Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
OFFER PRAYERS
IMPLOR|NG PEACE
Thousands Respond to Wilson's
Appeai-SpeciaI Services in
Local Churches.
CATHOLICS ALSO OBSERVE
MOST HOLY ROSARY FEAST
lows, Too, Combine in a Dual
Celebration in Their
Synagogues.

Peace Day" was observed very
generally in Newark and the SUI
burban section yesterday. practically
every congregation responding to
President Wilson's request for gen.
eral prayers for the restoration of
peace. In all Roman Catholic
churches the Feast of the Most Holy
Rosary. the Catholic family prayer,
was celebrated, and in the Jewish
temple and synagogues the commence
ment of the Feast of Succoth was
observed. Special prayers for peace
were offered in all
Rev. Henry r. Rose, of the Church
of the Redeemer, denied the efficacy
of prayer in his special sermon yes
terday and declared that peace would
be calamity at present. A special
collection for the American Red Cross
Society was taken up. however.
At ST. Johns Church peace Day"
was observed by the reception of q
large number of new members into
the Holy Rosary Society at the eve
ming services. The ceremony includ-
ed a procession of the members of
the society and the candidates, pre-
coded by a large number of altar boys
and school girls.
The sermon was preached by Rev
p. Fidelis, o. S. b., who took for his
theme THE Holy Rosary" giving its
origin and the benefits that have
been derived since the institution Of
that form of prayer.
In many of the Protestant churches
special musical programs of an APP
propriate nature were rendered. Spe-
eial collections were taken up in sew
eral churches, the money to be
turned over to the general European
war relief fund of the American Red
Cross Society.
In carrying out the wishes of
Bishop John ]. O'Connor, of the
Catholic Diocese of Newark, men.
women and children alike attended
the services in the local Catholic
for the intercession of the Blessed
Virgin in the quest for peace. Spe-
cia1 prayers were offered at all of the
masses.
At st. PatricI's Cathedral.
Tn st. Patricks Cathedral, Monsig-
nor Isaac p. Whe.an, the rector
preached a peace sermon at the SOL
emn high mass at II O'Clock. He said,
in part, as follows:
To-day the whole Christian world
Is on its knees begging of God to use
His almighty power to end the awful
strife that is going on between His
children in Europe: to console the
widow and the orphan and to lit
from us all the weight of sorrows
that such a sed war must necessarily
bring on all men.
"Adversity has its uses, 1t brings
blessings out of evil. Men are realiz-
ing more entirely their submission to
a Divine power. Many a man will
kneel today and adore God and pray
for His intervening mercy, who on
another day of prosperity and ease,
might never give 1t a thought. This
country should strive TO follow the
teachings of Christ in meekness and
humility.
"At no time in the history of the
world that we recall culture, science
and material advancement have been
at a higher point than among the
very nations that are at war today,
but, yet if we believe the reports
through the press. never was there
a war so barbaric and destructive of
life and property the labor of CEN
turtles as the present war
Because this is true we turn to
Him to whom all things are possible.
For through our human wisdom we
can see no relief to the present situ-
alton, yet do we hope by His all
powerful interference He will see
way to soon clear up the sad state
which all Europe is in
At vesperS at the cathedral spe-
cial prayers taken from the Litany
were offered by Rev. John e. Kier-
nan, the assistant rector. for the ces-
sation of war and for the peace of
the world.
The Feast of the Most Holy Rosary,
being one of the greatest feasts in the
Dominican calendar, was observed
with great solemnity in st. An
toninus's Church
BY the coincidence of President
Wilson designating yesterday as Peace
Day the celebration was unusually
elaborate. 1t was recalled that the
feast had it's origin in warning times
and therefore the double observance
was appropriate
Next to the celebration of the
solemn high mass at II a. m. the prin-
cipal service was at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. Solemn vespers, a sermon
on the Rosary by a Dominican father
from Washington. d. c., and an elab-
crate procession composed of hun
dreds of children, took place. Each
child carried an American beauty rose
Before the close of the service the
ceremony of blessing of roses was
held. This is an old Dominican GUS
tom, the ceremony dating back hun
bred of years.
In the Roseville Methodist Episco-