The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-07
Good Friday
Services Set
Tacoma Churches VIII Hold
Individual and Union
Meetings

Good Friday services will he
held at various hours through
out the day Friday. some
churches uniting for large
union services, others holding
individual meetings.
Among the former is the
Union Good Friday service be-
ing planned for the churches
of South Tacoma. The meet
ing will be held at Asbury
Methodist church at 8 o'clock.
The seven last words from the
cross will be the subject dis
cussed by seven ministers of
that section of the city.
Father. Forgive Them; for
They Know Not What They DO. y
Will be the subject Of the Rev. A,
Il. Van Zante of Sprague Memorial
church. Woman. Behold Thy Son
will be given by the Rev. w. A.
Moore Of Pine Street Christian
church To-day Shalt Thou BE
With Me in Paradise. the Rev. r.
A. Anderson OF Asbury Methodist
church; My God Ny God, Why
Hast Thou Forsaken Me >" the
Rev. +. O. PaulSon Of the South
Tacoma Baptist church: 1T Is Fin
ished the Rev. G. g. Wilson OF
the Tahoma Terrace United Pres
hvterian. The Rev. X. T. West OF
the Church OF God will lead IN
prayer and read the scriptures. The
Asbury ROBBED choir under the direc'
ton OF Mr.. Arthur Wickons viii
sing 20 Lamb of God.
A three hour devotional service will
be conducted at the FIRST Lutheran
church 9Th ave. and / st. Good Fri
day. beginning At II noon. This
service viii be sponsored by the
pastors OF the American Lutheran
Conference in Tacoma. members oi
which group viii preach on the seven
words OF Christ from the cross.
Those speaking are the Revcrend'
Y Arthur Larson pastor OF thu
Bethel Lutheran church. o. M. Run
ming. pastor OF the Bethlehem Luth'
eran church: J. Mortenscn. 81. Phul'i
Danish Lutheran church. o. q. Loft
A. r. M. Kettncr, Luther Memoria
church. Clarence johnson, Hop
Lutheran church. and A. 5. Bers
Ollyet Lutheran church.
The service to be used Is one tina
has been arranged by the Rev. Pau
Cellar Strodach. pastor OF one OF tn
Lutheran churches in Philadelphia
Penn.
The service is 40 arranged tha
worshippcrs may come at their con
venience and may leave when neces
sary.
The pastor and tho choir OF th'
First Lutheran church. 9th ave. ant
/ sts. haze arranged a special service
for Good Friday to be held at
O'Clock. In the evening The sermon
by the pastor. the Rev. Carl Z. Rydell
will be on the subject. God Had HI
Way" The choir. under the diree
Weiss at the organ. will sing, "Wher
Jesus Was A Little Child" Tschai
kowsEy. and Two Odes TO Mourn
ing Bach.
A communion service will be hel'
at Bethany Methodist Episcopa
church, SO. 57th and Park ave. Pr
day evening at 7 80, according TO Rev
Erie Howell. pastor. The church choi
VIII sing special music and lead tn
congregational singing
The Boy Who Discovered Easter,
a play by Elizabeth McFadon will b.
the feature OF the service Easte
evening Persons in the play are A
/. Daniel. Russell Garrison, Joyc
Huston and Mrs Lucy OearheAri
Mrs. Elizabeth OFlyng IL director
An Easter program ~ the Sunds'
school hour and the regular Taste
service a. II O'Clock are other fea
lures OF Bethanys celebration OF tn
day
on Good Friday evening AZ
+ o'clock there will be musical servic
J AZ Christ Episcopal church. with
short address by the rector. the Rev
Sidney 7 james Special music vii
Include a seldom heard bass SOLD
"Golgotha" sung b. Mr. Snelb
f Coates. and the vested choir vii
+ sing "Oallia" motel BY Gounoc
for soprano solo and chorus. Mr.
W. A. Monroe viii sing the solos.
Special services vii be held q
Hope Chapel on Thursday and Pr
day evenings. On Thursday evenin
the theme viii be "neditations o.
+ the Gross and the LORDS Suppe
will be served On Friday evenin
the theme will be The Death OF IN