The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-22
HOLY SEASON OF LENT TO
 BE USHERED IN WEDNESDAY
Special Services,
 Episcopal Churches


 Episcopal Churches The Episcopal churches of the cit, have planned services for the observ ance of Lent so that those who desire
 to attend church between Ash Wed
 nesday and Easter will be given ample opportunity to do so. The services vii
 be conducted along instructive lines.
 At Trinity Episcopal church the rec.
 tor. Rev. W. H. Stoskopf has planned what he terms "20 minues rest for busy
 men and women.'' Noon day services
 will be held daily at the church. corner of Fairfield avenue and Broad street
 At each of the services there will be
 short talks by prominent out of toWr
 speakers and local clergymen.
 The assignment of clergymen TOT Craft of Christ Church. Thursday. Feb
 25. Thou Shall Love the Lord Thy
 God": Friday. Feb. 26, And Thy
 Neighbor as Thyself. Rev. F. H. Bige-
 low. St. Luke's church. Stamford Conn. Monday. March 1. "The savior
 March 3. 'The Savior of the Mind";
 March 4, "The Savior of the Sour':
 March 5. '"The Savior of Society" Rev.
 E. B. Schmitt, Christ Church, Ansonia-
 Conn. Monday. March 8. "The Quality
 of Life''; Tuesday. March 9. ''The Mis-
 sion of Life": Wednesday. March 10.
 "The Penalty of Indifference"
 Rev. M G. Thompson Christ church,
 Greenwich. Conn. Subject not an-
 nounced.) Thursday, March 11th and i Friday. March 12th.
 l Rev. B. L. Wells. St. Luke's church,
 Bridgeport. Monday. March 18th. ''The
 Temptation of Christi
 Rev. Dr. J. Dew. Perry. St. Paul's church. New Haven. Conn. Subject not given.) March 16. IT. and IS in- elusive.
 Rev E. L.. Wells. Friday. March 1e 'The Temptation of Christi
 Rev Kenneth Mackenzie. IT,, Holy Trinity church, Westport. Conn.,, "Daily Dangers and How to Avoid Them" cpitsisi "cpiticisrn,' Anxiety" % and Fear"
 Rev. B. F. Root. Immanuel church, Ansonia. Conn. Jesus Christ: a His toric and Divine Reality Five prac- tical lessons from the life of Jesus. Lesson From the Historic Christ" Tuesday. March 30. Jesus Opposed: A Lesson From the Plot" Wednesday,, March 31 ''The Crowd Before Pilate: A Lesson From the Trial" Thursday. April 1, Jesus Misunderstood: A Les son from the Cross" Friday. April 2, ''The Result: A Lesson from His Di- vinity.'
 Rev. G. H. Buck, St. James church, Derby. Conn. "Our Life in it's True Relation to Jesus Christ As Taught By Him in the Last Week of His Life." Monday. April 5. "The Personal Rela tion." Tuesday. April G.. Necessity of 7. Home and Public Life.' Thursday. April 8. Life Set Right at the Cross."
 At St. Johp's church on Ash We'd nesday there will be service and de- votions at Il o'clock in the morning and prayers at o'clock in the after noon. Following Wednesday there will be daily services at o'clock dur ing Lent. On Friday of this week Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie will deliver an address at the afternoon service. Beginning next week Wednesday and each Wednesday following during Lent there will be services at o'clock in the evening at which Rev. F. H. Miller will speak. Because of the absence of the rector, Rev. W. H. Lewis, in Europe the morning services will be omitted during Lent except during l Holy Week when there will be services 1 both morning and evening.
 St Georges church at this time is l without @ rector and no regular ser vice has been planned for Lenten ob- l servance up to this time. At 7:30 1 o'clock on the evening of Ash Wed l nesday services will be held by Rev. f MT. Gilbert of Midd1etown.
 players at 10 o'clock Ash Wednesday, and at 7:30 in the evening l Rev. E. H. Kenyon will preach. Dur ing the remainder of Lent the rector will hold services at 10 o'clock every Friday morning, and each Wednesday evening there will be sermons by visit ing clergymen.
 Rev. B. J. Craft, rector of Christ church, has planned an elaborate pro- gram for his parisl1ioners. On Ash services will be held at 10 a. m. and D. m., and on the follow ing Thursday and Friday at o'clock in the afternoon. Every Wednesday during Lent following this week there will be sermon at the evening ser- vice by the rector and visiting clergy men. The visitors will be Rev. Ken neth Mackenzie, IT,, of Westport; Rev. Buckley, of Waterbury, and Rev. of Trinity church.
 During Lent, Rev. E. Livingstone Wells of St. Luke's church will de- iver special course of sermons. Onl Ash Wednesday at 10:30 there will be services, and on the Friday follow ng prayers at 4:30 o'clock. Beginning ,n Thursday, Feb. 25, there will be a special sermon at 7:45 in the evening y a visiting clergyman. The first sermon will be by Rev. James B. Wer- { Ter of Grace church, Norwaik. The 'ther weekly sermons follow: March :, Rev. E.. H. Kenyon, St. Paul's March II, Rev. w. B. Stos- ,opf; March IS, Rev. E. J. Craft, Christ hurch; March 25, Rev. Kenneth Mac <enzie, Jr., of Westport; April 1, Rev. }. F. Root of Ansonia; April z, Rev. 1 )r. Guilbert of Southport. During { Holy Week there will be services on at 4 D. nn., Wednesday at 7:45 i l. n., and Friday at 10:3O a. m., with !, passion service from 1 to 3 in the I fternoon. s Calvary P. E. church, corner North ( venue and Wells street, Rev. J. H. t 'rown rector. Lenten services every 2 unday at 7:30 a. m., Holy Commun- l ,n. Every Sunday evening at 7:3O vening prayer and sermon. First i unday in each month morning ser I Ice with communion and sermon at c ):30, and eveery Wednesday evening t t 7:30 Litany and address. c