Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-31
Again Easter Sunday.
E aha (-lariafiar ANnr


memories cluster round about this
holy day--the most holy OF all Chris
tian holidays. because 70 commeror
ates The consammatlon OF the Infinite
plan Of salvation.
Christ IS 'riseu. indeed
without the actual occurrence of
that event all of Gods promises "a tb
people. all the happenings oT The hu5
dreds of years before would have bre
but hollow mockcgics and ihc whole
programme of salvation a farce RAT
the Almighty does not DO things lr
that manner His plans aa has hecr
denionatraied since the begianipB 81
time, have been irmmabie a1a
chanEeiesHi they rluain TODAY arf
ever VIII 1t was announced "a
Goea chosen paople-the leNa ha'
Re ronld send HIS only beeatir1 Son
Jesus Christ ppon earth tfnt-
shnnld he crucinud placed 81 tisc
,onib and that On the thiti dae 'hor
after he should arise from the load
and ascend into heaven an for tha
salvation Of the people aud as a mems
OF atonement for their sins. And all
this truly came TO pass 10 confe-
quencc OF which Easter Sunday the
anniversary OF the day upon which
Christ arose from the dead md con
cludod the greatest drsma in the
worlds history is hailed with Joy and
Thanksgiving. with glsdness and feast
ing by every Christian natlon on the
globe.
Easter IL not fiSed holiday. That
is. Il does not occur upon the same
day OF the same month each year. but
shifts about as may be said according
to certain rules Possibly, II they
were asked upon what day Of what
month Easter Sunday came IN 1909
ahout one person out OF twenty FIVE
could toll you More lilely the per
cent would be much smaller Hence
the following explanation
Easter day. upon which the rest Of
the movable fcnsts and holidays de
pend is always the first Sunday after
the full moon which happens upon Or
next after the 2ist day Of March. and
II the fun moon happens upon a Sun
day. Easter day ls the Sunday after
Note. however. that the full moon Tor
lilf' NNIpVFNN ~ ttlAN NWAi ~ hAi' lHAlN
day Of lunar mouth reckoned ac
cording to an ancient ecclerlasticul
computation, and not the real or astro
nomlcal full moon
Besides being ercnt religious huii
day. Easter Sunday has come to De
sort Of dress parade occasion for 80
ciety In genoral--espccially day
when society dons tho new hat and
gown and goes ont to see and be-
seen. But what II It does7 We have
no right to suppose for an instant that
any one OF the ladies'. SO richly gown
ed and with her head surmounted |
with gorgeous hat that took all the |
plumpneBs out of her husbands wal |
let forgetA IN the lonRt tho maRnif |
cenco Of the day, nor goes TO church |
for any other purpose than that Of re. \
jolcing In the fact that she has q |
risen Saviour just as the Good Book |
tells her TO do Al those thlngs hnr.
monlzc perfectly with the beautiful |
flowers with which the chaucel is |
decked and with the sweet instrument
tai and vocal music which emanatea
from the choir loft We are told 10 |
rejoice and undoubtedly We should |
obey the command Rrrnyed IN our |
best Sunday clothes.
The weather man has promised ms |
fair weather FOR tomorrow. and un. |
doubtcdly the different churches OF |
the city win be crowded by great |
Vices that will be held