Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Detroit Bows
To Tre0re
ekBy JACK KOEHLER
Detroit Times Church E1itor

Thousands Of deNoat Deiro.torS
paused today for prayer and
meditation IN commemoration of
Christs three hours of agony ON
the cross al CaNary
In addition % the multitude "a
services In the Christian churches
many Detroi, theaters con-
Quoted traditional TIE ore a.yo-
tons under the auspices of VARIOUS
religious bodies, 20 accommodate
workers from stores and Offices
which closed from J. 20 3 p. IN
today.
The mass OF the pre-ssnctfed
is celebrated In all Catholic
churches Good Friday morning,
with the cruciiiN yelled the altar
bare and the priests IN black vest
mentS. No Host IS consecratcd
today.
Ire Ore deVotions were
sponsored By the Detroit Council
OF Churches from l. 10 = As p m.
today In SIX Detroit theaters--
Shubert Lafayette, with DrS.
Straion. Coleman and Reed the
speakers: Fox Theater with DrS
0iert, Jones and Hot-e h the
preachers: Fisher, with DrS.
Hough. Stranger and Bush deliver
Ing the sermons; Hollywood. with
the Revs. Miller. Lindsay, Hoot
Krupp. Stevens Roth and Ostroth
the ministers; Grand Riviera. with
sermons by Dr. Reed and the
RevS. Hutton and Oliver.
YOUTH PROGRAM
The councils program Al the
Michigan Theater was for me
youth Of Detroit and with talks ny
Earl Hollowell, and Drs McPheet-
ers and Olert.
Good Friday services in The
United Artists and Regent thea
tiers, under the auspices of the
Lutheran Center Association,
began at 1890 p. m. The Revs.
RichertE, Jesse and RnSSnW- were
the speakers for the United Art
lists program with the Regent de-
votions conducted by the RevS.
Pollatz, Boyer and RieSS.
The Sacrament OF Holy Com
munion is celebrated in all Synod
cal Conference Lutheran churches
on Good Friday.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
Virtually all parishes and mis-
SionS Of the Episcopal Church
observe Good Friday during the
afternoon or evening. with many
Of the worship services running
from II 10 3 p. m. Some of the (
smaller units hold services for a /
part OF the three-hour period.
Dean Kirk 3. O'Ferrall was The |
preacher for the u 10 3 services |
in ST. Psuls Episcopal Cathedral, (
with the Rev. William Hamm |
conducting the meditations al st. !
Josephs Episcopal and the Rev. |
Irwin johnson al ST. Johns |
Episcopal
Continuing the tradition OF
many years. Ire Ore devotions |
were again conducted in Old I
Mariners Church, Woodward and 1
Woodbridge, from Il TO 3 p. m. /
SCIENCE PROGRAM
A Christian Science program I
beginning at 1910 p. m. today in /,
the PalIns-State Theater. heard /.
free lecture on Christian .
Science by Judge Samuel W.
Greene. C. s. b, of Chicago. a
member OF the Christian Science
board OF lectureship Third
Church Of Christ Scientist, Is the
sponsor.
Or. Nellie B. Huger directed
the choir Of ST Marks Methodist
parish in a presentation Of Dubois
The Seven Last Words" at the
II TO 3 rites al ST. Marks and
tonight Metropolitan Methodist
will hear its choir sing the same
selection.
Three Presbyterian parishes
held union services today Grace
Church joined with Hillcrest
United Brethren and Henderson
Methodist for Ire Ore devotions
In Grace edifice; Eastminster Is
taking part in the rites Al
Jefferson Avenue Baptist and
Jefferson Avenue Methodist.
and the Ministers Association IS
having its annual union services
az Highland Park Presbyterian.