Evening journal., 1908-12-31
WATCH ADVENT
OF new YEAR
Services to be Held in the
Churches Tonight and
Tomorrow

The year 1909 will begin just after
midnight, and will be ushercd in With
the usual acoompaniment Of bells,
whistles, shooting crackers and pistol
shots. despite the sharp watch the
police win keep for the latter. There
viii be a masked carnival on the
streets in the center OF the city as one
Of the nights features, and a masque
rade party will be held at Eleventh
street Rink
one of the most popular methods OF
observing the departure of the OLD
year is by attending a matchmaking
These meetings. which win be held in
many of the churches Of the various
denominations, viii no doubt be well
attended, and hundreds Of persons will
be in prayer or song service as the
clocks toll the hour of midnight.
The day will be a legal holiday and
the banks and county and federal off,
ces will be closed
The usual first delivery and collection
Of mail I'm the morning will be made
by the letter carriers and the usuai
night delivery will be made but there
will be no others during the day. An
the windows and departments of tho
postoflice viii be closed at Q o'clock IN
the morning and remain closed for tho
rest OF the day
Tomorrow is the feast Of the Cir
cumcision. and is a day OF obligation
for Catholics. There viii be an all
day exposition Of the Blessed Sacra.
ment. Pontincal high mass will be
I Il
West streets. at 1890 o'clock. Nespers
will be chantod at 4 o'clock in the af-
/ ternoon.
At ST. PatriclTs Church the services
will be at 8. and 9 o'clock in the
morning and at las o'clock in the
y evening.
The masses at st. Thomas Catho-
lie Church win be at a. m, a. m.
$40 a. m. and 1880 a. m.
The Holy Name Societies Of the diff
ferent churches will attend 81. Pauli
Church in a body fer q service at 1913
O'Clock. when J Father Fleming o.
Australia viii preach a special scr
mon
Many watch-night services viii be
held i'm various churches tonight.
Watch-night services will be held ir
Scott NJ. T.. Church Tonight at 1913
o'clock. in charge Of the Rev. r. X
Stephenson.
At Grace Church
According to the old custom the ole
year will be watched out and the new
year watched in at Grace NJ. e. Churcl
The meeting viii be at 9 o'clock an,
will be various I'm the program. Calel
e. Burcheral will present review o
the temperance movement during th'
year. Others viii present the forward
movements in civic philanthropic anl
religious work. Reminiscence viii h'
i'm order and future outlook for the
coming year. Lunch viii be serve,
and a happy evening is anticipated.
st. stephens Church will have
watch-night with musical features.
At Second Baptist Church.
The New Year will be welcomed b!
the Second Baptist Church. From
o'clock until II tonight social vii
be held, and refreshments served. From
II O'Clock a religious service will bl
held. There will be special music an,
the pastor, the Rev. Thomas =. Hollo
way, will speak.
Brandywine NJ. e. Church will have
watch-night service beginning a
1890 o'clock, IN charge of the Rev II
c. Turner.
Trinity M. e. Church, Twenty-sec
ond and Church streets, of which tn
Rev. b. f. Jester is pastor, will have
watch-night service.
Christian Endesvor Service.
A watch meeting under the auspices o
The Wilmington Christian Endeavor Unlol
will be held this evening in Delawar
Avenue Baptist Church, Delaware ave
nue. and West street to which the publ
is invited The meeting viii commenc
at $50 and from then until 1045 It wi
be OF a fellowship nature. with addresse
by pastors OF each denomination repre-
sented. This will be followed by a socia
period of three quarters Of an hour, dur
ing which refreshments viii be served
The meeting will be closed with a hal
J hour devotional service from 1l.S0 unit
the ushering in Of the New Year, con
Quoted by Rev. T. ]. Hopkins.