Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-31
CALVARY CHURCH.
BeaufIfuJIy Decorated for Easier Euz-
day-Ths GlSFy OF she Rssarrec-
ten Commem0Fasess


tiThe beautiful lifts the soul 10 heaven. y
| AS the Christians 3 faith is in Eha God of all
| besuty, his charity, the realization OF the
/ highest beauty, snd his hope an a.
/ pirssion aftar transcendent and etsr-
! nsl beauty, Is Ia but fitting that
| those sentiments Of lhs soul obtain
utwsrd expression in the beautiful. TIE
charity Of Mary Azgdaiene found iss
! best expression IN annoirting the Lozd's
fses with cestly uuguen.s and wiplBg
them with her hair. That was the out
pouring of divine love, which wslied up
/ from 3 full heart. II was q sublime sc
tfon. because 1t had its root in faith. She
believed he wss God, henca her love, snd
the oFerhowings of that love souad vent
In the beautiful action which is recorded
In the Gospel.
Il must be with feelings akin to that
which led Mary to thus worship her Sa-
viour, that the good ladies Of Calvary
Church set shout the happy task of dsoor-
ating the Lords house for Easter Sunday
mornfng-the day on which Is commem-
grated his glorious reEurrecsion from the
dsad. having conquered death and pur-
chased glorious immortality for man.
''THE WORLD ITSELF KEEPS EASTER DAY {"
This is Ghs truthful expression that greets
the dsYcUt christian ss he enters ths yes.
tib1le cf Calvary church. How true it is
The trees are just putting forsh their Fl yst
buds IS ii bursting with joy as the reeur-
renee Of the holy season. The earliest
hlWers OF spring. the most bsautiful OF
the season, come forth IN abundance rs II
anxious to sdorn Gods slbsr. The birds
81 tuue their ittls throEts to praise End
sSnd forth their first notes Of giatEsss
reminding man OF his duty 10 his creator.
All nature seems TO rejoice. Why should
mankind be sils1t7 TIE world itself
keeps Esstsr. Beyond ths Festibale one
finds himself Within the precincts OF Cal
vary church, which is this morning ga
thing of bssuty" from ceiling to h9or,
and from entrance TO chancel. Under the
directions Of Jsues B Cook, the church
architect of Memphis, the ladies' Of the
church have achieved spleAoid success
in th5 way of decoration. Mr.. Cook
furnished the designs few days ago, and
the ladies went to work with enthusiastic
zssiduisy. Their pious Isbors were
completed last night. They labored
with love ike those two Alarys mem
toned BY Sc. Mark, chapter six
teenEh, f" And when tna Sabbath
vas passed, Mary Magdalsns. and Mary
the mother Of Jesus, snd saioms had
bought sweet spices that they might CONS
and a1noint him. KS
And very early in the morning the Fl rst
day in the week, they came insO the sep
ulehre at tbs rising OF the sun
IL was tnu5 bnAb tAoso Primitive Chris
tisns began 20 cs,ebrsts Easter. ''They had
bonghs spices that they might snnoins
him." The ladies' of the Calvary church
are worthy Of honor in doirg much the
same thing now after q lsps5 of over
eighteen centuries. The motives are the
same thss Ectuate both. 'Tims writes no
wrinkle on the azure brown of Faith. IsI
Is always the same
It would require q person Of genius to
i IL q
description, to the beauty OF Calvary
church this morning.
EvERGREENE AND HAMMERS
from the walls, from the ceiling, over the
altar, over the entrsnes, round the choir,
round the ehancel, round the windows,
everywhere in the most striking and ar
tistie profusion. The grest window be-
hind the chsncel Is beautifully feHtooned
with wrssths of eYergreena. A great ssar
in gss Jets throws glory over the wiz
dow. Above it are the words, In large
letters,