The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-22
P4LM SUyD1T-HOLT WEEK.
Services mt the Catholic and Episcopal
Churches Reiigious Notes.


To-day is Palm Sunday and the commence
ment of Holy Week in the Roman Catholic
and Episcopal churches.
At the Cathedral palm or cedar will be
blessed by Bishop Van de Nyver Just before
High Mass IL will be held in the hands 10y
the congregation during the reading u the
passion narrative by the celebrant Of the
mass
The palms are typical Of the triumphant
entry of Christ into Jerusalem. I'm the
eleventh chapter Of St. Mark. seventh,
eighth. ninth. and eleventh verses is written.
And they brought the colt 10 Jesus, and
cast their garments on him; and he sat upon
him.
And many spread their garments in Their
way: and others cut down branches oh the
trees and strewed them in the way
And they that went before and they that
followed. cried. saving. hosanna blessed Is
he that cometh IN the name Of the Lord.
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and
into the temple and when he mad looked
round about upon all things and now the
eventide was come, he went out TO Bethany
with the twelve"
This palm Is carried home by the communi-
cants and IL hung IN conspicuous place
throughout Holy Week.
On Thursday morning at o'clock the oils
used i'm the administration of the 81 rraments
nearly all the priests Of this diocese Virginia
will be present.
Al half-past 7 o'clock at mig It on Thursday
the Lamentations # Jeremiah will be sung.
This service represents the passion of Christ
in the Garden of Gethsemene. and is an hour
Of repentance and sorrow with communicates.
On Good Friday what is known as the
veneration Of the Cross will take place, and
solemn mass will be sung. Ii is the mass of
the pre-santiied and Is a very solemn and
sOrrOwful composition
No other service will then he held until
Easter Sunday. The third day He arose
again from the dead"
On this day will be sung the masses used on
n feast day. and the music sung Will he OF an
elaborate kind. Easter is the great feast day
in the Catholic Church.
In the Episcopal churches to-day is known
~ the Sunday next before Faster. The
Epistle nor the Gospel refer to Christ's entry
to Jerusalem. but the chapter quoted from
above Is usually read as the second lesson IN
the churches
In several Of the latter the musical compost
ton known as The Palms will be sung.
At 81. James church Mr.. Henry Magruder
will renderit
The usual Lenten services will be held in
| the Episcopal churches until Sunday. when
/ each church will have service at IL o'clock.
On Sunday. as in the Catholic churches.
| joyful and grand music will be rendered, and
| the season is looked on 10y many, even outside
! Of the Catholic ranks a. being one sweet IN
| solcmnity and devotion 1t typifes the pas
| sion and prayer Of Christ in the Garden, His
/ betrayal by Judas lscariot. His crncIixion,
! death and burial and His arising from the
/ dead on the third day.
Presbyterian Services.
! The union services of all PRESBYTERIAN
| churches in the city will lie continued next
/ yvaek AZ tho Sccopd chureh corner Fifth and
Main streets. AT o'clock z NJ. The hour OF
/ the prayer meetings will be changed from
noon TO 100 in the afternoon.
Tomorrow night al the Grace-street Pres
| byterian church DR.. HOge will preach to young
men. and all denominations are invited TO at
! tend This celebrated divine also breaches 10
/ the children ut his church at O'Clock tO-mor-
! row evening.
For the past month DR.. Hoge has been Ia
boring diligently in the revival services which
have been in progress IN the Presbyterian
churches Of this city.
Second Baptist Church.
Probably to-day will be the last and crown
ing day of the series OF meetings now going
on in the Second Baptist church. Rev. J. Il.
Harrison has had an experience of over thirty
years IN eyangellstic work A native of Frank
/ lin county, he has preached in almost every
| other county in the State and is, perhaps
the best known Baptist minister in
all Southwest Virginia. The remarkable
feature Of his work in this city
| has been his success in winning men 10 the
/ Church. DR. Landrum tells us that Mr.. Har-
| risOn has been blessed in reaching more
| young men in his congregation than any
| minister who ever assisted him in series OF
/ meetings.
| To-day Mr.. Harrison will preach three
/ times at the Second Baptist church, VIZ. at II
/ A. NJ, 4 L. VI. and p. NJ.