The Detroit times., 1911-04-14
CHURCHES HOLD
PASSION SERVICES
Both Protestant and Roman Catholic
Congregations Are Observing
Holy Lenten Days.


paign which has been going on In the
Protestant churches OF the city dur
ing Lent, will be brought TO a close
Good Friday, with special observance
of the solemnity OF the day. The
MONDAY services In the Detroit opera
house, will close with q Good Friday
talk by Bishop Williams, OF the Epis-
copal church. and the MONDAY and
late afternoon services which have
been held during the week In the
Church of Our Father and First Uni
tartan, respectively. will be addressed
by the Rev. f. c. Aldinger, of Ian
sing. who will speak on Sacrifice"
and "Atonement."
The First congregational church
will have a special service. Thursday
evening, at which the Rev. John Brit
tan Clark, pastor OF Westminster
church, will be the speaker. and on
Friday evening, the quartet and chorus
choir, under the direction OF j. Tru-
man Wolcott. and assisted by the
choir of the Fort-st. Congregational
church, and a string quintet, will give
Mercandantes Seven Last Words. :
In the Westminster church, Friday
evening. Stainer's "Crucifixion" will
be sung.
Revival services will be continued
In the Wood ward-ave. Baptist church,
with the Rev. Maurice p. Fixes speak
ing. Thursday evening, on Christ In
Chains" and Friday evening, on THE
crucifixion." Fred Butler will sing.
In the Cass-ave. Methodist. the Rev.
Milton Rees will speak on the theme
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Vernon Stauffer, In the Central Chris
tian. Other churches to have good
Friday services include: Fort-st.
Presbyterian, Warren-ave. Baptist,
Preston Methodist Central Presby-
terrain, and Ferry-ave. Baptist.
Conforming to the general spirit OF
the simultaneous evangelistic cam
paign, every church door in the city
is supposed 10 be open Good Friday.
In all of the Roman Catholic
churches of the city the Offices pecu-
liar to Holy Thursday were observed,
including the blessing Of the oils by
Auxiliary Bishop Edward Kelly. In SO.
Peter and Paul's cathedral, which
ceremony was followed by pontificial
high mass. About 800 children re-
ceived first communion in Holy Ros-
airy church, Thursday morning, and
$50 in the Church of the Annuncia-
ton. The chanting OF the Tenebrae
took place, Wednesday evening, In
IS. Peter and Paul's cathedral, and
will be repeated Thursday and Friday
evenings. Good Friday Is very sol
emn day in the Catholic church cal
endar and will be observed with the
Tire Ore" service-three hours devo-
ton. In the cathedral. Bishop Kelly
will officiate at the unwilling of the
cross, the procession of the blessed
sacrament and the mass OF the pre-
sanctified. The Offices of Holy Satur-
day include the blessing of the new
fire. the Paschal candle and the Easter
water, which are performed In all OF
the churches.
The Jews of the city, Wednesday
evening, began the annual celebration
of the Egyptian passover. which is
observed by both orthodox and re-
formed Jews.
The Rev. Milton s. Rees, evangel-
list, addressed another large gather
ing In the Cass-ave. Methodist church,
Wednesday light, speaking on the
power Of Christ's words. They lived,
he said, because action accompanied
them. The words and thoughts OF
other great men, like Demosthenes
and Socrates. didn't live. as did
Christ's, because the authors failed
to be active for the good of the world.
Mr. Rees will speak to women in
the Cass-ave. Methodist church,
Thursday afternoon, on Twentieth
Century Sodom," and will address a
mass meeting for men in the same
church, Sunday afternoon.