The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07
WITH POMP And SPLENDOR
How the Resurrection Feast Will
BE JOyfully Celebrated.
Elaborate Programmes i'm Catholic
and Episcopai Churches-Bcautifui
Music and Floral Decorations
Whn: the Day signifies to Man.

Eighteen hundred and sixty-nine years
seo or thereabouts. according to the Bible
story, there occurred in far-off Palestine
an event not only destined to change the
religious faith of men for all time, but
10 assure their spiritual welfare for all
eternity. Ii is this momcntous and far
Teaching event. the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead. which followers of
the lowly Nazarene everywhere in all
countries where the Christian creed is
taught and revered will commemorate
today.
With the recurrence of each Eastertide
Hll nature seems to put on her changed
sttire typical of the new life which fol-
lowed the rolling Of the stone from the
sepulchre door and the resurrection. 1t
is the formal opening of spring. the
abandonment of winters garb and the
awakening into a new being.
No festival of all the year save Yule-
tide is SO generally celebrated as is Eas-
tel, and the time-honored customss in
church and social life will all be rseog
uized and followed today. After forty
days observation of the Lenten season
with fasting, self-abnegations. and sacri-
ice of pleasures to a greater or less de-
gree Easter is greeted with a welcome
which makes the day one Of thankfulness
and JOY.
To mankind at different ages Easter
Sunday comes with varying meanings and
significances. To the children il is gala
day wherein the lesson which il teaches
is impaired by the breaking of the egg
and the appearance from its tiny sheiled
enclosure of the pretty chick whose sin
gular birth so well illustrates the gospel
teaching of new life from the Resurrec-
ton. To the youth and maiden it is q
day when new suits, new gowns, and new
hats and bonnets are donned, and the
proud wearer sits in review in the cush-
toned pew TO exhibit the deft work of the
tafiors. milliner's. and modistes art. To
those of mature age il is a day which
brings to mind more forcibly than per-
haps at any time the promise and hope
which comes TO those who believe.
While Christmas is properly celebrated
mostly in the homes, it is in the churches
that Easter is most fittingly observed.
In the Catholic and Episcopal churches
the more elaborate preparations have
been made and these two denominations,
as is always the case. will hold the more
extensive celebrations. Yet there will be
proper observances OF the festival in all
of the evangelical churches. and not a
chapel in Washington but will ring with
the SiauSofne praise 10 the risen LORD.
Music Will. as usual, be one of the chief
features OF all the programmes and IL
VIII be especially appropriate to Easter
tide. procla1ming the joyous tidings Of the
resurrection of the Christ.
In the Roman Catholic and Church of
England houses OF worship. the music will
to a large extent be classical. and the
best vocal and instrumental talent of the I
city will participate IN the other church.
IS hymns Of praise and songs Of joy will
be sung by sUloist and choir and congre- 4
cation. The subject Of every sermon de- /
liVered from a Washington pulpit Will
be in keeping with the teaching which the
dag illustrates.
The floral decorations this year are on
an extensive scale and the interior of
evSry edifice where worship will be con-
q semi-tropical garden. where the at
mosphere is pervsded with the sweet
aroma OF variety of flowers. Easter
lilies, Gala lilies. hyacinths. tulips, 5on- I
quils, and host of other seasonabie flow /
ers with palms, ferns. potted plants. |
adorn the aitars and sanctuarles and 4
add their beauty to the scene and their I
mute offerings of praise to the Redeemsr. I
Morning and evening services will be /
held at all the Protestant churches Solemn
high mass will be said at IL O'Clock in the l
majority of the Catholic churches, but i
there Will be masses at nearly every hour
from o'clock in the morning until high
mass. In the evening there will be YES
per services.
During the interval in the afternoon be-
tween services those members of the fair
sex I'm Washington who are fortunate