The Unintended Irony

[L Verge]

When one visits the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in D.C., where the Lincolns did attend services on occasion, one of the rooms directly behind and to the side of the main altar (not sure that's what it's called because it is much different than altars I am used to in Catholic, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches) is a parlor where Lincoln often sat to listen to the services because he felt his presence in the nave of the church created a distraction to fellow congregants.

The parlor also contains an original Emancipation Proclamation, I believe, as well as period furniture. The nave of the church has the Lincoln pew marked. The church is also famous for its preacher one hundred years later. Some of you may remember A Man Called Peter, based on the preachings of the mid-20th century Rev. Peter Marshal.

I am unfamiliar with the practices of the Presbyterian church, but did/do they include multiple services on Good Friday? I am an Episcopalian, and we observe a three-hour service from noon to 3 pm only on that day.