The Evening critic., 1883-03-24

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at IL n. M; Sunday.scbool Easter festival at 8
p. M; evening service at $50 p. m.
North Cdrolaa-drenUe !Nissloa (M. P.l, Eighth
and b streets southeast -Sunday-school, 80
n. M. Gospel temperance meeting at 7 80 y.
M; interesting addresses by prominent
speakers; good music; tho public invited.
E6tneser church, o street, West Washington
l 9y h9 pastor Sy RsH
Patten; Sunday.school at 80 p. M; the choir
promises appropriate music for Casters all
are invited.
Anacosia ". O. \. u GOSPEL 7tmpsr.
dhco Meeting to be held In Masonic Hall, Ana.
costa, tomorrow Sunday at 3 y. NJ; meet
Ing conducted by the ladies; TO be addressed
by Mr.. Baily and Judge Weed; bring gospel
songs cordial welcome.
bOUHdry ". b. ChurcR, Fourteenth and G.
streets Sermon by the pastor, Rev. w. +.
hnce meeting Mt $3.50 y. M; recitations and
good singing; address by b. II. Warner,
eeq.; all Invited and all are welcome.
nomon's Christian Temperance Union.-
Gospel meeting tomorrow Sunday, in Ma.
sonic Hall, AT p. m, conducted by Mrs. Bur
ris; Mr.. Burlew Will lead the music; quarterly
meeting Tuesday, March 27, In same hall,
from 10 n. m. to y. M; public Invited.
W6sloy Chapel corner Fifth and F streets
northwest.-1l a. M, preaching by tho pastor,
Rev. William ]: McKenney; z $50 p. M, song
and praise service, conducted by the pastori
0.30 n. M, Sunday-school; official meeting,
Monday evenings prayer meeting, Thursday
evening; seats free; strangers welcome.
Zne Iaosrnaets, near corner Q, @ Of Ninth and D
Service, II a. M: IVrhe story Of His Resur.
rection." Music-"Te Deum," fiat, Baum.
bach; PRAISE waiteth for Thee" anthem. At
7:30 p. M: 'The Walk to Bethany" Music
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Williams; "Bruised
Saviour" from tho stabat Mater, alto and so.
prano duet All are invited.
Han,itne NJ. n. Church, corner of Ninth aud
p streets northwest.-9l5 a. M, Sunday
PASTOR PASTOR, Rev s. X. H. Hartsock; ] Ga select " music sic
rendered by the choir; 9 p. m young peoples
"The Rich Provisions of the Gospel" the
choir, under the leadership OF L. H. Thomas,
will render the following selections at IL a. M:
"GreRt Is the Lord" by Sherwin; "Slng, o Sing
and Magnify the Lord" from oratorio Of Dam
iel; "Majestic Triumph Over the Grave" by
Amor9se ol MSn vc1Gr we Praise Thee y sher
''Now Let the Gates OF Zion Ring" by Cook;
Mozart.
Eleventh and streets northwest, S. Domer,
pastor.-The Easter service fr the morning, at
IL, Will be as f9lIows; , l. "He Is Risen" Rossi.
the Lord is Risen To-day" Mozart. 6. "Christ
Our Passover" ohapPelle. Z IhapEs be to
Night" The choir, which will be under the
direction of Mr, W. r. Lapham, will consist of
Misses Kate NJ. Ellis and E. W. Stokes, 30
pranl; Miss $. L. Stokes, alto; Mr.. L. j. Myers,
tenor, and Mr.. Lapham, basso organist, Mr..
Holmes Cate. In the evening, opening music
by the choir, followed by Sunday School Easter
services communion and confirmation at the
morning services.
Asseni6ly'S Pres6vtertan Church, corner Fifth
and streets northwest Rev. George o. Lit
tie, pastor.-subject of morning discourse,
"Erring from the Truth Concerning tho Resur
rection Of the Body" choir, consisting OF
Miss III. L: Maddren, soprano; Miss Ella Nor
Til, alto; Mr.. W: s. Young, tenor; Mr.. John
ist, assisted by a chorus Of forty voices, will
render the following selections: Doxology,
.old Hundreds" anthem, "This is the Day"
Cooke; "Gloria Pstri," Greatorex; "Jubilate,"
Danks; ofiertory solo, "Raise the Song of
Praise" GLORIA, and the hymns, "Christ Above
All Glory Seated" and SHOW Calm and Beautis
full the Morn"
Trinity r. b. Church, corner Third and O
streets northwest, Rev. Thomas G. Addison,
Rev. D. +. Forest.-At the II O'Clock service:
anthem, "christ our @ Passover" @ as % Pound % Sub.
1ect Haydn's Sd Mass); glorias, Mozart, Mosen-
thai, Waiter; to deum, Buck; tqbilate, Buck;
the evening service, 7:so: Opening, gloria,
| Mozart's 18th Mass; glorias, Mosenthal
cantata, Buck; 'Benedic, squires loerruti(;
is composed as follows: soprani, Mrs. Ward
and Mrs. Winter; alti, Mrs. Bodhsh and Miss
Dodson; tenori, Messrs. Crandall and Knoop;
bassi, Messrs. Rice and Barbarln; Organist
and director, r. ". Middleton.
Something About Easter.
| From work written by n. b. Warren, Of
| Troy, N. ", some years ago, In "rhe Holi-
days." we CLEAN the following In relation to
| the social festivities, customs, &C., at Easter
| time:
| Tho term Easter Is derived, as some sup.
pose, from the Saxon "Oster,' TO rise; this
being the day of Christs rising from the dead.
| Others, however, maintain that this Queen OF
| Christian festivals, takes Its name from
| "Eoster," or EASTER" a Saxon goddess, whose
religious rites were celebrated in the begin
| ming OF spring.
soane, an early writer on the subject, sug-
| gests that the Saxon "EaSter" or "EoSter," the
English "Star'' and the Hebrew "Ashtaroth
have all come from the same long-forgotten
original, perhaps Ph9niclan, word, signifyinG
An Ancient English Custom.
1t was anciently the custom in England to
put out all the fires and relight them on
Easter even, from consecrated nlnts pre-
| served in churches especially for that pur
| pose. The popular belief was that holy IRE
obtained IN this manner would prevent the OF
feet Of storms, &c. Fosbrooke, quoting Rupert
says, "The flint signiaed Christ and the firt
the Holy Ghost"
The custom Of putting ont the lre in the
hall also at this season appears to have beer
| connected with this ecclesiastical observance
| The "Festival," published In 1511, referring
10 this domestic usage says
This day Is called, IN J. many places, Godde;
this daye 10 do the tyre out of the hall, ant
the black Wynter brandes, and all thynge!
that is foule with fume and smoke shall b,
gayly arayed with fayre tlowres, and strewet
| with creme rysshes all aboute."
DR.. Drake, In his work "Shakspeare AM
His Times" says that Easter was formerly
season OF great social festivities" and ais
that "itwas customary for the common peo
pie, even as they do still In Ireland, to rls
early on Easter morning 10 SEQ the sun dance.
Metapborlcally considered, that thought ma!
be termed both Just and beautiful; for a
"the earth and her valleys, standing thicl
with corn are said TO "laugh and sing" 80
on account of the glory OF tho resurrection
the sun may be said TO dance for Ioy-th'
natural rising OF the sun being, as II were
typical Of the rising OF the Son OF Righteous
ness from
The Darkness OF the Grave.
The earth also awakening at this seasol
from Its death-like wiLtry slumber, seems (
make an appropriate response 70 this celestia
demonstration OF Joy by It's own most beaut
| ful Easter Offering OF spring flowers.
This idea has been happily expressed b
Paulinus, Bishop OF Nola (43D:
''sing praises to your God, yo youth, and pa
your holy VOWS,
The floor with many flowers strew, the thres
| hold bend with boughs;
| Let Winter breathe fragrance forth like a
| the purple spring;
Let the young year, before the time It's nora
treasures bring,
| And nature yield 10 this great day, herself a
| ofIerlng.'
Curious Sports and Pasiimes.
| In early days, and especially in England
| there We're curious sports and pastimos Q
| Easter. one OF the most curious Uf these oil
| servances was that OF lifting or " heaylng,
a custom which still fingers In some countit
Of England. The ceremony has been thu
described "On Easter Monday the mon III
tho women; and on Easter Tuesday the wome
lift or heaVe the men. The process Is PEI
formed by two lusty men or women Jolnln
their hands across each others wrists; theI
| making the pe"SOn TO be leaVed SIT down o