The New York herald., 1922-04-15
FRIDAY FILLS
CHURCHES OF CITY
Business Houses Also Join i'll
Religious Observance APP
propriate to Day.

Good Friday worshipers poured into
Protestant as we'll as Roman Catholic
churches Yesterday to take part in the
special services. Almost every church
was open between II and o'clock,
when the largest attendance was noted
At the old John Street Methodist
Episcopal Church so great was the
crowd that the congregation of more
than / 900 not only filed every pew but
packed the stairways. stood against the
walls and even sat on the edge or the
pulpit, which was occupied by DR.. 5.
Parkes Cadman.
The Stock Exchange closed its doors
for the day and numerous business
houses gave their employees half hoi-
iday Others called recess OF two or
three hours to permit their workers TO
attend divine service in church or TO
gather at Lenten services in their own
audtoriums.
AT St. Patrick's Cathedral there was
a steady stream of worshipers all day
long. The alteration music began at 3
A. M. and continued until 10 o'clock.
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes was seated
on the altar throne for the service from
10 o'clock until noon, during which the
divine office was recited. Father Pat
rick DAILY preached sermon. Passioh
service was held there at p. NJ, fol-
lowed by a sermon by Father john Is.
Martin.
At the Cathedral OF ST. John the Dl-
vine morning prayer and ante-commun- =,
ion was at il A. NJ. Bishop William !.
Manning conducted the three hour SER
of
Howard c. Robbins delivered an address
at p. NJ.
At Trinity Church the three hour SER
vice was conducted by the Rev. j. g.
Fl. Barry, rector of the Church OF ST.
Mary the Virgin. Services were held AT
the Chapel of the Intercession at 10
A. NJ, from noon till p. NJ. at ana
s p NJ. At Trinity Chapel DR.. sutton
preached the passion sermon and at 81.
Paurs the vicar conducted the services.
At the Church of the Heavenly Rest
Bishop Herbert Shipman delivered the
address in the morning and In the eve
| ing Stainer's "Crucifixion' was sung.
| At the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
| the Rev. DIR. Huntington had charge OF
the three hour service; at the Church
OF the Beloved Disciple the Rev. DR..
George r. Van De Water officiated and
other churches at which similar observ-
carnation. Dr. II. Percy Silver and DR..
George +. Taylor: Church OF st.
Mary the Virgin. DIR. Delany; Calvary
Episcopal Church, the Rev. Theodore
Sedgwick; st. Stephens Church. the
Rev. Nathan A. Seagle. and st. Thorn
ass Church. the Rev. Ernest NJ. Stires.
The offerings received at the Church
of the Heavenly Rest will be used for
the work of the Bishop of Jerusalem.
At the Metropolitan Methodist Taber-
nacle. Seventh avenue, near Fourteen n
street. the Methodist City Missionary
Society held services during the after
noon. with Bishop Luther 3. Wilson as
the principal speaker.
From noon until 3 o'clock the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company closed
its doors and the 10000 employees were
invited to attend services in the Met
ropolitan Auditorium. which was lent
to the MONDAY Lenten Service Com
mittee of the Lutheran Churches of New
York. The Rev. DR.. George A. Romiscr
preached on 'Tt Is Finished"
The X. of G. instituted a movement
to close factories, stores and theaters
from noon until 3 o'clock. AS result
many gave recess to their employees.
In three of the B. f. Keith theaters
services were held at noon under the
auspices of the New York Federation