The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-09
SHOULD RECALL
I DEATH OF SAVIOUR
Or. Sage in Good Friday Letter Asks
the people to Pause for
Moment at Noon
Tomorrow.
SHOWS LOVE AND FAITH
Bells viii be Tolied and Meditation IS
Asked-Invitation Given
for Services to
Follow.
SHOWS LOVE AND FAITH


st. Johns Episcopal church has writ
ten his annual Good Friday letter. In
it he urges the observance OF the
death of Christ which occurred TWEEN
ty centuries ago, and which christian
! people have lost sight of in the csle-
bration of His birth and His resurrec-
ton. DR.. Sage's letter follows:
Through the courtesy of the editor
| of this paper I have been permitted
twice during the past two years to
make a suggestion and al announce
ment to the christian people OF keo-
kuk. This l venture to do again. To-
morrow, Friday, is an anniversary or
| the greatest event, save two. which
1.-The world has ever known. For apart
from the birth Of Christ, which we
celebrate at Christmas, and His resur-
rection, which we commemorate at
Easter, no act of God or man has been
| frought with SO much good as the
death of Jesus Christ which we remem-
tber on Good Friday. In the changes OF
christian sentiment and practice it has
come about that christians almost uni
,versaiiy keep the anniversary OF
iChrist's birth and resurrection and are
lin larger measure than ever before
joining with the historic churches OF
Jesus Christ in remembering His suf-
Eferings. Unfortunately, there is not so
general observance Of this as there
ought to be-.
AS a means of increasing the remem.
| brance of the atoning death of Christ
on Good Friday the last general con-
vention of the Episcopal church set
forth the following declaration: I'VE
recognize with sympathy the inability
Iof many christian people to share In
1.-THE age-Iong custom of setting apart
Good Friday as day OF public and
Ipr;vate devotion in commemoraion OF
the sacrifice of our Lord. In view OF
this fact we call upon them at noon on
that day to unite in at least few
minute of special personal contempla-
ton of Christ crucif1ed.'
! / believe that christians everywhere
will respond to this suggestion. In or
der to further remind ourselves of this
suggestion, the bell of st. Johns
church will be tolled for five minutes
at noon tomorrow.
| Remember His Sacrifice.
When a president Of the United
States dies, during his term Of Office.
at the time of his funeral there is a
general cessation of business for few
moments throughout the country: the
country is silent out of respect for his
memory. When the president of a
great railway system dies, there is a
cessation Of business in its shops and
Offices for few minutes at the hour
OF his funeral; the system is silent out
of respect for his memory. The veter-
ans of the grand army observe few
minutes silence at noon on Memorial
day in commemoration Of the death OF
their comrades. 1t is the worlds way
OF showing respect. There is no ex-
preston Of recognition or commemora-
ton of the sacrifice and death of the
worlds Saviour by the great christian
world. 1t observes Christmas in recog-
milton of His birth; it very largely OBJ
serves Easter in commemoration of
!, His resurrection: the church has it's
Eucharist and it's Good Friday serv-
ices: but for multitudes of people who
call themselves christians, who be-
lieye in Christ, who honor His memory
and trust in His atoning death. there
is no expression or commemoration of
His death which at all corresponds
with that of His birth and resurrec-
ton. 1t is hoped that this may appeal
to the christian that they may feel its
reasons bIeness and Appropriateness.
and that it may draw them to that
larger expression of faith and love
which the church affords.
I also extend to christians of every