"Which hope we have as a® anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast." —Hebrews 4:19.
IS BLUSH OF SHAME
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Beautiful Legend Concerning the
Peculiar Hue of the
Tiger Lily.
AMONG the Christian legends ol
the lily we find the origin of the
tiger or turncap lily. All lilies
were in the beginning white and all
held their fair heads proudly erect, but
on the night in which Christ suffered
in the garden of Gethsemane some fell
from grace. When the other flowers
became aware of his agony, they with
ered away with sorrow and pity. Only
one lily was indifferent, and when
those three bitter hours had passed,
still flaunted her spotless beauty in the
light of the moon. The soldiers came
and as Jesus was led out from the gar
den of Olives he paused for a moment
beside the tall stem covered with the
white flowers; for a moment he
gazed on them in pitying reproach foi
their blindness and their hardness of
heart, and touched by the love and
mercy in his eyes they hung their
heads and blushed; so, to this hour, the
descendants of this proud plant look
down, and shame dyes their petals.
From the middle ages comes another
religious legend of the lily. There
was once, we read, a great monastery
in the northern Pyrenees where the
monks devoted their lives to study and
to charity. And it came to pass that
one day they found a woman dead on
the slope of the hills, with a little baby
boy clasped, still sleeping, in her arms.
Filled with pity, they took the child
home to the abbey and gave him the
tenderest care. Years went by and the
baby grew to be a big, strong boy, fair
of face and form, childlike, innocent
and sweet, but no labor, either on his
own part or his teachers', could en
able him to learn. Even the prayers
and psalms which he had heard from
his infancy seemed to make no impres
sion on his mind, but ever on his lips
were these three ejaculations: "I be
lieve in God! I hope in God! I love
God!" Over and over he would repeat
the words and the monks smiled indul
gently as they heard his voice chant
ing over his three simple prayers while
he lay beneath a tree on the hillside
watching his sheep, or toiled, as he
loved to toil, among the flowers in the
walled garden.
But one day an unusual stillness was
noted, and going out to inquire the
cause they found the body of the lad
lying amid the roses, with a strangely
wise smile on his still lips. The mo
nastery seemed very empty and lone
ly to the monks when the boy was laid
to rest in the bare little cemetery, and
often one or the other would steal
away to pray beside the grass-covered
mound, so no one wondered when they
saw a lily growing tall and stately.
Each one thought that one of the oth
er brethren had planted the flowers
and so paid no special heed until, the
blossoms opening, they saw in golden
letters clear on the petals. "I believe.
I hope. I love." Then they knew that
it was indeed a flower of Paradise
springing from the innocent heart of
the lad and bearing for all to see and
learn the simple prayer with which he
had earned his place in the everlasting
garden of God.
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The Victory of Easter, is the
victory of every faithful effort, of 4
every loving deed, of every patient
J* sacrifice of every gallant stroke for *|
.j, the right. They do not die, these 4.
* precious things, even though they *
4» fall to the ground. Like the bulbs,
|| the roots, the seeds, they are kept
safe, to arise and bloom and beautify 4*
|| resurrection bodies, when the Halle- *
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open the gates of Spring!
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Easter Morning
I saw the darkness of the night in
silence pass away,
I saw the first red streaks of dawn
behind the mountains play,
While on the valleys and the hills a
golden glory lay.
My lips sang, Alleluia!
I saw the sun's ascending sphere in
regal glory rise,
The marvel of another day burst on
my waiting eyes.
I heard the lark's triumphant song,
the mighty eagle's cries.
My heart sang, Alleluia 1
The fragrance of the spring was borne
upon the wind's warm breath;
I felt the triumph and the truth of
what the Scripture saith,
That God is Life, that God is Love,
and Love shall outlive death.
My soul sang, Alleluia 1
The morning was now fully come.
The sky had lost its red.
"Hie white suffusing light of day filled
all the earth instead,
And it was Easter Day, and Christ
was risen from the dead.
0 Earth, sing Alleluia!
ALL SPEAK OF RESURRECTION
Awakening of Buds and Blossoms to
New Life Confirms Mankind's
Belief in Immortality.
Poets and philosophers had mourned
pathetically over tlie inequality of na
ture in this, that while other things
had another life in store, yet man, who
appeared like the lord of creation him
self, seemed to have no resurrection.
But now, after Christ had been indeed
found to have risen from the grave, to
them who obtained for the first time
any glimpse of the truth, it must in
deed have been like a "new creation,"
"Old things passed away, and all
things become new."
. . . It is the spring of the year.
"Rise up, and come away. For, lo
the winter is past, the rain is over and
gone; the flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing is come." And
what is spring after winter but nature
speaking of the resurrection of her
Lord? It is the season when day is
lengthening and mastering the night;
light is overcoming darkness, and life
springing out of apparent death; as
in the returning presence of him who
Is very life and very light, and maketh
all things new. And all this is as the
earnest of that great morning where
in it is said, "we shall be like him."
"When I awake up after thy likeness,
[ shall be satisfied with it."
"Blessina the Food" in Poland.
Poland and her Easter feasts are
leralded widely. "Blessing the food"
it Easter time is fully as ancient a
:ustom and is more familiar. It is
iow spoken of as purely a Slavic fea
ture. In the houses of the prosperous,
oefore the war, the tables fairly
groaned with viands for the Easter din
ner that followed close upon many
lays of very abstemious fasting. Be
.'ore the meal was prepared in any
aousehold, great or small, the food
tvas brought in baskets to the
churches, where priests sprinkled it
vvith holy water, and gave it their
Diessing. A lamb cooked whole formed
the centerpiece of the table, as much
is a goose in Germany or a turkey in
the United States at a Christmas din
ner.
English Practice of "Lifting."
An English custom at Easter, in the
country districts, and one which still
prevails, is the practice of "lifting" on
Easter Monday and Tuesday. In pure
ly a spirit of game and fun. two strong
men join hands across each other's
wrists, and having thus formed a sad
dle, from the assembled crowd lift one
man after another three times into the
air. This custom is supposed to have
been intended originally to signify the
joy of Christians in the resurrectian.
GREAT HUMAN DRAMA
Writings in Wondrous Book of
Job Continue to Be Marvel of
All the Centuries.
44Y F A MAN die shall he livt
I again?" This question is from
the book of Job, the oldest spe
cimen of human literature extant. Ho
mer, one of the earliest specimens of
Green literature, dates back to about
800 B. C. The blind Greek epic poet
is supposed to have been the contem
porary of King David, the poet-king of
Israel. The era of Moses is about
IGOO years B. C., or about 800 years
before David and Homer. When Job
was written is a puzzle to all scholars,
as is the question who wrote the book.
Whoever wrote it was a genius sure
ly. The book is not only about the
earliest specimen of the production of
human mind extant, but is in the form
of a drama, a way of presenting intel
lectual thoughts not known elsewhere
until many centuries after this earliest
raise en scene was put before the world.
The writer was not only a genius but
a man of broad and varied experience.
He must have been "learned in all the
wisdom of the Chaldeans," and of the
early Zoroastrians of Persia.
It presents a phase of human thought
as old as humanity. The book dwells
upon the whole subject of evil and
good, and presents the author of evil
offering himself in consultation in the
presence of the author of good. It is
the old idea of the Zoroastrians with
their Orinuzd and Ahriman. It di
vides humanity into two classes—one
following the good spirit, the other the
bad. The drama represents the evil
spirit arguing against the virtue of Job
and obtaining permission to torture
that representative of early religion
to his heart's content in order to test
his faithfulness to God. To the af
flictions of loss of property and health
is added the solicitation of his friends,
who argue with him to "curse God and
die." Job is proof against tempta
tion, and to these arguments of his
friends replies, "Though he slay me,
yet will I trust him."
It is many ages since this represen
tation of the struggle between the good
and the evil in man was written. Hu
manity has made huge strides in knowl
edge and has added much to its com
forts in mechanical inventions since
then. Huge cities have been built,
railroads have been constructed, steam
ships have been built, one of which
would hold practically all the commer
mercial navies of the world in the time
of Job. In psychology and all the
study of the mind vast strides have
been taken, but in the first and great
question we remain today exactly
where humanity was in this far-off
time when this play was penned.
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It is not a question of intellectual
knowledge of material science. It is
a question of faith. Some have this
faculty and some have it not, just as
it was in the days of Job. It is just
a question of which working hypothe
sis is the best. The materialist who
with alembic and all the paraphernalia
of a chemical laboratory or the scalpel
of the anatomist fails to find any spirit
in man or any God in the world, forms
the working hypothesis that matter is
eternal and varies in its phases, while
as to God there is no such thing. The
man with faith in his soul looks out
upon the universe and as Napoleon on
the desert who stretched his hands
above his head and said to the Voltai
rian French philosophers around him,
who were all arguing in favor of athe
ism : "If you are right. who made all
this?" so he forms his work hypothesis
that there must be a God, and from
this follows the corollary that man has
an immortal part in him. too. The
least that can be said is that the right
to believe in the eternity of matter and
the right to deny the existence of a cre
ator involves the right to believe in a
spiritual universe and to aJara the ex
istence of God.
Easter Candy!
EGGS! RABBITS! BOXES! BASKETS!
TT7"E are working day and night now to turn out the delicious "Sweets" that
Indiana has learned to look to us to supply. We are busy, but not too
busy to have our friends visit our candy kitchen and see the expert candy ma
kers at work there —an increased force using processes that are new and never
introduced in this town before.
NO ADVANCE IIN PRICES
Although we continue to use the very best of everything in our candy ma
king, we have not advanced prices. Pure Franklin Sugar, Pure Cream, Pure
Chocolate, Pure Flavors, Fresh Country Eggs, Select Imported Nute and Choi
cest Fruits explain why Boston Candies ore so delicious.
Gift Easter Baskets at 15c and up
Beautiful Art Baskets in Fancy Reeds and Braids
Eggs, 5c to $2.50 Rabbits,sc to $1.25
JELLY BIRDS EGGS, LB., 5c
Strictly Pure! Strictly Fresh!
The standard of quality in "Boston" confections is recognized as the very
highest. It is maintained in our Eastei Candies just the same as in our regular
lines. We continue at all times to make new candies every day and fresh every
hour.
Eggs FREE!
Order eggs for the whole family for father, brother. We put the
names on in pleasing styles and without charge. But we
x urge you to leave your ORDEK NOW!
ORDERS SENT BY PARCEL POST ANYWHERE
The Boston Confectionary Co.
CARUSO'S PITTSBURGH
PROGRAM A CENEROUS ONE
Favorite Arias From Well Known Op
eras Included.
Enrico Caruso, the world's greatest
tenor, is coming to Pittsburgh for a
concert in Shriners' Mosque, Schenley
Farms, on Saturday evening, May 5
This announcement is hailed with de
light, not only by Pittsburgh music
lovers, but special trainloads from the
surrounding towns will help to make
this the greatest musical event in the
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Caruso as Samson In "Samson and
Delilah."
history of this district. The name Ca
ruso is a household word, and this is
the first time opportunity has been
given to hear him in concert, so it is
an occasion that no one can afford to
miss. Only three cities are to be vis
ited, and the highest fee ever paid a
single artist has been guaranteed for
these engagements. Caruso will have
as accompaniment for his program
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,
which will enable him to appear to the
best advantage in the arias and song*;
with which he is identified in opera, j
The Caruso program will be a gener j
ous one, for no other artist knows so
well how to please his public, and he
has promised to include favorite arias
from the well known operas. Owinu ■
to the great demand for seats subscrip
tion lists for the Caruso concert are
now open, and inquiries for reserva
tions should be addressed "Caruso Con
cert." 119-121 Ninth Street. Pittsburgh
where they will receive prompt atten
tion.
Best stores advertise in The
Patriot.
By maiden and youth, penance free, pleasure dreaming,
The child's gleeful quest, success and amaze,
By chaste, stately lilies through softened light gleaming,
Each brief light a rapture of exquisite praise;
By the joy of the chorus in ecstasy swelling
And the vibrating note of the great organ's roll;
Then the silence, the fragrance, the deep calm compelling
An answering peace in each world-weary soul,
I know that Easter is here.
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