Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-04-22

q celebration Of TIE Ke>orI ION, :
wlich IL is simplicity and ap'cru Z
a Is more beautifully ,a-ac-
tensile, sub,imelv ~lupe~l.e.
,tan that he'd il any other Il
nity in THIS STATE. Other .~;etsalua
uons may celebrate The R~esl1s,lon
With more poup and wor.d.Erau-
delr, but the manner and sgt ci
is ob-ervanc. by the Morasns Of
>a.em not Only rehder Their zebra
ton d~ss,iucti,e, but surla,s t,rue
grandeur and glory that al ,hano,t
elaborate and %gilt,erIng formally.
Salem Wn-to., AT E~a,lerine
contains many slfa"gers; for, dspste
the MoraviaDs avoidance Of rblici-
", the tame OF their .oeautltG ser
wees has spread beyond the narrow
c%outnes OF the T~in-C.,y, andeach
year attracts people from other arts
of the State Some, perhap. 90
through Idle curiosity. bu, thrma-.
lorlly are those who have iearud to
love tie re-t'nl and uupre,euious
taitn OF tie Noravlans. anu a. iap
nnal visitors TO tie old town fr The
express purpose Of attending tbs
Easter-nornlng celebration.
Ia order that our readers NAV ste
vices are conducted, we publish be
low some extracts copied from tn
Ladies Home Journal, giving q,
accoun, If "A Moravian, Taste
Dawn" service a, Be,h.ehs IN, Pa
which is ,e1y neatly like the Mora
Wan Easter morn services at Salem
Through the quiet village streets
in the Slarllt hour OF the early mort
the trombonlsts walk from place I
place. 0 standing before the O..
congregation buildings, now upo
Z the corner Of a street, and pourin
forth their grand, inspiring anthem
:" that falls upon the holy Stiffness
-" the night as music from The angelo
: skies, arouse the slumber,ug town I
: ihe welcome kno Hiege OF The adyel
Of this glorious day.
"Awake, awake the horns a.
. blowing! the Resurrection day
I coue,' Now here, now there, 40
, everywhere the lights appear with
i! the windows of the dwellings,, ar
y ere the stars have ia led from ii
western sky the streets are thronge
: with people, young and old, wen,
. ing Their way from all directions |
ward the church, and greeting OF
another withiovlng saIulalions of Il
front of the church and is continue
there until The Frightening sky a
nounces the advent O: the daw
Then. IN slow procession, subdus
and re.erent, the people, headed
the trombonists, solemnly march
: their beloved aud quaint old bur
+ lng-yround-lheir beautiful "God
acre. No monuments nor orna
% sculpture mark the graves OF the d
parted. They rest in death as tht
; lived on earth, in simple and ho
equality eacn grave having no 9th
alornment than the plain, luscrlpti'
lahlet lying on the ground.
Within the closure Of this con
Grated spot the CO .gregation asse,
bes and stands III a large semi clrc
f'cinG TIE eastern hill III fond anti,
patton ct.the emblem OF It's cheris
Ell ialth \ ltile apart stand t
MINISTERS. and the trombone cho.
the SIZE OF "hich, on this OCCASION,
i. Augmented by The addition OF sever
other brass Instruments. Thus !;
er >emhled, The service OF song aud I
spon-Ise readings, begun at Il
or church IS continued. \ sense
deep, religious awe pervades /,
d. gathered throng, and controls 4
mnrmnrei breathing Of the ,houSal
sous whose sublime faith shed, a !
ulaIice Of ~saucttv aud Heaven
10 GfanIcur upon their humble and i
\out expectancy, as on this col
gtay Hornirg OF the early ss.rir
tiey aWait, IL spiritual commune,
with Their loved ones, the Resurrt
- ton hour.
II In tie East the dawJiuc lich; q
he peas, awaklng into rosy lie 1
r shaiowed earth, while darklt,
~ clouds, torn OF the fleeing ntul
: blush II their consciousness OF co,
or snS day. Then from the VOICES
II the assembled ho>t there bursts
melody OF rapluted song, q hear,..
hyDn Q: praise AID a~icraliou,
spontaneous symphony Of 10y, til
: starts IN glad expression Of trlumt
~! h~eart>, ALL, m!u-iIng win /
toll resembling strains OF >.e,
- toned l~u-lruntAt>, .rl>e> with |;
- 1arh, Il. song Of Joyous birds
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