El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-27
LENT BEGINS ON
THIS WEDNESDAY
Society VIII Suspend Its
Festivities in
the Churches

Lent. the 40 days and nights Of fast
ing begins this week on Wednesday,
Ash Wednesday. Then the period Of
fasting and praying will be recognized
in Roman Catholic churches of the city
and in the local Protestant Episcopal
parish. -
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, the
day of sack cloth and ashes Of the an
cfent rites. and ends with the glory
burst of Easter During the forty
evil days" good Catholics and Episco-
paIians give up some luxury-it may
be meat and it may be candy-and
when Easter comes. feasting and new
clothes proclaim that Lent is no more
At Roman Catholic churches there
viii be two special weekday services In
addition to the regular daily early
morning masses At the Church of the
Immaculate Conception and the Holy
Family chapel, special evening ser
vices will be held Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS at 1870 o'clock. in addition to the
daily morning services at o'clock At
the Wednesday morning service. the
ceremony Of the distribution Of ashes
will be held. and the affairs during the
season will be draped in the Lenten
purple
(FpiscopaD this week special services
will be held Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock and Wednesday evening at s
o'clock, and Thursday and Friday att
ernooF az o'clock.
Westminster Church
The Missionary society of Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church will meet
Tuesday at o'clock with Mrs. Paul
Heermans
First Methodist.
The Women's Missionary society OF
the First Methodist church will meet
Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock at the residence
Of Mrs. Dewitt c. Cole. 1918 Boulevard
Persian Missionary Here.
Rev. J. w. Hawks. a Persian mis-
sionary. who is visiting his brother, G.
F. Hawks of this city, preached Sunday
morning from the pulpit Of the First
Presbyterian church. Mr. Hawks, VINO
is Presbyterian missionary at Haladon
Persia told of the work among the
natives. comparing the undertaking OF
Christianizing Persia to that Of mis-
sioning in Islam. Mr.. Hawks will re-
main in the city for few. days this
week
Young People Meet.
A Joint business meeting of the Ep-
worth league and the Young Peoples
Missionary society Of the Trinity
Methodist church will be held Friday
night Eight additions to the congre-
CATION were made at Sunday morning
service.
New Baptist Pastor.
The women of the First Baptist
church will hold an experience socia
I at the church Tuesday at 8 o'clock The
rev pastor. Rev. J. D. Fay, VIII ar
rive Saturday and begin MS pastorAts
/ harc next Sunday
Rev. L. R. Millican, who has beer
| serving this church as temporary pas
/ tor during the winter, closed his serv
ice with the church yesterday. Rev. ]
/ d. Ray. the pastor-elect, will begiI
his work as pastor at once, taking VI
! his residence in the parsonage, No
1905 AIagoffin avenue He will preacl
his inaugural sermon next Sunda!
morning. The appreciation by thu
church OF the kindly ministration O.
/ Rev. Mr.. Millican was voiced at the clos'
! Of the service yesterday in appropriate
! resolutions followed by an old fash
toned handshake farewell
Church of ST Clement.
The altar guild of the Church of st
! Clement viii meet Tuesday at 4 o'clock
The Daughters Of the King will NICE
Friday at BIS o'clock. Lenten services
will be held Wednesday morning at II
o'clock, Wednesday night at o'clock
and Thursday and Friday afternoons a
O'Clock