Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-28
ASH wednesday
OBSERVED YESTERDAY IN CATHOLIC AND
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
Blessing and Distribution of Ashes and Sermon.
Programme of the Services il Epis-
c0pa. Churches.

the Immaculate Conception Church,
preached at the Cathedral yesterday /
evening. II was the opening service
for the season OF Lent lie spoke in
warm terms OF the shortness OF life and |
the certainty OF death, and from these
thoughts encouraged the faithful to OBJ
serve Lent.
The blessing and distributing OF the
ashes were impressing and devotional.
The congregation entered with spirit
into the hymns which were sung. The
various services promise to be interest
log during Lent and for this reason, a
number Of people have lately applied
for seats and pews in the church. What
promises TO be interesting is the course
OF sermons 10 be preached by the RI.
Rev. Bishop Douahue on Sunday even
ings. The subjects are as follows:
March 3, l. Sunday, The Sacred Pas
sion in Catholic Devotion
March TO- IT, Sunday, The Sacred Pas
sion as Food for Meditation
March Il. III. Sunday. The Sacred
Passion as Moulding Christian Action
March 24, ~. sunday, The Men and
Women of the Sacred Passion
March 81, Passion Sunday, 1.-The
Wounds Of Christ's Body /
April 9, Palm Sunday The Wounds OF
Christ'S Soul
Friday evenings the Stations Of the
Cross Will be- made. On Wednesday
evenings a visiting clergyman will al
ways occupy the pulpit All the sery-
ices bear peuitentiai character. The
regulations for fasting are as follows;
/ The first dav of Lent Ash-N ednesday,
/ falls this year on the 2ith of February.
| All the days of Lent, except Sundays
are fasting days OF obligation.
! All who have completed their twenty
/ first wear, unless legitimately dispensed,
are bound 10 restrict themselves On those
DAYS 30 one full meal; but custom allows
/ an evening collation., which should not eN-
coed in quantity the fourth part OF an ordl-
nary meal.
/ All, even those otherwise exempt from
/ the law of fasting, are Forbidden TO eat
/ flesh and fish az the same meal even on
! Sunday.
BY special Indult of the Holy See
/ August g, 1851 the following dlSpeusa-
| lions are granted.
laJ The use of flesh meat, eggs and meat
| is permitted al all meals on Sundays. and
at the principal mea. on Mondays, Tues
DAYS. Thursdays and Saturdays, excepting
the Saturday ia EmOer Week March stn)
and Holy Saturday.
Jbl The use of eggs and milk is permit
ted every day at the evening cOllauon,and
at the principal inca. on days when meats
| forbidden.
DA A small piece of bread with a cup Of
| coffee. tea, chocolate or other similar liquid
isallowed To- be taken in Tue morning.
lH When the principel meal cannot be
/ Ia en- at midday, the usual order may ne
/ inverted and the collation. be taken Ia the
morning aud dIuler in the afternoon or
evening.
C1 Lard or drip ings may be used in the
preparation of food
] lN The faithful VINO are exempt from
the law Of fasting may, on the days meat
10 allowed, use il at every meal as on Sun-
days.
An under twenty-one years Of age, those
who are engaged In hard labor, the SICK
and conval esceut, and persons who can not
fast without serious injury 10 their ueatn,
are exempt from the obligation OF fasting;
but parents must bear i'm mind that child
rem who have attained the use OF reason,
are bound by the law of abstinence.
The SICK need have no scruple In eating
meat al auv time when following the ad-
vice of a conscientious physician; persons
too who are actually engaged ia h&rd mau-
NAL labor and who cannot abstain from
meat al any time without serious injury 10
their health, are considered exempt from
1.-THE obligation of abstinence.
The Pashal time extends from the first
ISundav of Lent Till Trinity Sunday; dur
ling which time all Catholics who have at
tanned the proper age, are ooUuu 70 receive
the Holy Communion.
-. Matthews 2. 4. Church.
Ash Wednesday was observed in St,
Matthew'S Z. Z. Church yesterday
morning by service conducted by the
rector. Rev. DR.. r. Rush Swope, and
celebration of the Holy Communion.
DR.. Swope has sent the following out
lime for the Lenten season 10 the COM
Imupicants OF his parisn:
Bishop Peterkiu will visit this Parish
for Confirmation Oh Palm sunday, Apul
I7th. at 10 80 a. 10.
The Rector will be glad to confer with
ary nerson desiring advice or instruction,
after the services, in the Nestry room. lie
will meet a class for Confirmation every
Monday evening al go O'CLOCK, IN the
Sunday School room.
Ash Wednesday, service, SER
mon and Holy Communion. lO;5Oi evening
service aud sermon, G'o
Sundavs-HOly Communion, ":jU a. m
morning service, sermon, lO;3O a. m; sun
idav school, 2:l5 p. NJ; evening service ana
sermon, 1870 p. m. s.c-s..-.
each month, at noon ....-----.--- e-..
1olv Week Ten minutes services Tor
busv neople, al T. 100 noon; evening prayer
and sermon. except Friday aud Saturday,
: $40 %. M; Good Friday, three hours ser
l q ~ ~
Holy Baptism at ?. m.
Easter Dav.-Holy Communion at f:OO
a. 10. Morning prayer, sermon ana Hoiy
lCommuuion at 80 a. m; SUNDAY School
festival, go p. m; evening prayer IeSu'
val $50 p. m. On the evening Of Palm
Sr15av April 9TH. DR. Stainer's Leuteu
Cantats. The CrucldNiOn,' Will be rem
dered by the choir.
tuesdays and Thursdays, services at 4
O'Clock. -..-- III, ~.
THE Wednesday evening services Will be
rn9a,. the auspices OF St Matthew's Chap
ter of the brotherhood Of St Andrew.
on the Friday evenings during Lent
there will be special services by visiting
clergymen.
At 81. Luke's church, on the Island,
the Lsnten services will be similar 10
those at ST. Matthew's.
Il Serious Charge.
Deputy L. 5 Marshal j. c, Nc
Nabop arrested Harvey Wright, alias
Ifpea Ii. Waite, about three miles
hack Of Cameron in Marshall county
yesterday afternoon. aud brought him