The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-29
OBSERVANCE OF
GOOD FRIDAY TO
Be CITY-WIDE
Large Crowds Expected at
Services in Downtown
TheaterS.
MARCH 20, 1884

city-wide observance Of Good Fri
day is expected to surpass any sim
liar ceremony in previous years.
More persons have attended the
Holy Week services held in the
downtown district this year than in
other years. according to DR.. Ernest
N. Evans. executive secretary of the
church federation of Indianapolis.
Because Of the crowds which have
attended the services at English's
and B. F. Keith's theaters during
the week. Culver s. Miller, chair
man Of the Good Friday interde-
nominational committee sponsoring
the city-wide observance, anticipates
that tomorrow's services in these
theaters will surpass any in former
years.
Keith's Theater Added
Last years overflow crowd at the
services at English's influenced the
committee to open Keith's to Holy
Week services this year, for the
benefit Of persons employed in the
downtown district Of Indianapolis.
Between noon and tomorrow.
downtown services will be held in
the following places: Christ Episco-
pal church. Monument circle;
English's theater, Monument circle;
First United Lutheran church,
Walnut and Pennsylvania streets;
B. F. Keith's theater. 129 North
Pennsylvania street; Roberts Park
M. E. church, Delaware and YER
mont streets; st. Johns Catholic
church, Capitol avenue and Georgia
street; st. Paul's Episcopal church,
Illinois and New York streets;
Wheeler City Rescue mission, 245
North Delaware street; and Phyllis
Wheatley branch, Y w. c. A., 653
North West street.
At all but English's and B. F..
Keith's, devotional services will be
held. The services at the two
theaters will be Good Friday mes
sages, under the sponsorship of the
1nterdenominational committees.
Thirty Services in City
Three-hour services will be held
at nine locations in the downtown
section, with total of thirty
services throughout the city between
noon and 3.
DR.. Charles D. Skinner of the
Central avenue Methodist church
will speak during the noon hour at
English's. on Forgiveness Needed
During the second hour, from l to
2. the Rev. E. H. Daley of the First
United Brethren church will speak
on forgiveness Granted" DR.. G..
Bromley OMAN, president of De
Paw university, will speak during
the last hour on Forgiveness Tri-
umphant." Special music, appro-
pirate to each hour of the service,
will be furnished.
A three-hOur service also will be
held at Keith's theater. DR.. Guy o.
Carpenter, Irvington Methodist
church pastor, will speak during the
first period on Down From the
Cross DR.. w. A. Shullenberger,
Central Christian church pastor.
will speak during the second period
on The Cross Knows No Strang-
ers." At the last hour DR.. George
Arthur Frantz Of the First Pres
byterian church will speak on 1T
Is Finished" Music will be featured
during each hour of the service.
Pictures to Be Shown
The Rev. E. Anger Powell. rector
of Christ Episcopal church, will
speak at the Good Friday services
on The Seven Last Words on the
Cross"
Union services will be held in
Roberts Park M. E. church with
Victory Memorial Methodist, Olive
Branch Christian. New Jersey Street
Methodist, Broad Ripple Methodist,
Calvary United Brethren, Friends
Evangelical and Woodruff Place
Baptist churches participating.
Stereopticon pictures of the resur-
rection will be shown during the
services at the Wheeler City Rescue
Mission. at which the Rev. E. G..
Eberhardt will be in charge.
Annual Crucifixion Service
The Rev. E. H. Daley will have
charge of Good Friday communion
service at the First United Brethren
church, at half hour intervals from
4 to 10.
Thirteen churches will join in a
service at the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, Sixteenth and Delaware
streets, from II to 3. Participating
will be Grace Church of the Breth-
rem, First Moravian Episcopal, First
Congregational. Broadway Baptist.
First United Presbyterian, Central
Avenue Methodist, Central Univer-
salist, First Friends, First United
Brethren, Memorial Presbyterian
Sutherland Presbyterian and Third
Christian churches.
The annual Crucifxion service
held at the Tabernacle Presbyterian
church will include the reading of
the trial and crucif1Xion of Christ
and music by the choir.
Union Service Scheduled
A union service of north side
churches will be held in the NORTH
Methodist church, Thirty-eighth
and Meridian streets. Participating
will be the Broadway Evangelical
University Park Christian, FairvieW
Presbyterian, Meridian Heights
Presbyterian, Northwood Christian
Broad Ripple Methodist. Fifty-Firs
Street Methodist. Carrollton Avenue
Reformed, Bellaire Methodist, Broad
Ripple Christian, Capital Avenue