New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES.


.,.,.or,,,o Avn CEREMONIES IN THE CHURCHES
Good Friday was observed with much deVo''on
mud ceremony IN the Roman Cathohc anu Hps'f
churches YESTERDAY. Business was suspehueu -
son,e parts of the city and the EXCHANGES "eio
The hanks were open however, for the 'r"is"'''on
90 hrsiness The shops were generally opeh' All
the public schools were closed.
In ,be Catholic churches only one service was
held in the morning Every day IN the year mass -
celebrated, but on Holy Thursday the ceieoAau' W
the mass consecrates two hosts one OF winch is W o
Ms d in the broken service on Coca rHo"y' "
chic reason the service called the mass OF the pre-
samo,;Gad All the churches were heavily draped In
mournng in commemoration of the crucixlon' 81
s,enbep,s IN East ghth-st.. was filled 10
its utmost capacity when the service was oeeu'' az
a. IN An the aisles and the standing room IN tne
body of the church were occupied ana tle gaiie -;
doors were closed so that no moro couiu I'm ~
1ne middle portion of the sanctuary was uidP VI ~
iI"ct and no armament of any kind was visible on
the Ian ge altar. The altar on the sue Oh uio s"
tuary where the sacrament was ptcou i a9orrned
yious was dressed IL the rchtsi cooIs anu Iii
,y',n aowers and ligats. Two altar BOYS IN White
csssocks watched the repository =, .,o,,ron+ All
DR.. McGynn, the pastor. was the Whnn the SER
vice was begun they Frustrated themselves ~
The sanctuary lille linen cloth was spieal on ,ne
altar A few iessCns were read oV tne ceiepI ani
and the Passion according TO st. John was ChatTu'
number of prayers followed III Whlcn tnu 80
brant prayed for the Pope the bishops " t%e
1eocons slIt,-deacons and others connected Wltp t
Clare hunens. heretics, schlsna les JeMe h
napans The response amen was omitted al'oi '"'
prayers for The Jews. .ho.,o,. feotnre of
the service Dr. McG!ynn removed ms outer Ne %I
ment and took from the altar large cruGluA 10 f
a,ad with a veil Standing on the EPiStle s'uC Va
the altar he uncovered the top OF thg e othrs
BeIIod the wood of tie cross, to which the i5
responded On wl1eh me or onsWered Come,
lar ms adore This ceremony was gone thio9 9 e
Twice again, until the whole cross was eAPoeou ~
view The c amrorv was and 9i"V ali the clergy
men kpelt three times Dei1ie IL o. 1mrs ~
kissed the feet of the image Inc W lis
ne ehurchh going 70 he SANITARY rail When the
alteration of the cross was finsned all thOse III h
onctnarv went in PROCESSION to the az uo
% L. 70 oet rhe host cOnsecrated Oh Hoy Thurs
dav. A long procession was formed, WREN h'oNcu
down the middle aisle and came back 10 the laI X
altar 1 he service was continued anu ""S i'"NN
the same as ia au ordinary mass - ,d :;
II Peters Church, IN Barclay-St,, was urdPeu VI
deem mourning. Large folds OF black clotn hung
from The galleries, and the sanctuary, affairs anu
,nnlnt we're covered with the same material. uS
rrhn,ch was crowded. Tie Rev. Father Or arIC re-
the pastor. was TIE ceienramt nr,;nos Of The Pas
Con was made feature. The service was the SAME
o. thar held IN all tue other Catholic churches IL
some of the churches sepnichIe was "uI"hS0u' i0P
rcsentIng Christ in the TOMB. 1865.
The services at the Episcopal churches were NOR
than usually impressive and were largely al'ehE,'
A
chancels were draped in black. Instrumental music
WIS disnensed with as fsr possible. Services "a
'Tr,nitv Church were held AT II "a. IN ana d D. III
Tic church was crowded on bOth OCCASIONS a ION!
black curtaIn oInamented with cross was hung II
frcnt of the cross and reredOs. A foil chOlr wa
present at the morning service ous oniy 'Ho i
organ WAS used The service was that Iald uoWii il
fIn nra yer hook The chimes we're not rnuV uuriut
thc Tay but only tolcd half an hour before eacl
service. :o go r.. .os lola az
m Ihe Rev. Dr. Potter preached from II
M,ttbew XVI, 40, and xvii, 30 ana 90 upoi
"Ihe Watchers OF the Cross" full service wa
held Mt ST. 1hOnas's. at ! a. M, and eVenlhs
nravers AT : nm. The Rev. Dr. Morgan the rector
nTeacLed upon Pomtins Plate. from Matthew AAVh'
81 SneciaI services were held at the churches o.
ST. Jgnatus. st. Mary the Virgin St. Adams an'
fbe TRANSPORTATION They consisted OF moIhinl
PRAYERS. the litany, the ante-cOmnuhloh, ana tIl'
repToaches, the three hours or agony service
draped in black, and upon 1t rested cross also II
black. upon which a crown OF thoIns. 1h'
servtca beran at z a. III. with the STATIONS o! tIt
cross Other worship was held until noon, al
which time the three hours service began
The choristers dressed wholly IN black
entered The chancel silently, IN procession a
exactly IL o'clock. After hymn, w11ch Wa'
sunc without the organ. the rector, the Rcv, Ut
Ewel delivered seven medltqtions upon TIE sever
savnps of Christ while upon the cross. Alter c@ct
meditation hymn was sung Wneh was ,, y,
by period OF silent devotion: Al p. H. the ieg'l
lareyeulng service was held tine sermon heing up9l
The "Racord of To-day" At 81. Mary The Virgins
narts of the chancel and the altar were coVere'
with black. lhr services were IKE tnose az -
Ignatius with the exception that evening prayer
were read at p. H. -, q :, ,,-...u
Church nj FOurth-aye and Iwentleth-st, az IL
m The sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.. BE
lows.