Show thanksgiving SERVICES appropriate services held in forenoon at Tabe tabernacle macle program was good prest L A snow tool took charge of the thanksgiving program in the tabernacle last thursday morning at 1030 the attendance was not at as large as could have been wished for but the proper spirit was evident and I 1 those who did attend were well wel I 1 repaid for their effort the choir sang the anthem A N nation a rejoices prayer by elder peter F madson singing by the congregation and choir america mrs its andrew L neff keff recited in a very pleasing manner that familiar piece entitled whistling in heaven elder J W hoopes addressed the congregation on the origin significance and observance of thanksgiving day he recited the conditions existing in england under the reign of king henry the VIII which affected that band of conscientious pilgrims who went f first to holland and afterwards immigrated to america landing at plymouth rock on what is no now w the massachi Mass massachusetts achu coast in the fa tail 11 i of the year they had quite a hard time during that winter to subsist on the provisions obtainable and save seed for the following summers crops they cleared about 26 acres of land and in the spring sowed bowed it to grain and reaped a bounteous harvest they felt thankful to their god tor for the bounties of life they then enjoyed and the people were railed in general assembly in the tall fall of 1621 to offer thanksgiving to the lord from that time until the present day this custom has been quite gelie generally rally followed in 1863 after the close of the Clyl livar president abraham lincoln a setting api ayaji ri one day as a day ot of thanksgiving tilts this rustom custom has haa been followed by each succeeding president and is now universally observed throughout this country the speaker also referred to local conditions that we should be thankful for by the choir count your blessings A pleasing little thanksgiving exercise was given by four children two boys and two girls they addressed their remarks to thanksgiving emblems that they held in their hands the first an apple the second a string of cranberries the third a pumpkin and alitt fourth a bunich bunch ot 0 grapes crapes ala mayor vor C H hoist gave an impromptu address in which lie he referred to to the ille origin of the turkey as the center piece for thanksgiving feasts he fe believed that we should be thankful tor for such blessings as comparative peace with the world good government and the growth of the nation etc we should also appreciate our blessings here at home the first settlers that came here enjoyed none of the conveniences that make this city a pleasant place to reside there were no railroads no telegraph no telephone no electric lights nor the water works and all these he deemed blessings that we should be thankful for prest W C horsley spoke briefly of the school system urging tat at here were certain afi angs that hat mag mfg ini lit be done to make the system good as it is still belll better batter parents do not look after their children carefully eno enoah uh to see that they do not play truant singing we thank thee 0 god go 3 benediction by elder il fj |