The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-29

worshping God in His holy temple. with naugh
between the worshipers and His blue heaven. And
Ii the refulgent sun seems in some sort god to
you, fear not that 1t is disoyalty to the true God
1t Is but the instinct of prehistoric ages working
In you. And He will not be offended
And If 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 find great concourse of fellow-worshipers to
whom the lure was equally strong. Who will lead
the worship do not know, except that 1t will be
some worthy leader. Last Easter morn he was the
Rt. Rev. Herbert Shipman, suffragan bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese. former army chap
lain.
Now does the lover Of Mother Nature.
Seeing moving blue in the aspens.
Hearing twtter sweety familiar
Say to his comrade: 10. the first bluebird!
Spring is upon us-sprngtime. with Easter.
Winter is ended. Jesus is risen.
Lot go worship where shows the snow cross
High on the mountain, Holy Cross Mountain"
This Easter few hardy spirits, able-bodled and
In love with the out-ofdoors, will worship on the
slope of the Mount of the Holy Gross 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 glistenng white.
Next Easter morn there will be many more wor-
shippers and thereafter the number will yearly In
the mountain has been established devotional
center In the form Of camp. Thousands have
come under the spell of the mountains giant cross
and thousands have asked for this devotional camp
So 1t Is being established and developed. for the
benefit of all. Both Protesants and Roman Cath
ollcs Interested All are invited to come and
worship at shrine with, John Masefeld says,
A beauty perfect. ripe. complete.
That arts hand could only smutch
And Natures self not better much.
DR.. Johnson wrote that the mountains were 80
much hopeless sterility dismissed by nature from
her care" But DIR. Johnson wrong All the
world loves the mountains-or would, If 1t knew
the mountains And they are indeed lovely In the
spring. Wherever there is water there are aspens
and their tender green is charmlngly Offset by the
darker green of the evergreens. Light and dis
tance paint the scene with the gorgeousness OF
painters palette. Distance turns the green's into
lilac mauve blue and indigo. Gorges, deep and
dark, take on purple shades. The shadows cast by
moving clouds make fascinating changes In the
color scheme. The sunset skies are startling In
their crmsons and Colds And dawn In the noun
tains is thing of beauty and therefore Joy for
ever The naked granite Of the high peaks bushes
ruby red under the first rays Of the sun and If a
peak is snow-crowned the beauty is enhanced As
the shadows lengthen shorten on the forested
slopes there Is an ever-changing play Of color
Yes; DIR. johnson wrong. AS John G. Van
DYKE says in 1.-THE Mountain" mountains are the
spots where get once more back to natures
heart nfter lifetime spent in the dreary Londons
of the world"
The Mount of the Holy Cross (13.97s) is world
famous because of Its cross of snow that forms the
crowning touch of Its majestic beauty. The up
right Of the cross measures about 200 feet and
the beam about 200 feet. It's snow Is everlasting
and may be for many mile. The mountain
Itself can be c'ear day from Longs peak
hundred miles to the north.
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National forest, which is under charge of the for