The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-20
GOOD FRIDAY.

coMMEMoRAr1oN OF THE cRUoIvIx1oN OF
THE sAvIoUR-THE SERVICES YESTERDAY.
There was one more evidence yesterday that Good
Friday IL gaining q greater hold on the public mind
year by year. This nay has boon recognized by both
Epsco palian and Catholic alike. In old England the
name OF the day has been changed from Holy Friday
TO Coco rday and It again called by the Saxons
Long Friday account Of the length Of the service
The Germans called 'sStter Freita0" account Of
the silence OF the mills that days and sometimes
they called It "Char Frestag" meaning thereby the
pentence sgnifed. Tho ancient churches introduced
the word "Pasch on account OF Christ being the
Paschal Lamb and the "Pasch tine or the
"Sorowfui Pasch. !" and the name soon became uni.
versally applied 10 1t the East and IN several
countries Of Western Europe Many Of the old GUS
toms peculiar tho day have died out. In the early
Church It was customary TO release public psnitents
from their probation on Good Friday, and the sxcom-
Christian emperors even nbsrated prisoners from
their doom and recalled from exile the
very. worst classes during tho closing days
OF Holy Week Slaves have also been favored
by lnuntmission allowed 10 be exercised toward
them In the Courts, this custom being embodied In
proclamation OF JuslIniaE IN 357 A. ID. In England
nnd Ireland the latter especially, the day Is observed
very strictly among the orthodox believers Protes-
lant Catholic OF both nationaiitiea Very few, n
any oil the ancient customs however, are In vogue.
The Epscopalians confne themselves to their ritual
Among the Catholics OF all countries the day has
purely religious Significance ~ this timc Il Is The
day In tho ySsr wnsa even the MOS; inuinsraIt
Catholic condescends to lot people know that ne IL
Catholic. VI course, the men Of brains, VITO can
not understand the existence OF God, 30 70 rcsau
rants 10 show how .smart' they are. This Is Kind
OF sad prelude TO the observance OF the DAY by the
simple people VINO have been always believing In
'Apr' MASS or rHR pRxsAsorrrIrD
In nearly all prominent Catholic churches yes
,erdsy there waA only single mass sald-and thai was
presancned BY the mass OF The presanctihcd Is meant
u mass which no consecration takes place On
MaundGy Thursday the DAY prevous-a host is con-
sccrated which is placed IN the decorated repository
for the worship OF tue faithful during that day--and
us no consecraiiou Good Fraay this sacred
host Is consumed b. the priest at the ceremony-so
called mass-on Good Friday The chief feature OF
the ceremonies on Good Fraay 10 ina procession oi
The high altar at the appropriate time during tho
ceremony Tor the consumption OF the host. but the
ceremony which most attracts the worshippers 10
tho Alteration Of the Cross 10 be brie, this
ceremony Is performed ut tho earlier part
OF The mass Of the presanctihcd, the purple
veiIed cruc,nx being unveiled In their separate parts
by the cei.brnnt ne Singing at each uncovering,
Crossl All the attendant priests then approach
the uncovered crucidx, kneeling IN prayer at
these separate stages within the sanctuary to KISS
the represented wounds OF tho Saviour, .
ceremony which 10 Impressive IN the extreme.
Al the conclusion OF the ceremonies the priests
wooden crucInx 10 the faithful that tho hands and
feet and wounded side may be Kissed. crucinx was
placed yesterday, IN all the churches head OF
Tue centre aisle the faithful might and pay
their commemorative homage during the day.
TgNEBR1s.
In the afternoon in all the principal churches the
the Office OF the Tenobrm was sung and the beautiful
Lamentations OF jeremiah were chanted Largo
crowds were present
In tho evening sermons were preached also In the
prominent churches except the Cathedral where the
Rev. Father Bonn had preached At tue morning ser.
very impressive, Vicar General Quinn being tho OIL
nciatng priest, Rev. Father Mort deacon, Rev. Father
Dunpry tot Troy Seminary suUdescon Rev. Father
Kearuey master OF ceremonies, and Rev. Father Ho-
gan assistant subdeacon
SERMONS.
Sermons wore preached ia very many Of the Catno
lie churches IN Tho evening on the ali absorbing
In ST. stephens Church Dr. McGIynn preached;
In Barclay Street Church, Rev. Father oFarreli
prescped: In 8. FRANCIS xavler's Church tJesuits,
Rev. Father Kenney OF Fordham, preached; IN
the Church OF the Epiphany, owing 10 tho
illness OF Rev. Dr. BurtsciI. Father oNel preached
Sermons on the same theme were also preached IN the
Church OF the TRANSPORTATION IN ST. Mary's Church,
Ia the Church OF ST. Rose OF Lima, In the Domni cans
and south Fifih avenue, and as doubtless each year
the observance OF the day taking creator hold the
peoples hearts there Will be no excuse Tor Innovation
The part Of assistant pastors, evening services VIII
be the rule
Tomorrow in each OF the Catholic churches will
take place tho interesting ceremony tho blessing of
tho ns. the Pascha cancc and Of the baptsnai iouts
ST. iGSArIus' CHURCH.
ss,n vaas ns onS rr,. sa,, sss r.,s aes ~
point OF impressveness and solemny, AKIN to those
held In the Roman Catboc cnurcues throughout Tho
early az seven O'Clock In the morning aud lasting,
with but little in,rmisson, until to In The evening
All OF the services were conducted by The rector
Rev. DR. Ever, who also preached a bret sermon on
the atonemenL The aspect OF tho church was sonbre
In the extreme. The altar. the reading desk, tho
aded candeabra and all objocis which other occi
sions are made to harmouizc with the glad udings
promulgated In the house OF God were on TINS
occasion draped IN mourning IN memory
OF Lords passion and crucinxiou Neither did tho
sound OF music break upon the sorrowiui solemniy
Of tDe devotions tor tho organ ~ not permitted ac-
cording to the oDssrvances OF the tne 10 give iorth
any sound between Maundy Thursday snd Easter Even
some OF tho sermons, too, we're performed stne canf
The even song, at eight O'Clock, Tor instance being
merely repeated All day long, aud more especially
NJ the "Servico OF the Three Hours Agony" there
large attendance oil devotees, VINO appeared 20
be thoroughly impressed with the solemn character oil
the services In the morning Mt seven O'Clock the
exercises were for inc most part IN The nature oil pri
vate devotions and mcdItattons, tho prayers aud
formula being taken IRON the gious manual known
rs .The Treasury OF Devotion"
Al nine O'Clock morning prayer was SAID aud Dr.
Ever preached q sermon on the utonement HIS dis-
course was brisf It's man argument being thai no
theory which had been yet advanced 10 explain tue
atonemcnt at all adequate or satisfactory those,
he said who held to tho h that the cross appealed
10 Goi's justice overcome by those who held
tbet II appealed 10 God holiness AZ the same time
admitted that those held the theory that the
cross appealed to Gods justice had strong srgunen
against the position OF their opponents. so no con-
tended that every theory winch had ever been adj
vanced by man on subject had been ovorthrown
Or was capable oil being ovsrthrown BY some other.