The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
uOURNED
 THE SAVIOR'S
 SACRIFICE Good Friday Solemnly Observed by the
 Churches. Sermons, Chanting, Lit anies and Readings From St. John. Beautiful Weather and a Great Attendance at All the
 Services. SIMPLICITY THE CUSTOM. An Absence of Music and Many Evi- dences of SOrrowful De-
 vOtOn.
Beautiful Weather and a Great Attendance at All the
 Services.
SIMPLICITY THE CUSTOM.
An Absence of Music and Many Evil dences of SOrrowful De-
 vOtiOn.

Good Friday services were observed in every church in the city yesterday. noticeably in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal. Owing to the beautiful weather the attendance at all services was large, and a noticeable feature in the Catholic ranks was quite a revival of the old custom of making pilgrim ages from one churc' to another. Hun dreds of the faithful observed this GUS tom.
 Throughout the halcyon afternoon there was the greatest silence in all the churches. Not a bell rang, not an or gan sounded, but chanting and prayer marked the day.
 In the Catholic churches solemn de- votiOnal Servicec took the place of the solemnization of the mass in the morn ing, while the evening services consist ed not of the observance of vespers and benediction but of the saying of the rosary and sermons on the subject of "The Passion" as recorded in St. John.
 Services in all the churches of the city were marked by great simplicity, as is usual. In the Catholic churches the altars and officiatin~ clergy were draped in black. God Friday being the only day when such draping occurs. Prayers for peace and the unity of the church, for the rulers of the nation and state. were generally offered.
 Another feature of the observance of the day in the Catholic churches was that the clergy removed their shoes during part of the ceremonies, and the eucharist was taken out of the taber- nacle and placed on St. Joseph's altar -oar V-il1 o in mi tn- 6ox oil the churches.
 After the reading of the ceremonies the choirs chanted without the aid of any organ music, which was abolished. Some of the clergy chanted and others chanted the answers. After the cere- monies the crucifix was taken to the altar, and the congregation in front of the altar rail kissed the wounds the crucitiX being on a cushion in front of the altar steps.
 At St. Ignatius the afternoon ceremo- nies lasted three hours, the Rev. Father Neri ""liVering a sermon on The Last Seven Words of Christi
 The Episcopal services throughout the city were quite impressive, consist ing of the usual Good Friday ceremo- nies. At Grace Church the ceremonies began at 10:30 and consisted of the prayer, litany and sermon by Rev. Dr. Foute. The afternoon services contin- ued from until o'clock. They consist ed of continuous services and addresses by several ministers. The night services began at o'clock and were conducted by Rev. Dr. Shaw.
 There were special services at the First Lutheran Church yesterday morning. The Rev. E. E. Nelander de- livered a sermon, subject Before the Cross" The servic also inclu.ed a select number of solos and other sing ing by the choir
 In other churches throughout the city the services were of a similar character. consisting largely of the reading of passages from St. John and the observance of the formalities long prescribed in the various denomina- tiOnS.