The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-04-14

men Christ Is Risen."
Thus our week OF sorrows and our way by the
Cross lead us to this brightest morn of time to the
shining mount Of Immortality, 10 the glorious vision
OF eternal life. What gift IL llfei What a Joy
II Is to livei The joys OF sight and the visions of
the eye: the JOY Of activity and work. the 10y of
high and noble aims. the joys OF the heart, OF
friendship. and love: the Joy OF elevated thoughts:
the manly Joy OF overcoming difficulties: the high
transports of doing good and sacrifice for truths
sake; the JOY In the sense OF the beautiful and
sublime In nature; the ecstases In the rapt har-
monies OF music the Joy In religious worship and
prayer-what tongue OF archangel can tell the 10y
the bliss. the rapture. embraced In this all In all
life!
But sweet, varied and glorious as In this gift of
IRE, we see confronting II the black spectral I'm.
efI'apie inquire or death. Who then, but must study
TINS question which concerns his happiness more
deeply than all else? This death. which steadily
creeps toward me, will IL really wrest from me this
priceless possession of life? This IL the supreme
Thought for every living soul to reflect upon on
Faster Day. To study In the light OF the Ciospel
OF the Resurrection
Nature here Is our first teacher. She Is full OF
embiems OF the Resurrection. Could you forecast
,he golden fruit from the withered blossom or the
bird from the broken she'll or the brilliant mimi
aged insects wings from the chrysalis coffin from
which u emergesl So spring Is full OF signs Ev.
cry spring. In forest. garden and field. death Ia
swallowed up OF life. All winter the trees stand
flowers sleep In cold white sepulchre OF snow
but In the spring comes the dawn OF new life
Inc uritts melt the fountains fow the rivers burst
Their Ice bonds the trees put forth buds ana leaves
the grasses awake from their chill slumbers, and
the crocus and myrtle peep from the ground-the
advance guard OF that lovely army of flowers which
VIII decorate the whole summer with their pi,l.
mage.
IL IL the Resurrection time Of tho visible erea.
uoh' IL II the Easter of the world. II Is natures
prophetic answer to the inquiring soul OF man.
ahd u Is fuii OF hope. II Ia the grand Epic Of I'm.
mortality written by the finger of God upon the
strata OF the earth.-Rev j. r. Remensnvdsr
There Is one day In the year on which custom
requires that the grounds OF the White House
ordinarily sacred against Intrusion. shall be thrown
open to all eomers II Is Easter Monday, which IL
par excellence the children's day In Washington
On that occasion the little ones come from far and
near to roll eggs on the smooth lawns In the rear
Of the executive mansion. and their prerogatiye I'm
this regard Is OF long standing.
II Is one OF the prettest customs of the festive
kind that survive In this part of the world ana
nobody knows exactly how or when II originated
Ever 30 long. perhaps century ago, In the neigh.
borhood OF baltimore and adjacent counties OF
Virginia. u was the habit OF the children To 90 on,
In little parties on Easter Monday and roll eggs
For some unexplained the sport has become
In manner localized In Washington and In ear,i
or days the egg rolling was done on the capitol
grounds as well as at the White House. But ON
unfortunate occasion SO much damage WINS
done TO the grass that unsympathetic Legislators
for the nation promulgated decree forbidding the
practice.
Thus II has come about that the children NIL ns
semhie nj the White House where the grounds
are specially adapted to that purpose being OF n
rolling contour. with many small mound. shaped
hills. down the slopes Of which the eggs easily
travel. Mckinley took much interest In this Easter
pAstime. and usually found time To go our himself
Into the crowd and watch the sport for a few min.
utes. General Grant used 10 do the same thing
cigar In his mouth. and Nellie Arthur who was
a child when she lived In the executive mansion
herself took part In the games. BENJAMIN liar.
rison's grandchildren did the thing
The festival Is one to which nearly every child
in Washington looks forward when Easter time
comes round. and not IN. least part OF the fun Ia
the decoration Of the eggs. which must be dyed
beforehand In all sorts Of colOrs. The older Young.
sters take pride In colorug their own eggs while
the younger ones depend upon mamma. by Satur.
day night the eggs must be- ready. snuggled in a
little basket. with green excelsior IL possible
TO counterfeit grass. Then. when Mondays sun
has risen. with promise OF favorable weather the
BARNS start for the festive scene, In most cases
accompanied by parents nurse.
IL is an alldsy affair. this business Of egg roll.
ing aud the children anxious To begin IL as