The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-04-06


~ the ears and elated the souls OF
men: Christ Is Risen"
Thus week Of sorrows and way by the
Cross, lead to this brightest OF time 10 the
shining mount of Immortality TO the glorious vision
OF eternal life. What gift is life What a 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 sense OF the beautiful and
sublime In nature; the ecstasles in the rapt har-
monies OF music; the Joy In religious worship and
prayer-what tongue OF archangel can tell the Joy.
the bliss, the rapture. embraced in this all In all
lfei
But sweet varied and glorious as is this gift OF
life, we see confronting II the black, spectral In
evitable figure OF death. Who then. but must study
this question which concerns his happiness more
deeply than all else7 This DEATH which steadily
creeps toward me, will 1t really wrest from me this
priceless possession. Of lifef 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 wthered blossom, or the
bird from the broken SHE'LL or the brilliant plum.
aged insects wings from the chrysalis coffin from
which II emerges7 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
flowers sleep in cold white sepulchre OF snow
But In the spring comes the dawn of a new life
The drifts melt the fountains flow the rivers burst
their ice bonds the trees put forth buds and leaves
the grasses awake from their chill siumbers 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 plu-
mage
ia ffa Pos sf,,
ton II is the Easter OF the world II is natures
prophetic answer to the inquiring soul OF man.
and II Is full Of hope II Is the grand Epic OF In
mortality written by the finger Of God upon the
strata OF the earth.-Rev. J. b. Remensnyder.
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 corners. II is Easter Monday which Is
par excellence the childrens day in Washington
On that occasion the little ones come from trr and
near to roll eggs on the smooth lawns IN the rear
Of the executive mansion. and their prerogrifye in
this regard is of long standing.
II Is one OF the prettiest customs Of the Festive
kind that survive In this part OF the worrr and
nobody knows exactly how when II originated
Ever so long. perhaps century ago. in the neigh
borhood of baltimore and adjacent counties OF
Virginia. II was the habit OF the children 10 20 out
In little parties Easter Monday and roll eggs
For some reason unexplained the sport has become
IN manner localized In Washington and In earli-
sr days the egg rolling done on the capitol
grounds well at the White House But on
me unfortunate occasion so much damage was
lone to the grass that unsympathetic legislators
or the nation promulgated decree forbiddng the
practice
Thus IL has come about that the children all as
emble az the White House where the grounds
ire specially adapted to that purpose. being Of a
olling contour. with many small mound-shaped
Ills. down the slopes Of which the eggs easily
rnyei. Mckinley took much interest In this Easter
astiDe. and usually found time to 20 out himself
nto the crowd and watch the sport for few min
fes- General Grant used TO DO the same thing
cigar in his mouth and Nellie Arthur. who was
child when she lived in the executive mansion.
erself took part IN the games. BENJAMIN Har-
sons grandchildren did the same thing
The festfvss Is one 20 which nearly every child
Washington looks forward when Eszter time
omes round and not the least part q the fun Is
le decoration o. the eggs which mast be dyed
sforehand 10 all sorts ef colors. The older young
ers take pride Ia coloring their own eggs while
le younger ones depend upon mamma By Ssfur-
~ night the eggs must be ready. snugEied IN
tile basket. with some green excelsior. II possible
counterfeit grass Then. when Mondays sun
Is risen. vIfh promise of favorable weather the
inns start for the festive scene in most cases
.companied By parents or nurse
IL IS an ali-day affair. this business Of egg roll
g. and the children are anxious TO begin IL as