The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-02
LENT 1888
lCommunicated)

It is q fact worthy of notice that both Roman
Catholicism and Professionalism are at last standing
on common ground in the observance of Lent His
torically the word Lent both in It's old English and
German derivatives, means Spring, and had special
to the frightening of the Gays at this par
ticular time the year. There is purposeful and
recreating meaning in such conception of Lent.
The Spring brings with it thep romise OF
lfe after dormant, if not dead months of winter
Something to which and nature respond to hope
fully and enthusiastically and find themselves re-
freshed and inspired by doing.
But Lent has more than historical significance
as far as its origin is concerned. It has become
thoroughly established custom of the Church to OBJ
serve this special period of forty days preceding
Easter as time for the renewal and recreating of
the spiritual life The methods used and practises
observed to do this vary with different churches but
the fundamental meaning of Lent, that of developing
the spiritual life of the individual remains the same
in all churches. Such meaning of Lent is worthy
of thoughtful consideration and should have spec
ial appeal for those who intelligent enough to
know that man cannot live by bread alone.
During Lent emphasis is placed on church at
tendance With this in mind, some of the ministers
of Sank Centre at informal meeting held this
week discussed this matter of church attendance,
and promised to take the matter up with their re-
spective congregations to take advantage of this
season of the year 10y making definite committal
to attend the regular Lenten services of their
churches. Furthermore these ministers recognize
the value and assistance that newspaper publicity
render in constantly holding before the public
eye the thought of church attendance. To do this
more effectively they are approaching the business
of Sank Centre with the request that in their
display advertising through the medium of the Sank
Centre Herald they allow the significant and single
line $50 to Church During Lent be inserted in their
advertisements. These ministers believe that such
a consideration the part of the business will
go long way in increasing church attendance dur
ing Lent, and that such cooperation for community
betterment will be deeply appreciated. The Sank
Centre Herald has expressed its willingness to
operate in such a worthy enterprise.
The need for the observance Of Lent never
apparent. Life has become strenuous,
fused, complicated, and in its demands to pro-
vide the wherewhal for the maintenance of physical
life, that there is little time for quiet thinking and
the cultivation of the more enduring things of life.
It is becoming and more difficult to free
self from the thought that lifes and only mean
ing is material in it's origin and destiny and that
in this world by accident, victims of circum-
stance and chance.
The supreme service which Lent render is
that live nobly and well when take into
count the undeniable fact that there spiritual
forces at work in the universe which need to
in contact with if to know what the
abiding realities of the people of this community to
make that discovery by attending the church of their
choice during Lent.