The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-03
SERVICES
IN MANY CHURCHES
SPECIAL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
4 ARRANGED AND DAY WILL BE
GENERALLY OBSERVED
Knight Templars Will Attend NJ. E.
Church Seryices-k. of p. and Elks
at st. Marks

at st. Marks
Easter day services will be held in
all the churches of Moscow tomor-
row and the celebration of the resur-
rection of Christ from the tomb, the
great movable feast of the Christian
year, will be observed most general
ly.
Church Services
The Easter day services of the M.
e. church will be marked with a spe-
cial program by the Sunday School
classes in the evening At the morn
ing service Moscow Commandery, No.
g., Knights Templar, will attend in a
body There will be special services
at the Presbyterian church both morn
ing and evening and at st. Mark S
church great preparations have been
made for series of services during
the day. During the II o'clock serv-
ice the Knights Of Pythias and Pyth-
ian Sisters will attend in a body and
the Elks will be guests at the service
at 4:30 in the afternoon. At the Bap-
tist church early morning prayer at
five o'clock will open the days eXer-
cises which will close with baptismal
services in the evening. Special serv-
ices morning and evening at the
Christian church are announced as
well as at the Swedish Lutheran
church.
Easter Legends
The countless legends which center
about the life of Christ while upon
earth, came into popularity, for the
most part, during the middle ages, and
were given unbounded credence by
the Ignorant, superstitious people of
that day whose beliefs were yet ting
ed by the influence of paganism. Up
on these sacred legends are based
many of the most famous paintings in
the world ,and not little of its poetry
and song.
The tradition concerning the cross
upon which the Savior was crucified
have come down to us in varied forms
A Greek legand tell that when Adam
was expelled from the Garden of Eden
he took with him a staff made from
a branch of the free Of knowledge.
During his wanderings he reached the
site of Jerusalem, and thrusting his
staff into the earth, it took root and
fourished. And, when, years later, it
was cut down. it served as the cross
Of the crucifiXion.
The story of the mistletoe is bet
ter known-how once it was a tail,
stout tree but how, after being used
'or the cross, it became accursed, a
mere weak parasite. The legend that
he aspen tree was used for the cross
IS assigned to the Germans, who be-
ieved that, out of remorse and fear,
It's leaves were made to shiver per-
According to the legend of the cross
most widely spread and most general
y believed, Adam, having lived to a
great age, and feeling that death was
lot far distant, bade his son, Seth,
)ring to him either the fruit of life
which grew in the Garden of Eden, or
he oil of mercy which flowed there |
md which had been promised to Adam.
lpon his expulsion from the Garden.
Seth made his way to the Garden OF |
eden by the footprints of Adam and |
I've, over which no grass had ever
,rown. The angel to whom Seth |
nade his errand known gave him tree
eeds from the fruit of the tree of
which Adam had eaten, and directed
hat they be placed under Adams
ongue just before his burial. In the
curse of time Adam died, and the
ngel's instructions were carried out.
Soon there sprang from Adams
rave in Hebron three trees-a cedar,
cypress, and pine tree. lHeSe lonS
rev together, forming but one trunk,
vhich came to be regarded as SYM
oil of the Holy Trunity. This tree,
ransplanted by Moses and later by
avid, grew to be very beautiful. But
ven it's beauty did not prevent Sol
mon from cutting it down in order
, complete his temple, for which
cam of enormous size was lacking
ut each time that the beam cut from
MS tree was fitted, it would be
ther too large or too small, and such
strange circumstance was taken as
sign that it should not be used K
Some time afterwards, most vers- {
ms agree, the beam was buried where L