Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-02-20
LTNTEN SEASON BEGAN WED
 NESDAY.
1From Thursdays Daily)

.uaD Ash Wednesday, marked t beginning ot The Lcutcn season, a.. mu u.t day oi Much social g... m rt.ur viIl give way toI ..... U .u..r Ta. intervening I... 4f l,, .p.H,I> o-,r,el in the Tn...I .tI ,l...Ir ..u,.c- ot the a. m vuu .r.HA ~r,i,. were U,.d yesterday.
 Ta. vo-I 'lcu' which |. derived r,ou r, Anglo -a>ou "Lcn'cu spring. from i1r >ea.u in which itI oc.ur.. - .-.J 70 designate tho solemn p.uui oD devotion mj ah,tin'nrc which m. from rrt times preceded ,hr f.l-t o' Ea-trr lt i- mentioned as carly as 'h, ume- of lruaus, iu tbe' second century, aud he speak. ot i'I ps uo' merely something of his own time iu' of much earlier date. r. Vas' arranged to ,Nt,ud o,,r u prrioI of forty days uo' including ~IrdI'sJ p order 10 ,o,rc.r0rd v.'i 'h. forty dNts of Christi, temptation u th" Niidor. hess aud -o lp teach tur great test Co which every human Ii" must hc sub. icctcJ to prepare t inr ii. aPpoin''d duty and victory.
 The forty days o' Lcnt ccclc.ia-tic- ally. call upon thc taitmul children of the church for abstinence from the or- diuary social pleasures, for spccial dc yoiiun to the duties of inc Christian life. for thc exercise uf self restraint aud self sacrifice aud for a general braring of tnc tone of the spiritual life by davout reverence to thc stand ard sci by Christ himself.
 T. K, in fact, an episode in the Christian lie mol to bc cvad,d by those who make thc year thc follow ing of The pathway of Christ through human life from thc manager of Beth. lchcn' which is in sight at Christmas. to inc triumph of Easter.
 Az Lent |. season of abstinence. a number of thc prominent citizen. of inc city were approached a. to what they would abstain from during Lent, with the following result:
 Mayor Goldwatcr Owing to thc fact that am a Hebrew, 1 will refrain from visiting inc Legislature. or hay ing anything to do with it. al,o am thinking seriously of sustaining from getting shaved. which would make q saving to me of about .J cents week
 Councilman E. M Bclchcr-I will alb stain from indulging in intoxicating liquors during the Lcnicn season. and also from cashing worthless checks. In my opinion, one habit is about as per uicious'as thc other.
 Joe Archamhcau. whose mammoth hddlc was slightly injured at the ban quct following the Elks' minstrcls ir Jerome, saturday night will ab stain from playing slough or inc fddl, during Lent, and will also keep away from dances. l believe that l shoulc be rewarded for making an effort to b, ' good for once in my life.
 Charley Hicks, probate judge and tho "Cupid of the court housc-I hate [, abstain from anything good, but have about made up my mind to keep iron kissing brides until after Easter. know, however. that it is going to ia, my courage to the utmost to resist th' temptation.
 County Recorder Bradbury, the onll unmarried county officer m the cour house. nnd who has not fulfilled hi campaign promise of becoming "ben cdict, if clcctcd-l will abstain iron dancing and getting married until Len K over.
 Justice of the Peace C. II. McLanc- did intend to quit indulgng in m oc casional drink. until it struck mo tha Lent lasted forty days. \ camel car go without n drink that lolg but wh, the deuce wants to he camel! \ prominent gambler m abstain from gambling in Prescott aftc April l.
 One well known married lady rc marked that she would abstain iron fiiriing until after Easter. A schoo girl said she'd quit chewing gum, po liccman said he'd refrain from slccr ing on his beat, while Prescott milk man faithfully vowed to put no wntc in the milk until after Easter
 
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