The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-09
EASTER Sunday.


Observance Of the Festivnl In This City-Tra-
diiions OF che Dny--s'Enster Eggs"
The advent OF rhis great Christian festival brings
q train Of rejoicing along with 1t or the brightest
kind. Ii is day OF merry, tinkling chimes OF
laughing faces ana dancing suniit water all i'm
patient typiy the joy Of the world that "Christ
has risenn from the dead The white.winged angel
at the tomb is the bright genius OF the day EARTH
for the Great Lord rs smiling His boun.
teeus radiance 10 the skies above 1t 10 the
10 u7amphans OF the world, which sigma Lies the
breaking OF the chains OF he'll ioreyermore. Let the
crurch beis ring, then, through
THE DALMY sPRINGTIDE AIR.
and the trees and flowers bud and blossom into
verdure and fragrance. and hearts Join In the song
OF praise:-Halelujah lie has risen from the
grave.
Through nineteen centuries Of faith this day has
lost none Of Its traditional poesy. Varying ages
have treateslst varousy. Indeed, at one time, the
exact date OF holding Easter n matter Of almost
FIRST rate difference between those branches OF the
Gnu. Oh which afterwards separated into the East
ern, or Greek, and Western, or Roman churches.
ahe DAY now gensraly eoseryed among Us Is me
21st OF March. AZ this varies in Us extreme extent
thEty-aye days, Easter ~ nsnled
, rsa.lea to ., i. d, Grand services IL ! ne
day, aud sncien, customs Of simple nature are ex-
huI.ed awhile tue early significance OF which has
been lost, leaving nothing put tradition Of their
most genera ~ observed. What 1t means In refer
ence 10 resurrection Is hazardcd a. implying the
reproduction or life from the egg Whatever 1t
means
EASTER BGas
are as popular Ia Protestant Germany as they are
ia Catholic Italy or seni-atheist France. In Eng
land he eggs, according TO the English instinct are
n eaten u se & aS sn On aasteT
sent. dyed In various co!ors and ornamented
with curious devices, 10 friends and relatives Toys,
In he form OIL eggs, which DIVIDE III two discovering
TRiNKETs OR BON MOTs.
are the fashionable form winch the custom takes.
In Germany the custom b to conceu the dyed eggs
in the garden aud let the children out on Easter
morning 10 search Tor them. Happy the Child that
finds them theirs Is q life inarsed 10 especial
eat the eggs-a dozen being considered GOOD,
piou5
BREAKFAST FOR CHR1srIAa
There are many readers OF tins article who will
call the time when, children they were called MP
sun dance has reiracted rays upon the window panes
Of a blessed Easter morning. do our eyes grow
old, or
DOES THE SUN NO LONGER DANCE
a. them Let the boys OF to-day answer. Busthe Old
days VI sun dancing and Easter eggs were ciouded
with q shade OF intolerance. In England, IN
France in Germany, Italy anu Spain the prescribed
race the Jews, were especially visited wnr their
with lstaeiiish blood IN the DAYS VI Ferdinand and
Isabella on the blessed Eastern morn. In Rome
they were insu,ingly tactly subscribe to
faith they abhorred when the gates or he
GHETTO MASKED IRE BOUNDARY
OF their civil liberties. In England they buffcted
and Jeered at the descendants OF That 0lden race
VINO held gflny to their ancient faith through storm
and persecution. u pleasant to look back from
this 10 the days Of The primal wofsnippers ut the
shrine OF Jesus when converted pagan met con-
verrea Jew and sam, "Chrfst is riscn.r To whom
the kraelIte, firm IN the new iaith, responded
CHRIST, iadeea, u T1sen."
We are coming AGAIN to the spirit OF those goodly
times. We have lett the Old barbarfsm OF the
Ghetto the rack, the tooth and the auto IA
~ behind us. The ares OF the latter burn like foul
charcoal beacons down upon us aud the Christian
world,
BG IN IT'S " ART OF ToEER tNCE,
and conscious strength OF faith spurns other means
than those planted IN the immortal soul to turn
nen to the mystery OF Christ's resurrection. The
dfes ire, DIES ua are past; a. new
term Of faith, OF hope and OF charity
beams upon US. and beneath the influence Of Its
cheering ray thc world 10 It's antIem.breathcd hal
Ieuah may let the sweet voices or the social circle
echo in harmless nlirth a s)irtt.illed amen.
IN the HERALD or yesterday the services to be
held today were fully described From all appear
ances the day win have been observed IN a manner
worthy Of It's traditions. The Protestant Episcopal
and Catholic chiiches vie with each other ia mag
miconce. From to.morrow's HERALD the people
may Judge OF these efforts.