Ogden Sun | 1905-11-14 | Page 1 | Thanksgiving Football

thanksgiving FOOTBALL Is denounced by dr gunsaulus in a sermon chicago nov 13 dr prank W gunsaulus in announcing to the central church congregation yesterday that thanksgiving services cervices vices are to be held at the auditorium took occasion to denounce the custom ot playing football on the day 0 thanksgiving he said let us combine the cross ot christ with the flag ot our country in the celebration ot this day in an old fashioned way I 1 beseech you each one ot you to be here and by your presence set up a protest against the spirit of commercialism and frivolity that is becoming too prevalent on this holiday it may be some ot you will stay away to attend the football game that disgrace to the history ot this day and the spirit of thanksgiving that is coming to be fought by the preceptors precept ors and faculties or our schools and colleges