Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-04-21
EASTER SUNDAY.

Ed. Jimplecute. What a dis
appointment the day is To thous
and II young ladies'. The lower
ing clouds are too threatening
for the Easter hat and beautiful
Easter dress. Who can tell OF
all the regrets at its being adark
cold, dreary day; how many are
because they sincerely wanted TO
attend service or To show the new
Easter hat and dress 1t would
look as il there was some cause
for it. OF all the Sundays Easter
should be the most beautiful. 1t
may be we pay too much atten-
ton to the money making or
dressing or displaying our wealth
to be pleasing in the sight of the
Lord. | can't believe that the
prayers that are made in a house
of God costing one million dol
lars, go any higher or reaches
the ear of the Master any quick
err, or any more attention given
to them, than from bush arbOr;
nor can / see how the prayers Of
the person dressed in the finest
money can purchase, are heard
any quicker than the person
whose nakedness is barely cover
ed. l find l am DEPRESSING; then
sermOnizing in manner. 1t APP
pears to me that when person
has clothes too good to kneel in
they are surely too good for
church. 1t may be that to give
these fine dress brothers and sis
tiers a show the standing up pray
ing was brought into use. 1t
perhaps makes no difference in
what position one is in, unless
that position is taken in a spirit
Of vanity.
| started TO write o letter Of
sympathy for the dear girls, for
they do look so pretty and happy
in their Easter costumes. | dis
liked so much TO see the dear
creatures going to church with
their winter hats on, also their
winter dresses and cloaks, while
their Sunday outfit for which
they have been for months plan
ming, is in the box it came in. |
suspect in all this planning the
dear girls never thought Of the
bible; too busy getting ready for
Easter to think of the ancient
book. You will see them trip
ping along-if they go atall, with
their ruby lips puckered, with a
sadened countenance that would
not be taken for devotional; but
because the Easter outfit is at
home. Such disappointments
are trying and test the faith to
perfection. One who can leave
the Easter outfit at home, go to
services, and not think Of it, has
the pure thing-no adulteratiOn
or emotional about it. No better
test to the sister faithful, than
the Easter disappointment. The
dear girls must not think a clOu-
dy and rainy Easter is all the
disappointment stored away for
them. Every life has it's bitters
and it's sweets. Each thinks the
other is the sweetest; that they
are the only ones tasting of the
bitter cup. There is no life but
what has it's sorrows and disap-
pointments, as well as happiness.
Therefore none should expect to
escape. | say to the dear girls
that ere your life is ended, there
will be great many cloudy and
wintry Casters; don't think this
will be the last.
II it were possible, | would
like to see written on every brow
starting from the cradle, on
through eternity-that no girl
should have a dark Easter. /
dislike so much to see them dis
appointed. 1t is the happy and
bewitching smile of the dear
girls that carries sunshine and
hope to the hearts Of every boy.
w. II. A.
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