Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-04
CHURCH WORLD THROUGHOUT
CITY CELEBRATES ENTRY
INTO HOLY CITY TOMORROW

Palm Sunday, in memory of the
Savfor's triumphant entry into Jeru-
saln. when the multitude strewed
palms before him, is celebrated by the
Catholic churches with the blessing
of palms and palms also are carried
in the professions. The day will be
tittingiy celebrated tomorrow when
there will be three masses. {, 9 and
1890 at the Cathedral. At the last
mass, a high one, the palms will be
blessed by Bishop Shanahan, assisted
| by Mgr. NJ. NJ. Hassett, the Rev. T.
Is. johnson and the Rev. w. III. Wha-
len. After the blessing of the palms
there will be procession around the
church composed of the children's so
cieties and priests, after which the
palms will be distributed to the con-
gregation. Suitable services also will
mark the day at st. Lawrence's, St.
Francis, Church of the Sacred Heart
and ST. Marys.
Not only by the Catholic churches,
but by the Protestant as we'll will
Palm Sunday be fittingly observed.
Special music will be one of the big
features among the various Protestant
congregations, many choirs being
scheduled to give special music both
morning and evening.
In many churches special programs
! will be held throughout the coming
holy week. New members will be
taken into other churches of the city
tomorrow and the sacrament of the
holy communion Will he celebrated.
Big Week at Stevens
Holy week at Stevens Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church. Thir-
teenth and Vernon streets, will be
marked with unusual activity. Begin
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morrow night, there will be meetings
in the church every night during the
week.
The pastor. the Rev. Clayton AL
bert Smucker, d. D., will preach an
appropriate sermon every night. His
subject Sunday night will be The Su-
preme Leader" The services will be
in charge of the Mems Club and will
start at 7.30 o'clock. There will be
special singing by the mems chorus
under the direction of Ross K. Berg
stresser. On Palm Sunday. the day of
triumph. confirmation services will be
held in the morning, starting at 1890
o'clock.
The Senior and Junior Epworth
League meetings in the evening at $50
will be of unusual interest. The SER
vices during the week will start at
7.45 p. m, and the subjects will be as
follows:
Monday. the Day of Authority
What Did Jesus Believe; Tuesday.
the Day of Controversy - Missing
Jesus. on the Road OF Life; Wednes-
day, the Day of Listen
ing to Jesus Talk" The choir will
sing "Gallia' on Thursday. the Day
| of Fellowship-'New Views of Life:
Good Friday, the Day of Suffering
Jesus Before Pontius PLATE"
Easter Sunday-the Day of Resur-
rection THE Resurrection" by
Charles Fonteyn Manney will be sung
by the choir at 1880 a. M; morning
prayer and praise service. $40 a. m. /;
reception of new members. II n. m. /:
Sunday school, Easter carol service, .
p. M: young folks Easter joy meet
ings, $50 p. M: Easter day closing
service, 7.30 p. m. Pilgrim Command
cry, No. II, Knights Templar to attend
| in a body. An attendance of 1000
and a collection of 5000 is the slogan
for the Sunday school workers for
Easter Sunday --=t
Special Services
The Fourth Street Church OF God
will continue to have the usual pre-
Easter week services, commencing
tomorrow The pastor has arranged
a series of sermons with services COM
mencing on that date and ending on
Easter Sunday. The program as ar
ranged is as follows:
Palm Sunday, 1890 a. m, THE
Church and the Christ: 100 p. M,
christ and Eternal Punishment;
holy week, Monday. Christ, the Life
Giver"; Tuesday, Satan, the Life De-
stroyer"; Wednesday, Following
Christ; Thursday, Why Do What
Jesus Did," quarterly ordinance
meeting; Friday, Light in the Dark
ness; Easter, 6 a. m, sunrise prayer
service; 1890 a. m, "Our Risen Lord; !;
LAO p. m, Sunday school rally; 9
p, m., Junior Christian Endeavor; $50
| p. m, Senior and intermediate Chris
tian Endeavor; 7.S0 p. m, Easter can
tata by double quartet