Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
TASTIS NEARLY OVER
,frsIc AND AROMA or FLOWERS
FEATURES OF NEXT SUNDAY.
GREAT FESTIVAL IN CHRlSTENDOh.
c,,rchcs Here VIII Celebrate With
SneciaI scr,iccs--Whnt the p"s
,,ort.rin of It's Namc-0uecr
cnx.o,ns in various Countries.
Dor the Dispatch)
CHAPTER ].


THE BIRTH AND NAMING VI
EASTER.
,rn, DAYS Of penitonce are nearly over.
Ereht dawn next sunday takes the place
~ CHI, dark night OF Lenten solemnity'
,.s .,ubre garments are exchanged for
~. r.v garb OF Faster. Instead Of
,.... we have flowers. songs Of re-
. pealing organs. bright anthems
f.. ana Thanksgiving. Also, the be-
e.nre. OF welcome spring. II is Wei TO
l,.r in mind what It all means. 10
many lt matters little that the festiYi-
lies have deep, underlying purpose
lrt il does TO harm 10 be remindiW OF
the fact that the Christian world unites
next sunday in celebrating the !esurrec
ton Of Christ. and pours out It's wealth
Of flowers and song in grateful Iemem-
urance of the all-important event IN inc
Christian era.
II Is interesting 70 note how the name
eame Ia be given 20 the festiVity. IL M''
go years after the death or CHRIST '"o'
tho date Of the celebration OF Ills iFsU-
,scfion was definitely settled py 'n0
church. The name was taken nom VIC
ancient \ lglO-SlNoh tNAhN7H ". -.
osfcrn or Eostre-whose leslNN vas
..,iehrated about the time Of the CHRISTIAN
1r,ercr. No celebration was arranged Dy
,hc Jewish Christians al all, but ON me
-.th dav OF the MONTH, immeula'elg 4o'-
Lowing the vcrna. equinox, Nhlch "dS
Tho dav on which tie old JEWISH ltast Oh
Tho passover was celebrated. the Je"i9H
Christians celebrated the death on CHRIST
10 them the Paschal lamb CHRIST having
died. according 20 their chionoiosE, o.
,ho date Of the celebration OF the jewish
Passover The cclebraNon OF the Je"lsn
CHRISTIANS was, therefore, Tor the dea'h
.rd NOT the resurrection Of Christ
Tho Gentle Christians. however were
not bound by any Of the Jewish TRAM
lions Sunday being the Lords day 10
,he,n they therefore. celebrated the res
,irrection OF Christ on the SUNDAY luhV"
ing the 18th day Of the moon OIL MAJ en-
tho dav on which Christ died. ne Jew
feh Christians thus celebrated lne If'N
-. 80 tho month. irrespective of The uaT
10 The week. and the Gentle CHlistidh7
.slobroteI "A Sunday. irrespective OF 'he
d., ~ the month. II this confusion mao
800 baon resolved by the proper ecciesita-
al authorities. wo might have been cel"-
brating the day at the present uh'9 ' ,,
cording 10 our individual rehslous Rle"'-
lections. In, ,t,,o,
6f...neions regarding this conillct OF Gus
,o,, rs 10 the celebration of Easter. IL
-. ottornDts were made 90 MS stdDi'
dov which would be observed 10y ul'
church as a whole. but they an tal', +.
1NnaIiy. al tine Council OF Nice A. ~ '--'
the aurstio was settled once 10. "-,' IN ~
liz dote now observed througnont ih'
Ct,;e.isn world was established hhstef
nsv was then fixed as the irst SuAual
go mar f,ill moon which happens on ~
-. otter March 2ist. II the iuil moor
ronncns ON a sunday the following SuI
|,i. be Faster. The day can, therefor
rs carly as March I'D, ana as i1'e I"
April 18th 10, NTH roete
III min the wear 1864 one date o
e,-atl'e,oaro's BIRTH. when Charles -
Cd January list as the fist day ol u"
year.
CHAPTER H.
HOW EASTER GREW TO BE y ei'D
FESTIV1rY.
Tho customs IN connection WIN In. u,
col. hrafiou Of Easter have beeu num- . -
an Of them are entitled 10 rcspec'
ql.u 80. christian era those who pro
e~ssoa tho faith would meet with a NJ
I'D Inc greeting: Christ is risen az,
nc qreefinc the response woud be' -
.'', -, iodeed" This is the greetlh
Ga the Cars dominions 10 TINS u"S' -,
'rheolocians differ widely upon IN
strictly religious significance OF '"e
surrection ST. PAU declares OK ~,
that iii Christ be not risen. theh - w
-, -, ,.oin." the hope referred 10 Deln
-. NJ Immortality I'm the Paulin
,,..,or, the crucidXion and the fesuiIe'
..o, arc of equal importance. each essei
,'.f a. tine christian religion HoWeNt
- roodern thought may modily th
t.,,.,l conception. no one can DENY tna
~, ,-bolly from the domain OF lheo'os
-t. r.-rrrectiOn must ne sel u"" 81.
r,,f.rious factor in the genera N'''o'
r.nrf1d. II il had done holl""S
t would poe worthy 81 ulI' -,
..,., to the world the 'hrl'''H 80
,rbt. Is ~ feature of Easter VINO
i anf To- bc undeies''li'" -'"'
looked altogether. ..,..- .,1ont,
r H.hrew sabbath was never "uop''
f,rra number of people, eNcti
.t.,i.r nationality 20 which IL va
.r.,.t,. givcn and ID had in " sueh .
e...... ,dea az rest from pnysiei' '-'D'
tIt I never commences ,.,,rjst,a
r..,. other nations. Inc 'h'i9''"
Sff... chilled go the Ne" les
r.r.. one first day Of the week o
.r.-.. nav.'' took tho negative or !.
i.. .f saturday 10 certain extent ni
aIl.t ff'o positive feature when N'
mad. sunday the best day OF an tne w. W.
rr..phout ChristendOm. WIDE N~I i"'i0'
sr. fcund in the Observance OF me On L,
from the Hebraism Of Scotland 10 -
holiday idea which prevails tnrousi'o
the Continent Of Europe. but all anu
alike. go back % that first Eastern ino'
Tor the seed thought.
The setting apart Of one day IN $50
for relief from the dfudgery OF o'l''a
.,,,,,o,ion was n powerful factor In q