, 1874-04-18
EASTER At RACINE COLLEGE.
The Rev. DR.. De Koven and
His Boys.
Impressive Services and Pleasant
Scenes.

Finding tnyaclf, during Holy Weol, d strnnger
In tho new aud bonutiftl City Of Oicngo; hoar-
ing much Of tho Rov. Dr.. Dc Kcvon, and Of tho
noblo institution nor growing up bonenth bis
fostering oare,-it occurred to mo that It might
bo \ pleasant variety ID my Journey to spohd
Eaater-tho grohteat Of all tho holy fostiysls Of
our BELOVED Chtrcli-ht
RACINE COLLEGE,
to 600 and Judge for myaelf whether thore wore
praoticod tllefo any Of those forms, or core
monios, OF nomtah riteB, OF which Dr.. Do Kovon
has boom accusod, btlb which iis maatotly do
fenso refutos 10 satisfactorily.
Through tho kindness Of mutun1 friend re
coived most cordial Invitation to go up on Sat
urday and stay at tho College. Taking tho
O'clock train from Chicago Oh Easter. Egon,
found myself, at half-past O'Clock. ut 1,acine
junction. whoro carriage awaited my arrival.
A nhort drive brought mo to tho entrance Of the
Col!ogo-grounds. and tho carringo drow up be-
fore Kemper Hnll, Ohio of tho group known aB
tho College Buildings. Tho Hall-door was opon.
Aa entored tho Rov. Doctor stood inside tLo
doors Of tho roception-rooms, aud, stopping
forward, greotcd mo In the most
supper, few pleasant words exchanged With
my host, mid tho Annolnoa11iont that nervapt
would avalon mo as @ o'clock, for tho carly
service, woro the only incidents of tho evening.
,rT nna ~ In onIsi, t,nrtin..tins "nn enuaiN "
iItie t. for tbn ranarai wcarincaa ~ tiia hat e.,
holpod to subtluo tho flesh. mud, thougl, unao-
cushioned to "bods Of rock," yet accepted tho
awaIan from s1nmhcr. ho;nr rood, hofnra +,o 10
apnointoil lour. '' ~''~' 0'S-' '"o
ffeny;ne Tomper Hall. r wo1t,cd ocrosa 3,,o
grounds to
.rho now-fa11nn ani still-i1ntrodf1co a,o,v cov-
eroi thn easti, f,o brin1 vn;i niynn ~ o1 ~,
without a look Of oxceone ftoabness I'D n,ri1
~ wh;le within m cntor,nr roa ~ fnrpp;i,It,
decorations. Oyor tllo nitar VA: n ,srro ~ ani II
bca,,t;fnl nroan nmnnsed cI,ioTv ~ .a1ia,tiaa no
md alt,yo ti1at' y oro,yn of oYnr;sito anwaro ,
suorostinr tf, tiln hnho,1nr thn cnn,fortino
thonrht that il ia onlv hv tat;nnt endnrnnn66
Of tic daily cross that 70 ean ovnr bono fo WIN
tic crown. larro annnr of camo}jios G ~ a,,i "i
rdvos law non t},n nItsr iihn font wna nfso nrrn
priatcly flfod with wttto flpwors, mud Tho rrnss
riBing from tho midst VIVA oxcnadnolr hnn1ti,
nj ro tcxta tyoro "r1,riat IL W3as pSsuar =. nr
Know tj,at nv 4feIonmer IIvath. Tf,nn thn
altar was It Hallouinh."
t hnva hmm in manv forc,on chrro,,oo y, ut.
foyolls Eastor narn. md d. mt ra,nomf,or svor
10 have boon 90 Inprossod by tloir 1ittinr nro.
wIich With lovnr hearts, wo ware ' ao eonn '' ~ ~
who M ,n lila Inv oc"in % sor ,,s II y, 1T % ~
receive Him With nulorlng royoronco Il, there
foro. these outward symbols seomod to O. me ''s 80
followed? !? Two by two ontorad iIrst liza st,,.
dents in t1,e )s fori1 ran anl ro,vr w thon fra III
yonnror boya cornpoeinr thu firammnr schoni.
ind. whom all wore aeatcd, q SOLEMN ailenco NOR
yadod this aseembaRo of zoo Yolttbu. .t,pti to f1aa
tor rurocossloual hyrn wos heard, commonnit Inv
In the ietanoo. und GROWING loi1tIor and jntilor
until tho chorfstcra. In whito eurniicea annoarnd
followed bY tho dilforcnt cloreytnon bnIonrinr
to the Institution, each wearing tllo Nhood.h
which is always worn by tho prioBts % Of tho
Church Of England. '~'N
placo boforo tho aiEar and rcnl In !, yorv y ims e
prcssivo @ % manner tho Ten Commandmouts. man ID & Ep1s- @
tlo, and Gospel for Easter-Day. yTho Eastor h,
f nns wore eo 5g % one S ed !; H. ,n1 suc a ooFSs
"Halleluiahs." md the Easter antl,oln. "Ghrst
In Dnon. ware roni1oro wn,,lfl i,r;no fort a ra.
snouee in any sayo hear Of stona.
AZ THE cos1s1uNrox- x-sEnv1oE rnocEEpEp,-
boo bio Of our jesus Uo Ean ana
;nr hnforo tho nlfer. in nontin,nl anrroaa;n,, nu
nuc1 numbers of yn1ng fuo,l In Tia f3rat binh ~
yonth. many of t{1nm MI rnnrn thnn IN ~ II
yoara If nn3 a n;coI tn;r soan ~ ur ~
ftn1 mnnt7pr os' with hawai- hooda thay1 roce;rod
tho loving toltona of n Enyiora nasa;on an for.
cIyonesg Of nll their Sins" the grant ao1omn;tv
s1 dirnity Of ti,oir @ boaring @ @ folt nv 0m hearf
rso in onrnont nrnvnr r. thn front Fo+har ~ re
III r. mnore Hia hosanr 1,nnn ti,oso IIjs - ot;i
dron. wlln thus oarly in tic frat T frosj,ncea ~
fhoir vonrh 1veicomnd thr,r rfann T;nrI oA
Aa ion,rod viii IVA mi a. 5no-as+ uo,o,,-
ntty pon % tits most | tonchnr mel and inreasfvo
aac,c ron,arircd 1aa rnnh ~, fat1 - ~ ,D1'e
hnyn heon nroson} ~ tho sorv;cna T.; ~ mo"no mro
chapo @ to eatro absopce go Of m unv s form or a rtua
y1at, o,,nht :" ofrond nv aor,I y rnro,n,on'
we n, n @ ,4 q9 9no, my hon o1d
crot % that tho frienls Of Noaiofnh. wo 10 nyo inv 10
hhfto,, ' Ineit ~ t;a ont,,a nItnr ni. ,ns,itn o
na;nJoi ,,so, ,xhn 1o.,o stnna yorth h,fnta H.
World % as @ liyinr oxamnios Of iofty faith Ia
nt H. san,n r,o ~ sn1o ri ,o+ a
ILL., bAn fait ~ so,, M
oon1 wora smro]v tbo s'ri@i,t iinmd 10y ~
~ y. o,,,,,,,,r sno en; naio LUZ.
su ssomt t'f fori1, NJ "Ao ovn n'snuu W.
su.ts 'o1n, ~ ~ nu"u W toeseIlty;
aMCa 1sia, at aocnmen5 M Iehcip!ee' Not Monl
ntaa wGn oasss na 1haJw ~ aS aofSHGE ua En9 snorso
bnna tot a " INV mane lousg o1 oHy
none snae n tno INV p p1lnpn' =, Appeal t9 sne
fro,,, "s thn nX noL naxe
tn' a,a ,,1,,d .ne eu ' 4a. ~.
VIII also la'Fuoo f nPut !y m!no' taat san tane
ny mGs 10 , lnf ~ a. ~nom Ill ho ia,r Jy OF
.;I W., W ny Vatnoafs1 ~ nna a
WIFI GOu1GEHlDuNl-DQXGH,' Quk Qu0 LII WHICH tlG