Evening journal., 1922-04-13
HOLY THURSDAY
At CATHEDRAL
Bishop Monaghan Celebrant
of Mass, All Clergy
Assisting
SERVICES HELD IN
OTHER CHURCHES

Holy Thursday Is being observed
in the Roman Catholic churches to-
day. commemorative OF the Last
Supper. Il is one OF the most SOL
emn and impressive days OF the
church. and is followed by Good
Friday. with services touched with a
deep note OF mourning in commem-
Grafton Of the Crucihxion. No bells
will be rung in the churches from
this mornings service until Saturday
morning and the altars. statues and
paintings are shrouded IN purple.
A solemn procession OF the blessed
sacrament in which hundreds OF
children took part was a feature OF
the masses in each OF the parish
churches beginning at 7.3O o'clock
this morning. The mass Is followed
by the exposition throughout the
day and tonight OF the blessed sac
rament
The central observance OF the do
D cese OF Wilmington took place al
| ST. Peters Cathedral where a solemn
/ pontifical mass was sung by BishoI
John ]. Monaghan. beginning a.
1880 o'clock wit hall the priests o
the diocese participating in the ser.
vice.
The officers OF the pontincal mas
were the following: Celebrant, Rt
Rev. John J. Monaghan, d. D.; as
sistant priest. the Very Rev. Edward
Mickle. V. g.; deacons OF honor. IN
Rev. William ]. Scott and the Rev
Frederick V. Campbell: deacon o
the mass. the Rev. Thomas F. Wal
dron. d. D.; subdeacon OF the mass
the Rev. william f. Temple. d. d.
, chanters, the Rev. James L. Sweene.
| and the Rev James NJ. Grant, Z
! D.; master OF ceremonies. the Re,
NJ. Ryan; assistant master OF cere
monies the Rev. John J. Bolen.
The singing Of the Tenebrae wa
begun in the Cathedral last nigh
and will be repeated tonight and to
morrow night The preacher at eac
OF these services is the Rev. John v
Coveney. S. ].
The services for Good Friday. a
the Cathedral. will be: At 9 o'clocl
mass OF the presanctihed, celebrate
by the Rt Rev. Bishop Monaghan
Chanting Of the Passion, at /
o'clock. The Seven Last Words
discourses by the Rev. John W. Co
eney. S. J. Benediction. Veneratio
Of the Relic OF the True Cros
7.45 o'clock. tenebrae; alteration
the Cross.
In other Churches
Maundy Thursday is being cell
brated in the various Bpiscopalia
churches OF the city with Lentt
and prayer services.
!. All Of the Protestant Episcop
: Churches viii have services IN
evening. and also Will have Coz
Friday services.
. Presbyterian congregations or q
: city will unite in a communion sc
vice In Westminster Presbyterii
= Church tonight.
n At st. Luke's Reformed Episoop
Church, Eighth and Monroe street
: services this evening will be: He
Il Communion service s clock; q
d Rev. T. Calhoun will preach. Coz
n Friday services will be: 1890 a. u
8 Message by the rector; evening Sc
d vice o'clock. by the Rev. Thorn
- Kerr.
Sing "Crucihxion" at Grace.
on Good Friday evening the che
OF Grace NJ. +. Church will sing q
"Crucihxlon." assisted by Edg
Smith, tenor, and j. Harry Tayl
OF Mt. Holly, y. j., baritone.
7 soloists Keenly sympathetic in
narration. deeply devotional in
composition, descriptive In
musical setting. this cantata, q
words and text Of which were COZ
piled by the Rev. DIT. Sparrow al
= composed by Sir John Stainer,
probably the most popular and b'
known OF the many Lenten cantat
now being sung. AS a fitting pr
lude, Miss Elsie Copley, contral
soloist Of the church, will sing, Il
was Despised and Rejected Of Mer
from the Messiah" by Handel. T
service will start promptly at Z.
o'clock, the doors of the church /
ing open at Z. The entire renditi
n will be under the direction Of Nor
of C Morgan. choirmaster and orga
= ist Of the church. The public is
vited to this service.
ie At st. Paul's NJ. T.. Church.
e The Sacrament of the Lords ST.
,r per will be observed at ST. Pau
re Methodist Episcopal Church q
ID evening. at o'clock, the Rev. Ci
le Isle L. Hubbard, d. D.. ofiiciatii
This Is the second OF the Pass
" Week services at st. Paurs.
he morrow evening Good Friday 81
&. vices will be held, at s o'clo'
el when the full chorus choir. unt
OF the leadership Of Prof. Charles
al Edwards, will assist in the servi
u Glasses will be received into
al church on Sunday. including thu
he who have been on probate
,e membership, those who come
letter from other churches. a
n those who join for the first time.
Or on Sunday evening the choi
~ choir will sing the cantata 'Fr'
n Death Unto Life" by r. NJ. Stult
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