The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-02


honor TO much older scholars, and tho
| declarations, in concert, could not
have been cxcelled in any departm 5nt.
! Wo would like 10 mention u few of the
little gentlemen and ladies, and their
pieces, but whore all were so we'll lone
| and so deserving Of praise, il would DO
Impossible TO single out any particular
one. We must say that little Annie
Fishers "Po,otocs' suited as exactly, and
tho cs'av Of Tom Halliday, Jr, on "ro.
bacco' was full Of humor and very
laughablo as was evidenced BY tho audible
smiles that won't round the room among
visitors and scholars. Wo would like to
notieo many others equally as deserving
but have not their namca. Wo can only
say that each scholar IN the echonl is n
living witness to Miss Ross ability IA a
teacher. We regrc. that We can not mako
.mnntion Of tho othor schools examined.
as wo wc'o not rrson. ~. either
Of them, but va arc told that all &C..
Quilted Themselves ia II manner 90 satisf;
every one thn. tho schools Of Cairo stand
higher to-day than ever before, and that
teacher and superintendent afo entitled
T. the highest praise for tho share they
have Ind in establishing tho reputation Of
Cairo schools ne tho beet in tho state.
Las. Sabbath was "ralm Sunday"
The beginning Of Holy Wook, observed
By many Of the churches but especially
by the Roman Catholic, with mora solmu
religious exercises than any other season
Of tho ecclesiastical year. /; was tho
commencement pI tho closing wool; Of
Lent. Evergreen wore blessed mud dis
tituted among tho people, in honor Of
the rejoicing upon Christie triumph ut
journey 90 and ont"rauro into Jerusalem.
Tho palm, emblematicGI Of VIC
try and tho olive, typical Of
mercy, have ever bean treasured mencn-
tacs II tho past; BY their forming chief
ornaments Of the church and pro-enta.
Sons to tho worshippcrs on Palm Sunday,
cufi-lians nre reminded Of that leading
even, in tho life Of their Ec3ecmcr. On
Wednesday, however the scane changes;
sorrow takes the place Of i1yi for tho
church, in no, ollice-s, recalls I, tho minds
If hor people Tho traiiorssa.c Of tho Lord
FOR Thirty p!oces Ct silyor. To-day
the Institution OF tho Eucharist
IL celebrated md lhe ceremony
Of washing fost, observed ia some LOCALE
ties. The church bells ARC no longer
rpng; they arc UnAasri till their Joyous
pcals Tesk the air on Easter Sunday,
ills commemorative OF tho silence Of
Tho Lord IN tho mos, trying Period Of A!s
!.ic-in tho hands Of his bitter enc
mics. Tomorrow, (FsiIeyJ COM
monty called Good Friday
tho church rccaljs the cru..az..u aud
death q Christ. Tho cross becomes a
promiuen. o. jeat Of alor..ion, a. tho en-
b'om Of mans redemption from punish
mon. and tho washing away Of sin. On
Sunday we are reminded OF the resting
Of Chfit in his tomb by the sad OIL 3oa Of
the Tenobw. The blessing Of tho new
fro forms an interesting ceremony tor the
devotion Of tho faithful on this day. Tho
candles are IL, and The ornaments OF the
church restored unl some Indication Of
tho new lifo and OF the grca. Christian
lstivAl g. follow are givon. EaEtcr. the
resurrection and triumph Of tho Lord
over death, bcginH to break upon the mon
tai vision, a the night rrco4es and sun.
day m1ru!ng H. ushorcl into oxis.aLcc.