Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-11

Next Sunday is Easter. the greatest
christian jubilee of the year and on
that day all christian Churches win
ring out joyful chimes in commence
ration OF the resurrection. A writer
in the New York World writes that
many OF the obSeTyanceS of Easter are
clearly OF pagan origin: joy at the
the awakening OF nature from the
death OF winter became 10y as at the
risingof the sun of Righteousness from
the grave. The most Characteristic
custom among christian communities
is the use OF Easter eggs. There can
be little doubt that the use of eggs at
this season was originally symbolical
OF the reylYlcation of nature, the
poisoning forth of life in the spring.
The practice is not confined to chris
tIans. The Jews used eggs in the
feast OF the Passover and we are told
that the PerSianS when they keep the
festival of the solar new wear, in
March, present each other With col
ored eggs. To the christian the Eas-
terrible is typical of the Beyond and
with the return of spring DAYS and
beautiful flowers all feel it + 2. season
of joy and festiyity.
The day will be generally observed
in our cEercheS.
IIRS- METHC DIST.
At the First M. E. church there
VIII be floral decorations and special
music, and Rev. f. H. Brigham, pas
tor, will preach a sermon appropriate
to the occasion. There viii be Easter
exercises by the Sunday school at the
regular hour. There will also be SER
vices for the reception of new mem
bers and TO. baptism.
ST. JOHNS.
ct ST. Johns there will be a celebra-
tion of the holy communion at half
after seven in the morning. At half
after ten there will be high celeGra-
ton of the holy communion with a
sermon by the Rev. Father Johnson
| Vespers will be sung at half past sew
EN- in the evening: the rector VII
| preach at this service also.
ST. MARY's AND ST. JAMES.
At st. Mary's and at st. James
| churches regular services will be held
| the same as on every Sunday by theil
respective pastors, Revs. p. L. Casper
! and J j. Brennan. Floral decorations
and special singing will be eatures OF
the occasion.
ST. PAUL.
There will be services on Sunday
| morning with communion. On Sun
day evening the children of the Sun
! day school will render a program
Good Friday there will be service:
with communion of which the con
frmation class will partake for thu
first time. Special music will be rem
dered at these services.
PRESBYTERIAN.
At the First Presbyterian churcl
there will be special floral decoration
and special musical program. Rev. j
NJ. Duer will preach a sermon appro
pirate to the day. In the eyenin!
the Sunday school will scarry out
program arranged for the occasion.
UNIvERsALIsT.
At the Universalist church Their
will be services appropriate to tn,
day, and there will be profuSe flora
! decoration and special music. Rev. t
B. IT. Fisher, pastor, will preach il
| the morning on "The Liberator.
| There will be exercises by the Sunda,
school, commencing at one o'clock
In the afternoon at three O'Clock thu
Sir Knights of St. Omer Command
cry will attend special services in thi
church in body, and in uniform
upon invitation of its pastor who vii
preach on 1.-THE Great MIRACLE OF
this occasion. To these services al
are invited to attend.
| ST. STEPHEN.
There will be services on SUNDAY
with communion. On Thursday even
| ing there will be communion services
and also on Friday morning, when thu
| confirmation class will partake Of thu
Lords supper for the first time. Fol
music will be rendered.