Evening star., 1941-04-11
Good Friday Services
0pen Observance
Of Easter Season
Three-Hour Devotions
Are Held at Catholic
And Protestant Churches

The anniversary of the Crucifix-
ion on Calvary was observed SOL
emnly with Good Friday services in
Washington churches today as the
city prepared for the more joyful
rites of Easter Sunday.
Both Protestant and Catholic
churches held three-hour devotions
through the day, marking the time
Chris spent on the cross, while other
churches prepared similar services
through the evening.
The annual sunrise service of the
Granu Encampment of the knights
Templar in the amphitheater of
Arlingtons National Cemetery will
mark the opening of Easter rites
throughout The city Sunday. Six
trumpeters will sound reveille In the
amphitheater at q I'm. and 10 min
utes later, uniformed knights Temp
lar from the District and nearby
States will march from the west gate
OF the cemetery.
Bishop Leonard to Preach.
Henry G. Pollard, grand master of
the Templars in the United States,
and his staff, will lead the marchers.
Services in the amphitheater will
follow. with the Right Rev. Adna
Wright Leonard, Methodist bishop
of the Washington area, delivering
the sermon.
: The mass of the -sanctified,
celebrated only on Good Friday, was
held in Catholic churches this
morning. In the Shrine of the I'm
maculate Conception the mass was
celebrated at noon today marking
the first time in the history of Cath
olic University the service has been
held at noon.
Good Friday services were held in
Washington Cathedral at 7:30 am.
and again at noon. Ante-communion
rites were observed this morning in
the Chapel of st. Joseph Arimathea,
where the mural of the Good Friday
story depicting the burial of Christ
Is the central decorative feature.
Three-Hour Services to Be Held.
DR.. Stanley Brown-Serman of the
Virginia Theological Seminary was
to read the lessons at the meditation
services from noon to 3 pm. today
at the Cathedral, while the Rev. Ed
ward S. Dunlap will conNuct the
evening prayer
Methodist churches of the city
also were to hold q three-hour
service today beginning at noon in
the Foundry Methodist Church un-
der auspices of the Methodist Union.
Worship was to be lead by DR.. Edgar
c. Berry and DR.. G. Ellis Williams.
DR.. William r. Barnhart, execu-
tive secretary of the Washington
Federation of Churches, was among
church leaders expected to read the
seven words of the cross.
The United States Marine Band
will participate in the Arlington
sunrise services The Rev. ZeBarney
T. Phillips, chaplain of the Senate,
and the Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery, chaplain of the House, will
assist in the services, which will be
attended by prominent Government
officials.
Service to Be Broadcast.
At the conclusion OF the cere-
monies, Templars will place cross
of Easter lilies at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Both the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. and the
Columbia Broadcasting System will
broadcast the service.
Gates of the cemetery will be
opened at 6 am. to permit the public
to find seats in the amphitheater.
Showing of the motion picture
King of Kings" was to be repeated
today at the First Congregational
Church at 1890 am, 1:30, 4 and
8 pm. There is no admission to
the performance of the film which
depicts the life of Christ, but a
silver Offering is made at each
showing. Final filming of the pic
ture will be held Sunday at 8, $50
and 8 pm.
The choir of the National Chris
tian Church, under the direction of
w. E. Braithwaite, will sign Stainer's
"Crucifixion" tonight at 7:45 o'clock.
Solo parts will be taken by E. E.
Condron, tenor; Ernest G. Living
ston, bass baritone, and William
Rice, baritone.