New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES.
ELABORATE MUSICAL PROGRAMMES i''
MANY CHURCHES
THE u,ss or THE pREsANCTIFIED AT THE
CATuEDRAI,-A NEW CHURCH CANiAiA
AT ct MICHAELs PROTESTANT

AT ST. MICHAELs PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Although Good Friday is not a legal hohuay' "''''
places OF business were not openea yes'e'' 80
inc The exchanges were closed. but the Dams
ononed their doors as usual for the Accommodation
81 their customers and honor drafts maze upo''
them. ,u rd
The morning hours were singuiariy uu', a,.
gloomy bat the Roman Catholic anu 49,.
Episcopal churches were well attended esp 30 .,
during the Passion service continuing from L ~
o'clock. .,
At ST Patrlcks Cathedral throngs OF people gain.
cred to take part in the ceremony Oh 'ne '
the Presanctihed and the unveiling OF the 'o'' "
$3.50 o'clock Archbishop Corrigan sat on the ''
and the celebrant was the Rev NJ. ). haNe'e' ieo
tor of the Cathedral, assisted by Fathers ne.se"
and strack Of Troy. The sermon was prea0"'u ~
the Rev Father Kinkead. Of Peekskiii'
AZ the unwilling OF the cross Archbishop Corrisa''
Frustrated himself before the altar Kissi"s Il
ercntly After he and passed out the ''e'Dsi'
Of the congregation advanced one by one anu io'
iowed his example At 4 o clock the Teneprae was
h,,,od and the 'Miserere' of Allegri and the
"Benelic,us Dominus Deus Israel from the Ssuhe
Chapel Collection were sung
Al Trinity Church there were early Horh'l's -
vices and from L o'clock to O'Clock the faS'io"
service was conducted By the Rev. DF' MoIB""
DIX. rector There was large attendance In me
ce lre Of the rcredos erected wnlte cross WIZ
d, black BACKGROUND and Il draped crucllA dep'h''"
from the front Of the pulpit. The church was open
an day and many Of the pews were oceup'eu -
hose engaged In silent prayer.
At ST. Georges Church the Rev w o. NA''S'o'N
conducted the Passion service. The litany was re-
cited at O'Clock. and at o'clock there was an
other service Of prayer, including short sefno"
There was "A constant stream OF church attendants
from the early morning service n $50 o CLOCK until
10 o'clock last night.
st. Paurs Chapel, Trinity Parish had open uoorS
throughout the day The service at 10 O'Clock was
conducted by the Rev. W. Montague Geer' ana IN '"e
evening at o'clock the Rev. Robert MOTIFS hehp
presided in the Chlncel
Services also held at Grace Church' ana wv
morning prayer at II o'clock was conducted ny ~"
Rev. Dr W. X. Huntington who also AT 'he ser rs
AT 4:SO O'Clock D. m delivered address, Inc
music WAS vocal, and OF a solemn ana ''iPi'
The address at the Passion service at St Francs
Navlers (Roman CATHOLIC church, Sixteen hfdI
SixtE-ave., delivered by the Rev l.; =; ann
Gounods seven Words" which was sung with i'm i'm.
pressive effect by the choir Inc decoracrs oi bn
cnancel at 81 Francis Xavier were elaborate, %,
in digniei way symbolic OF the great event "a
compse Of red roses was set in front OF the altar
The chancel was sufficiently Illuminated TO pro
duce a weird and solemn effect ana mere ana thsre
were palms and roses and Easter lilies over whose
petals the light softly thrown. as u 10 ypty
the early ana expected bloom stu restraihei Dy '"o
MT. At ST. Michaels Protestant Episcopal Church
special musical service at o'clock last evening
| 1t included cantata composed BY G Lee WIZ
| entitled "Gethscmane" Walter o. Wilkinson or
| ganist and cholrmaster. conducted the music. Inc
cantata sung by the choir OF 81. Michae! 3
Church. assisted by extra adult voices. with organ
| and orchestral accompaniment During the oner-
| tory H. w. NlchOlI played Chopins Funeral
| March," the organ. with orchestral accoinpahi-
| At the South Church QeformedD. Madlson-ave.
| ami Thirty elghth-st.. elaborate Good FRIDAY
| ing Alexander Guilmant opened with an organ
| prelude The Passion service by Alfred X. Gaul,
| which Is "A OF cantata, followed, giving me
| THE Traitor at the Table The Denial IL the
| Palace" THE Unjust Condemnation" The Mock
| HSly S.pulchre" Gornod's "Marche Solennellc'
was given organ pos,lude. The chorus was
| composed 81 thirty voices. Gerrit Smith, musical
! director. organst and choirmasier conducted the
So the West End Collegiate Church. Seventy
| musical service IN the evening at O'Clock. Sc
iections from st1incrs "Cruclnxon." Councils Re
were given by an augmented choir under the d.
| rection Of the organst and cholrm1ster. Sumner
satcr Mrs J., =. Itudge, tn, regular alto Of the
| The Messiah" and H. u. Phinney, the newly en-
| gagged bast now of the Marble Collegiate Church.
| Twenty -nlnth-s and Fif;h-ave.. sang the solos in
| iet were Mra u. H. Jcncry, soprano, AMI q. X.
Harroun. lr tenor. Mr.. siiter played selections
| At the collegiate Reformed Church there was
| service at 3 o'clock lasL evening. Part OF Pslni
| Now FOR the sixth Hour was sIng followed by
| the hymns "Oh. Sacred Head. Now Wounded
| AMI When Survey the Wondrous Cross' Han
| dc's He Was Desplsc,l" sung by contrlto
| sclcist The hymn There Is n Green Hi Far
| Away" followed by the doXoiosy.
sciH o VIE h ta @ny n
| Forty second-st.: 81 Jamess Church, Madlson-ave
and Seventy-frst-st and others