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Show Liners All Equipped for Church Servicss Aboard the great ocean liners church altars are considered an indispensable detail of the equipment. A generation ago religious services at sea were held Irregularly, depending on the rhume presence of a clergyman. Now transatlantic trans-atlantic liners hold ilomun Catholic and Protectant services at sea on Sunday. Sun-day. . Passengers from all cabins meet ut the church services. Invitations to the service are commonly posted throughout through-out the ship every Sunday morning. The priest or clergyman officiating U usually assisted by ship stewards acting act-ing as rocrlstuns. One large line that operates ninny steamers In the transatlantic trans-atlantic service has a Roman Catholic altar on board each vessel. The linen used on the altars Is prepared by Sisters Sis-ters of Charity In the ports of call on either sii'e of the Atlantic. The altar clotbs used In the Church of England services are cared for by churches in New York: and in the European ports of call. |