The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-05
$4,000 WILL i
WORSHIP ON
GOOD FRIDAY
Record Attendance at City
Churches Expected
by Pastors.
STORES WILL CLOSE
Factories Also Will Give
Employees Time From
Work.

More than $4,000 members of In
dianapolis Christian churches will
assemble in sixteen of the city's
houses of worship Good Friday to-
observe the three hours agony of
Christ on the Cross, which tradi-
ton places from noon until D. m.
Many of the stores in outlying
shopping districts will close during
this period and downtown mer-
chants have agreed to permit all
employees who wish to attend serv-
ices to be excused from work.
Due to the intense educational
campaign carried on by the inter
UNCONVENTIONAL committee of both
Protestants and Catholics the num-
Der observing Good Friday this year
is expected to be greater than ever
before in the history Of the city,
according to the Rev. Ernest N.
Evans, secretary Of the Indianapolis
Church Federation,
Factories to Close
Many factories. including such
large establishments as the Eli Lilly
Company and the Kingan Packing
Company, have announced their in
tention to halt work and permit
their workers to attend the three
hour services.
Irvington stores will close 100 per
cent during the time of services, and
so will the stores at Forty-Second
st. and College Ave, DR.. Evans an
nounced.
Following the custom Of centu-
ries, Maundy Thursday, or Holy
Thursday, was observed in Catholic
churches of the city today. Rites of
Holy Week hold special significance
at the Cathedral, where many priests
from the indianapolis diocese as
semble for the special services.
Stores Lock Doors
Chain groceries joined with
neighborhood stores in pledging
Good Friday observance and Pig
gly-Wiggly, A. & p, Kroeger's and
Standard stores will all close during
the three hours.
Several of the large ice cream
factories also will close. Other mer-
chants who registered for closing
included Jud's mems stores. Feeney
Furniture Company, Smuck Rug
and Carpet Company, c. D. Kenny
Company, Koch Furniture Com
pany, and others.
The Statehouse will close. Gov
ernor Ed Jackson announced, as
will the Stock Exchange and offices
IN the Traction Terminal Bldg.
Last year $4,000 attended the
Good Friday services, and the esti-
mated attendance of $4,000, a so per
cent increase, is conservative, Or.
Evans declared.
Places of Worship Listed
Places OF worship and hours Of
services listed as follows:
Central: Keith's Theater, regular
MONDAY Lenten services, 1905 to
1880; Roberts Park M. E. Church,
Vermont and Delaware SITS, IL to 3
p. m, First English Lutheran, Penn
sylvania and Walnut SITS, 1913: ST.
Paul's Episcopal, Illinois and New
York SITS, 1913; st. Johns Catholic,
George ST, and S. Capitol Ave, H.
g. All Saints Episcopal Cathedral,
Sixteenth st. and Central Ave, 1913.
North: Meridian Heights Pres
byterian, Forty Seventh st. and
Central Ave, l-3; st. PauIs
Methodist. RAIDER and Eugene SITS,
1903; Church of the Advent
(EpiscopaD, Thirty Third and Me-
ridian SITS, 1913
East: Tuxedo Park Baptist, z.
Washington st, and Garfield Ave,
1:30-2:30; E. Tenth st. Methodist, E.
Tenth ST., and keystone Ave, 1913;
Holy Cross Catholic, Ohio and
Oriental Sts., 1913; Downey Ave.
Christian, Downey and Julian Ave,
2-3.
South: Sacred Heart Catholic.
Union and Palmer SITS, 1913;
Baptist Center, 1928 N. Blackboard
St., %.
A special communion service will
be held tonight at Edgewood M. E.
Church at 7:45 o'clock. The Rev.
H. M. Pattison, the pastor, will
preach communion message.