Evening star., 1902-03-29


When the hands of the clock point to I2
| tonight the fortyAfay period Of fasting,
| special prayer andqdenial of superfuitres
| which is known to the religious world as
Lent, will have closed and the Eastertide
| will commence AInongnthe denominations
| that strictly observe Lent the season just
| passed has been one particularly free from
| gayeties and entertainments whose object
| is principally that of amusement. Dinners
| and feasts have also been generally omit
| ted, and the time has been given over to
| devoutness and the contemplation of things
! appealing rather to the spiritual than to
| the physical side of our nature number
| of concerts Of sacred character have been
| given, and numerous lectures treating
| purely of religious and intellectual con-
| Germs have been delivered but that is the
| nearest approach to the usual form of en-
tertainment provided by the churches at
| other times during the year. The idea with
| which these affairs have been presented
| has been to benefit and not to entertain
| and the purpose Of the Lenten observance
| Is to enable those affiliated with the reIi-
| gious bodies to more closely follow the ex-
ample of Christ. which the church has set
| out to make potential.
| Many ancient and long-established forms
| have been observed by the Catholic
| churches without exception in the city dur
| Ing the forty days just past, and the spe-
| cial services have been faithfully attended
| by members of the respective parishes. Be
! sides this collective recognition Of FORMS
| individual obligations have been kept by
| the members with more or less eXactness.
III addition to the regular prescribed Gus
| toms which have been observed in the Epis-
| copal churches throughout Lent, matter
| which has been Of general interest to that
| body of religion1sts was the series of lee
! lures given under the auspices Of the
| Churchman's League. The interest taken In
| the course of six diScourses was manifested
by the large audience which attended each
| one with unfailing regularity, despite some
very diSagreeable weather which prevailed
| or several evenings when the lectures were
given.
The past seven days, called holy or pas
sion week, the Lutheran churches have
| Joined with those Of the Catholic and Epis-
| copal in the observance of the sorrowful
| period commemorating the agony and cru
| cifixion Of the Savior, and tomorrow the
| churches of the Christian world will ioin
In services of praise and joy in celebrating
| the anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus
| Christ. For about 1000 years this ami
| Versary has been observed and there seems
| az undiminished zest in the Easter celebra-
| ton. Many churches of the city have spe-
| ciaiiy prepared programs and the children
! VIII have an important part in the exercises
| OF the day. With some churches special
| missionary offering is taken for the support
| OF workers in foreign and unchristianized
| fields
| III
| clergy and laymen is the proposed celebra-
| ton in Baltimore Of Cardinal Gibbons
| tWenty-fifth anniversary as archbishop of
! Baltimore diocese, which occurs October 3
| NO definite arrangements have as yet been
| made but the priests and laity of Baltimore
are said to be making preparations for the
| event. which will undoubtedly be notable
| one.
Cardinal Gibbons was born in Baltimore
july -, 1884, and was baptized In the ca
| tnedral. He was ordained June 80, 1861, by
Afchbishop kenrick and served as assistant
pastor OF st. Patricks Church in his native
city and as pastor of st. Bridgets Church.
Canton. In 1868 Archbishop Spalding con.
secrated him bishop He was made a car
olnal June Z. 1856. by the pope, and repre-
sented him as legate at the great council
! or Baltimore, over which he presided He
| Is president of the board of trustees of the
I'Catholic University ana primate of the
church In the United States having re-
ceived all the honors, excepting the highest
that of pope, within the gift of the church
An effort is being made to clear the First
Presbyterian Church of its mortgaged in
debtedness and change its name to the
sunderland Memorial Church." in com
memoration of the services of the late Dr.
Byron Sunderland who for forty-eigbt
years was the pastor.
MI W. E. Andrews auditor of the treas
ury, gave an address on ''Christian Ciyiliza-
ton at Eldbrooke NJ. f. Church TenIey-
town, last Sunday evening. An unusually
large audience was present and listened at
tentively to the discourse The services
were IN charge of the Epworth League and
song service preceded the address. The
chapter has been organized only a short
time, but 1t is said to be very active.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
circle of Western Presbyterian Church met
recently at the home of Mr.. and Mrs r.
stone Jackson, 1921 o street northwest. A
splendid talk on Martin Luther's life, acts
ana doctrine, also Tetzel and the sale of
lndulgences was given by Rev. G. A. VIII
son. pastor of the church. A view of the
nerman snd army, its organization. personnel
ana moral aspect. was presented by Miss
M Lackey of Dennison school. Mr. Jack
son conducted map review explaining and
pointing out the geographical intricacies of
germany, and Miss Agnes Eiker spoke on
the subject of Wagner's operas choosing
Iannhauser as her special theme. She told
the legend Of Tannhauser. Of the attach
ment between him and Elizabeth: his es-
arrangement by Venus; his pilgrimage to
Rome, his return to Wartburg, and how
he was saved from the tolls of Venus by
the true love of Elizabeth. The talk was
illustrated by the instrumental rendition Of
the operate selections, Chorus of the Pill
grims' and the Evening Star" The pro-
gram was regarded as of unusual interest
and much enjoyed by all. The serving of
refreshments concluded the evenings pro-
gram. Mrs. c. D. Coyne, Miss Florence
White and Mrs. L. c. Denham were guests
of the circle.
Two exceptionally large audiences were
present at Mt. Vernon Place NJ E. Church
last Sunday morning and evening to hear
Bishop Charles B. Galloway of jackson.
Miss, who preached in the morning and
Bishop w. A. Candler of Atlanta, Ga, who
officiated at the evening service. Bishop
Gambler delivered sermon at Marvin NJ.
E. Church South, in the morning
Dr.. Joel Swartz of Philadelphia. assisted
DIR. J. G. Butler in the special services of
Passion week at Luther Place Memorial
Church this week. The reception Of young
people by confirmation was held in this
church last Sunday morning.
Rev J. E: Gilbert, D. D.. secretary of the
American Society of Religious Education,
occupied the pulpit of the Fifth Baptist
Church last Sunday morning
The congregation of old Foundry Church
is holding Its Wednesday evening prayer
meeting in the lectures room of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, by the
latter's invitation. r. II .sa-
The Sunday school of Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church recently held a meeting
and elected the following officers for the