The sun., 1862-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.


The OBSERVANCE or LESr.-Ths following
are the regulations r Lent r the presen, year, Ash
"wednesday occurring ON the bth March;
/. AL the .week-days" Of Lent from Ash .wednes-
day tl Easter Sunday, fAlt days OF precept, on
Non.
q The precept Of fas,lrg implies also that Of .b.
stinonce from the use Of nesh-meat But. by dis
1eisdiiOn, the Of flesh new Ii allowed in ths
diocese a. the principal meal on Mondays, Tues
un,il Palm Sunday.
3. The use Of Aest -meai Is no, alo vel on Thurs-
dsy neri after Ash wednesday.
Tue abetit ence from nesh-meat on Palm Sun
day, al d on he Tuesday folio sing Palm Sunday,
dispensed with.
8. There Is neither fa-, nor abstinence TO DO OBJ
served ON Sundays In Lent
6. 1t is nos allowed TO use Ash with fesh-nea, a,
thc same meal.
7. There is no prohibition to use eggs, butter or
enc ete provided the rules Cf quantity prescribed
by the fast be compiled with.
: The Church excuses from the Obligation Of
fasting tout not of abstinence from hesH-neA, ex-
cept in special cases Ot sickness the lkeJ the FOL
loving classes OF per let the iurm, "a, those
whose duties are of an eNhAustng or lAbrri nus
character 3D., persons who are only attaining
their q owth 4th, women In pregnancy, or nurs-
isg in'hhts 9th, those who are ensee)led by old
age.
But these persons should be persuaded on Just
grounds that t'ey are entitled to exemption rom
tEe precept-po that not observing iI may give no
offence u their oonscences, or scandal 10 their
ntighbor. For Tits purpose, " they have any
doubt, they will do well h suit their spiritual
dive elI"r, or q le'i phytican. They should, howov
er, cherish the interior spirit Il this holy season,
ths came as II they were able 10 comply with tho
exterior Observance Of fasting and mortin caten n
spirit of s,rroW and compunction for sin spirit of
prayer aud recu ecton. Tnis Ii the duty OF all,
snd without this the last itself would be rejected by
God.
The public religious exercises during Lent, in
the churches OF tie city, 10 each evening
At hali-past seven Ocl'ek, will bei
ON lndAy, In the Church Of the Nativity and
Assu puOn (Gtrmanl and b. hichae,A
GA Tuesday, in 81. James. 81 JJseph'A 81.
yinceni de Paul's tPrsnchl, Holy Cross, and 81.
John the Evangelical
on wednesday. a, 81. Peters MIST Holy Re
deemer's, st Francis Assi' stun tGsrmAnl, 81.
Francis Aavier's, 81. Aune's and Annunciati IN,
MAnhAttAnyille,
on Thursday in the Cathedral, st. Andrews, 81.
stephens, 81 ColunbL's, 81 Budgets, 81. Aphon.
suh', and st. l. urence, Yorkyillo.
NJ, on fndsy, s in & 81: Mays, TRANSPORTATION, ST.
ception b V, NJ and st. BSnihace tGermAnl.
BY order OF ihe Most Rev. Archbishop.
New Ysrk, Feb. 9i,h, 1902.
In the Protestant Episcopal churches Throughout
the city special serv ces will be held today. Tne
churches will also be opened either for morning OF
evening service during the eutire OF Lent
At Trinity church today, service will commence a,
II o'clock, and special choral services will also be
held ON every wet nesday and Friday, at the SAINT
hour. GA other week days, this church will bl
| open for morning prayers. Al Trinity, as At al
| other churches, classes will be formed " prepaT,
| candidates for communion and children for confr
| nation.
| The Jews also observe this season a prepare
ticu, according n their peculiar ritual, which II
designed to marx their separation from the genhlt
world, The req qulremen,s very strict both ~
respects ritual obssrvances and food In this city
alone ne less than eighteen hundred barrels OF loui
have been contracted for, with Hecker and Bro
| thtrs, 10 make bread FOR the coming Passover
| Persons appointed TO receive II at the mill
aud l1lA d 1t from the time II Is ground until II
converted into food, and ,aei up in bags and bar
res for use
| FUNERAL or A FIREMAN.-Mr. Patrick Elan
| srAn, a member Of nited States Engine CompAn!
| No. 90 who died on Sunday last OF consumption
aged %, was buried yesterday from his late resi-
deuce at i39 East llth street. The funeral was a.
tended hy Al the members Of the Company, and b.
the Eighth division OF the Ancient order Of Hiosr
mans Of which the dec 'ased was a worthy and hon
| ored member. Tie General Presiaonf o' th' N'V7
! erh organization, 81. d 1hu CURE, hon'fed q
| rinsr,I Nv hsa p,ssancc, - Hli sl,. She Ganors
secretary. Mr. John A Ki .uey. Thero were ais
present the oIhcsrs o' the Division, viz Mr. Pete
How'ey President, Mr. Patrick oney Nieo Pres
,deut, Messrs. Thomas hcHAe and WIN. II. Rohan
s,er,,ary ard Assistant Sec. e,sry, ard Mr.. frSnci
R,llly, Trsssurir The society wAs accompanied v
the "CS elan" Rand, and o.othtd in iun resslb
Nth banner drApeS Il modning. The dsoeAse
wss buried in Calvary osnSsry. Ho died unmSi
r6d but leaves mother aAd three sisters ~ lAnsr
their less.
WE ARE pKsIRED TO call the attention
our reade-1 to the lecture on "Washins.on SN
during the Rebellion" TO be delivered oy 'hs NO
DR.. G. N. Butler, al the request OF many Oh 0'
rrom,nsn, citizens, on Thursday evening Marc
6th, a O'Clock. Al Irving Hall. Tleke.S 70 % o.
| ,sInsd !. No. Bible House, ~ handoPhr O
BrOadwsy, end a ,hs door