Walkerton Independent, Volume 53, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 April 1928 — Page 7

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MONG the thousands of Easter services that will be held throughout the Christian world on April , 8 there are several in the United । States which are ’ orthy of special ) mention because of their unique character. To California belongs ' the credit for originating this type of Easter observance —an outdoor service on Easter morning, attend- ’ ed by thousands—and since the time the first one was held there,

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the idea has spread, not only to other parts of California, but into other states. On the summit of Mount Rubidoux, near Riverside, Calif., there stands a cross which has a double significance. It was erected on the top of the mountain in 1907 in honor of Fra Junipero Serra, the pious Franciscan monk who first brought the cross to California and who founded the missions there which have since become world-famous. But Its greater significance Is < associated with the Eastertide, for at its foot on Easter morning at sunrise a veritable host of people assemble each year to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, the central fact in the Christian religion. Jacob Riis, the famous writer, is said to have first conceived the idea of an Easter sunrise service on Mount Rubidoux and it is said to l*ave sprung *rom a recollection of his childhood in Denmark when his people were accustomed to make a pilgrimage at Yuletide to the summit of a venerated mountain nearby, singing Christmas carols as they went. During a visit to Riverside, Riis is said to have made the suggestion that a similar service be held on Mount Rubidoux on Easter morning. Mount Rubidoux is held in particular veneration by the people of Riverside. It is a small mountain, rising some 1,837 feet above sea level, sheltering Riverside on the west and towering 1,000 feet above it. Ever since there has been a Riverside, the people of that city have made frequent trips to the summit of this great mass of granite with its huge bowlders scattered about on Its rocky slopes and top, because of the superb view from there. The first Easter service was held at the foot of the Serra cross on Mount Rubidoux on Easter morning, 1909. A little group of less than 100 people had made their way up the slopes of the mountain from Riverside in the darkness before dawn so that the service could be held just at sunrise. The first service was a brief one, simple but sincere and impressive. But as Riis had predicted, the religious feeling brought about by an Easter sunrise service left an impression which guaranteed Its continuance. Each year thereafter the interest and attendance at this service grew. In 1917 more than 20,000 persons ascended the summit of Rubidoux at Eastertide and the next year saw the same number of pilgrims there. They had come not only from Riverside, but from other cities in California, some of them traveling nearly all night in order to be there at sunrise. Among the thousands who assemble there each year are many notables. One part of the ceremony is the reading of Henry van Dyke’s poem, “God of the Open Air,” bjT some celebrity. In 1913 and again last year Van Dyke himself attended the service and read his poem. Otis Skinner, the famous actor, has also read It at one of the celebrations and Marcella Craft, a Riverside girl who has become a famous opera singer, is the soloist for the services whenever she is in that part of the country. Although the Mount Rubidoux Easter morning service was the first in California, It Is now one of the several that is held each year In the “Land of Sunshine.” Last year it Is estimated that 50,000 worshipers had gathered by five o’clock Easter morning in the great Los Angeles coliseum for the services in memory of the Resurrection. Another 35,000 were present at the great outdoor services in the Hollywood “Bowl,” famous for Its “symphonies under the stars,” conducted by nationally known directors during the summer months, its pageants, Shakespearean plays and grand operas. The “Bowl” is a large natural outdoor amphitheater with a seating capacity of 22,500 and a stage 190 feet wide, and with the thousands of worshipers facing the great white cross outlined on a hill back of the stage as the sun rises on Easter morning, this service presents a scene of almost indescribable beaut.v and solemnity. Last year also some 20,000 persons assembled before the Tower of Legends in Glendale for an Easter morning service and similar congregations flocked to a number of other gathering places for such services. In Pasadena John Stevens McGroarty’s colorful pageant, “The First Easter in California,” was presented before several thousand spectators on the lawn of a hotel.

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GOD OF THE OPEN AIR STANZA VII ► These are the gifts I ask I , Os Thee, spirit serene: , Strength for the daily task. Courage to face the road, > Good cheer to helo me bear the traveler’s load And for the hours of rest that come between • ' 4 An inward joy in all things heard and seen. l These are the sins I fain Would have Thee take away: j , Malice and cold disdain. 1 Hot anger, sullen hate, ' , Scorn of the lowly, envy of the great And discontent that casts a shadow gray. These are the things I prize j , And hold of dearest worth: ’ Light of the sapphire skies, i Peace of the silent hills, ; Shelter of forests, comfort of the grass. Music of birds, murmur of little rills, k . Shadows of cloud that swiftly pass 1 And after showers ’ < The smell of flowers ; And of the good brown earth—- - And best of all, along the way, friendship and mirth. i । So let me keep , ' These treasurers of the humble heart ' i In true possession, owning them by love, > And when at last 1 can no longer move 4 Among them freely, but must part ► ( From the green fields and from the waters clear, Let me not creep < Into some darkened room and hide , From all that n *kes the world so bright and clear; ’ But through tb* windows wide > j To welcome in the light; , And while I clasp a well-beloved hand, 4 Let me once more have sight k Os the deep sky and the far-smiling land * Then gently fall on sleep r j And breathe my body back to Nature’s care, . My spirit out to Thee, God of the Open Air. 4 —Henry Van Dyke. I Mr. McGroarty is the author and producer of the famous mission play, a pageant-drama of the early days in California from the coming of Fra Junipero Serra in 1769 down to the time the Stars and Stripes were unfurled over that state, which is presented in the Mission playhouse In San Gabriel annually and which has run for 15 consecutive years. The city of Alhambra also for many years has presented an Easter play on the lawn stage behind its public library and throughout southern California other similar Easter celebrations are, held. One of the most interesting Easter celebrations in California, although its locale is far removed from the preceding, is the one which was staged in the famous Death Valley last year and which will probably become an annual event. At Stove Weils, in that grim region of death and desolation a cross was erected and there a special sunrise service was held in memory of the pioneers who lost their lives on its burning sands during the period of emigration three-quarters of a century ago. After the services those who attended it marched away from the cross scattering flowers on Death Valley sands as a loving tribute to the trail blazers in the march of empire across the continent. But California cannot claim all the distinction for being the state where unique Easter services - .•ire held each year. Colorado, another state of sunny skies, also has its claim and its leading celebration of this character Is becoming nationally known because of its being held in a worldfamous scenic spot, the Garden of the Gods. There each year between 10,000 and 12,(MX) per-

losses, and the real “hits” assay about one-half of 1 per cent. The total amount of money spent annually for songs is ten times as much as it was 20 years ago. The West and Middle West are the biggest markets. And more popular songs are sold per capita in the city than in the country. Waltz songs are far more popular

than any other rhythm. The outstanding hit of every period in recent song history has been a waltz — the list including “After the Ball,” “Merry Widow,” “My Hero,” "Pink Lady,” “fsle of Golden Dreams,” “Beautiful Ohio,” “What'll I Do?” “Sometime,” and others. The m^st popular themes are simple heart tugs, indicated by such words l as “mother,” "sweetheart” and “home.” Father is usually good tn songs only when he Is comedy.— American Magazine.

sons from almost every state in the Union take part in the impressive ceremonies in which all religious denominations are represented. Rev. Alliert W. Luce, pastor of the West Pikes Peak Christian church in Colorado Springs, was the originator of the idea for an Easter service in the Garden of the Gods and the first service was held six years ago. Tiie following graphic description, of last year’s service was written by Jack Burgess, a staff correspondent of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver: “More than 10,(*m) persons lifted their voices In Easter anthems Sunday mbrnlng in the Garden of the Gods. Colorado Springs, at the fifth annual Easter sunrise service. “Long twfore the street lights blinked their last Sunday a steady stream of automobiles rolled along the Mesa road and over the ‘skyline trail’ to merge into one river of humanity at the gateway of the garden. In busses and on foot the Easter worshipers poured into the natural amphitheater. License plates on automobiles testified to the countrywide trek that had been made for this special occasion. “Grouped In a solid mass of humanity, many with blankets and camp stools, the 10.090 waited. It was a beautiful mornlhg. as though nature had tried her best to fit the day to the occasion. Then—“As the first beams of the morning sun filtered into the amphitheater between the ‘kissing camels’ there came a silvery peal of trumpets, heralding the dawn. From behind their natural nave, the trumpeters flooded the little valley with the strains of ‘Christ Arose,’ by Lowry. “George L. Miller, directing a chorus from the united churches of Colorado Springs, led the singing of ‘Unfold Ye Portals Everlasting.’ by Gounod. Then the huge, impatient audience joined in the morning hymn, ‘The Morning Light Is Breaking.’ From every rock and rill, from the topmost peaks of the camels’ ears, through canyons and from incoming automobiles, came the voices. “The invocation was made by Rev. Charles A. Fulton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The Messianic prophecy was read by Rev. S. K. Tompkins of the First Congregational church. And then the gospel story of the first Easter was retold by Rev. George W. McDonald of the First Methodist church. “Owing to the peculiar acoustics, due to nature’s own sounding board which the huge red rock provides, every syllable was clear and bell-like in all parts of the amphitheater. This was particularly true, and even startling, when Bernard Vessey, tenor, rendered a solo, ‘Open the Gates of the Temple,’ by Knapp. Vessey stood on top of a small portable organ, mounted on a truck, and his voice filled the valley, every rift and chasm and carried far back into the hills. “The Easter sermon was given by Rev. Samuel Garvin, minister of the First Presbyterian church Outlined against the rocks, with the early rays of the morning sun playing on his uplifted face, the grandeur of the spectacle was obvious to the listening crowd, as was indicated by an awesome hush that settled over the pageant. “Rev. Albert W. Luce, pastor of the West Pikes Peak Christian church, who is the originator of the Garden service, presided and Introduced the various pastors and the order of the service.”

Agricultural Teaching In the field of elementary education the teaching of agriculture is required by law in 19 states. Two of the states Pennsylvania and South Dakota, require the subject in the high schools and not in elementary schools. In five states the subject is specifically pertnitted by law, while in another five there is special state subvention of agricultural courses in the elementary schools. Better to live well than long.

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