Thursday was the American nations! thanksgiving day, and it formed the occasion for quiet rejoicing by the members of thi Tt has commanity, event, and this took place in the Union Charch at eleven o'clock in the morning. The service here was of a very impressive natare, and was conducted largely Amos P, Wilder, the U. 8. The organ volno-Meditation and a toccata by Boellmaon, and the other musical numbers were a solo by Mr. A. M. Lester, an offertory by Lemaire and an anthem by Hawley.
It was announced on the programme thet the Thanksgiving Proclamation would be read, but Dr. Wilder intimate ed that the usual telegraphic commanication giving its terms had not arrived, and consequently they would be unable to deliver it. He felt sare they would all endorse its sentiments whatever they might be.
Rev, A, M. Sherman, American Charch Mission, Hankow, who delivered the address, announced that an offering would be taken for the relief of the suffering in Haakon cused by the burning of a 1g day, they were hidden to look back over the God had led them, as individuals, First tation they looked back' over the way that God had led them, from the first winter when the Pilgrim Fathers faced the dangers of, hare climate h to meet its Figoars, down through all the way the last reports from the Department of Agricultare. As they read there reports of the great produce of their land, especially of those western statex, they' were bewildered with the figares W.|given to them, with their national wealth, They now saw yeara of plenty jand peace, but they bad soon ye ginal fron
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