Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1898 — Union Gospel Temperance Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Union Gospel Temperance Meeting.

A special meeting was at the home of the secretary yesterday by the Rensselaer Ministerial Association for the purpose of making arrangements for the Union Gospel Temperance meeting to be held in Rensselaer from November 15 to Nov. 25 by J. B. Stanley. It was decided to begin the sessions in the M. E. Church. The following program has been arranged for Thanksgiving day: Scripture lesson V. O. Fritz Prayer N. H. Sheppard

Thanksgiving Poem.C. D. Jeffries Reading of President’s Proclamation R. S. Dwiggins Thanksgiving Discourse H. M. Middleton Benediction W. H. Sayler Music for day by Choir A motion prevailed that each pastor appoint a member from their respective choirs, whose duty it is to organize a special choir for the Temperance and Thahksgiving services. It was also decided to usk the business houses to close on Thanksgiving day from 10:30 to noon and also during the continuance of the temperance meetings at 7:30 P. M. At the meeting special stress was placed upon the exceptional features of a day of Thanksgiving this year, inasmuch as the hand of God hns been plainly discernable in the movements of nations in the recent past. John Temple Graves, Nov. 14th.