The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-31
Sabbath Lessons.
Notable Days.


! truth that all men are brethren" in Jesus
Christ. Without love it is impossible
to lead soul to Christ An intellectual
interest, financial interest in unsaved
humanity is not enough. If we succeed,
1t must be a heart interest-our che arts
desire" We cOvet the best gifts for
those whom We love Salvation is the
best gift. Therefore, if we truly loved
Cur countrymcn, ii We truly loved man
Kind. our heart $ desire will lie for their
salvation. 1t is not enough to be inter
osted in the physical and mental welfare
Of men We must be interested in their
! souls 1t is not enough 10 try to advance
them industrally and socially We must
desire their moral and spiritual elevation
and Improvement
IT h a t T hey Might Be save a.
Tie Epworth league topic for the week
beginning March 81 is found in Romans
y. /: It was Pauls declaration: "Breth-
rem, my hearts desire and prayer to
Cod for Israel is, that they might be
saved Anxiety for the salvation of
our fellow beings is based on the belief
! that men are lost and that Christ came
10 save them Preparation for work in
saving men is best found in recognition
OF your own lost condition and in recep-
ton of salvation through Jesus A deep.
live experience and love for Christ is the
first fitness IN worker for souls The
lack or conversions in our churches
arises from the lack of earnest spiritual
life III the membership Aultitudes have
no deep consciousness Of Christ ever pre-
sent with them. Heart life is lacking
without consciousness of sin and Its
peril there is no realization of Christs
power to save, no longing for salvation
OF self or others.
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK
March 81 is Palm Sunday. 1t is so
named IN memory of the triumphant en-
try of the Savior into Jerusalem few
days before his death Branches Of
willow or palms are taken to the Catno-
lie churches, blessed AMI distributed The
day Is the beginning of holy or passion
week, and is observed by the Greek
Latin, Anglican, Scandinavian and Luth-
cram churches in commemoraJion of the
fact that this was the week upon which
Jesus was cruciied
April 1 is commonly known as "AlI
Fools Day" 1t is the custom On this
Gay TO practice innocent impostures and
pranks upon the unsuspecting to make
sport of then. The custom is of great
antiquity. The Hindoos have, in their
Hull, which terminates on the last day
of March, a festival during which the
aim is to send persons away on fruitless
errands and enjoy laugh at their ex-
pense. A similar custom prevails
throughout Europe To find the practice
so prevalent on the earth on or about the
same day seems to indicate that it had a
very early origin among mankind. Tho
Jews have legend that the custom had
origin from the mistake OF Noah in send
ing the dove out of the ark before the
water had abated, on the first day of
the month. Among the Hebrews, which
answers TO the first of April; and to
perpetuate the memory OF this deliver
ance it was thought proper to furnish
whoever forgot so remarkable a clr.um-
stance by sending them on some rvOa4ns
errand, similar to that on which the
bird was sent by the patriarch
April 8, in the Catholic calendar. Is
dedicated to st. Richard, an English
bishop, who was supported by the pope,
the latter compelling King Henry H. to
recognize Richard
April is known in the Roman church
as Maundy Thursday. 1t is the day be-
fore Good Friday. 1t was on this day
that Christ washed the feet of his dis
cipleS and gave them a command to love
dates -Mandate. or Maundy, Thursday
Formerly in European countries church
doors stood open all day for those who
wish to enter. For a long time English
kings observed the custom of washing
the feet of a number of poor men equal
to the years of their age, and of giving
them shoes, stockings and money 1t
is still observed in Rome by the pope
washing the feet of thirteen priests. sym
bolic of the thirteen apostles. including
Paul.
April 4, in the Catholic calendar, is
commemorated in honor of St Ambrose
bishop of Milan, in the fourth century
He was one of the great fathers of the
church. and is said to be the author Of
the TIE Deum.
April is Good Friday. 1t was on this
day, in A. d. 80, that Christ was cru
Gifted. 1t is day Of great solemnity in
the Catholic church, and is also observed
by the Greek and Anglican churches. 1t
was formerly believed that bread baked
upon this day and afterwards grated into
water would cure any physical ILL., Good
Friday is a legal holiday in Alabama,
Louisiana Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Tennessee.
April is Confederate memorial day
and a legal holiday in Louisiana.
April in our calendar is March % in
the Greek. 1t is independence cay IN
Greece, concentrating the raising OF the
standard of the Cross against the Cres-
cent. on April 6, 1921, the date of the be-
ginning of the war which resulted in the
independence OF Greece from Turkish
rule.