The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-03-27

were Charles Parker, Benz. Hitchcock, Henry
Shiery, John Markly, d. Standiford, Samuel
g. Scarf and Robert Law. Henry Walker.
undertaken.
The funeral of Mrs Frances C. Crevensten,
aged GA years, wife of Jacob Crevensten who died
on the 10Th instant, near Forest Hill, took
place on Saturday, at Centre NJ. +. Church.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. +. +.
Peters, the pail bearers being Wilbur f. Wal
lis, William Rowe John C.. Stonebraker,
David l.. Tucker, Elisha K. Tucker and John
IL. Barrow. N. Dean IL Son, undertakers.
Franklin Whitaker, aged about 80 years, son
of the late Franklin Whitaker, of this county,
died near Baltimore, on Monday. His remains
were brought to the county on Wednesday
morning, and buried at St. Mary's Church. En-
morton. Rev. DR.. Brand conducted the funeral
services. The pail bearers were A. B. Whitaker,
E. ii. ID. Pue, Samuel s. Beyard, John Magness,
g. W. Proctor and o. NJ. Whitaker.
Matilda, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Oliver, died on Tuesday morning, March oath,
of infammatory rheumatism at the home of
her parents, near Hartford Furnace, aged about
10 years. She was buried at st. Mary's Church,
near Emmorton, on Thursday, at $50 2. NJ.
Rev. VIM. F. Brand read the funeral service.
The pall-bearers were Dr. w. p. Taylor, John
H. Maggie, James p. Sullivan, Frank Stiher,
Frank Clark and Frederick Smith. The de-
ceased was a commitment of the church.
On Monday, 10Th instant Mrs. Adelia Larner,
wife of James Larner. died at her residence,
near Lapidum. Mrs. Larner had been long an
invalid. She was fifty-two years OLD and left
husband, five sous and two daughters to mourn
her death. The interment was in the Catholic
Cemetery, at Havre de Grace, on Wednesday,
18th instant.
Holy WEEK..The week which is now draw
ing to a close is called Holy Week from the
sacred events of which it is commemorative.
The first day, commonly known as Palm Sun
day, is SO called because the multitude which
went forth 10 meet Jesus on the day He entered
the holy City in triumph-His one day of
earthly glory-waved branches of palm and
spread them in the way over which He must
pass, as He "In lowly pomp rode on to die"
This act of the excited multitude is still COM
memorated in some Christian churches by the
ceremony of "blessing the palms." which are
afterwards distributed to the faithful. March
the festival of the Annuucation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, to whom the Angel Gabriel was
sent with message, informing her that she
was TO be the mother of the promised Redeem
err 1t fell this year on Wednesday of Holy
Week.
In this week was instituted the sacrament of
the Holy Communion. The scriptural account
is that this took place sin the night in which
He was betrayed" and it is usually interpreted
to meal Thursday night.
In this week also c.urs Good Friday-the
central fast-day of the Christian year-which,
from time immemorial in the church, has been
strictly observed.
Lent had its beginning from the fast of forty
hours, which began on Good Friday and lasted
till midnight of Easter-even, Saturday follow
ing. During the forty hours the Kiss of Peace
was not given the Holy Communion was not
celebrated; the penitents were reconcied.
At one time there was no sermon on Good
Friday, but council of Toledo, 633 A. D., or
dered that there should be a sermon on the Pas
sion OF our Blessed Lord. Tomorrow, Satur-
day in Holy Week, is commemorative of the
time in which the body of our Lord lay in the
grave-,his fact enabling Christians to sing
'Snce Jesus has lain there l dread not its
gloom"
The first day of next week is the joyous festi-
val of Easter, called the Queen of Festivals, the
Royal Day of Days, the Feast of the Resurrec-
ton. In the Saxon church it was a festal week,
and ,verything was done to testify to the glad
reception of all that the Resurrection means it
being, as one has said, sin truth the key, doc
trinally, to our Faith; liturgically, to our wor-
ship practically to our life" "If ye then be
risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above"