The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-14
4 RlDAY
GENERALLY !.
OBSERVED

IN reverence OF Day with
Churches Services at Houses
Of Worship Are Largely At
tended.
1872
Notin many years has Good Friday
been 'observed in Honolulu as IL was
yesterday Reverence of tho day was
general throughout the city, business
men md mercantile organizations join
Sng with churches of all approximations
in commemOration of the 'crucifxioh,
of abe Savior.
ssThe United states district court and
the ofiieee allied with II, the clerks
Office and the departments of the dis
trict attorney and marshal, led the
way in government circles in common.
Grating the day through abstinence Of
AL work but that which Imperative de-
mands required.
/ Although Governor Pinkham would
not declare the day holiday he coun.
tenanced the closing of all such ter.
ritorial departments as cared to do so.
The Governor ceased his labors for tho
day at noon. The board of educationl
closed Nts door all day. The courts
adjourned as soon as they could dis
pose Of the few legal matters which
had scrept into the calendar for yes
terday, but in all cases they ceased
from labor before the noon 'hour. All
Territorial departments closed their
doors at noon. The city government
did likewise. ttti
~ Business Houses Closed.
Most business houses remained closed
during the afternoon and some all
day; the banks had their doors shut,
although there were clerks on hand
l,dnrink business hours, for, under the
Ijlaw. the banking institutions Cannot
close during legal working hours ex-
cent on Sundays and legal holidays.
The tIuat companies were allsclosed,
In. faet, the downtown business section
Of the city during the afternoon was
permeated with the average Sunday
aspect and atmosphere. .4y.
The church services were all well at
tended and in some churches theyiwerc
|of an elaborate order. The Inst OF the
series Of Holy Week meetings which
took place during the week at the
|makaf pavilion on the Alexander Young
dfotel roof garden was held at the
noon hour yesterday, pndor the auspices
Of the Inter Church Federation. It was
better attended than the preceding
meetings. e.pa
AT this service Dr. Wilbur Perry
Ferguson, principal Of the Mills school,
delivered strong sermon on THE
Last Words Mrs. Charles B. Hall
df Third avenue, Kaimuki, sang Be
hold the Master Passeth Bly, her rem.
dition Of this sacred song being excel
lent and pleasing to her hearers.
Catholic Services Impressive.
The services Mt the Catholic Cathe-
dral, Fort street, were both impressive
and solemn. At the nine o'clock serv-
ice there was the singing Of the Pas,
sion and the alteration Of the Cross by.
the clergy and laity. During the sfter-
noon, with the stations Of the cross,
Reverend Father Victor delivered a
sermon, in Hawaiian, .on 1.-THE Cruel
ibxion. The stations during the eve
ming were read and sung in English,
and the Reverend Father Reginald dc.
ffyered q sermon in English. The Por-
tliguese sermon was delivered on Thurs.
day evening by Reverend Father Ste.
phen The Cathedral was filed at all
the services of the day. y w,
Special Good Friday services were
Hall - tk.lak "a Ia IL. 30
the Central Union Church. The service
was unusually well attended, and i'm
rfcssiye, especially the singing of sa-
cred hymns by the gcongregation.
Ohrist's Interpretation of the
Gsross, wass the snhject Iof q well de.
ligered sermon by Rev. "A, A. Ebersole,
following which there swas the com
tnpniof; sergiee in which all took part.
The services closed with mastePful
sermon by pr, Doremus Scudder, his
subject being q Tho Width Of the Out,
reach Of the Cross ~.
!, AT st, Andrews Cathedral a three,
hour meditation service was conducted
by Bishop Henry Bond Restarick head
'6f the tEpisconal Church in Hawaii.
This skTyice followed custom estab-
lished here ten years ago BY the pres
ept bishop Of Honolulu. There was a
special musical PROGRAM for the .occa.
sion, and Bishop Restarick spoke on
- The, Last Seyen Words of Jesus. =
4 st, Tlement,s Church, Ppnahou. of
the same denomination, also observed
tho day IN fitting manner. There were
services lat seven and eleven clock in
the morning, from two to three in the
afternoon and at half past seven O'Clock
in the evening. Here, also, the attend.
-ance was large and lthe services inter.
'esting and Impressive.
Special Easter Service.
Tlromorrow, Easter Sunday, viii be
observed also by all churches In Ho.
nolulu. Resides the regular morning
masses at the Catholic Cathedral there
will .be a higlf pontiflcal mass celebrat-
cd sat balffpast ten o'clock at which
the choir and orchestra viii rende- spe.
eial music under the direction of Rev.
,erend Father Ulrieh, 2.
" AT ~. Audrey y Cathedral the morn.
ing services viii he held at six, seven
AID eleven o clock an English and at
sa' quarter. past nine in Hawaiian. In
the AFTERNOON. at half.past. three O'Clock
The Sunday schools of the Episcopal
hhurph m IInnoltIlt win ,,a.t - q.