Evening journal., 1921-03-25
CHURCH MOURNS
ON GOOD FRIDAY
Agony and Death of Christ
Recalled in Solemn
Services
SON OF TRIUMPH
SUNDAY MORNING

Commemorating the agony and
death OF Christ on the Cross. Good
Friday. today was observed in many
city churches. In the Catholic
churches the altars were stripped of
their ornaments and the door Of the
tabernacle was thrown open for the
only time during the year. a symbol
that the Eucharistic Savior is not
there. At st. Peters Cathedral, Sixth
and West streets, services commem-
Grating the three hours agony, began
at noon.
At st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Good Friday was ushered in with a
service of the stations OF the Cross
at $50 o'clock this morning. At $50
o'clock there was a service for chill
dren and at 1890. morning prayer,
the itany and a sermon. From l2
o'clock noon. until 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, the three hours service
will be conducted by Bishop Philip
Cook. At s o'clock this evening
. there will be a worship preparatory
to the Easter communion.
Special services will be held in
C1aymont NJ. e. Church this even
ing. The Rev. Howard r. McCabe
win deliver a sermon on the "Cruci-
fixion." after which he will adminis-
ter the Sacrament Of the Lord s
Supper.
Service win be held in Westminster
Church at o'clock. with preaching
s by the minister. the Rev. Charles L.
Candee.
There was prayer and sermon at
st. Luke's Reformed Episcopal
Church at 10 O'Clock this morning.
At Grace NJ. e. Church, Ninth and
West streets. services commemorat-
i've Of the season of Good Friday viii
be held this evening. These SER
vices will take the form OF a specia
musical rendition. the choir singing
Maunder's cantata, "Olivet to Cal
vary" This is especially appropo'
ct this time and portrays in a won
derful manner some OF the incidents
OF Christ's last days on earth. The
service will begin at s o'clock ans
the soloists OF the evening will b'
Frances Dewitt Babcock. soprano
Edgar d. Smith, tenor. and Freder
ick W. Wyatt, baritone, with Norris
c Morgan as organist and directing
Mandy Thursday yesterday. was
p observed by members OF all Chris
tan faiths. The most impressive
services was held in the Cathedral
when the Rt Rev. John ]. Monag'
han, Bishop Of the Wilmington Ddo'
-.I-I.sra nnnfffinfr
high mass.
Bishop Monaghan's assistants II
the celebration OF the mass were
Very Rev. Edward Micile. V. G.
assistant priest; the Rev. William J
Scott and the Rev. Frederick V
Campbell, deacons OF honor; tn
Rev. +. Waldron. deacon OF tn
mass, the Rev. William Temple, D
D.. sub-deacon OF the mass; the Rev
James L Sweeney and the Rev
James NJ. Grant. ID. D., canterers
the Rev. Martin NJ. Ryan, master o
ceremonies: the Rev. John ]. Bolen
assistant master of ceremonies; tn
Rev. John ]. Dougherty, pastor o
the Cathedral, was in general charg
e the Arrangements.
In the other Catholic churches IN
same ceremony Of removing IN
Blessed Sacrament from the hig
altar was carried out
Holy Saturday, tomorrow, will
anticipation Of the Resurrection
sound a note Of Joy in all the sci
vices Of the Catholic Church. whic
will begin early and will include cei
emonies lasting several hours.
noon the season Of Lent is Official
closed and the Catholics are di
pensed from the Lenten fast, whiC
began Ash wednesday. Beginnir
at s o'clock. mass viii be held at S
Peters Cathedral