New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21

From fifty to sixty thousand is the totai
attendance at Trinity church during the
forty DAYS OF Dent-a record for a iar
downtown church that does not begin 10
be equalled by any uptown one-and the
number steadily increases. Lent begins
.reNt Wednesday TO end with Easter Day
ON April IL Hardly second TO 1t is the
Tremendous attendance at old st. Peter
Church. iu Barclay street standing on
land purchased from Trinity. and its rec
terry still paving ground rent 10 Trinity.
Bishop Greer opens the Trinity MONDAY
series. and during the season the preach
ors "a week each, include Or. Peabody.
headmaster OF Groton School; the Rev
DIT. j. Paterson Smyth. OF Montreal
Archdeacon stuck. of Mount Mckinley
fame. and Bishop Woodcock, OF Kentucky
At St Peters Tuesday Moons are most
emphasized. although services are held
every day Live topics will be presented
each Tuesday by foremost preachers.
Bishop Burch opens the Lenten services
az noon i'm ST Bartholomew in Madison
avenue. opposite the Grand Central sta
ticn. Others preachers include the Rev.
Dr. 5. d. Mcconnell, once rector of Holy
Trinity Church, Brooklyn, Dean Hodges,
Of Cambridge the Rev. DR.. Frank w.
Crowder. of Providence; and on Tuesday
moons Of each week the Rev. DR. Leighton
Parks will give a series Of addresses on
Chrst's ministry. n
Grace Church follows educational plans
that are held to be- an advance on the
mere preaching Of sermons. Members Of
the clergy staff take different topics. and
on stated days and hours during Lent give
their lectures. Something approaching
school is therefore set up for forty days.
The Brick Presbyterian Church main
tains MONDAY services. Others to do so
arc Christ Church, Broadway and list
ST. eet; the Heavenly Rest. Fifth avenue
and 45th street: Calvary, Fourth avenue
and 2lst street Holy Communion, Sixth
avenue and Goth street, and Holy Trinity,
Brooklyn other Manhattan ones are the
Incarnation, Madison avenue: the Little
Church Around the Corner, In 18th street;
Ascension. in lower Fifth avenue. and ST.
Marks, in the Bowery.
Practically every church Of every name,
no matter what its location, has extra
services during Lent at other than the
room hour. More and more hold daily ser
vices. and almost all now keep Holy Week
ertire. The change in this respect has
been most marked within the last five
years.
Lenten Cantatas are to be given in old
st. Paul's Chapel on Tuesday moons, and
or Good Friday the "Cruclfixion" will
be sung Special preachers are heard on
Friday moons.
Under direction Of Cardinal Farley
Catholic churches have arranged for Lent
this year evening services. consisting of
rosary, sermon and benediction, in sue
cessive churches, one series Monday, an
other Tuesday, and so on to Friday. The
plan, which is new in part, enables Catho-
lies always to know where services arc
held. if not in their respective parish
churches on given evenings.
Nashingtons Birthday and the lega!
holiday following are utilized this year by
many churches. Those of The Bronx,
Staten Island and the West Side of Man
haitian, below 42d street, have the Go TO
Church Sunday" The Go TO Church"
scheme is the same that has proved sue
ces. full in other cities.