Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-09
A DAY OF DEVOTION.
OF GOOD FRIDAY IN
THE CITY CHURCHES.
THE SERVICES WELL ATTENDED,
r co,hol,c Rites and Ceremonics-
s.,cc,,on from the Messiah Sung at
1T. Paurs-Gounods redemption AT
,,o,x TrInity-Other Features.
Holy Tri'

Tho intensely solemn services OF Holy
,yeek eliminated yesterday in the due
observance of Good Friday with special
devotion. The churches of nearly every
denomination that observes Lent were
,hronped with worshippers, and the SER
,1ces were in every instance deeply Inn
pressve.
In the Catholic churches the solemnity
was observed with all the ancient rites
and ceremonies, including the Alteration
OF the Cross, the chanting of the Tene-
brae. and the station OF the Cross. Con-
fessions we're heard during the afternoon
and evening in preparation for Easter,
and the devotion and attention OF the
faithful were most marked.
To-day all the ceremonies incident TO
Holy Saturday will take place. including
the blessing of the font.
ST. PAUL'S AND HOLY TRINITY.
The special features of the day in the
Episcopal churches were the musical ser
vices held in the evening at st. Paul
and Holy Trinity and the three hours
devotion from l. TO at the monumental
AT ST. Paurs special service ar
ranged bv Rev. DIR. Carmichael was fol-
lowed by the singing OF selections rom
Handers Messiah by the choir, under the
direction of MFR. Jacob Reinhardt, the
organfst The church was crowded, ana
tho selections. arranged TO form con-
nected story of the sentiments inspired
by the first Holy Week, were spienuluiS
rendered, and created profound I'M
nression. The soloists were Mrs. JACOB
Reinhardt. Mrs. Carrow, and MT. IT'D
bett. ,
At Holy Trinity the regular evening
song was followed by Gounods suDillne
work. 1.-THE Redemption" Deautiluiv
sung by the choir, the baritone SOLOS
being taken by Mr.. Arthur ScrNehor,
director of the choir, ana the Tenor soio'
nv Mr.. w. Hughes, of Baltimore
musician Of high attainments. wise
nrovision 10 prevent overcrowding was
tho exclusion of every one who had not
a ticket of admission, for so much IN
terest was eyinced in the event that IL
would have been impossible to acconlno-
date ALI who wished to attend this ser
vice in any hall in Richmond.
At the Monumental Rev. DIR. Barr con-
Quoted the three hours deVouon' ue-
livering short addresses on the seven
last sayings Of Christ.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
At st. Johns Evangelical church there
was a solemn communion service last
night. when the young persons confirmed
last Sunday participated in the eucharist
for the first time. These were William
Grimmell. Carl Hitler, Frederick hasten
William Koss, Frederick Poehler' Her
mann Zank. Elsie Brauer, Henriette End
ers. Catherine Frick, Annie Friek, Nan
ME Frommer, Rosa Gipperieh, Emma Jur-
gems, Frances Kobe, Anna Nenzei' Ellza-
beth Won Nickisch-Rosenegk, Minnie
Schmidt. and Lizzie Wolff.
At the First English Evangelical Luthe-
ran church the service of preparation Tor
holy communion followed the regular
Good Friday devotions.
To-day the churches will be given up
for the most part to decoration for the
festival tomorrow. Immense quantities
Of lilies have been shipped to the city by
the florists, who say that the demand
for flowers and plants for decorative
| purposes has never been excelled IN their
| memory,