Telegram-herald., 1891-03-29
SWEET And QUEENLY
4 slxniccance OF the Glad Easter
Dsy Prettlly Told
WARNER AND BEARER EACH TEAR
IA SPITE IA Prose fiStaFiax the s~iis1s
fnnasses. OF Easter IA asidiax TIE
D<.sEsies Of II sa and Nations
FAs1s 81 t.l2aaess-

the most active and reagiously the
most sluggish Of all past ages let the
growing respect for the Christian fest
vals has been 50 RAPID during TIE
past decade thai the agns give promise
ofaneariy approach - genuine religious
enthusiasm At least twice II each year.
Al Christmas tide and at Easter tide
Itis but a few years since not one Per
son in a score could give any account
whatever OF the significance OF Faster
pox however, the great anniversary OF
IT, Nations birth Is hardly more COM
u,onlv observed throughout America
Than are the two great holidays OF the
Cbr,st.an wear. The enemies Oh the
Christian falth may we'll grow her
yous over this growing influence
OF these sacred festivals, Tor DOUBT
Iess that power when appoints
the National holidays or people Is tne
greatest of ali influences IN the moialhs
~ moral aad religious character. ihe
CHRISTIAN theologIan may look out over
to- churches OF the land this morhing
and ,bser MS soul with the refsction
that a creed must be very Tar from
being a dead one when can SUI
nation "a the American people are
stirred today by that ancient sslutsuon
and replv: Christ - risen lie -
risen. indeed and hath appeared unto
simon"
oassn Of Christian Festivals
Today ia the Queen of the CHRISTIAN
Festivals, because the resurrection OF
Jusus Christ has always existed as the
very kew stone Of Christian tneology,
and "the power of resurrection" as the
buoyant lusp,ration OF all CHRISTIAN
hons. The church answers the query
al we die. do we live again. not Win
a theory. not with a dogma, but Win
what il deems the authenticated histof
zeal fact OF one man who WAS ueau anu
was and is alive again. The entausi-
asm OF religious Joy never rises OUT VI
dry creeds, but out OF HISTORICAL accom-
plishment. Like As no nation ever
established Il great holiday upon
mere political doctrine, but upon some
ustional event, So the great iest'ai
DAYS OF the church are rooted IN ac'
connIlshed events of high spirituai mo-
ment. Hence the seeming inconsistency
al = generation whose higher "crtf
eisrn" DESTROYS the reality Oh the larger
events of sacred history, out whose
heart grows warmer ana warmer eaei
wear as the anniversary days come
round that celebrate these "myths o
ANTIQUITY. Whether this inconsistenc,
of the age, amounting almost 10 hyPo
Grey. be rooted in the greatness or III
telness of human nature, the iutuI'
alone will determine, but tnas the iilne ).
teenth century Is choosing 10 enl'o y,
self with that early day when nrs' In
the glow of an assured convection Oh
Ga.
sn,cnou. before all eyes today. Taste
I,sv survives: and not only does 1t SUI
we but TIA growing power over the re
REGIONS IMAGINATION of the age Is con
elusive to prove that the corner ston
of the Christian temple has not eve
been Jared IN It's place.
The Glorious Resurrection.
Tho history of Easter celebration
rynchronous with Christianity i'Se.
1'ha observance of the day was not Tn
Amendment OF ecclesiastical autnorit!
mi rose out of those instincts whic
MOVE ALI hearts alike TO honor IN
timcs and places which have been a
sor;atsd with the large or sacred affail
Of men. That the first anniversary
so majestic an event as the resurre'
ton should have passed unooseryed Q
the first Christians is Inconceisaole,
recially in view of the fact that the nj
,ional life of the Jews was so crowde
at the supreme moment with other CT
cnmstances Indissolubly associate
with the great event OF all. The Je'
ish Passover, already 1000 years oil
which had become wrought with an u
ptterable significance into the consclo'
ard UNCONSCIOUS life and hope OF eve
Lving Hebrew, had called to the TO
CIV the entire male populate
80 the recovered tribes wh'
the Naarene's earthly career was
trao,calIy closed. With all these grai
arronnnaniuents of the tragedy. ev'
tnouUh Il hal been but the hasty es
cut.on of a common fanatic, It's III
anniversary would have made {
n,emory OF ID VIVID in the minds
friend and Toe. But adding TO all u
c,ortotls resurrection" u - easy To
feve that Easter Day IL festival
made yut IL one OF spontaneous genel
ton amid the environment OF sucn 10
ard worship as the world had not
fore seen.
singing the same Harmonies-
The earliest Christian Joy and {
.hu.i.sn were not confined TO slnI
davis rejoicing, but the Easter fest'
was continued with uninterrup'
warmth through the fifty days GOV
ING the PERIOD from the Passover
pentacost. Albeit the later secular
of Christian people has limited
arsuaI celebration 10 n single day,
the Hturries retain the nomeuciat'
annlied TO the ancient pentecos
psriod OF Faster. The first NoDd
and Tuesday after Easter aud the I
sundays between Easter and Ascens
tie take their names from the queel
festival. being called. Monday IN Ess
week. Tuesday IN Easter week.
Fret Sunday after Easter, the Seer
sunday after Easter, up 10 TIC r.
sunday after Easter. And
sweet. aueenly festival = with
TO-DAY. away up here IN the n
,senfh century. singing the same h
monies with which, through the age:
has been reeoncilng worlds that b;
seemed verv far apart VINO can
mate the power il has welded on
unseen battle grounds of human I
son or IN the shut-in mad-lIoase'
human despair Kings WITH "a
armies have flooded the world v
Hood. and have changed
boundaries of nations a 4 q
were the dancing Ines Il 50
ing spectra; philosophers \
changed and directed wltH their wlssi
or folly the great streams 81 spec