The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-29

wOrshiping God In Ills holy temple, with nauxhl
between the worshlpers and His blue heaven. And
II the refuRent sun seems In some sort god to
YOU fear not that Il II disloyaty to the true God
II s but the instinct Of prehistoric ages working
In you. And lie will not be offended.
And II you be In New York city and the lure
works on you. make you way to Central park very
early Easter morning. For there on the Mall shall
you ind great cOncOurse OF fellOw-wOrshipers to
whom the lure was equally strong Who will lead
the worship do not know. except that II will he
some worthy leader. Last Easter morn he wns the
III. Rev. Herbert Shipman. suRragan bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopal diocese. former army chap
lain.
Now. does the lover of Mother Nature.
Up In tho mountains. high In the Rockies.
Sseing moving blue In the aspens.
Hearing . twi,tsr swe-tly familiar.
Gay to his comrade: 10, the nrst bluebird!
Spring In upon us-sprInxtne. with Easter.
Winter IL ended. Jrsu. Ia risen.
Let 60 worship where shows the
High on the mountain. Holy Cross Mountain
This Easter a few hardy spirits. abe.hodied and
In love with the ut-Ofdoors. will worship on the
slope OF the Mount OF the Holy Cross In the Col
orado Rockies. Around them will be stream and
lake and forest and natural scenery unsurpassed
And above them. boldly drawn In everlasting snow
against the naked granite OF the great peak. will be
the Holy Cross In gstening white.
Next Easter morn there will be many more wor-
crease, For under the Holy Cross on the slope Of
the mountain has been established y devotional
center In the form OF n camp. Thousands have
under the spell OF the mountains giant cross
and thousands have asked for this devotional camp
So II II being established md developed. for the
benefit OF NIL. Both Protcstants and Roman Cath.
olics are Interested All are invited TO come and
A beauty perfect, ripe. complete.
That hand could only snutch
And Natures self not better much.
Dr. johnson wrote that the mountains were 30
much hopeless sterility 'disnssed by nature from
her care" hut DR.. Johnson was wrong. All the
world loves the mountnins-or would. II Il knew
the mountains And they are indeed lovely in the
spring. Wherever there IL water there are nspena
and their tender green is charm'ngly offset by the
darker green Of the evergreens. Light and dis.
lance paint the with the Eorgeousncss Of n
painters palette. Distance turns the green's into
lilac. mnuvc. blue and indigo GorgcS deep and
dark tnkc on purple shades. The shadows cast by
moving clouds make fascinating changes in the
color scheme The sunset skies are startling In
their crimsonS and colds. And dawn In the noun.
tain. Is n thing Of beauty and therefore Joy for.
ever. The naked granite Of the high peaks bushes
ruby red under the first rnys OF the sun and II
p~nk Is snow.crowncd the beauty is enhanced A.
the shadow. lengthcn or shorten on III. fores,ed
slopes there is mn "rer'chnnrng play Of color
Yes: pr. johnson was wrong. As John C. Vnn
pvsr says In "Th- Mountain" Mountains are the
spots where wc get once more bnck to nature.
heart nftcr n lifetime spent In the drenry Londons
NJ the world
The Mount ~ the Holy Cross laQ7s) 4. world
fsmou. because Of its Of that forms the
crown'nI touch of It's majestic bcnuty. The up
right % the cross measures about 200 feet and
the beam about 90 feet. Its snow Ia everla sting
and may be seen for many 4 mile The mountain
Itself can be seen IN u clear day from Longs p.nk
n hundred miles to the north
Holy Cross gives i,s name to the HOLY Cross
National forest. which u under charge Of the for