Evening star., 1952-04-11
Good Friday
Sermons Stress
Sacrifice Note
Churches Crowded
AS Devotions Recall
Story of Calvary

The sacrifice Christ made for
mankind on the cross served as
the theme of sermons in Protestant
and Catholic Churches today as
thousands of Washington resi-
dents and visitors paused in their
normal pursuits to attend Good
Friday services.
Christ was a worker who on
the cross finished His work for us
and for our salvation" the Right
Rev. Angus Dun. Bishop of Wash
Ilngton, said at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Bethesda, Md.
There are many ways of say
ing what the work of Christ was"
Bishop Dun continued. 1T was
Ito teach men the law of God, to
show him the character of God,
to heal men, forgive men, deliver
men from the power of evil"
Cites Story of Cross.
The Rev. Lawrence P. Sullivan
of North Easton, Mass, told wor-
shippers at st. Matthews Catbe-
Idral that there is no event in the
life of Christ that is more dear to
the Christian heart than the Cross
Iof Calvary. The cross tells the
story of that dark Friday after
noon when Christ tasted death
that we might live"
THE story of the cross is the
climax in the revelation of Gods
unlimited and undying love for
man." Father Sullivan declared.
I"It is the mystery that absorbs
our attention today"
Worshipers filled all the seats
in st. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Tenth and G streets NV. at II
o'clock this morning. At noon
overflow crowds jammed the re-
naming space. Church officials
then opened the school hall, 924
G street NV, where broadcast
ing facilities were set up to bring
the service to the gathering. The
Rev. John Schultz, of Holy Re-
|deemer College, Catholic Uni
Iversity. delivered the sermon.
Death But Not Defeat"
DR.. Edward L. r. Elson, min
lister of National Presbyterian
Church, told worshipers there that
Christ has been faithful in car
rying through the loving purpose
of Almighty God. There is death
here but not ultimate defeat" The
service was sponsored by the WASH
ington Federation of Churches in
cooperation with the Washington
City Presbytery.
Man constantly ''looks for the
meaning Of his life in the pages
of the past" the Very Rev. Fran
els B. Sayre, jr.. dean of Wash
ington Cathedral, said at the
three-hours worship service there.
But instead Of really finding it
there he see only the image of his
own face. The meaning is not to
be found simply in the record of
events but in the revelation of
Christ"
The Rev. Lawrence c. McHugh,
professor at Georgetown Univer-
Isity, asserted at Immaculate Con-
Iception Catholic Church that
Christ redeemed mankind and
restored man to his essential
friendship with God and reopened
for all men the gates of heaven. "
More than 100000 persons were
expected to attend services from
noon to 3 pm. in more than $50
Protestant and Catholic churches
of the Metropolitan Area.
Workers Get Time OFF.
Thousands of Government and
District employees, and workers for
private firms received time off
during the three hours to worship.
Congress was not in session, and
schools were closed.
Both Catholic and Protestant
devotions were held at armed
forces installations. These in
clude Walter Reed Army Medi-
cal Center, National Naval Medi-
cal Center, Boiling Field, Andrews
Base, National Airport, Naval Re-
ceiving Station and Air Station,
Navy Annex. Marine Corps Schools
in Quantico, Va, Fort Myer, Pen
tagon, Fort McNair and Fort Bel
voir.