The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-17
SOLEMN SERVICES
HELD IN CHURCHES.
Holy Thursday Observed Yester-
day With Special Exercises
and Sermons.
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TONIGHT
Famous Singer at Holy Trinity.
Haydn's Passion" at
st. Paul's. x

Good Friday. the most solemn day
on the calendar OF liturglcal churches.
and the climax OF the Lenten season.
cruclfIxlon OF Christ, Will be generally
observed in Richmond to-day. Ending
on Sunday with the celebration OF
| Easter as 81 joyous feast, the forty days
OF Lent have been marked in Richmond
by appropriate services In Catholic,
| Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Out
side of these denominations the obscrv-
ance OF the season of abstinence and
| prayer is not regular. but to many cons
gregations the period has proved fit
ting for revival and special services.
and tho attention OF the city during the
closing days OF Holy Week will DO
| largely on religious matters.
While In Episcopal churches the oh
servance OF Good Friday Will be chief
! ly with appropriate music. in Catholic
churches the organ Will not be heard.
nor until the opening Of Easter Day
VIII the joyful peals of music ill tho
cathedral. In all Catholic churches
| from Holy Thursday until the dawn OF
Easter there is no sound OF instrn-
| mental music. and churches and affairs
are bare OF decoration.
Holy Thursday.
Holy Thursday services we're held
yesterday, the musical program at All
Saints Episcopal Church last night
being particularly fine. The choir was
under the direction of Mr.. Ernest Co.'S
by. who presided at the organ.
Services at the Cathedral OF the
Sacred Heart We're very impressive. All
the priests of this diocese assembled
for the blessing OF the holy oils which
will be used in the sacraments of the
church throughout the year to come.
Last night the Tenebrae services were
conducted by the Rev. Father Walter
Elliott, who also preached the sermon.
Father Elliott Is one OF the best known
| priests OF the Paulist order. He fought
through the Civil War. was taken
prisoner, and for some time was con-
/ fined in Libby prison. His reputation
as speaker is well known throughout
| the United States. and was Nell sus-
tanned In the services OF last night.
Good Friday.
Good Friday services will be held in
| the Cathedral and in all Catholic
churches this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
! the time when the Lord carried Hla
cross to Calvary. the solemn exercises
of tho stations OF the cross being fol-
lowed. The Good Friday services to-
night will be similar to those OF last
night, except for the absence Of In
| the altar will be bare. signifying tho
desolation OF the church.
| In st. Johns German Evangelical
! Church Holy Thursday was observed
last night by an Introductory service
of prayer and preparation. ending with
the confirmation OF class OF adults.
Good Friday will be observed to-day
with two services. both In the German
language. There will be preaching
81 A ha 1a1 ne
Lords supper at S o'clock. In tho Fir,t
English Lutheran Church there was II
sermon last night by the pastor. the
Rev. j. J. Seherer. on the topic: why
Unite With the church," Good Friday
services Will be held at IL III. and 8 T.
M. to-day.
| Beautiful Music.
| In the Episcopal churches Lenten
services have been held daily during
the past week. The Good Friday exer-
cises will be of a musical character.
and will be held at st. Paul's and at
Holy Trinity. Atneither place will any
tickets of admission be required the
congregations inviting all lovers of
music to worship with them. Though
at both there will be an elaborate
musical program. the services will be OF
a peculiarly solemn character betting
the day.
| Inc choir OF st. Paul's Church Will
render The Passion" by Haydn. never
before attempted in Richmond. and
seldom, IT ever, rendered south of New
York. Under the direction Of Profess
SCR Jacob Reinhardt. organist and choir
director the choir OF st. Pauls, with
a dozen or more additional voices, has
been hard at work on this notable pro-
dnction for some time. There will ba
about forty voices in the chorus. The
solo parts will be taken by the fol-
lowing: Miss Frances West, soprano;
Stokes, tenor and Mr.. Arthur Potter.
bass. The services will be conducted
by the rector. the Rev. r. w. Forsyth.
At Holy Trinity Church. as has been
the custom for the past ten years, the
choirwll render stainer's "Cruciflxlon.'
The usual choir of about thirty voices
will be augmented by aboutsas many
more from other churches. including
many well-known singers. There will
be sixty three voices in the chorus. The
tenor soloist will be Mr.. John Barnes
Wells, regarded as one of the most
prominent of the younger concert sing
els of New York. The baritone soloist
will be Mr.. Arthur Scrivenor, choir
director of Holy Trinity. Mr.. Herbert
Nj. Phillips, the regular orgauist OF
Holy Trinity, will preside at the organ,
5AHc oS1NASos WILL HSoIuuStcQ Ny StH0
rector. the Rev. j. J. Gravatt
Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday, the end of Lent, the
joyful festival anniversary of the ,resur.
rection OF Christ, will be universally
celebrated in Richmond while the Mon
day following will be generally OBJ
served as a public holiday and occasiox
for resuming the outdoor life OF thS
lsummer season, 4