The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-31
SUR r EXIT!
EASTER SUNDAY And ITS REJOICINGS.
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Close Of the Season of Sack
cloth and Ashes.
OLD CUSTOMS AND NEW SERVICES
The Fiery Cross on the Dome
OF st. Peters.
Order Of Musical Exercises in the
Principal Churches.
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After forty days mourning In the desert OF numili
aiien with her Divine Founder, the Christian Church
n1ngs ASIDE the penisentta garments, decks herself
Agayest attire and sings joyful pHans TO common.
eEale that glorious victory sn and death which
emanCipated world from the CALLING bondage OF
oaaan Christmas was the dawn OF the me morable
epoch Of Redemption, but Easter marks the COM
plet OF the work. The Resurrection IS the corner
stone OF the Christian religion, and the Church Is,
therefore, particularly jubilant to-day. Eighteen
handrcd years ago the legiOnarles OF Rome held
watch and guard over the gloomy sepulchre In
which the Divine Martyr of calvary reposed. His
prophecy. "And on the third day the Son OF Man
shall rise again." struck terror into the hearts
OF HIS enemies; and hence the unwearying vigilance
and anxious care with which they watched the
semb wherein He was laid. The visit Of the weeping
Mays, ther ast0nishment seeirg the great stone
81 the tomb rolled back by unseen hands. the daz-
ming countenance of the Angel, before which the
kvincible soldiers OF Rome shrank back IN alright,
and the glorious appaiiton mat greeted the eyes
u The Disciples, form the brightest page IN the
wosld's history. instead OF the maefactor's Cross
Ne Sp0nge Of vinegar and hyssOp, the soOurge, the
crown Of thorns and the cruel lance, we see form
81 heavenly glory, cOuntenance OF lightning and
Tahnent white as snow. Churches Of every demon.
hstaOn OF Christian belief vie with each other in
teeuiyiug their 10y their belief In the great mys.
1eEy OF the Resurrection.
WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM.
Pie English name Easter and the German "Os
SesA'' are supposed BY some writers to be derived
nom the name Of the least of the Teuronlc goddess
OF Spring, Ostera for which the early missionaries
substituted the Christian festival. According to
I fp tho Old 9 a
- Else, signifying the rejuvenation OF nature. the
early Christians differed In regard to the time OF
celebrating Easter. The churches In the West OBJ
served the nearest Sunday to tho first day OF The
Jewish msnth OF Nsan, about the time OF the vernal
equinox The oriental churches adopted the J4th
etNHan as the day OF the Crucifixlon, ana ccle-
naSed the feast OF the Resurrection on the third
~ alter without regard 70 any particular day OF
the week. The dispute which existed In c0nse-
Quence Of this difference In dates attained iormid-
able proportions and q schism was imminent at one
time. The Council OF Nice decided that Easter
noua be celebrated on the first Sunday after the
Nse Of March; but If the full moon happen on Sun
az the festival Of Easter TAILS the following Sun
aav. BY this arrangement Easter may come as early
~ March 70 or late as April 25.
BAsTER IN THE OLDBN TINE
me primitive Christians on Easter Sunday morn
snG saluled each other with the words "Ohrlst is
ssen;" the response ~ which was, "Ohrst Is risen
hAeed. and hath appeared to Sim0n.n Among the
popular sports ana supersttions associated with the
observance OF Easter were the game OF ball In
which municipal corporations engsged WITH due
pasade ana dignity, and the English custom Of
making presents OF cOlored eggs called "pasche,n
20 Inc smells OF which the most elaborate designs
were Traced. There is an old Irish legend that the
ssu dances on Easter Sunday morning. ana pro.
Wn no esnAA
en0 bless the orchards and throw large Quantities
q apples into the graveyarls. Men paraded the
streets IN some OF the northern counties. claiming
the privilege Of lifting every woman three times
nom the ground and receiving In payment kiss or
. silver sixpence.
the Eternal City this festival has been celebrated
ID The most gorgeous manner. and the imperishaole
Basificas were clad In gayest attire. PROFESSIONS
masses ana military and CIVIC displays made up
bewildering pageant. which lasted from morning
IN night. The eventiui morn was ushered In by
sAe thunder Of cannon from the Castle OF st. An.
gelo and dea1ening peal OF Des. The Pope was
easrled In state around the city, ana celebrated
high mass At the grand altar Of ST. Peters. The
College Of Cardinals with the escort Of the Swiss
0aardA ana the entire population 81 Rome, took
part In all the festivities In the evening the dome
Of ~ PetcrS was Illuminated.
The vast and wondrous dome.
e which Dtans's lnarvsi wal a COLL
0Ar''' mighty Snn: A90'G n: %aryr' tomb
Power. glory, strength and beaSiy-all are aislea
IN ths eternal ark 0f worship undecided
The effect Of TO- 600 lights encirCling this master.
Piece Of human handlwork ana rejecting them
Selves on the placid bosom OF the Tber was STINT
never to be forgotten by those fortunate enough to
witness 1t fiery cross like that which cheered the
eyes Of Constantine In his march against the usur-
par hung over the Eternal CITY, and drew the
eyes OF the peasants OF the Champagne to the
BasQica of Basilicas In the grand old cathedrals
Of Strasbourg, Cologne, N0tre Dame ana Rheims the
se'eDraton OF Easter was attended by ceremonies
- an imposing character. We speak In the past
tense OF the ceremon in Rome as the presence Of
= Re Gallantuomo and the voluntary imprisonment
epic Mono within the sacred precincts OF the vsi.
can Will likely rob the festival of half Its Qlories
The celebration IN New York promises 10 be OF inc
most imposing character. The Catholic churc les
are rODed In sp0tIess white, flowers cluster around
every altar, myrlads OF candles CLEAN over the len
saasples and gitterng vsstments clouds OF incense
ascend above the heads OF the PROSTATE multitude.
ana Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Lambiuotte
SPEAK through the voices OF the cher and the eep
zones OF the organ In accents OF exutaton and tr-
umph. "Hec dies guam fecit Dominusu and Inc
lovely hymn 20 Flu ct FiliDu alternate with me
exuant Gloria in Exceisis ami Halleiu; an
The collections to be taken up In the various Ca no.
Nc churches to-day Will be for the benefit of The
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. The other tie.
nominations are equally prompt In their recognit IN
OF the great festival As music Is wen termed ie
handmade OF the Lord, 1t will occupy the most
prominent feature IN the churches to-day. Wegro
below the programmes Of musical services at Tue
principal churcnes:-
ST. PATRTCKs CATHEDRAL.
Inc mass selected by he orgaiisl, Professor Gus.
savus schmitz, Is Haydns "imperialD no 81. AT
ne Onertory Regina Coil, soprano SOLO. by
kSoasini before the sermon, Veni creator, and ut