Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
|e00D FRIDAY SOLEMN
- IN CHURCH SERVICES
49,. Of the Presanctified Cele-
"r "hrsted in the Morning; Tene-
brae in the Afternoon
erATIONS IN THE EVENING

oooa Friday, the time of grief In the
,,.,,.n world, is being observed today IL
!. = ~, most tragic anniversary OF Chr'stian>
S"" aav upon which He suffered cruci-
W., W.. nearly nineteen centuries ago
ni'v" services in the churches are being
81 nv throhgs of worshppers, munich
.ns state offices are closed. perform
v,.S at the theatres are to rows OF empty
aancing is barred in many of the best
-. -. and restaurants, while in windows OF
n0' oa,ce buildings in the center of the
mA' ,.,,obt the lights will be so arranged
ss .,rdovs will form great illuminated
s,ens Of the cross. ,, .,.ors and al.
saa organs are being held this morning
eh., Catholic. Episcopal and some other
IN s.. u ONLY cre morning service. the
Gnu Gnu ~ the presanctifled. Is held In Catho-
mass s.,rcbes and in some Of those or the
rn,scopa communions -,
a, The Cathedral Of St Peter and ST Paui,
,nean Square. this service pegan at
acIock. with Bishop McCort as .ne IeIe
oe, u, The assistant priest was the Rev.
.,'.rv vIsm~ SCHUYLER deacon of the mass. the
@ nen robn Diamond : subdeacon, the Rev.
nv, ,."..nt purns deacons of the Passion. the
NJ Rev Dr. Garrigan. the Rev. Dr. Joseph
;unnermott and the Rev. William b.
v.ns This afternoon will be the solemn
ssryice of the tenebrae.
IN the evening will be recited the stations
A. the Cross, the sermon pelng preacheu ny
rather O'Rourke, 5. D.
A. the Church of the Gesu. Eighteenth
q ctjIes streets the morning service be-
~ AZ $3.50 o'clock. with Father Benedict
cnldner the celebrant of the mass, the
vsw charles Hennessy as deacon, the Rev.
I,fred Oates subdeacon. AT a. m. VIII
(. the singing of the Passion. the chantera
v.,rv the Rev. Thomas Tully, the Rev
rA.s,.s Ssn,S O,Brien and the Rev. Hugh Healy.
A. St clements Episcopal Church. Twen-
.,.th and Cherry streets, the celebrant of the
-... NJ the presanctified will be the rector,
~. Raw. DR., c. S. Hutchinson. This serv-
"a. will begin at 80 o'clock this morning.
p,sachIng of the Passion will be between IL
md q o'clock The Stations of the Cross
ri. be rected in the evening.
In other churches impressive services
we're held congregations attending In un-
r.na,lv large numbers. The day was ap-
rronriately kept in almost every branch Of
The Christian Church.
services on Good Friday are always those
a, sorrow, this being the day of desClation
N the Church calendar The altar. stripped
AZ its vestments on Holy Thursday. con-
tans nothing but the crucifix, veiled in black
instead of purple, and six candlesticks. The
sanctuary Is barren. the carpet being re-
moved. The candles are not lighted until
the latter part of the services.
Michael Francis Doyle sent out the ap-
neal to the hotels and restaurants to dis
continue dancing and music today and to-
night. Hotels that at once adopted the
sueeeston were the Ritz-Carlton. Bellevue
etratford, Adelphia, st. James Hotel, Hotel
Walton and Kuger's restaurant. Other
hotels are expected to follow suit. Similar
action was taken last year.
The Poor Richard Club has arranged with
the managers of many office buildings in the
city to so light certain windows in the
buildings tonight that they will form gigan-
tic blazing signs of the cross. This will be
q vivid reminder to Philadelphians that this
b the anniversary of the day upon which
the Saviour was crucif1ed.