El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21
Special Services and The
alter Meetings Are
Arranged.
Bishop HOwden to Confirm
Glass at st. Glenn
ent's Churc.
81 wednesday. which comes IN

a SH Wednesday, which comes this
~ week, marks the close Of social
activities for a large percentage
Of FL Pasoans until Easter time. The
Lenten season viii be observed by the
episcopal church, all the Roman Cath
Ole churches of the city with special
services at their own churches and
an OF the protestant churches Of the
CITY VIII unite in holding noon day re-
ug1ous services daily through the six
weeks OF Lent at the Wigwam theater.
The Ineater services viii be con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the min
listers alliance of the CITY. and will
Degln promptly at u o'clock and close
az 1880. The pastors of the various
churches viii Conduct the services for
a week each. and leading Iaymen of
the various churches win deliver brief
addresses. The services viii open each
day with brief song service. The
services viii begin March g
Services at st. Clement.
On Ash Wednesday, at the church OF
vice viii be held at 10 o'clock in the
morning and there viii be an evening
PRAYER service at 1880 o'clock.
Through the six weeks Of lent the
1itany services viii be held on Tues
Gay, Thursday and Friday afternoons
az 4 o'clock, and evening prayer on
Wednesday night at 7;3O o'clock.
Bishop to Confirm Class.
Right Rev. Frederick w HoWden,
the recently cOncecrated bishop for the
diocese of New Mexico of the Episcopal
church, viii make his first visit to the
church of Saint Clement Sunday when
ne VIII preach at both the morning and
evening prayer service and administer
the rite of confirmation to a class of
20 candidates in the evening service.
Bishop HOwden has been in the min
lstry for 20 years, having been or
dained to the priesthood in 1884 by
feH
lie is a native Of Staten Island. The
bishop holds the NJ. A, and the D. D.
degrees from the University of TorOn-
to, Canada from which he graduated
in 1891 He began his duties as
minister In st. Johns church of De-
trOit as curate. He was made arch
deacon in 1900, in Cumberland, Mary
land Two years later he went to
washington, D. C., as rector Of Saint
Johns church.
As all Of west Texas. this side Of the
PecOs river. is a part of the diocese Of
New Mexico lei PasO EpiscODalians
have been hoping that the bishop
would select Ell PaSO as his see citv
Albuquerque and Santa Fe n. NJ. are
strongly urging that they be made the
bishops official home city, but the
matter viii probably. not be definitely
decided until after the bishop has Wis
tied all Of these places. His family
at present is in Albuquerque
Monday night bishop HOwden will be
the guest of the mems club of the
church Of Saint Clement at dinner, and
he VIII depart for New Mexico again
Tuesday morning.
The wOman's guild of the church viii
meet Tuesday afternoon in the parish
house, Kendrick hall
Services Mt Immaculate Conception.
AT the church of the Immaculate
Conception there viii be a special ser
vice at o'clock on the morning Of
Ash Wednesday, when, following the
mass, the ashes of penitence will be
distributed over the congregation.
Wednesday evening Benediction, with
a short sermon, will be held at 1880
o'clock. Mass viii be celebrated every
morning as usual through Lent with
the Stations Of the Cross service every
Friday evening and benediction and
sermon every Wednesday evening.
Free Organ Recital.
At the First Christian church, the