The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-22
STAINER's CRUCIFTxION AND
sPoHR's LAST JUDGMENT
SUNG.
AT SACRED HEART
TENEBRAE SERVICES HELD AT
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAI---EPIs
COPAL CHURCHES HAVE
SPECIAL MUSIC.

With the observance last night of
the anniversary of the Lords cruel
fixton, the most solemn period of the
Lenten season was ushered in to be
ended Sunday when his resurrection
will be celebrated in every church in
the land.
Yesterday was Good Friday. so
called because on that day Christ Of
fered UP his life as a sacrifice for
humanity, and in many of the
churches of the city special services,
chiefly of a musical character, were
held in commemoration of the great
event.
Episcopal and Catholic.
In the Episcopal and Catholic
churches particularly were these Good
Friday services held, the Crucifixion
and THE Last Judgment" being sung
in the former and the Tenebrae in
the latter. Not at all the houses Of
worship were these services held, some
of them suspending that the congre-
cations might attend at others. Church
bells remained silent in the Catholic
cathedrals yesterday and will not ring
again until Sunday morning, when in
celebration of the resurrection they
will again peal forth, as IL giving the
glad tidings to the world anew. In
the Catholic churches services were
titib UlDEIifiEf aiLGtA0OH anu
while at some of the Episcopal
churches all day services were held.
The Catholic schools and the public
schools were closed yesterday, not to
open until Tuesday morning.
The markets during the day re-
sembied bowers of blossoms rather
than places at which people buy such
prosaic things as meat cuts, potatoes
and other vegetables These were the
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ties in the shape of ported plants and
cut flowers took their places. deco
rating the streets in tho vicinity. JON
quils. sweetpease, tulips, lilacs and
hyacirths- of blooming azaleas
and creamy white calias or the special
Easter fowers--the Bermuda lilies
could be seen on sli hands. Florists
did a rushing business throughout the
dav, especially in lilies of the valley
and vtoiets. the latter being sold out
in short time.
Tenebrae Services.
While commemorative services were
held in ali the Catholic chut ches yes
terdav nlnrnIng ard afternoon, the
Station of the Cross being sung in the
afternoon, most Catholics gathered
last evening at s O'Clock in Sacred
Heart Cathedral, when Tenebrae ser
vices were held, in commemoration or
the burial of Christ After several
Psalms were chanted the Lamenta-
tons of jeremiah were chanted, the
first part by Rev. 4. A. Rankin, the
second by Rev. James A Brennan and
the third by choir of men and boys,
constituting seventy five voices in all.
Right Rev Bishop O'Connell and a
number Of priests were present at the
services. At the end of the first sec
ton Of the Tenebrae Rev Thomas
Werner Moore. u. u, of Catholic uni
versity. preached on '"The Passion Of
Our Lord" The choir then rendered
English hymns and the second part
of the Tenebrae. consisting of five
Psalms, was chanted The Benedictus
was then sung by double quartet,
which then rendered scriptura1 verses
from the Epistles to the PHILIPPIANS.
touching on the sacrifice OF our Lord.
Bishop OConneli then recited the
Miserere During the services the
services the lights were gradually
turned down until the church was in
total darkness and turned on again
at the close of the services.
Stainers Cruciixion was sung at
number of churches last night. At
the Church of the Holy Trinity the
oratorio was sung by the choir OF the
church, with the assistance OF singers
from other churches. and at Cente-
nary Methodist an augmented choir
sang the Crucifixion. AT st. Paul s
church The Last Judgment" was
sung by the choir. AT the Church OF