The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO
BE HELD I'm GRACE
CHURCH FOR THEM
DINNER TONIGHT
Feast Will Be Spread at the Pied
mont Cafe-The Greek
Calendar.

The Greek colony in Anderson today
observe Christmas. One week from to-
day will be their New Years day.
IL is customary Tor members OF the
Greek orthodox church to attend the
Episcopal church when they have no
church of their own. and to call upon
the priests OF the Episcopal church to
minister ID their needs.
Following this friendly relationship
the Rev. j. ii. Gibbonry. rector OF
Grace church, will conduct n Christ
mas service for the Greeks of, Ander-
son today. The Holy Eucharist will
he celebrated at s o'clock this MORN
Ing and members Of the Greek church
now In Anderson will have the oppor-
tunity to make their christmas COM
muni0n.
The Greek Orthodox Church ad-
ncrcs 10 the, Julian calendar, which
accounts for the fimo elapsing after
the Christmas OF other Christian
churches. The Julian calendar was
suppfanted by the Gregorian calen-
dar In the 10th century,
Luigi Lilo Ghiraldi. a physicjnn of
verena. projected plan OF amending
the calendar. After his death his
brother presented It To Pope Gregory
XII. To carry 1t into execution the
Pope summoned prclatcs and learned
men.
Papnl Brief In 1889.
In 1877 the proposed change was
adopted by all the Catholic princes,
and I'm 1882 the Pontiff issued a brief
abolishing the Julian calendar in all
Catholic countries and Introducing in
Its stead the Gregorian or reformed
calendar.
The amendment was ordered thus: /:
Ten days were to be dropped after
October 4, 1882. and the 18th was to
ts reckoned Immediately after the
4th. Every hundredth year, which,
by the old style was to have been a
leap year, was now to be q common
year, the 4th excepted; that is 1900
was to remain q leap year, but 1900,
1900 and 1900 were to be OF common
length, and 2oo0 to be leap year
again. !''hr ~ l-''HNT ~" E7
In the Gregorlan calendar the length
OF the solar year was taken to be 365
days, hours, 10 minutes and IL sec
undsi the difference between which
terial. q hf''|" 'a'slf7'''F '''Zv
IN Spain, Portugal, and the greater
pbrtibn OF Italy the amendment was
introduced. according to the Pope's
instructions. In France the ten DAYS
were dropped III December, the 10th
DeiHB cuIieu Ine zUrn. In Catholic
Switzerland. Germany ana the Neither.
lands the change was introduced In
the following year; In Poland In tEsg
and In Hungary in 1897 Protestant
Germany, Holland and Denmark ac-
reptsd II in 1700 end Switzerland in
l70l. In EnglarI' The Gregorian calen-
lar was adopted IN 1859.
difference of Thirteen Days.
The lst OF January was then adopt-
ed as the beginning of the legal year,
and 1t was customary for some. time
to give two dates for the period in
tervenfng between January / and
March 26, that of the old and that of
tho new year. The difference between
tho Julian and Gregorian calendars is
now 13 days.
Celebration Today.
Christmas will be observed by the
members OF the Greek colony In An
dersot. One OF the principal features
OF the program will he the dinner
which will be served members OF the
colony tonight by Mr.. Gus Antonakas.
In the Piedmont Cafe: S'''''