Evening journal., 1922-04-10
song OF PRAISE
Open HOLY WEEK
Special Music, Palms, Flow
erS and Professions
Mark Services
SING CANTATAS
IN SOME CHURCHES


churches OF Wilmington yesterday
were attended by unusually large
congregations even for so important
day in the church calendar
Splendid weather. special rites, SER
mons and music called out thousands
of worshippers. both in the morning
and evening.
At the morning service IN St. An
drew's p. =. Church, the Rt. Rev.
Philip Cook. Bishop OF the Diocese
of Delaware, confirmed a class OF 26
candidates. In his charge TO the
class. following the ceremony OF the
laying on Of hands. the bishop com
mented on the fact that the claqs
represented every station OF nfe. He
requested each member to address
letter TO him one year from the
date OF their confirmation and set
forth in II what their feelings were
regarding the church and the vows
they had assumed.
The sermon was delivered by the
bishop. who chose for his topic the
story OF the entrance of Christ into
Jerusalem seated upon an ass. He
declared that that was the first time
In the life OF Christ that He had
ever permitted himself to be hailed
as king or leader of men. Bishop
Cook said that the crowd that a
few days later crucined Jesus was
not the same that hailed Him on the
first Palm Sunday. That latter crowd
he said, was composed of what to-
day would be called the riff-raff.
Those who were confirmed we're:
Hazel c. Clark. Phyllis A. Bromley,
Frederic p. Griswold. Robert NJ C.
Grlswold. Mary b. Dyer. Mildred #.
Stats. Ethel II. Grant. Helena Gull
len. Alexis s. Connell, Rachel r.
Connell, Emma J. p. Connell. MIL
dred r. Fisher. Charles II. Wood,
Eleanor J. Brinton, Evelyn Ellen
berger. Frederick II. Trapnell, Flor
ence A. Hodgson. Mary 70. McGnl,
Ruth Lowry. Cora A. Pickett Sally
NJ. Negendank. william p. Jorde,
Nellie B. Jorde, Mary A. Mcdaniel,
Joseph Maxwell and T. Lawton
Slaugh.
A coincidence OF the service at st.
Andrews yesterday morning was the
confirmation OF one entire family.
They were Alexis s. Connen. his
wife and their daughter, Emma ].
p. Connen.
The services at st. Andrews last
evening combining evening prayer
and tho Lenten cantata OF ]. II.
Maunder, "Penitence. Pardon and
Peace" was unusually impressive.
tho Rev. Richard w Trapnell, rec
tor, and the Rev. Edward H. Ford,
assistant conducted the service
The cantata is one which always
makes an appeal to a congregation
and the rendition OF Il last night
was unusually effective. The sole
parts we're sung by Miss Ruth
storms. soprano. Miss Neota Car
win, contralto. and Charles wilkins
tenor.
with the singing OF solemn high
mass as the central feature. Palm
sunday was observed with impressive
services in each of the Catholic
churches OF the city yesterday. The
blessing and distribution OF palmi
also took place in each OF the
churches. Bishop John j. Monag-
han blessed the palms at st. Peters
Cathedral assisted by the Rev. Johr
j. Dougherty, pastor OF the church
Solemn high mass was sung by
the Rev. Martin Ryan assisted 10y
I the Rev. John ]. Bolen. as deacon
and the Rev. Francis X. Klelber, o
of the Saleslanum. assisted b,
S. F. S. as sub-deacon. The passion
was sung by the Rev. Francis Tucker
Fathers Bolen and Kleiber.
The retreat for men conducted
during the past week ended yester.
day. Hundreds OF men who had at.
tended the services received HOLY
Communion at a special mass at Z
o'clock which was celebrated by tho
Rev Thomas A. Emmett, s. j.. VIII,
was In charge OF the retreat
In st. Johns Episcopal Church
yesterday afternoon the sacred can
tata, The Message from the Cross
was given by the choir with George
Henry Day at the organ.
The soloists were Master Ear
Evans Soprano; II. Russell
Birkhead, tenor; Thomas A
johnson. baritone; Herbert Viohl
tympani. This was the first pre-
sentation IN Delaware OF the cantata
which was composed by W. c. Mac.
Farlane, formerly organist Of St
Thomas Church IN New York city
The use OF drums in some parts O.
the cantata, giving the illusion o
the procession and the soldiers, wa
very effective.