New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-31
THE CszUBCnEs YEsTEaDAY.
Observaace orC;ooa Frida,-Thct p'scopni
and Cnthoiic ChuIchss--st. Adams
The gewis.i Passover.

Good Friday, the anniversary oi the death oi
the savior so termed a,coul; o: ihe benefits confer.
red on uaukied by bis death. was solemnzed IN the
Episcopal Catio.lc and some other CHURCHES yester.
Day With peealiy appropriate aud impressive eeFe-
uonies. N.Iv 81 these sacred ed.fces, the Catholic
more pant y, were t,stsfiiy. yet moarnialy.
adorned the rites and services in the different
cnurobes core OF ess suggestive OF tue passion ci
our Lord.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Grand old Trinity presented scene yesterday which
for mpressvents -, GruhGcuT and soiemuily h.s 90
seldom surpassed. The sacred building WAS densrif
throured Win devoni thousands end NaN-st' mt
busy scene of 1Dncveefers being deserted Qor there
was no rcetne Il tie Sock Board Yesterday ihe Vi
G. inv ~ tie Church presented az sOMt measure It's LC.-
day aIpaurtnce. Hundreds Of business peUc t.rurd
away unable 10 obtain sduntince At ~. o'clock tne
PROCESSION uovcl IRON tbt Ye,ry hnd IN snort ice
fun choral service TIE musical Programme was as
follows:
2 Poper'r.,'n for Good friday
IT, IT,. t ,e.,5.., 10 IN. c.u clan,s
! 5 The iuth-n. My God iy God iock upon ne, was
se.d.rri by 'es'ets Suu uris and5i lEuan.
| ne Rev Dr. Vin,on preached an eoqncn, sermon nj
/ Tie close Of the nut!Cor murion 90 the CTuctXi'r
re ohoris.ers ond c-ail1u tncn Joined IN Zoe
chanting OF ibe Mscrerc nfic which Tie E.nrd.cion
wds pTOHOUrcrd md tic ceremonies were concluded.
TIE SERVICES AT 81 ALBhSs.
81 s.. Allaus Church The ceremonies incident %
| Holy Week were impressive aud 1ecular ana excited
not little Interest Tho altar pulpit end other parts
of the church were drapcd IN mourning. and IN the
cnaucel reared large Gloss coyeTel with black
ciotn 1T l0i O'Clock the IA,a1s aud aute-coanunloa
service were iutOnca by tie Roy. Mes.rs MOIrl and
Noyes te I'D 4gth ana llst Psalms bc.nc also Sung.
Tie Rev. Sir morrill, pgc ichel an impressive sermon.
after which the Benedicton was pronounced and the
ST. PArRIcK's CATHEDRAL.
! In the Catholic Church no mass was celebrated,
Good Friday being tie ouy day in the year whom such
] ~. t,t.t "a
Grated the Gay before and at the end of the prced
in repository Tor the alteration OF the people, wa con-
suned by tine officiating priest These repositories
were very taSfefuy fitted up being decorated IN
cases IN ly jewels, kindly .cnt BY the eGies of the
different cations FOR the purpose aces. paint.
Jugs, flowers. wa1-!eAts. &C. Tie aiiafs were all
removed. C0Hyty ing the Idea OF the sadness
and dcso.ation which the Church the bride OF Heaven
is supposed ioc at Tie death OF her spouse During
/ Holy Week. which commences on wednesday
/ AID continues TO Holy SATURDAY,, Go-day) the
Office Of enebfr. which ncu9es such paintlys chauts
as iamcutaiIous of Jeremiah &c. j. sung, and on
/ Good Iriday evening the wildly mOgrfful Mser1s
forms part Of the ritual Tho BtHdoius Is also suns
and az the conclusion 81 each light II removed
from tang uar staud, To signify that one by tho
great Nights 81 the Chrlsuln church have passed until
d ally but Eight Temas which is taken behind the
r. aud the church being IN darkness, typical Of
IT, eclipse which u said TO have taken place at the
dread of the Crucfix.on, the accompanying
vusiOn u nature j. represented by the clappiDg Of
hands The principal ceremony IN the Catholic churches
yesterday was what is termed the Alteration
| Of the Cross. At 81. PariCks Cathedral
an immense congregation assembled the
lOi O'clock service which consisted of what Is called
the Mass Of the PTesanctIhed. The Archbishop oic.
ated Father STAIRS acting assistant priest. Messrs
McGuire and Cawey deacon aud sub-deocon, and
Father McNierney uJ-ter Of ceremonies The
Passion sung by tae Rev Fathers Berretta
Mclean and DR.. McSwceney. Ceremonies OF the
same character took pace at 81. Jamess.
The JEWISH PASSOVER.
The PassoveIOne Of the three great festivals In the
Jewish year-cOmmeHced at suudOwn Yesterday even
Ing, and Will he continued until this day week. IL
commentaries the deliyerasce Of the Lraelltes from
the Egyptian bondage and tho ODservances of the day
epioned the 18th c0npter Of the book Of Exodus
strclly carried out. The syDagogues all beautifully
and tastcully decorated, and appropriate ceremonies
took place In each last evening.