The New York herald., 1870-04-16
GOOD FRIDAY.
IT'S OBSERVANCE in THE CITY.
Services in the Various Churches Exercises
Of Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Services in the Various Churches-The Exercises
Of Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
GOOD Friday was observed by the business CON-
munlty Yesterday as sort OF half holiday. The City
Hall and other Departments or the city government
were closed together with the Produce Exchange
ana gold and stock rooms IN Broad street. and the
police courts and c0I0ners' Office transacedno D'si
ness after twelve NJ The Custom House and Sub
Treasury were open as usual, but many down town
establishments cosel aud business OF oil KINDS
was quite duh throughout the day. Most OF inc
churches whose den0mn ations observe the DAY were
hung with hack symbolic OF the darkness wnich
overspread the earth at tine ninth hour. ana all tho
services were OF the most solemn character.
fg f THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES
were especially noticeable for cerem0nous OBJ
servance OF the day. No lights biazed upon the
black oraper.ed affairs Of the Roman Catholic
churches; no masses were celebrated, but priests
and clerics. vested IN solemn black, intoned The
mournlul 0lice OF the Passion and In procession
brought back to the high affairs the ciboriums
tanning the sacred Host, which had renamed for
twenty four hours IN the beautiful repositories or
symbolic tombs. Alter the sacred species had been
received by the officiating priests at the close OF tho
service the ceremony of
THE vENERArI0N OF THE CROSS
throngs who crowded the churches. Rich and poor.
elegantly dressed ladies AMI humble servant girls,
professional ana business men and humble artisans.
in q ming.ed stream. crowded up the aisles OF the
numerous churcaes to knee around the affairs ana
testify their alteration OF crucied God by kissing
the emblem OF crucinxiOn he'd In the hands OF
their devoted priests. But the instruction was not
entirely symbolic on Good Friday. rev serino1s
political illusions distracted tue attention Of Jheir
docks from tine penltenGla exercises VI the OCCASION
The Rev. Dr. STAIRS. the vicar General OF tue arca'
N''o''S' 81. rATRIcKs CATHEDRAL.
His text was taken from the Lamentations or
Jeremiah l., ESQ all ye that pass by the way at
tend and see II there De any sorrow IKE unto my
sos s"ene Me enlsrrsINrst upon the enorm,sy
OF SIN IN producing such suffering IN Gods own SON.
Second, upon the patisnce and meekness Win Whcn
our imitation such a. c0u0 scarcely be conceived.
and. thirdly, upon the confidence we should feel IN
tue love OF o redeener wuO could 50 Dear tue load
OF sin Tor our sakes, and with such love
ole Tor US = shameful and agonizing DEATH
attention BY the immense congregation tnat
crowded tne pews and thronged the aisies OF the
cathcdral Vicar General starr was ,.n assisted oy
Sub-DeacOn Father Phean, VINO were the three VINO
sang the Passion; and also Dy Rev. Fatners q. H.
McKeon, Nj. J. keath and O'Fiaherty,Oi Troy j.
Kearney acting as master Of ceremonies
AT ST. STEPHENS CHURCH,
on East Twenty-eIgnth street. the attendance was
very large. 1ne services we're conducted W Rev.
Cr Mct;ynn, and consisted OF singing the Passion.
adoratlon OF the cross ana Tue other cashoic scr
ST. PETER'5 CHURCH,
ON Barclay street, Was also crowded. the aisles and
puIplt were draped IN mourning, and Rev. Micha1t
j. Farrell preached an Impressive sermon ON the
sufrerings Of CHRIST ON the cross.
FRANCIS xAvIERS CHURCH.
corner OF sixteenth stree and Fifth avenue was
hled Dy q dense tnrOng composed primo pallg or la
ores me services Were VERY an x d ~ Inc con-
engaged in preparing Tor tuer PaScnal communion.
AT THE CHURCH OF ST. ANTHONY.
in Sullivan street, the full rubrlca ceremonial vas
performed. Tnls church ls un0er the pastoral care Of
the Franciscals anu Father uuerrldl. In the moro
| ing the noy sacrament from inc repository " the
altar at winch the mass the "Presanctiied MysLe
rlesr was performed, an imposing procession sang
impressiveiJ the Fa"ye Lt.JuG after the GresorlAn
style
| the mathis OF Holy saturday, known popularity as
A large congregation was present, AMI when ali the
lights in the great triangular candlestick were ex-
tilRulshed, the Bened. .cuS was sung with nne effect
| lne sermon was preached upon Lie mystery 0i tho
| Oay by the Rev. Mr.. ROnaynt .. j.
| TRINITY CHURCH..
At eleven O'Clock Iuil choral service was held at
| TrnIty church. An immense congregation Was Ia
| attendance. and hundreds were unaD'e TO obtain
| seats. Win Cne exception or the processonai AM
! rece,slonal hymns the music was almost entirely
| Gresorlan. The Vette, BeaeL,ct'e and BenetItcius
| were rendered in the eighth, third and. first
tones respectively. During tue Ofertory motet 0y
| GOuno1, ..Word OF God lncarnate," vas gwen oy
the choir anu the anthem WAS as hyMn hymn! one %, OF
day were read by the rev. Dr. Ognby. and LItany
| was insoned oy the Rev. MI. Wnippe, ana the Rev.
| DIR. vinton preached the sermon.
| f+- GRACE CHURCH
| was filled with It's usual aristOcratic assemuage
| tev. Dr. fOtter preached In the morning The nu-
! sical programme consisted Of yente, Greatorex;
| GLORIA d.; Bened,cIus, do; LYNN z3l, Scnu'
| man. and Aymn &c. Mason.
| ST. GEOadL'S CHURCH.
StuyvesanL square was Iargey attended on the Oc-
casion OF annual confirmation services winch have
| been held In TINS church on Good Friday for manv
| years. The Bisn0p occupied the cnancel. ana the
| rev. DR.. Tying, the Rev. Morris A. Tying and the
| Rev, Mr. Stephenson read the services. DR.. Tying
| Dreached Lhe sermon, after which q large numoer
| OF candidates were confirmed. The bisn0p made
the usual address 10 these candidates, ana after the
| singing OF the hymn,
Ny faith looks up to thee,
the congregation dis spersea. In this church Is not
| CUSTOMARY TO sing the cnntcieS on Good FRIDAY and
| the music consists Oh se.ectlons OF appropriate
4 AT ST. ALBAN's CHAPEL
| the usual Good Friday services OF the Protestant
Episcopal Churcn, with the exception or the cross
| ana ca,ioles on the altar were ceiebrated. The
sacred edice was crowded 70 its utmost capacity by
| worshippers, the rector The Rev. y. w. MOrre
| assisted by the Rev. Messrs. W. B. Moves and
Downie 0fciated. There were three services during
The day as foows--Maiins at nine O'Clock, consist
lag 0f the ordinary morning Good Friday service, liz
Guiding the Litany and reproacnes followed ., au
| OF the discourse beng tue gospel oil the day ST.
JDnn, XIX. AT hall-past Twelve O'CLOCK the service
OF tlie three hours agOnv'' was held after whlcH
tue rector delivered seven short disc0urses, eacu
be ny on one OF The last words 0r our Saviour
Between each discourse an aopropriate hymn was
sung by the choir ana congregation. the altar was
heavily draped IN embens of mourning The cruchx
aud candles beng also covered with thick folds OI
black Grape. At night there was another service
TIE even song and sermon at eight l.. NJ.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH LECTURE ROOM.
The usual PRAYER meeting and lecture took place
IN the lecture room OF Plymouth church, Brooklyn
last uIghC, and was unusually crowded; the parlOrs
adjoining the house were filed with worsnippers
unable 10 OBTAIN seats in any Otncr part OF tnc
| house. Mr.. Beecher IN dis tak SAID that the even
ing oil the day furnished The subject of conversation
add salu tndi to the disciples the death or Christ
must have been al overwhelming fact to theii
minds ciOu0Ing all their hopes aud Daing al theiI
aspirations SHOWING the paral'ellsm oi this In tnt
ie OF Chrlss disciples to-day he. IN one division o
his suOect as 10 t1e causes ,nat led u
this daspOndency, showed that II arose very
| often from physical causes. A conversation arose
on thi, aspect OF the question: and MI. Beeche
in5ianced number vi men VINO. Dy reason or IN
terror ODDLY conditions either carried about witt
them melancholy or m0nomana that was tn
great blight O tneir life. lie mentioned, as ilustra
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