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fourteenth day of tho moon, or month, and thlH
difference of practlco led to grave discussions be
tween tho east and tho wchI, which were finally
Hettlcd by tho agreement nt tho council of Nice
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Kastcr haH been observed not only In ChrlBtlnn
Kuropo and America, but far ucrons tho oa In
the ancient atronRholds of pagan superstition.
And bo It has como tb pasB that tho very word
Kaater thrills tho heart with gladness, brlngltiR
Its welconio nnnounceinont that tho gloom Is
past, and tho tlmo of bud and blossom, leaf and
spray, glauclng wing and sudden song, tloatlng
cloud and prlsmlc shower, tho tlmo of affluence
and beauty and growing, and rapturo of high
vitality In plant and human llfo alike that won
droua tlmo has como again.
In every Christian land tho season Ib observed
with deop, religious foellng. In Jerusalem, tho
Holy City, enshrined with so many memories of
Christ, his llfo, his work, his death and his resur
rection, the celebration of Easter 1b of peculiar
Interest Representatives of so many churches
and Beets assemble hero at this season! for spe
cial religious celebrations that an elaborate
schedule has to bo planned to prevent worship
according to one form of tho Christian faith from
Interfering with that of another. Turkish sol
diers are much in evidence at this time to check
the smallest beginning of open conflict. One of
the most Impresstvo features of tho EaBtertldo
observance In Jerusalem Is witnessed on Good
Friday on the Via Dolorosa supposed to be the
road over which Christ boro the cross to Cal
vary whon this commemorative Journey is made
by the pilgrims on' their knees.
Easter customs still cling to England in many
places. Maundy money is distributed on Thurs
day at Westminster Abbey, aB in tho days of
Pepys, old men and women over 60 years of ago
receive specially minted coins, corresponding to
the years In King Georgo's llfo. It follows that
the older a British king Is, the moro money is
, distributed.
On Good Friday there is a procession to St
Paul's cathedral revived from early times by tho
Bishop of London, and the suburban districts
havo smaller ones to their parish churches.
The veiling of tho crucifix at EaBtor Is still
maintained as a survival of that older ceremony
of "watching the sepulchre" In olden days this
graphic and elaborate rlto commonced on Good
Friday with tho lowering of tho great crucifix
and Its bestowal in a shallow gravo dug beneath
the high altar, where it remained until early In
the morning of Easter day. In course of time,
an tho ritual becamo moro ornate, tho grnvo was
discarded In favor of a tomporary wooden sepul
chre erected on tho north of the choir, and tho
host as well aB tho crucifix wero deposited
therein.
An old writer on Durham cathedral thus de
scribes it: "On Good Friday, after tho singing
of tho Passion, two monks took a large crucifix
and, laying It upon a velvet cushion, brought it
to tho lower greesos (steps) of tho qulro nnd
there betwixt them held the crucifix.
"Then one of tho monks rose nnd went a protty
space from it and setting himself upon his knees
to tho croBB and kissed It, nnd after him tho
other monk did llkowlso. Afterwards so did tho
prior and all the monks, tho whole choir In tho
meantime singing an nnthem. Amidst tho light
of tho candles and tho burning of Incenso, the
cross was thon cnrrlod to tho sepulchre and there
was laid, together with tho holy sacrament, with
in tho sopuichro."
Guards were then placed to watch until Easter
mornlug, when tho singing of "Chrlstus Resur
gens," tho Bacred symbols whore takon out of
their temporary grave rfnd replaced upon tho al
tar. It was an old belief that tho oyes which bo
held this Easter elevation would not closo In
death during tho year to come. ,
Tho churchos In many poorer quartors, Includ
ing St. Georgo'a In tho norough "Llttlo Dorrlt's
church" and St. John's, Walworth, nro so
thronged by Eastor wedding couples that tho
clergy often marry thorn In groups.
At tho church of St. Mary, Woolnooth, nonr tho
mansion house, a queer distribution is still car
ried out in accordance with tho will of Sir John
Spencer, who was lord mayor in 1594. Ho left a
legacy with Instructions to the church wardens
to distribute colored eggs to communicants on
Eastor morning. That entails giving away about
COO of theso eggs, t
Many ceremonies and sports distinguished the
celebration of Easter In olden times. In a royal
roll of tho time of Edward I preserved In the
tower, appears an entry of 18 pence for 400 eggs
to be used for Easter gifts. Town authorities
engaged with duo dignity in games of ball. In
the northern parts of England tho men paraded
the streets on Eastor Sunday and claimed the
privilege of lifting every woman they met threu
times from tho ground, receiving in payment a
kiss or a silver sixpence Tho same was dono
by the women to tho men tho next day. It Is re
corded also that on EaBter Monday the women
had a right to strike their husbands, and on Tues
day the men struck thotr wives, as in December
tho servants scolded their masters. From a Ger
man authority It la learned that In the Neumark
on Easter day tho men servants whip tho maid
servants with switches, and on Monday tho maids
whip tho men. I,n somo parts of Germany par
ents and children try to surprise each othor in
bed on Easter morning to apply tho health-giving
Bwitches.
In Pnlestlno, Enstor Is the day when relatives
and friends exchange gifts nnd It is tho family
reunion day, much as Is Christmas in America.
On Easter a grand mass Is celebrated at 12
o'clock midnight, nt which nil present receive
tho Lord's supper. Afterthe service, which lasts
about four hours, tho crowds go homo to break
their fnst and feast on tho dainties prepared be
fore hnnd. In tho morning visits nre exchanged
between relatives and friends, tho younger peo
plo go to tho older peoplo first to wish theni a
bright EaBter nnd many happy returns. About 1
p. m. a grand patriarchal procession walks to tho
church of the Holy Sopuichro singing those melo
dious Gregorian songs. Tho sceno is particularly
Imposing. There now follows n service In the
Greek cathedral at which tho gospel for Eastor
day Is road In all tho loading languagos of the
world.
The first person to salute the czar of Rusela on
Eastor morning with tho words "Christ is Risen"
must bo greoted In turn with a roynl kiss. No
mntter how lowly tho person tho meanest of
beggars, oven tho great czar must bestow upon
him a brotherly kiss. Not so many Eastore ago
the czar was compelled by this inoxornblo cuh
torn to kiss tho cheok of n peasant, sontry, sta
tioned In tho garden to which tho cinr had es
caped for an early morning walk.
Tho Spaniards bellovo that ho who is bora on
Good Friday, has tho gift of second sight. Thoy
dollght to tell that Philip IV was second-sighted
because ho came Into tho world on this day.
Spanish women, ns well as many English country
women, declare that sowing dono on Good Fri
day will never como undone.
Ily many European -peasants tho wind is watch
ed on Palm Sunday, In tho bollef that from what
over direction it then blows, thonco it will como
moBt frequently during tho ensuing year. Tho
Spnnlnrd who is fortunnto enough to secure a
palm, blessed nnd used in a church procesulon
on Palm Sunday, fastens It to tho balcony of hla
houso for protection from lightning,
An interesting Easter egg custom prevails In
Poland. On Enster Monday every bend of a
houso, man or womnn, presonts each visitor on
hU call with a hard-boiled egg, or, rather, tho
half of one. Tho head of the house divides the
egg, gives a half to tho caller, and eats with him
the other part. The custom has such a hold on
. the people that the nobles, even when living far
away from the fatherland, observe it. Many
years ago Prince Czartoryskl was in residence in
Paris, when he held the usual reception on Easter
Monday, receiving each guest at the door of his
salon, and dividing the egg In traditional style
with each visitor, who ate it conscientiously.
In America, with its population drawn from all
sections of tho globe, many Easter obsorvances
distinctive of tho various countries Imvo been re
tained by the Immigrants and their descendants.
So decidedly has Easter Sunday come to be
' thought of in the United States as tho great show
day of tho year that tho average person no longer
regards It In Its most Inspiring light tho crown
ing feast day of tho Christian year. Yet Its re
ligious significance still lives and while tho stren
uous monoy seekers of tho present dny seem to
have lost sight of any savo its worldly ipterest
tho spirit of worship Is by no nienns a thing of
tho past nnd nowhere Is It more actively nllve
than In tho up-to-date church of n great city.
Music is the chief feature of tho usual service,
and no pains or monoy is spared to make it a
notoworthjf evont.
EaBter egg rolling on the White Houbo grounds
in Washington has become nn affair of Interna
tional note. The children gather In crowds out
sldo the tall iron fence that Incloses tho grounds,
and whon the gates are thrown open nt exactly
0 a. m. they flock in pell-mell nnd distribute
themsolvoB in squnds oyer the hillocks. No tlmo
Is lost, tho aport boglnning at once, and Boon It
Is In fast nnd furious progress, tho greensward
speckled with eggs and rainbow hueB. All the
children wear their best clothes, which nre
destined to bo sadly mussed and moro or less
torn before tho day Is over, yet a thoroughly
democratic spirit prevails, tho youngsters being
of all clasBcn.
To. tho oyo of tho casual obaorver the egg piny
is somewhat dovoid of meaning, but a study of It
shows that It Is both varied and interesting.
Somo of tho children make races with their eggs,
starting thorn simultaneously from tho top of a
hillock, with the understanding that tho ono to
reach tho bottom first Is tho winner. If It Is "for
fair" tho egg of tho losor passes Into tho pos
session of tho successful contestnnt. Another
way Is to roll an egg down hill, to bo received
nt tho bottom on tho point of a second egg If tho
thing Is properly dono, and failure or success in
this object gives rlso to much merriment. Or.
again, two children mny roll their eggs toward
each othor on a lint pleco of ground, and whon
thoy havo met tho ono cracked Is lost.
In no othor Innd doos tho Easter egg so splen
didly symbollzo democracy aa In Amorica.
MCNATIONAL
SlffMSfllOOL
Lesson
(ny E. O. BULLBH8. Director of Even-lng-
Department Tlio Moody Bible In
stltuto of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 23
THE EMPTY TOMB.
LDSSON TEXT-Mark 16:1-11.
OOLDHN TEXT-"Now hath Chrht
been rained from the dead, tin first fruits
of them that nro asleep." 1 Cor. 15-20.
Somo teachers may prefer tho study
of tho lesson of Israel and Rebckah,
Gen., 24, but becauso of Its relatlvo
valuo nnd Its relation to tho day wo
celebrate wo prefer to consider tho
Easter lesson.
Thero nro five main polntn In tho
ovidenco St, Mark presents to Bhow
U6 thnt Jesus waB th6 True Sou of
Gd, (1) tho testimony of John tho
Bnptiser, 1:2-8; (2) tho baptism of
JesuB, 1:0-11; (3) tho transfiguration,
9:2-8; (I) tho testimony of tho con
turlan nt his crucifixion, 15:30, and
(5) tho testimony of tho resurrection
of Jesus. Of tho ten different np
pearancea of our Lord, Mark records
four, (a) to Mary, !; (b) on tho
way to Enunaus, 10:12, 13; (c) in tho
upper room, 10:11, nnd (d) tho ascen
sion, 16:19.
Purchased Spices.
Today wo nro to consider tho first
of theso appearances. From a care
ful reading of this nnd tho parallel
accounts It Is evident that ns soon as
the Sabbath day had closed and tho
shops were opened theso ,fricnds of
Jesus purchased spices that early tho
next morning they might annolnt hla
dead body. Matthew 2S:1 R. V. would
Indicate a posBlblo earlier visit on
Saturday, tho Jewish Sabbath.
I. "In the morning of the first day
of the week." vv. 1-8. Starting whllo
it was yet dark (John 20:1) these
faithful friends hurried on their way
to tho' tomb. It was Mary Mngdalcuo
who first reached the tomb, Matt.
28:1, John 20:1, Bhe who had received
much (Luko 8:2) loved much. Nor
was It the Virgin Mary that had the
privilege of first beholding him (v. 9).
It wns tho love of theso women (v. 1)
that brought them to the tomb of him,
"which should have redeemed Israel"
(Luke 24:21). That all tho followers
wero shaken In faith tho records clear
ly suggest, yet lovo remained, henco
this deBlre to annolnt hla body. This
service though unnecessary (Matt
16:21, 20:19) was, however, rewarded
by tho revelation of tho angelio mes
sengers. 8erlou Question Raised.
Pursuing their way a very serious
question was raised (v. 3), but God
had already removed the difficulty (v.
4), so, too, If we will but bo "looking
up" (v. 4 R. V.), God will give us all
necessary knowledge, (Jas. 1:5), and
will enable us to overcome all difficul
ties. The empty tomb is the standing
rebuke for all skeptics. If he be not
risen let his enemies tell us where
and what became of his body. The
true baslB of Christianity Is In the
risen Christ, see I Cor. 15:1-18.
Had the friends pondered well the
words of Christ they would not have
wasted their time and money seeking
to annolnt a dead body. That was tho
reason why they did not know and
that is why we do not know many
things we ought to know about our
Lord. It is noticeable that none of
the men were at the tomb.
Entering the tomb they found, not
his body, but a young man, and later
two In dazzling apparel (Luke 23:4)
stood beside them. When Mary re
turned from the city, having told the
news, the two angels were sitting one
at the head and ono at the feet of
where the body had lain. John notes
that the disciples found the napkin
which had bound his head lying fold
ed In its original folds In a place by
Itself (John 20:7).
In the midBt of all their perplexity
as to what had become of the body of
him whom they loved thoy failed to
recall his words (Luke 9:22) and
hence could offer no solution of the
difficulty. But tho God of mercy sup
plied their need (Phil. 4:19) and
hence the glad triumphant message
of the angel, "He 1b risen; he Is not
here; behold the place where they
(enemies and friends) laid him," v. 6.
Cf. Matt 28:6. Then, as though to
make their knowledge of service to
others, he commands them to go and
tell the disciples "and Peter" and that
they are no moro to look for him
there for "He goeth before you into
Galilee," v. 7.
II. "And they went out quickly,"
w. 8-11. It Is well to reverence holy
places and to remember sacred asso
ciations, but God Is a spirit and can
not bo localized. Of course the
women would like to dwell at that
place In meditation, but having hod
revealed to them the fact their duty
was to publish it abroad. A definite
knowledge imposes a definite obliga
tion of testimony.
Out of death came forth llfo. The
seeming defeat of Jesus was the,
prelude to the world's greatest vic
tory its most astounding miracle.
Living unto self means, claiming your
self for yourself. Living "unto him"
means that in your mind your spirit,
your body, you show forth tho risen,
victorious, triumphant life.
This Easter daV 1b tho day of all
days to remember such words as
these:
Jua as I am, young, strong and tree.
To bo tho best that I can bo,
For truth, and righteousness and thee,
Lord of my life, I come, I coma,
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