Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-15
HOLY WEEK IN
NEWARK CHURCHES
Various Denominations Ar.
range Special Services in
Observance of Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday will be observed with
special pulpit and choral programs to
be given in an the local churches
tomorrow
Throughout Holy Week. both the
Catholics and Professionals will vie
with each other in appropriately
celebrating the feast
At the Central Presbyterian Church,
the pastor, the Rev. DIR. George
Walton King, will preach tomorrow
morning, on Repent Ye." and in the
evening his theme will be "Christ's
Coming Into Jerusalem. This SER
mon will be illustrated with beauti-
fully colored pictures of scenes in the
closing days of Christ's life on earth.
At 2;30 o'clock p. M. the Sunday
school, led by the new superintendent,
the Rev. Robert Spencer Young, will
hold Palm Sunday exercises.
Musical Program.
The music for the day will be, in
the morning: Organ, "Cantilene, F."
by Wheeldon; Mathis" Challinor;
March, Volckmar; anthem, In
Heavenly Love Abiding" Brown, and
the violin solo, THE Palms." by
Faure. The commandments Will also
be repeated with choral response.
The evening music will consist of
organ, "Andante.' and "Postlude,"
Smart; choir prelude, Angels of
Jesus Singing to Welcome the Pill
grims Of the Night" Dykes; anthem,
Saviour, When Night Involves the
Skies" Shelley; bass solo, The
Palms." Faure, by John j. Kreitler;
violin solo, Melody" Bgahms, prayer
and choir response, and benedietion
and choir refrain, Might Is Drawing
Nigh" by Smart.
There will also be Passion Week
illustrated services held ON Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday evenings
of next week, in which Miss Mary
Dan Harbeson, of New York, will be
the soloist.
The musical program tomorrow Will
be rendered by Mrs. Eva Courier
Abbey, soprano; Miss Ella M. Jaques,
contralto: Miss Minna Steiner, vio-
linist: Claude w. Velsor tenor; John
j. Kreitler, bass, with Grenville Com
moss at the organ.
At the Church of the Redeemer the
pastor, the Rev. Henry r. Rose,
tomorrow evening will deliver an
Illustrated lecture on "The Passion
Play of Oberammergau."
The choral music will be excep-
tionally attractive and will be given
under the direction of James Savage.
the choirmaster Holy Week will be
especially observed with a lecture on
the Parable of the Prodigal Son" on
Tuesday evening and the celebration
of communion on Thursday evening.
Baptist Church Services.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas j. Villers.
pastor. has arranged an excellent pro-
gram at the First Baptist Peddie
Memorial Church for the coming
week. A series of special services
will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday evenings. The
centennial anniversary of the birth
of the Rev. DR.. David Livingstone
will be observed, and on Thursday
evening holy communion will be
solemnized. The musical program will
be directed by Louis Arthur Russell.
organist.
At the First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow evening the pastor, the
Rev. DIR. w. j. Dawson, will preach
on Wesley, the Evangelist" Holy
Week will also be observed with
special services nightly, to be led
by visiting olergymen. The successive
preachers will be the Rev. Robert
Russell Wicks of the Arlington Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, East Or
ange; the Rev. Dr-Pleasant Hunter.
of the Second Presbyterian Church,
this city; the Rev. DIR. Thomas c.
Hall, of Union Theological Seminary,
New York; the Rev. Dr. S. Parkes
Cadman. of the Central Congrega-
tional Church, Brooklyn. and the Rev.
John H. Jowett, of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The First
Church and the congregation of the
Forest Hill Presbyterian Church will
unite in the Holy Week services. The
music will be in charge of Alexander
Russell, the choirmaster.
The Centenary Methodist, Park
Presbyterian, Clinton Avenue Re-
formed, Grace English Lutheran and
Trinity Reformed churches will also
conduct a special series of services
next week in commemoraung Pas
sion week.