The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-02-24


The season of Lent commences on inc fh
ins'- fAsh wendesdsy End will eon,inus
until The - dsy ~ Aprii Si.sGsr Sunday }
snskiag . totsi ~ fory.sux csv.. Six dave q,
this term sse Srnd-ys. On which no fast is
ressisss. Isssinr forty fuli dsys for the 90
ssrvsnes of one meal day. The SEA
son Of Lent. which sscurs snnnsIly. wss
sstsbishst originally. smong the esrIr
Chrisiisnr, sss reminder cf The .oriv days.
fsss lnstiiuied BY our Savior. ~hen. .. the
srfiPisses tsii us. -Jesus vss led 10 bv
tEe spiFis into the ~isderasss 10 se mpied
.; 'hs devil. Aud ~hsp no had fsstsd forty
dsys spd forty nights. he ~ss afterwards
- ADngerss-" (hsu. Nv, '. snc >. King
Jsms. vvf.ion.) There con bs no syub,.
ncwevs<. that alter the convssisn Of the
Enpescr Csnstsatlns, wnsE the church ss-
gen - exercise il lnssion With more free
snm ihaa hsd s.sn gssntsd her during lhs
ers when his prsiersssors s~syst the sesp-
ter Of 'As Roasn Eapire. the fast u L.ut
~ss snsisIsd ga ~ the church - means of
n1ntiihg the prss n t.s proud ps,rscisns
~he hsd bssa c0vsrssd irorz Psganism. sndI
oy placing Gan inserdici on The sumpiuous
isviHg in shieh issy lnsnls sed. brsueht them
n'Sfe .uisy 70 . sonsidsrsusa sf the eierns.
& ssins ~hieh sws;-s 'hem in The "sres,
ksresilss." iis~ever this nay be. j, is Ger
isls ihsi ihsi ths ssrly wrstsrs both rsIig
ICES ans Pfulsns. spssk VI tho L.nisn insli
'siiuu - r4eressng . most 0sssfici.i effscs
Doh . 70 The norsss snd ths gsnsrsl hesi,h
VI me people " Ilscse ages.
A. time ssvrnced. and ehristsrsty spresd
isssii over The World. the severe austerlIiss
which in ssriisr dsys shsr-elsris- 4 he OBJ
sssvanre " Lsni. we're sornewhaf ssiiixased
snd the SEASON go ssce 10 crnslsi " lhs
prsserIbss f-st (vsrsinr ~ r,.or Ia I.iIss~as
rouss's. ).snd the cilsfishing v,::ihs, lat.rssi
seiIs i0ns sP.rIi u rho season. without ~Lirr
nc si.srch sssesis, . msrs e.np.i.nes ~lrh
sa~ isst = uselsss- Bsih the csihtHe snc
hsaseopsl rhurebs. Ssesssvs the Lsnten
sessos. snd have Peeaissr rsiirsyus sxsr-
ci-ss sjrpfsd ~ ! (ti.sss " the i.sl-r chsrck
5eing lsIdtu~n - me 5s.ss 81 cor,snUn ,. ~
erl:eut The Ia, u. .Acrpl ID The es.sss Iiigh
Church fsssvii~s ~ A.e episcopal d.sy,.i
-ssior. prsrfirsiiy ssd gsn-rslly observed
MY sHCnx csshoiies. ~ the scunrriss a.
saa'hern Esr.Ps. more ssree,siIy 10 is-Iy
: s'svrt tirse previous 10 The cv,rmene-n~ntl
% Lent y dssosS ~ sporss aus passinss.
-nd Tho sr-son ~ ri y0ssi. po2nisrly
kno~ n % tns esssivsi. 10 made the nyst 81
~ 81 cissses snd conditions 81 socsss,
Venice sd E.ns hsss ever sssn Sssticu
'srly no-sd ;ur the otssvsnre Of fas pre-
LrEfsE srssoH; and in ihs latter CITY. tic
forsc . The sesre where fun sni froIic. ~
p the hour ot 'wsivs % Shroye Taesds,
'ighi (imnedi-'s'y preceding Ash wednes-
'sy. o. tlsr frst dsy q Lsns). are .-wild. fsst
'nd furiors- Evsry ono who sppssrs On
no corso tihs great Rsnsa ihorouehssrr. W
- thps evening. y mastes. snd sssrs in ~.
ssas lighted css5is. tho n.ms of which
e iries - prseervs ~kils 10 sndesvsrs III
xsinguish srss sf his neishbor. Al mid
light precisely. gpn fred from rio Casts. !!
4 81. AngsIc. snneunees that Lent hss
when instantsneo.sly al the
lshss are eriincuished. the jewellers retire
I'D gloom sns s'lencs ssks tie place o. ths
'fsvivus Il. hf snd kilsrity, and 90 ends tho
arrival.
On Ash wefnssdsv morning rho religious
ersiees " 'he season commence. Th.
'refx Ash . derived from The custom. NH
ersss throsghoul tho Catholic church, oil
hs prisst marking the isrehssdsof shs faith
u ~ish sshes bIesses for al. occasion. sn-
'suncing 10 eseh one a. hs does % The me
nente NOR. o.. . i is sensrsIiy rsDdsrssl
. knglish, i.enembsr u man, taas shou
'rt dust, and snio Gust ihsn shalt resusnr'
rhreurhoss the entire Sssssn the churches
rs Kept oPea - give sn opportunity 20 slI
'hs are dispossd 20 visii them. and By fre-
Issns prayer end earnest con,riisn. 10 Pre-
'sre themselves % reeeiss ~srthiIy The
aersnsnss Of pessncs and hcly eucharist. I
= eo1'sssion end communion. Al tLls
ssscn. 100. the nsss powerful prese hsrsl