The Washington times., 1913-03-15
SPECIAL SERVICES
FOR PALM SUNDAY
Catholic Churches Will Hold
Impressive Ceremonies Dur
ing Holy Wees.

Solemn and impressive services in
augurating Holy Week will begin to-
morrow In ST. Patrick's Church. The
Rt Rev. William T. Russell. assisted
by two priests from Holy Cross Collie ge
will celebrate solemn high mass. I'm
mediately preceding mass, the palms
will be blessed. during which The Pas
sion" will be chanted by students from
Holy Cross assisted by the sanctuary
choir. A short discourse dealing with
the meaning of the palms and then the
palms will be distributed among the
congregation.
The evening services al I:30 O'Clock
will be celebrated by the rendition of
Gounod's Seven Last Words" by the
mixed choir under the direction of
Miss Jennie Glennan. The Rev. John
n. Mcnamara will deliver the sermon.
On Monday, ST. Patrick's Day. the
feast day of the church, masses will
begin at $50 o'clock and continue until
II. The Rev. J. r. Meagher. o. T., will
be the celebrant at the last mass and
the sermon will be delivered by the Rev.
Eugene de 49, Mcdonnell, rector of st.
Aloysius' Church.
The apostolic delegate. Rt Rev. John
Bonzano, will occupy a throne in the
sanctuary. Mgr. Cerretti, of the papal
lcsdtlOIl, MST. RUSSELL, ana d NUMBER Oh
visiting clergyman will also occupy
seats in the sanctuary. The Ancient
Order of Hibernians will attend the
service and occupy pews in the main
aisle.
Masses will be celebrated on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings, be-
ginning at $50 O'Clock. On the evenings
of those days. special devotions will be
held at As o'clock. On Wednesday.
Thursday. and Friday evenings, the
Tenebrae services will be held The
Holy Cross students will chant the
Tenebrae on Wednesday evening. On
Thursday a high mass will be sung at
8 o'clock.
The mass OF the pre-sanctifed will be
sung on Good Friday at 8 o'clock by
Father Carroll. There will be the ven-
GRAFTON Of the cross after this mass,
and again at the stations of the cross
at and 7:30 p. m. Tenebrae will be
sung again that night, and Monsignor
Russell Will preach the sermon on The
Cructhxion."
The Rev. E. Hez Sven will deliver a
sermon tomorrow night in Centennial
Baptist Church, Eighth and 1 streets
northeast, on the theme Are WASH
ington People Wicked When They Wish
to Die?" The sermon is one Of a series
on the wishes and desires and charac-
ters Of the people of Washington that
have come under the observation of the
minister
Evangelist i. F. Hoskins. OF New
York, will address the Washington
Temple tomorrow afternoon in a spe-
cially adaptable sermon on The Way
Of the Cross" In his sermon the even
gelist will explain fully from the Bible
the full significance OF the cross and
the blessings the church and the world
will ultimately receive therefrom.
Daily yesper services will be held in
All Souls Church. Fourteenth and L
streets. during Holy Week, at 4:45
o'clock every afternoon. The services
will last only half an hour and will
consist Of song and prayer service with
a short sermon. At the services tomor-
row. Wordsworth's poem on Palm Sum-
day will be read and there will be
special music. The public is invited to
ali services.
The Rev. Charles Wood, of the Church
of the Covenant, will deliver sermons
at the morning, afternoon, and evening
services In his church tomorrow. At
o'clock he will deliver a sermon on '"The
City Over which Christ Wept." At night
the subject Of the sermon will be The |
Excesses Of the City" At the evening
services the choir of 100 voices will sing
q special program.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur J. Smith. of New
York, known as The Tent Evangelist" i"
will deliver an address tomorrow after |
noon at 3:20 o'clock on the one word |
Great The meeting before which the |
address will be delivered will be one
OF the regular Sunday afternoon series
of lectures under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association. |
Men only are invited to attend the meet
ing.
Prof. David Ecoles will address the
Washington Secular League in Pythian |
Temple, in the rear hall on the second
floor. tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
on Another Step in Evolutionary In
depreciation" A general discussion Of
the subject will be held by those pres
ent after the address.