The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-26

The SOlcmnittcs OF Holy W eeI.
,esierday was known I'm the church
calendar as Palm Sunday, hfing TIC day
when Christ made bis entry in Jerusa-
lem. riding on The ioal Of an ass four
days before his crucidXiOn and death.
q. that occasion n viii he remembered
that his pathway was strewn with
branches Of palm trccs, while The crowds
r,ibercd around nim oXclaiming "lIo
ssru,ll Blessed is lln hat c0mclh in ine
nqme Of ihc Lord From this circum-
stance thc day derived i,s name.
On this day special services oppro
pirate 10 thc day arc held in Episcopal
and Roman Catholic churches throughout
the world. ana iu thc latter after mass
palms. ar thcic representatives., when
palms cannot hc obtained are blessed
and distributed among 'he cougfcsaiion,
ly many of whom IL IS believed that they
possess peculiar virtue.
At 81. Peters Cathedral ycstciiay
morning There were three ma Sos ce'e-
brated. one ut 6. the second ot 3, a'd me
Third az 10 o'clock At'cr the sec nd
mass the palm. were blessed they were
received 40 ST. May's church, from
SNlawav Island, ON iEc Eeorslo
coast. whore the Roman Catholics
have % school and convent
This dqv also iuaugur0ics Holy
Week" which Is The week commemora'
tive of Chris's suM,ring- and death,
and which is celebrated WITH peoUnar
solomuitics In the Episcopal churches
sncri,l services are set forth for every
9av. and the >olemnilics are virtually 'nd-
cd ON Good Friday, ihc dHN Oh when ne
was crucidcd ON Mount Calvary. ne
services i'm tbe Roman Catholic churt hes
are also very solemn and impressive. on
THURSDAY next lioIy Thursday ai :
O'Clock I'm The morning. solemn rth moss
will he celebrated, and the oils blessed
for the administration OF all tie
sacramcuts i'm which they are 10
be uscl After mass ON mat
day the Holy sacrament VIII re
taken from the altar and placed in "a
receptacle representing the ionp OF
Christ There will Poe no sound ot htli
from That time until after the OInla is
sounded 0n Holy saturday, and 3D. tne
evening the Ieucur4 or darkness Wiil ne
sunr ~ tai. service candles arc cXtin-
ruishcd around ihcaltar not % bc again
lil,hfed until the solemn season Is chued'
with the joys OF Easter morn, next sun
day.
METHODIST sCNDAT-sCHOOL MEETING.
Long before ihe hour $50 yesterday
afternoon set for tie exercises, Park
Place Method 81 church was crowded
with happy children. their teachers and
friends. the occasion being The monthly
meeting of The Methodist Sunday-schooi
Society A. many persons had 20 leave
from lack of room as were able 10 oblai'
admitlance.
After PRAYER and singing by the con-
creation The meeting was turned over
10 the smallest children in ParS Place
Sunday school. the minister, Supcrlnien-
dent J. Thompson Brown and the others
present standing aside Muster John
Tvree was elected hy vote TO preside,
which he did with 4 gniiy and grace.
The newly elected chairman, Master
Robert Forrest, and Master Eugene
Blantou delivered addresses. While tncy
were all childish, they were pointed and
entertaining, ablundus with hits al the
grown people.
Master Eugene Blauion concluded win
a history OF AN the sunday schools Ia u
speech seen but not heard. IL was com
posed Of illuminod handsome banners
with the name of each Sunday school
thc dqte of i- or-qnil4,lOn, tine largest
attendance during The present year, ana
the name of the superintendent
These banners were marched INTO lhe
church. the banner OF the Youngest school
leading, the neXt youngest iolloWInf' ana
on up TO the eldest school Inc sunday
Union banner, handsomely decorated,
brought up the rear. On It's entrance u
was saluiCd by the grand organ.
AL the banners both OF churcn and
mission schools were placed on the
rostrum-the Sunday school Union ban
ner I'm the centre. the otner banners heing
placed ON the side of il, right and left,
respectively, according 10 the ranslng oi
highest Attendance On the immediate
right were the banners of Union station
and Trinity sunday schools. ON The
left those ofLaurel street and Park-Piace, |
and the others in due order
Mis-. Mamie Tlahern sang sweeily |
beautiful solo, after which not the least /
Interesting ceremony followed. IL was /
The nreseutation Of honor certificates 10 /
those who had earned them. These |
certificates were handsomely engraved /
Around the four sides were representa- /
live scenes in the life of Robert kaikes OF /
England. the founder Of the first Sunday |
school. and above the centre was |
portrait of him These certificates weIe /
presented 10 twenty eight childrcn-iour-
teen Girls and fourteen hoys-as follows;
J ii. Caper-, John sheppard Horace
Burnett. Coleson Hobbs, Joseph x
Donell. John +. Tyrce, c. J. Blanton,
Walker Coluen. Wilbur Thomas, vii
liam A. Grubbs, Irving /. Thomas
Urlwin o. Miohacls, John I. Robbins,
John Poe, Mary b. Tyree, Patie VI.
Haley. Matte T. Schatler, Hattie J..
GRADY. Nellie D. Spencer, Martha Bohz.
Marion Z. Lambeth, Sarah Taylor Susie
Ritter Minnie Jones, Etta W Hobbs,
elena II. Davis, Bessie J sheppard
Annie D. Lambeth. ~, ~,
snecial mention was made Of Mr.. VII
sons class who contributed 500 during
the wear. Master gyree then turned tne
meeting over to President Robert l.
Richardson. whose name was on the
Union Station banner. This was the
hrst mee,ing thai Nr Richardson had
been called on 10 preside over since his
election. ,,
Next came the Heavenly Messenn-