Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-08-01
A CALIFORNIA EASTER

the world is that day we call Eas-
ter. 1t is the triumph of all our
hopes over all our fears, of all that
is good over all that is evil. Who of
us observes it as thoughtfully and
reverently as he shuold? The oeo-
pie of California make great deal
OF the spirit of Easter day. We
should call it the day of resurrec-
ton.
The big churches here are usual
ly crowded But on Easter morn
ing they are over-crowded. Our
Pasadena church gives out tickets
ahead of time. There are two SER
| vices, and to accommodate the wor-
! shippers it is necessary to regulate
the attendance by the use of tickets
| AS far as | can tell from reports.
the churches were we'll filled Easter
morning. srus1
In addition to the church services,
many outdoor services, s,-scores of
them, We're held. Two noted women
looking at a deep and semi-eifcular
canyon had vision of its possibili-
ties as place of meeting It
! could be converted to a massive am
: ph1theatre, where 10000 people
r could worship. The money was
. found, the outdoor temple finished
: ana Tor years the annual services
: are held, to commemorate the day
i OF resurrection. 1t is known as Hol-
lywood Bowl
e Hollywood Bowl is crowded long
4 before the sun rises. The people
t who come later stand or kneeI on
the grass on the hills, or on the very
: rims of the hill-tops The sight OF
the people forming this tremendous
black mass, where faces are almost
lndlstlngulshable at the rock-rim-
med horizon. is thrilling, Add to
this the other thrill OF d vast emo
tlon shared by so many folks as they
pray and sing together vNyarrie,
Jacobs Bond is at the instrument
and they sing This is the end of
a Perfect Day." and other songs Of
her composing. Children robed in
black suddenly put off the black dis
gulse, and appear as a great white
cross. The feeling of worship is ac-
centuated in this Secluded spot, sep
arated from the sight of residences
In the rugged mountain canyon.
ABOUT so miles, = away is Mount
Rubldeau Here Jacob Riis conceiv-
ed the idea of erecting a great cross
On the top for devotional services.
TO this sacred height, on Easter
morning, long, before the light cf
day, 10, 600 pilgrims make their. way
in the darkness Boy Scouts with
flashlights, lead the way everywhere.
The service climaxes when the
great throng sings I'm the Cross of
Christ I Glory
!, Thefe isi- another great crowd at
Mt. Helix San Diego, which over
looks the sea and many cities. Here,
too, they worship at the, foot of a
great white cross, firmly, set in the
rocks ofi,the .ages.F EstrIt
Even the Hindu! Yoga,e Paraham-
sa, announced his-theme fHow
Christ can be Resurreetd in You,
Great masses Of pSSbh 1attend the
Angelus Temple, and thousands
light their candles at the central
fire at the ALTAR, and carry 7athem
with the salutation "Christ! is Ris-
en-, He is Risen indeed" ~
At Forest Lawn is one of the
most elegant cemeteries in the.
world. with lovely chapels, nauso-
leums, sculptures and towers Start
ing long before daylight and arriv-
ing before dawn we had difficulty
finding a place for the, car, but had
comfortable seats at the Tower of
Legends. Soon all seats were filled,
and many stood, on the nearby
heights There were 10000 lin at
tendance. i From the Tower of
Legends were released 800 white
doves at daybreak.. In beautiful for
nation, they circled above our heads.
Some of them fingered long, and
, were seen after the service was
| over.t The Glendale, Community
| Choir Of 800. removed sable gar
ments to form a white cross. Helen
Jepson, once member of my own
choir, under Mrs, ,Effiel Bowman, but
now of the New York Metropolitan
| Company sang. President Rufus B.
Kleinschmidt, of the University of
California, gave the address. VIM.
Farnum, we'll known and beloved
here, where he lives, read ..''The
Master is Coming as he stood be-
hind an altar of $4,000 lilies.
| Probably 100000, people wor-
shipped on the hill-tops, and well
on to million people in the church
es Of Los Angeles county, Easter
Sunday morning. A man. rudely put
to death on an old rugged cross, D.
600 years ago, still lives in the
hearts Of the millions who love him.
1 What other name SO stirs our
hearts, as that of the Risen One
What other leader or orator could,
command such attention, reverence
and undyfng love?-Dr. Howard H.
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