The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-02
ALL.SAINTS' DAY.
IT'S OBSERVANCE IN VARIOUS
CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
Of Hallow 'Een-Ihe my
.s solemn Church "Reminiscences
=, ,,e Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churchss-AIl-so Day.

rs solemn th"r'h fss''"
., the Roman Catholic and Episeopai
Churchss-AIl-souls' Day.
..Please lend me your key" exclaimed u
rosv-chcekcd. jolly-l00king young eul, ~
she bounced into her nelshnor ilouH'' " -
the corner Of Eighth and Clay streets yes
t,rdav. and stood ia mont OF inc hiiS''0'' ~
the establishment.
..What kew quorricd the elder Of the
two in establishment.
..Whv. your front door key. -
NV front door kew she repeatca' sun
more a-tonishcd What ON earth can W"
POSSIBLY want with that 49,.
well. You sce." fhe girl began 70 ~
nlain. n, She settled herself IN a cvhlin'l',
| be- rocker. '.to-day i All SAINTS haf' H''s
vou know if girl gets the IRON, uv', ~! ~
.onebodv that's been married ana llteif
L,ried her husband and puts ii IN hot lenh'
and the lead forms the same shape rs ia'
r.v why the girl will get a husband WITHIN
, tear. And. YOU know. your husband di'd
several month. ago. and | want 10 borrow
your kew 10 try my luck
The widow laughed heartily. in spite %
Tho reference to her departed spouse. and
Going 10 the front door. she to4N oui Inc key
and gave it 10 the girl. BE SIRE and bring
II back before night she cAuiioneh' 'dhu
lot me know the result
The girl promised and departed
CURIOUS CUSTOMS.
There are numerous peculiar customs and
-gper.fiti0nS connected win Al Nhinl =
Ia, and the evening before. called MI MAJ
low. Eve The main mythical impression
about tho latter il that witches go about
tb,t night and do much harm. II used 10
bo The custom I'm West Virginia FOR the boy
to celebrate the occasion by all sort. ~
rrqnks One ret used 10 20 iordtine
I'm the farms. aud take corn ana
cabbage stalks. and throw them AT peoples
doors i'm the noiehborhOoG. Then the girls.
81 course. have their traditions. one of which
4, 10 go ont I'm the middle of the night ana
look for fouI-leaycd clover, which
when found. they put over the door
and tho first single man that oii-
ter- w.H Doe the husband. Another custom
among unmarried women ON All saint,
Davis 90 place named apples in tub of
water. and then try t0 catch them between
their teeth. and The name OF the apple
caught Will Doe the name Of the future hu--
band.
There are numerous other practices more
or less vague and sectional. bat of course
they are an the ,oriest ab-urdiics.
THE CHURCH..
I'm am ecclesiastical sense. al saints Day
has much more significance.
Asa festival it was instituted about Go
A. d.. 0u the first of May. in memory of the
martyrs. bat since $50. when the date was
changed. 10 has been celebrated on No}tm-
hrr i-t. As The number Of saint, Increased
in lhc Church h. became impossible io dcdi-
cate "a separate day fO each. and hence Dc
was found cXpcdienf tO have an annual l--
errgato cOmmcm0rafi0u ~ such a- hHd noi
special days for themselves.
EARLY HISTORY.
The festival in earlier days was called
Deffgir or brifrin. and was common
anon. ihe Celtic people originally. oi which /
trace have been found in Ireland and ihe
Highlands of Scotland down tO the Begin |
uiu- of thc nineteenth century. The name |
was compounded or bI coz bf0i. the |
Ccii.c god Of iight, and fH or fcWc. |
meaning fire. The principal Belilno |
was held annually 0n the lei oi
May usually. and. according tO 'Ornac. |
OF la-hrl. about Hl-. VINO fur |
ni-hcs thr earliest notice of BeiitHc. il WAS /
customary t0 kinilc inNcry close proximity !
Two fires. between which both men and t
cattle were driven under the belief that |
health Wa. thereby promoted and disease /
Varded 0l
lis OBSERVANCE.
ln the Eastern churches All saints Day /
ilA been observed since the fourth century. /
ln the West it WAS Instituted Dy Pope /
ioniiace IN. ln the early part of the ]
Indicating ihe Pantheon. "a temple
quilt by Marcus Agrippa twenty-five
years before Christ. in honor 0i Jupiter the
.yeneer. and All ihc gods. TO the worship
# thc true God under tine Invocation ol the
ir-in Mary and all the saints.
The feast became general in the tenth
century.
IN the Roman Catholic churches the festi-
al !, aH obligatory one. and "a good E0-
ndnist is required 20 hear mass that day a-
much 80 "a, ON sunday. In the Cathedral
o.tcrday ma--c. were held 40 8. = and 1880
o'clock. and ye-por- in the afternoon at $3.50.
81 the O'Clock mass Bishop Van de- NyNer
dictated.
In ii. paul- Episcopal church religion,
crsice~. with communion. were held 40
oon. The special prayer for III day WAS
* follows.
a.. Almighty God. who has knit together
tlne elect boz one communion ana fellow
hip. in fbs mystical body OF Thy -on, Christ
ar Lord, grant us grace 80 20 follow Iny
cssfd Saints 100 an Niriuuus and gOdly lV-
lg. that We hly come 90 those uuspeaknDie
w., which Thou hast prepared f1f those vino
nfeisnediy love Thee, through Jesus Christ,
uf Lord. Amen.
Service, were also held at the Monumon-
Al and other churches in tho city.
ALL SOULS DAN.t
To-day Is ana important day in the tathc-
90 Church. 10 is called al Souls Day. and
. Richmond memorial services will Doe held =
the Cathedral ai O'Clock for ihe rcpO-n s
T the souls 81 the faithful departed. Aner, +
b. service procession of the clergy and ,
.ople to Mount Calvary cemetery. on ,
unes river. viii take place. There ,cr-
ION will Doe preached. and followed hy sing
of psalm. and recitation OF prayers.