Evening journal., 1910-02-09
HOLY SEASON
OF LENT HERE
Bishop Monaghan OffiCiateS
at Ash Wednesday Service
in Cathedral

To-day. Ash Wednesday. is the begin
ming OF Lent To-day in the Catholic
Churches, the palms left over from Palm
Sunday OF last year were burned. and
the ashes were used 10 symbolic the Gre
alton OF man. The priests marked with
the sign Of the cross the foreheads OF |
the devout, saying, Remember man, !
thou are dust, and unto dust thou shalt
return"
Good Friday will fall this year on
March y, and Easter Sunday. spoken of
as tho Sunday OF Sundays on the 9th.
And in the meantime the period on the
part of many Of the adherents Of the
older churches. the Catholic. tho Eplsco-
pal. the Lutheran viii be one Of the abb
stinence prayer. self-denial. hat in some
measure the spirit OF godliness may be
attained
The moral discipline OF the season has
during later years extended Itself beyond
the bounds OF the so-caled historic
churches. Nowadays the eMthodists, the
Baptists, the Presbyterians have caught
in measure the spirit OF the period. Eas-
ter Sunday is now observed IN varying de-
gree OF solemnity by practically every
churches. Nowadays the Methodists. the
TO observe Good Friday.
Services were held IN all the Roman
Catholic Churches Of the diocese OF VIII
mington this morning when the ceremony
OF marking the foreheads with ashes was
followed.
The services at the Cathedral at 0
O'Clock this morning were conducted
by Bishop Monaghan, who celebrated
the mass He was assisted by Vicar
! General Lyons. The Rev. Father
Drummond, OF New York and the Rev.
Father Dougherty were the deacons Of
honor. and the Rev Father Ryan. mas
/ ter Of ceremonies.
There will be special sermon at
the Cathedral every Wednesday night
during Lent The preacher tonight
win be the Rev. Father Drumond In
st. Paul's Church tonight the preacher
will be the Rev. John w. Dougherty
OF Newark
In the Protestant Episcopal Churches
Ash Wednesday services were hold this
morning in some at $50 o'clock and
IN others at 1880 O'Clock. In the samo
churches Ash Wednesday services also
win be held tonight by the rectors.
The Rev. Charles Holmead OF Symrna
will oniciate IN Emmanuel church,
Highlands, tonight at 7.45 o'clock.
Tomorrow the noon day meetings for
men will begin az ST. Andrews Church.
Bishop Adams. Of Easton, Md. will be
I'm charge. The noon day meetings will
be held on each Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday during Lent.
Ash Wednesday services win be con-
Quoted in ST. Stephens Lutheran
Church today by the Rev. Frederic
Doerr. There viii be services every
Wednesday and Friday night during
Lent.
Trinity Church Meetings
Services win be held in Trinity p.
e. Church during Lent as follows.
Ash Wednesday, Oreh g)-IIoly com
muuion. 7.S0 a. m; morning prayer. lit
amy. sermon and holy communion, II
a. m; evening prayer and sermon. L45
y. m
Sunday services-Holy communion, 7.3o
n. m; second celebration. March 8. II n.
M; morning prayer. iitany and sermon.
II a. m; evening prayer and sermon. 7.45
! p. m.
! Weekday services until Holy Week
Mondays-Evening prayer, 4.s0 D. m
Tuesdays prayer and address,
4.30 y. m; Wednesdays-Holy communion.
2 a. M; evening prayer and sermon. 7i5
D. M; MISUNDERSTANDING prayer and
address. 4.aO p. m; Fridays-Evening
prayer and address. 4ao D. m. 81. Mat
thias' day (Feb. 2i)-Hoiy communion. Q
a. IN.
During Holy Week. Monday Tuesday
and Wednesday-Mor prayer and holy
communion, . a. M; evening prayer and
address. 40 ,. m; Maundy Thursday
Morning prayer and holy communion. Q
a. m; evening prayer with address and
IL. - f-
p. m.
Good Friday March 25)-Morning pray
er, iitany and sermon. II a. m: evening
prayer and address, 4S0 p. m; sacred
cantata--the cruoinxion, by stainer 7.l5
p. m.
easter Even, March ss)-Morning pray
or, 2 a. m.
Easter day CMarch gO-Holy oommun-
ion a. m. morning prayer. sermon and
holy communion, II a. m; children's fes-
tival service with carols and address
$50 p. M: evening prayer and sermon
las .. m.
Tuesday afternoon addresses. by the
Rev. Levin I. Insley; general subject
1.-THE Light Of the World"
Wednesday evenings. special preachers
as follows: February 9, the Rev. II. w
Wells. rector Of St. Andrews Church
Wilmington; February 16, the Rev. w
II. Laird, rector Of Christ Church
i Christiana hundred. February q. tn
Rev. Francis NJ. TAFT rector OF 81
Paurs Church, Chester. Pa. March :
the Rev. John I. Yellott rector OF En-
manuel Church. Belair Nd; March
the Rev. Percy r. Han. reo'or OF 81
Timothys Church Catonsviue Md.
March 16, the Rev Albert +. Clay, vica
! OF Old Swedes Church Wilmington.
= Thursday afternoon addresses by tn
rector: general subject The Prayer Boo
N and Life. February 10, The New Birth
"a February ~. Christian Education; Feb
8 r7iary "A. Coming OF Age; March 3, Mar
riage; March 10. In the Sick Room; Marcl
& IL. At the Grave.
Friday afternoons, children's service
The Friday afternoon service will b'
adapted especially for children. and par
ents are especially requested 20 encourag