Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-18

vest than an imperfect one.
There is small purpose IN osuse, - :
ones mind In speculation. 80 mucn mas
been said and written upon the SUBJECT
with What Body" think there Is no
such thing as bodlloss soul. Ihe souI
itself forms the body. and the body o,
our resurrection VIII correspond 70 us
individuality. They may be the same,
only the new will be better; thereaaize'
and oxultant In its freedom. for tne pos
sibilities OF spiritual life an a1equa,e
spiritual body-and Iimitiess as strehsth
and power. We want TO do SO many
things that we cannot do. to work al
ways with an eye TO our strength
BLESSED EASTER.
Blessed Easter and typical resurrection,
TO hunger 10 more nor thirst; TO move anu
not be weary: TO work and never be
faint. That all the powers Unborn VIII
only be purified and heightened. and
more and beyond all, to fight no more
against temptation, and TO achieve In that
fuller life all we have missed in this,
And of our reunion with beloved ones,
who have. perhaps, died since last Easter!
How comforting IL the thought that we
shall know and recognize them. Around
how many death-brds Is the proof OF
the body's individuality given. when
the passing spirit. already seeing with
the spiritual eye. recognizes the faces
and forms OF friends and calls them py
the old familiar names
l knew of a touching instance of DEATH
bed reunion not easily explained by any
other hypothesis. Two young girls, VINO
were cousins. and had been reared to-
gether I'm adjoining houses. were mar
ried at the same time. Their baby boys
had almost a single birthday, and were
usually nursed In the same crib. The
love between the infants was very
marked at a year old. and they could
babble each others name when one or
them sickened and died. Another baby
came TO the bereaved mother. and was
known TO the older child. At years Of
age the first child also died. No mem
tion had been made of its former play
mate, nothing had seemed 10 recall 10
the dying child any memory Of the other
baby. but Just before death 1t lifted its
little hands and clapped them feebly to-
gether and cried out, pointing upward.
''Ritchie." "Ritchie." II tee Ritchie'
which was for the dead child's name Of
Richard
In Russia they have a pretty custom
for salutation on Easter morning When
one friend greets another with 1.-THE
Lord is Risen" and the other answers
back at Is True" then they gravely kiss
each other and pass the Easter-eggs.
which are colored with red, typifying
the blood Of Christ.
The Oldest and most familiar OF all
Easter customs are those associated with
eggs. Hundreds of years before Christ
eggs held an important place in the
theology and philosophy Of the Egyptians.
Gauls, Greeks, and Persians. among all
of whom an egg was the emblem of the
universe, and the art OF coloring 1t was
well-studied The sight Of street-boys
striking their rival eggs together to see
which is the stronger and shall win the
other was as common in the streets OF
Rome l,00o years ago. II we are TO be-
lieve the antiquarians, as 1t Is on the
south slope Of the White-House grounds
in America to-day.
There is no better timber grown in the
United States than in the Blue Ridge
mountains Extensive orders have been
placed here I'm the last few weeks by
contractors for the navy in the build
ing of ships. 1t is usually without flaw,
of white and black oak and walnut.
Rev Hartwell Hawthorn leaves this
week for Nashville for a months much
needed recuperation.
Mr. Ed. Matthews and bride (nee Miss
Minnie I.obban) We're in Alton Wednes-
day.
Mr.. W. c. Page Of Lower Nelson, is
taking large droves Of cattle for the
summer seasons pasturage to Highland.
The weather is very fine and farmers
are nearly through seeding for oats and
grass. Wheat promises the best crop
for ten years.