The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-31


course being based on the death OF Christ After the
sermon Psalm No. was chanted and the service
closed Tho usual choir was in attendahce. A large
attended. In the evening
held. when Tor tho psaiter were read Paalms 81
and 6S and the sB0num os' was the chant This
morning. beginning at eleven O'Clock, there will be
morning prayers and molly communion, and 10 the af
ternoon, at three o'clock, Bishop Potter Will confer
confirmation in this church..
Al st. Johns Chapel In varck street, special ser
vice was held yesterday morning, beginning ut halt
past ten O'Clock. The ordinary morning. prayers were
said and sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wes-
e sqss SSng as Given.
paraory the comforting OF that by Bishop
Potter IN this church the first Sunday after Easter
Al Trinity Chapel West Twenty.uith street, con-
gregaton that filed the church IN evey part attended
the forenoon servce Psalms appropriate to the day
being the same Sundays. except that there was
very little music sermon preached by the Row.
man, He humbed Himself unto death, even to the
death of the Cross" In the afternoon prayers were
Al Grace Church, Broadway and Tenth street,
the usual morning prayers were said aud sermon
preached by the Rev. Dr. Potter There was
large attendance at the service.
Al St. Paul's q morning service was hold, at which
prayers, usual, were said aud then sermon APP
proprate TO the day was preached by the Rev. DR..
Mulcahy. There was large attendance
THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES
In all the Catholic churches the service was similar
in each There was said the mass of the ..presanc-
fed" this consisting Of the consumption Of the
sacred host that bad lain in tho tabernacle OF the re-
permitted At the mass for Good Friday the only day
in the year when such is the case The host was car
red back from the repositories in procession In all the
churches and this procession. with the ceremony Of
the elaboration OF the CROSS" constituted the main
features OF the ceremonies. When the priest came
out tho altar at the beginning OF the mass there
not light burning IN the sanctuary aud, alter
reading he to by the
covered cross which was handed TO him by deacon,
singing alter each partial uncoverng the words,
s.Ecce lignum crucis," the assistant priests and
attendants responding, ''vonite adorcmus" Then
tho Celebrant OF the mass brought down
the cross from the altar and placed IL on
stand prepared Tor It IN the sanctuary. In proceeding
with the alteration he knelt three separate times
before kissing the crucix ana the otner priests ana
attendants went through the ceremony IN similar
way. While this ceremony was going on the choir
chaDted hymn and when II was over the "Vexiiia
Regis was sung Tho candles on tho altar were then
lighted and the procession to the repository was
formed. When the host brought back to the high
altar the mass peculiar to the day was continued.
After the priests attended at tho rails OF the
sanctuary and presented tho crucix to the congrega.
ton 10 be kissed, the people coming up around the
rails until all had performed the simple devotion.
TyNKBRR
1.-THE TenebrB' sung yesterday afternoon In the
principal Catholic churches for the third and last day.
few Of the churches last evening the Sabat Mater
was sung.
,a4 HOLY SATURDAY
In the Episcopal churches to-day the morning
prayers will be the same ordinary week days
In the Catholic churches there Will be tho ceremony OF
tho blessing OF the fire., the paschal candle"
ana the baptisma fonts All the churches Will be very
busy during In making ready Tor the glo-
rious festival OF Easter.
NEWARK.
The clergy OF Newark, some one acting for thcm,
took a novel method Of attracting attention 10 the
church services yesterday. They caused the dead
walls of the city to be covered with largo posters with
black cross at the top and these Of scripture
beneath Ills 1t nothing TO you, all yo that pass by3''