cora McLean, Miss Corie Etzler, Mrs. Lavinia Carter, Mrs. Thomas Murray. The pastor, Rev. Dr. James McLaren, master of ceremonies, introduced Rev. Dr. T. C. Car- ter, editor of the National Methodist. Dr. Carter returned thanks to the Alt ty favors accorded the old church and pet tioned “for. a tune in Bishop J. F. Hurst, D.D., delivered an ad- dress, in which he reviewed the his tory of the church and complimented the thrift and Christ members. Rev. Dr. H. RB. Naylor, presiding elder of Washington district, and Rev. Dr. L. T. Widerman, pastor of McKendree Church, also spoke. The . nipeuened ‘the nite of ts congregation to te new structure. The Messer Quartet, Walson, Smithson, Jordan and Burr, sang bymn 862. Dr. Naylor, assisted by Brick Mason Joseph Anderson, ‘set the stone, and the doxology brought the ceremonies to an end. A. Linger; secretary, John E. Powell; assistant secretary, A.M. Green; treasurer, W. Marden King; 0. Walson, H. N. Robert H. Jordan, W. T. Anderson, ©. A. J. ‘son. Mr. Edward W. Summers, who has seen the greatest length of service in church, eecu- Tnember of Use organisation about forty years, member of forty heated next bim was the youngest a the church, Mr. Bert Halleck. —— The Firm Will Be Harrison & Miller. Seattiz, Wasn., Nov. 24—Judge J. Scott, brother of the late Mrs. Benjamin Har