Evening star., 1943-03-13
Capital Observance
Being Planned for
Good Friday
Business Firms to Be
Asked to Cooperate in
3-Hour Prayer Period

Plans for city-wide observance OF
Good Friday, to include cooperation
by religious, fraternal, civic, busi-
ness and service organizations, are
being carried forward today by rep
resentatives of many OF the groups.
The Committee for the Three
Hours Observance of Good Friday
in the Nations Capital met yester-
day to obtain the voluntary CO.
operation OF Washington business
firms in granting their employees
from noon to 3 pm. on Good Friday,
April %, as a period for prayer and
worship.
The movement. which was inau-
gurated here three years ago, was
first started In San Francisco 80
years ago and since has spread to
many sections of the country.
Bishops on Committee.
The committee here is headed by
the Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, chaplain Of the Senate. Co.
chairmen are the Most Rev. Michael
J. Curley. Archbishop of Baltimore
and Washington; the Right Rev.
James Freeman. Bishop of Wash
ington, and the Right Rev. Adna w.
Leonard Of the Methodist Church Of
Washington.
Serving on the committee for the
first time are the chief chaplains Of
both the Army and Navy, Brig. Gen.
William r. Arnold and Capt. r. D.
Workman. respectively.
Present at the meeting yesterday
were Maj. John Campbell of the
Salvation Army, Mrs. Arthur C..
Watkins, president OF the District of
Columbia Federation Of Women's
Clubs; Paul B. Cromelin, Leo Rover,
A. J. Driscoll of the Mid-City Citi-
zens' Association; Renah F.. CANA
lier, Thomas F. Carlin, Francis H.
Thornton Of the Catholic Evidence
Guild and the Rev. Joseph E. Gedra
assistant pastor Of the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception.
Radio Dramas Being Prepared.
Among the activities planned by
the committee are two religious
dramas to be electrically transcribed
for use by radio stations, here. One,
entitled Shadow of the Cross" is
being written by Anton Lang, jr.,
son Of the famed Christus Of the
Passion Play" Another, The Liv-
Ing God" Is dramatization Of the
events of Holy Week.
Meanwhile. worshipers at the
MONDAY Lenten services at the
Church Of the Epiphany yesterday
heard the Rev. Vincent c. Franks
say that love for one another is
the Christians certificate Of dis
tinction."
Delivering the second of two guest
sermons at the Epiphany MONDAY
Lenten services, Dr. Franks, rector
Of st. Paul's Church of Richmond,
Va, discussed love and Its various
guises.
He divided love into three classes
romantic, parental and spiritual
commenting on the poverty of the
English language in failing to pro-
vide variety of words to express
the different shades of love.
Welfare at Heart.
Spiritual love is genuine SYM
pathy and creative interest in our
neighbor's welfare" DR.. Franks said
adding:
1T has no self-interest. It gives
and looks for nothing in return"
This type Of love "restlessly seeks
to improve the lot OF mankind" ex-
pressing itself in such things as So
cial legislation and the building of
hospitals, he observed. It has sent
missionaries, doctors and social
workers to improve the lot of the
yellow men toiling on the banks of
the Yangtze Kiang."
Some seek to exploit the Chi
nese." DR.. Franks said, but the
Christian, and without any Interior
motives, seek only to do him good. f"
Spiritual love also should be a
force in improving the lot Of the
colored people, he said.