Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Thousands Go
To Good Friday
Services Here
Three-Hour Rites
Scheduled in Every
Section Of City

Devotees of the Christian faith
f1ocked to Washington churches by
the thousands today to observe the
anniversary of Christ's death on
Calvary's cross.
In every section of the city ira
ditional three-hour devotional serv-
ices were scheduled to begin at
noon, with other special rites fol-
lowing in the late afternoon and
tonight.
All Catholic churches will hold
Tenebrae services tonight after OBJ
serving the three hours of agony dur
ing the afternoon.
Scene of one of the principal
Catholic observances was to be
Franklin Park, where, under the
auspices of the Catholic Evidence
Guild, an everybody's Good Friday
service was scheduled for 3 pm. A
number of Catholic leaders were list
ed on the program, along with the
vested choir from Catholic SEM
inaries.
Passion Service at Cathedral.
One of the city's leading rites
was to be held at Washington Ca
thedral, with the Right Rev. James
E. Freeman. Bishop of Washington,
conducting the solemn passion serv-
ice during the three-hour devotion
He was to deliver meditations on
The Seven Last Words" spoken by
Christ on the cross.
Morning prayer and itany were
conducted at the cathedral this
morning by Canon Edward Slater
Dunlap, while Canon Arson Phelps
Stokes was to off1ciate at the even
ing prayer at o'clock this after
noon.
At the Church of st. Stephen and
the Incarnation the litany will be
sung in procession at 8 o'clock to-
night and the Rev. Paul Dulive1
Wilbur, rector, will deliver the ser
mon.
The Rev. DR.. Alexander c. Ia
briskie of the Virginia Theological
Seminary in Alexandria was to lead
the meditation at st. Johns Epis-
copal Church this afternoon. The
evening prayer and sermon will be
led at tonight by the Rev. Will
liam Curtis White.
At the Takoma Park Baptist
Church services will be held at 7:45
tonight. The ordinance of baptism
will be administered, followed by
communion and reception of new
members. The Church of the Re-
deemer- Italian Baptist will hold
services at 8 o'clock, with the Rev
M. C. Marseglie speaking on Il
Glory in the Cross of Our Lord
Jesus Christ" The young people
choir will sing The Last Seven
Words of Christ" by Olindo Mar
seglia.
A Good Friday vesper service was
to be held at o'clock at the Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church
Connecticut avenue and N street
NV. The Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph
Mccartney was to speak on The
Finished Work of Redemption"
The choir of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church will sing Rossnin's "Stabat
Mater" at o'clock, while the re-
ligious film, King of Kings" will
be shown at the First Congrega-
tional Church at the same hour.
At the Franciscan Monastery the
funeral of Christ will be re-enacted
in special dramatic services at 8
o'clock. Mass of the pre-sanctified
was celebrated there this morning.
Followers of the Lutheran faith
were to participate in services this
afternoon in the Lutheran Church OF
the Reformation, conducted by the
Rev. Edward Goetz, pastor of the
Zion Lutheran Church.
At the Foundry Methodist Church
a number of religious and educa-
tional leaders were to speak during
the three-hour meditation services
this afternoon.