The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19


resurrection of our Lord. Topeka
churches are holding services this
week, eliminating Sunday. which is
Easter, with very solemn rites. spe-
cial services will be held in all of the
churches of the city. There will be
music and sermons suitable to the
Easter season.
Easter Sunday marks the close of
the Lenten season in the Catholic.
Episcopal and other churches, and
these denominations will have the
most impressive services of the year
at this time.
Yesterday, which was Good Friday.
the Catholic churches were barred of
all ornaments, in remembrance of the
death of Christ, and last night sta
tons of the cross were celebrated
with a sermon. Confessions were in
order at the Church of the Assump-
ton today, at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. At
triple candle, Easter ca ndle and hap
tismal font Tonight at 1880 other
confessions, will be held.
Three Easter Masses.
Sunday morning there will be three
masses. Father McInerney will be
celebrant at $50 and 8 a. m. At
solemn high mass, at 1880. Father
Troy, S j., of St. Mary's college, Will
be ceIebrant. Music will consist of
st. Patrick's Mass in A flat" by
Wiegand. Mrs. Arthur Opperman Is
organist. Assisting Father McInerney
as celebrant will be Father McManus'
deacon. and Father Troy, sub-deacon.
At 1880 p. m. there will be vespers and
penediction of the blessed sacrament.
Easter Sunday is to be the culml-
nation of Lent, which began six and
one-half weeks ago. There have been
deVotionals at the Catholic churcnes
on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings. Father Troy has been con-
Quoting retreat for pupils of the Cath
Ole school for the last three days.
Sunday marks the close of what
has perhaps been one of the deepest
spiritual weeks in the history OF the
nation. The members OF every
church and every creed have bowed
their heads in humble supplication
and penitence during Holy Week. the
end having come to the horrible
struggle that has involved the civil
lied nations of the earth it has
seemed to most Christians that the
observance of the week was more
apropos than ever before.
To all the usual observance of Holy
Week has been added the tremendous
force of the Passion Week" that was
set aside by the Methodist church.
The week was one of special inter-
cession. emphasizing anew the prayer
side of life. 1t was conducted IN the
1879 Methodist churches of the
country and was an eloquent plea in
behalf of the Centenary movement,
in which the church hopes to raise
more than a hundred million dollars
to make the world q better place to
live in.
II has been a great rally in every
nook and corner of the world to which
the sign of the Cross has been car
Iied. 1t has meant new things and
greater things for humanity and for
the extension of His kingdom.
Nearly all of the Protestant
churches of the city have been banded
together for the last six weeks in an
Each One Win One" campaign, and
Easter sunday is to mark the culmina-
ton of the campaign with Decision
Day" Prayer services have been held
in various homes over the city, with
union services and there has been
great interest shown in the work.
Special stress will be laid on the DE
cision Day" feature of the campaign
tomorrow at the various services IN
many churches.
The Queen OF Feasts.
Episcopalians are celebrating the
"Queen of Feasts' in their churches
this week, eliminating in the great
est services of the year, on Easter
Sunday. when the day will be given
over to various hours of worship The
Lenten season is ending tonight at
midnight and tomorrow's services will
commemorate the rising of Our Lord
from the dead.
At Grace Cathedral. girls of Beth
any College will have charge of the
singing at the holy communion, to be
held at a. M, with Dean j, P. de B.
Kaye officiating during the hour.
The Right Rev. James Wise, D.
d. will deliver the sermon in the
morning service. beginning at 1880
o'clock. There will be confirmation
and holy communion at this service.
Grace Cathedral will be very beauti-
fully decorated for the Easter occa-
sion. Music will consist of the fol-
lowing anthems: Christ, Our Pass
over" by Schilling; "Te Deum." by
Schilling; Christ Is Risen," by Ran
ney. Professor Springer is director of
music.
At 4.30 in the afternoon there will
be a children's service at the cathe-
dral. The three hour service was
held Friday. from IL to 3. and at 1880
this afternoon there is baptism of
children.
Holy communion will be celebrated
at and 1880 Sunday morning at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Epis-
copal. George Hiatt is pastor.
st. Simon church. Episcopal. will
hold holy communion at 1880 and
$3.50 a. m.
A New Pastor Coming.
One of the churches of the city, the
First Baptist, has it's new pastor, Rev.
c. F. Matthews, preaching his first
sermon in the church Sunday morn
ing. In the evening chorus of thir-
teen voices, under the leadership of