Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-04-06

mus our week OF SOTFOWS anu our why ny INC
Cross lead to this brightest morn of time to the
shining mount of Immortality, the glorious vision
Of eternal life What a gift is life! What JOY
It is to live! The joys of sight and the visions OF
the eye; the Joy of activity and work. the JOY 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 of the beautiful and
sublime in nature; the ecstasies In the rapt har-
monies of music; the Joy in religious worship and
prayer-what tongue of archangel tell the JOY,
the bliss, the rapture embraced in this all In all
life!
But sweet, varied and glorious as is this gift of
dfe, we see confronting 1t the black, spectral in
evitable figure of death. Who then. but must study
this question which concerns his happiness more
deeply than all else? This death, which steadily
creeps toward me- will 1t really wres. from me this
priceless possession of life? This Is the supreme
thought for every living soul to reflect upon on
Easter Day. To study in the light of the Gospel
OF the Resurrection.
Nature here is our first teacher. She is full of
emblems Of the Resurrection Could you forecast
the golden fruit from the withered BLOSSOM or the
bird from the broken SHE'LL or the brilliant plum.
aged Insects wings from the chrysalis coffin from
which 1t energies? So spring is full of signs. Ev-
cry spring, in forest garden and field, death Is
swallowed up of life. All winter the trees stand
stripped and bare; the shrubs, the grasses, the
MOVERS sleep In a cold white sepulchre of snow.
But In the spring comes the dawn of a new life
Inc drifts melt the fountains flow the rivers burst
their Ice bonds the trees put forth buds and 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
Will decorate the whole summer with their pllI.
| mage.
1t is the Resurrection time OF the visible crea-
ton 1t is the Easter of the world. 1t is natures
prophetic answer to the inquiring soul of man,
and 1t is full of hope. 1t is the grand Epic of I'm
mortality, written by the finger Of God upon the
strata of the earth.-Rev. J. B. Remensnyder.
There Is one day In the year which custom
requires that the grounds of the White House.
ordinarily sacred against Intrusion shall be thrown
open to all corners. 1t Is Easter Monday which is
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
or the executive mansion and their prerogatve in
This regard Is of long standing.
IL is one of the prettiest customs of the festive
Kind that survive In this part of the world and
nobody knows exactly how or when 1t originated
PaVer SO long, perhaps century ago, in the neigh
orhood Of Baltimore and adjacent counties of
VirPinia, it the habit of the children to 90 out
little parties on Easter Monday and roll eggs
OF some reason unexplained the sport has become
~ manner localized in Washington and in earli-
uays the egg rolling was done on the capitol
NNAaS 40 well us at tne WMte House. But on
pug unfortunate occasion so much damage was
ohe 10 the grass that unsympathetic legislators
OF 'ne nation promulgated decree forbidding the
practice !,
linus IL has come about that the children all as
einoie ut the White House, where the grounds
re specially adapted to that purpose. being OF
oiiihs contour with many small mound shaped
MS, down the slopes of which the eggs easily
iaVei. Mckinley took much interest In this Easter
as'ime' and usually found time to so out himself
i,o the crowd and watch the sport for few min
'es General Grant used to do the same thing.
eisar In his mouth, and Nellie Arthur, who was
chiiu when she lived in the executive mansion.
e'seii TOOK part In the games. Benjamin Har-
'sohs grandchildren did the same thing
Inc festival is one to which nearly every child
washington looks forward when Easter time
ines round and not the least part Of the fun is
nc decoration of the eggs, which must be dyed
ioiehand IN all sorts of c0Iors arhe older young
efs take pride in coloring their own eggs While
e younger ones depend upon mamma BY Satur-
., nsht the eggs must be ready, snugget in
ie oasket, with some green excelsior If possible
eouhterfet grass Them when Mondays sun
80 risen with promise of favorable weather, the
Inns start Tor the festive scene in most cases
'hpahied by parents or nurse.
- y an all-day affair this business of egg roll
y ahu the children are anxious to begin 1t as