The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-09


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= treating the affect may be open to huel
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: benefit IN making known some u the Gu.
toms and usages of our hurch, all II whic
: need only TO be understood to be better ap
preciated aud loved
| am, truly yours,
EDMOND L VIVIAN,
EASTER"
In the ByaurtuI Round, our Fes
iiya year, here are two festival day,
which the Church from the earliest
period % lhs present time, has observ.
ed with rspe,cial and peculiar Joy
and gIadness, Christmas, the birth
day Of The infant Jesus, sent to com.
mehcs lis life work TO save his chosen
people Israel and all mankind who
should believe on Him, and Easter,
winch commentaries the resurrection
Of our Blessed Saviour and REDEEM
or, who his salvation perfected, arose
from the dead triumphant over death
and the grave and :. became the first
fruits of them that slept" The re.
turn OF these seasons is ever pleasing
to the Christian. Beautiful all the
scenes and associations connected
with them appear.
Beautiful the feast when Christ was born
! Beautiful light he Easter morn"
and thoughts these memories awaken
are most happy, grateful and joyous
BuI Christmas with its merry re.
Joicing, lis interchange Of kind wishes
and greetings, its distribution nf gifts
has come and gone. Cold Winter
sith us long cherries months
aud gloomy days is past. Spring
with lis genial warmth and sunshine,
It's PLEASANT days and balmy air. has
returned. The Earth is throwing off
her dried, dead and withered vey.ta- /
ton and i clo.hing herself anew with /
brig test veri0re.
The tender blade is putting forth
and The iaHg ing flower shows IT,
blnsbing face. The trees are sendinl
iorh lheit buds nd blossoms ard The
Voice Of the s'pgn birds makes our
wuoIs melodiaus with their merry
-oogs. Lent, with ITS orty DAYS Of
tasting aud humiliation and sorrow
tor sin, like The Winter, is gone. -
The days have Heightened one by one,
he veual Equinox has passed, the I,
'aschal fnll moon has appeared and ,
The glorious light of the Easter morn !,
which always dawns the first Sabbath !,
otter the toll moon which occurs on
y AFTER the 2lst Of March, has come. :.
aud The Church throws off its garb
i self humiliation and sadness. for il !,
.o-day calls upon Us, on The first no. !,
ice OF our Saviour's resurrection Fl ON !,
he dead with b, coming and ly !,
fat SIP 1T 10 turn our heavine>s in -
. JOY. 10 put off our sackcloth and :,
ord ourselves with gladness" i
The week just past is called !" Pas. n
,lon Week : because Of the agony OF -
he passion AID suferings Of our y
saviour, and " Holy WEEK" because ;.
! the devout exercises Which Chris i
ian' employed ihs mselvcs in, during =
Is ? rod. Il commences with Palm -,
'undaY, so called because it commem. :.
rates our Saviour's Irumphal ell -
-ance into Jerusalem when the mnl \,
indrs stiewed The way before Him 81
nth branches Ct the Palm and ,hout y,
] glad llosannahs to the Son OF Da. u.
H. Thursday in this week is called =.
Mandate Ihursda," from the COM
our Lord gave lis dlsci les :.
} commemorate the Sacl ament If hi, n,
upper which lie instituted after tie
"sso,er which was received on the j
enins OF this day, and from The -,
" commandment lie gave them, -,
at lhey should = hove one another" ..
FRIDAY, The DAY Of his trial and -,
i termed :" Good Fiida, Il
'm the blessed fleets Of our Say A,
r sufierings wL ch are the gron d nj
all oar joy aud. AID from those un. a,
eakablr good things which He ia. H..
chased By bis death for Us. Sat
DAY III body 81 our Lord lay Is
: sepnlisr The tiler ag M ef
sion AID irfing was oger. H
fk ~as finished and he wounded
q afd "a erat'd limbs rested a.,
% ft gave durrg bls day. The