Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-24
HOW THE GREATEST CHRIszIAN
FEAST WAS OBaERHED.

The Associations OF the Day and the Mem
ories They Awaken-soms raster Gus.
toms and Their Origin Services n
Some of d Churches-society Person
ais and General News. .
The austerities Of Lent are over. The
Dominica saudii Sunday 81 Ley Is to-day
In accordance wish ancient custom we are
all from the rising to the going down of
this sun "nnder the misunderstanding
entire liberty to kiss whom We will. As
children, 70 rose early on this morning to
see the cum dance. .... s5.e
HISTORICAL RETROSPECT.
Why do we use and present eggs on
Easter? They are emblematic OF a future
life. The day not only celebrates a risen
Lord, but the resurrection Of natures life,
her arising from her long winter sleep of
death, and bursting forth into joyous and
new life in herasxquisitely1 becoming dress
Of foliage and flowers.
We older people, when children. decorated
our eggs with the dye obtained from green
grass or calico prints. Now the manufac-
ture OF artificial eggs and the art OF decora.
tion OF them has almost reached perfection.
Yet ages ago this beautiful art and custom
had reached q high degreeof exceilence. The |
Persians used highly decorated eggs at the
least Of the Solar Year. The ancient Jews !
also used them at the feast Of the Pass
over. In France, from the twelfth untiIthe |
fifteenth century, Easter was the first day
OF the year and beauty and presents were
gorgsously represented in egg form.
We call the day Easter because the old |
Morse goddess Eostre ~personifies morning, |
east, opening of spring; hence the supersti-
ton in regard to the sun dancing, the god
dess being supposed to open the year with
song aud dance. ~
The date OF this day being connected with
the phases OF the noon is constantly
changing. 1t is always the first Sunday
after full moon, hence its date lies between
April 81 and 26.
MEMORIEs AWAKENED BY THE DAY
Nowhere and. at no time has Easter been
80 highly honored as to-day, both in the
Christian and secular world. Art u~niver.
sally bows to it, presenting at the shrine OF
this goddess choicest offerings. The
world pauses in it's rush to sing
it sweet songs OF Joyous greeting.
fNO mupooI Wudt rOuI tOuuA1lOuo Vi HIS l
nor how sad it's mistakes, this day stands
TO us as the pledge OF a higher and nobler
existence. It is the festival OF the spirit,
aot simply of the Goddess Eostre-the sea-
son that is sacred to faith; the type Of the
life OF the spirit itself. -,
To those whose loved have passed from
The earth it is the type Of all earthly and
heavenly love. The day asserts that they
shall have their. loved again-glorifed,
,eati6sd in the heighth and depth Of q
reed, unfettered being.
THE CHURCHES.
The several churches presented unusually
services Sunday, and to the
of voice was added in these ser.
1ices the pleasing feature of floral decora-
St. Johns church, Rev. 8. G. Black
ston, rector, has been literally supplied
With a gorgeous display Of cut flowers not
,nly from home, but from Salt Lake, Cali /
,ined with evergreens and houce plants
make that little spot OF earth an Eden.
he choir OF thirty trained voices gives
of a rich musical treat.
Mrs. Hart has had it in
for some time and hasi in her effortsi
net with wonderful success. She is a grad
late ct a London university and aids to
Ter many charms an unusual executive
Lbility, a nice contralto voice. The solos
will be rendered by Mrs. L.. B. Calder
lead, and Mr.. Wollaston. One of the
attractive features is the surpliced chair of
members. The order of exercises
8 as follows: - @Ei