Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09

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truth cannot. The eggs of various colors
and ornamentstions will to day dance before
the eyes OF the little ones. The ascention of the
Savior will be solemnized in all the churches
The young men whose thoughts are fondly
turning, etc, and the poets whose minds are
as gushing as their native streams, and whose
common sense IL as fa= removed as their ma
tive mountain tops, will be pleased to learn
that the word Easter is a corruption of the
the Teutonlc AsteTG, the goddess of spring
and whenever they celebrate the great egg
day they are doing homage 10 spring. Easter
has been called
THE QUEEN OF FEsTIvALs
and certainly among church holidays it de-
serves the name. u was celebrated far back
in the course of centuries, and the charac-
teristics which marked it then to a certain
extent mark it now. In the time when
Henry VIII chopped of heads and
changed fpouses yearly, the English used to
make presents OF colored eggs, called pdScle,
| or paste eggs, which were ornamented in the
most elaborate fashion; and the children
| played games, in which they tested the
strength OF the eggs, mnch as the progressive
small boys oil modern times are in the habit
OF doing. In the middle ages, Easter was
one Of :he most stirring days in the calendar.
| 1t was, perhaps, more widely and jOyously
| celebrated than Christmas, the day of the
LorPs birth. A scene taken from the an
Gent histories would appear quite strange TO
modern eyes On the green English COM
| mon
GAME OF BALL
was wont to attract crowd, and the game
was not confined TO boys and young men.
| The girls thems Ives took part, and stranger
still, the heads OF the city of government and
the bodies councilmanic and aldermanic
entered into the sport with zest. Presi-
dent MADDEN leading a baseball nine COM
I .ls.N IL
ell against a nine headed by Major Rambaui,
chosen from the School Board, would have
been by no means unusual sight. Perhaps
If the sight seer Of the middle ages wen.
further on he might have come upon
RACE COURSE,
where the nobility Of the country were in
the habit of putting their horses to the test |
OF the race. Another sport INDUCED in was |
called water quintain. A pole was fxt i in |
the Thames, and a shield was attached |
strongly thereto. A boat containing five or |
six persons started down the stream, pro-
PEELED by oars and the current, its course be-
ing directed toward the shield. In the PROV
stood young man, with his lance poised in
the air. When the boat approached the OBJ
ject The youth gathered up his strength and
hurled the lance. If it broke upon the
shield aud he retained his place, his most
sanguine wishes were satisfied. If, however,
the lance was not broken he was sure 10 be
thrown into the water, and the vessel went
on without him; but two boats full of res
cuers were always ready to save him.
OLD CUSTOMS.
In certain English towns, where Bacehus
was an inmate of every dwelling and the
bosom friend of all the inhabitants, the peo-
pie used to buy and drink beer in the
churches Easter. The church itself
seemed then to sanction intemperance, for
the lipuOr sold the afarx the
amount of aims. AS consequence every
body got hight and the selling of the
church or Easter ale was a source OF great
"gluttoule and drunkenness" according to
old English writer.
In the Islands of Sicily it was customary
of late years for the young people ito exer-
else sort of gallantry called goose dancing"
wherein the girls dressed themselves ia boys
costumes and the boys donned fem mine APP
parel. They then gathered together in groups,
and went from he use to house and made local
j SIS and puns. They
WERE GIVEN LIQUOR
by each housekeeper, and away they went on
their pleasures bent. This ancient custom of s
testing may account for the almost super {
natural wit of these people now. The name
cf the Scilly Islands was not originated in :
jest, for it is a pun that peaches upon the
domains of truth.
In the northern countries the men enjoy 6
the privilege on Easter of lifting the women 6
they meet three times from the ground. This |
entities them to kiss or sxpence. The 1
next day the process is reversed, and the wo- [
men do the lifting an receive the kissing.
An Irish legend, concomitant almost with |
hat OF St. Patrick, represents the sun |
iancing merrily in the sky on + ister morn b
ng In France the day was set apart for t
what was then an exquisite religious enjoy ;
nent, the stoning OF the Hebrews. An En- /
,lish dinner on this holiday was bacon and v
ansy pudding, relic of the bitter herbs of \
he passover. The change that has come o
over the character of the day is, in some 8
ne assure, gauge OF the progress of civiliza- ii
ion. Instead OF now being a day conse- a
rated 10 ball-playing, beer drinking and h
iorse-racing, it has become purely religious n
lay, when the men somewhat ab.temious Z
md the women bend their forms in prayer. 6
AT CALVARY CHURCH. i
The distinctive celebration If Easter st
jalvary church will take place Monday .
vening. OF course the usual f tster service !
'ill be held this morning, but unusual
ifJrts will be made on Monday. The ami
erssry OF the Sunday school will be under I
he direction of Mr.. James Kirkland. Mr.
emile Levy will preside at the organ. The
ervices will begin with a prelude from
.uber for piano and organ. Then follows
he professional carol beginning, Coward,
hristian soldiers" Then the reading ofthe
reed and the Lords prayer, after which
lere will be grand chorus; "The Heavens
re Telling" Master Percy Finley will de- |
yer salutatory. A sprightly dialogue
Iowland, Gray, NJ. Hill, E Drake,
Ialone, E Hill and l. Hill. Then will
e sung the carol, "Days Grow Longer" l
,scitations will lie given by Master i
OK, Miss l. Graves, Miss Laura i
.ardolpb, Miss w. Gray, Master n. Hill,
Iaster W. Seabrook, Miss Livermore, Mas
r c. Hill, Master Cameron, Miss Allen, j
!iss NJ. Hill, Miss James, Miss Ebberts, l
ister Lyle Master j. A. Austin, Miss !
aunders, Miss Virgie Cannon, Master An
erson, Miss Selden, Miss Alien, Miss f.
ill, Miss Ida Gregory, Master Treadwell, I
iss Clarke, Miss Louise Austin, Miss Nc ]
erson, Miss Treadwell, Miss Galloway, Miss
owland and Miss H. Rowland. This will
axe thirty one Rotations, which will
,ubtless be unusu ally interesting. During
ese the "Inhammatus," from the .SIabat
later, will be sung; a carol, "He is Rsen;''
10 and chorus, "Pity, o, SAVIOR" carol,
Merry Easter Chimes;" an offertory solo;
prelud from Bach, arranged for soprano
it'll violin ebligato; hallelujah. The ben
fiction will be delivered by Bishop Quintard.
he following ladies and gentlemen will
s;st in the services: Miss Lizzie McCIel- 1
nd, Miss Berry, Miss Galloway, Mrs. Gage,
r. Cashier, Mr.. Wilton, Mr. J. NJ. Currie,
iss Lottie McClrlland, Miss Brinkley, Miss
custom, Mr+. Mansford, Mr.. Gage, Mr.
ahan. Miss Hill, Miss Peak, Mrs Berry,
RS. F. Hoist, Mr.. Sellers, Mr.. Refs, Miss
hite, Miss Bruce, Mrs. Heber Jones, Mrs
amb. Mr.. Currier, Mr.. Bryant, Mr.. w. w.
Irrie. Accompaniment! Hsrp, Miss Pierce; !
olin and either, Mr.. Sohifferl piano, Messrs.
E. Piano and Leo Kremer; flute, Mr.
illicit; crystslonicon, Mr.. Emile Lew. 4
llvary church this marning will be beaut- 4
lily decorated. Flowers will be placed in |
oh of the windows and in the chancel.
GRACE CHURCH.
The usual decorative arrangements are 1
ing on at Grace church, ia fernando !
-eet, the Rev. Edwia Qrgain rector Easter
nday will be celebrated in a Joyous man 1
r at this church, after the days commemo- /
tive of the suffering, death and burial of 4
e Savior As the celebration of Elster is 1
pical of the resurrection of Christ from !
e tomb. hymns bearing this event will
sung, while everything about the church 1
guests Joy and peace. The holy commu-
on will be administered, and Easter offer
Is of flowers will be PLACED around the
ANGEL. Often these flower offerings haye a
IRE lasting effect in the shape of sub
initial bank note, which is used to relieve
poor. Easter offerings, when of money,
always used for this purpose.