Show r tALL p t-ALL SOULS DAY i t Sf A Somber Fast Tempers the Joyous Brightness of All Saints I This Is All Souls day Yesterday was observed In commemoration of All Saints or All Hallows nl4 It Was an clQiilly styled of which Halloween lathe I la-the vigil As Is well known the Roman Ro-man Catholic Anglican and In fact nil churches claiming to have a hln lorlcal descent from and connection with tho undivided church of primitive Christendom set apart certain days In honor of those who on account of the unusual sanctity of their lives or tho eminent services rendered by them In behalf of the faith are specially entitled enti-tled to be designated as saints Thus the Virgin Mary the Apostles andEan and-Ean ellts arc given prominent places In the church calendar together with martyrs such as St John the Baptist and the Holy Innocents The angels also have a festival In their honor On the 1st of November ore commemorated commem-orated the vast number of departed saints many of them obscure and unknown un-known to fame who have no special place In the calendar Hence the phrase All Saints day All these festivals arc celebrated with appropriate services I and are termed redletter days There are many minor pa In hi for whom no special service Is appointed but who arc mentioned In the calendar under the dates of their birth or death and these days arc styled blackletter days On All Saints day the altars of the churches are vested In while numerous nume-rous candles are lighted and the music Is of Joyous character It la In fact one of the greatest and brightest festivals festi-vals In the church year The following day November 2nd lo known nti All bouts and Is observed In memory of the faithful departed Its It-s a fast of solemn and even mournful character The altars are draped In black apd this somber hue pervades the chancel and the vestments of the clergy Masses arc offered and Intercessions Inter-cessions put up In behalf of tho souls In purgatory Bells are tolled and the music Is dlrgcllko and funereal From morning till night tho Catholic churches In Borne and all the great cities of Europe and many Anglican churches In England are crowded with worshipers In mourning garb while from sanctuary and choir ascend unceasingly un-ceasingly the litanies and Intercessions for the dead Tn thin country the day Is aleo widely observed Falling as It does thin year Jf < upon Sunday the occasion will be re lieved of much of Its gloom and sad f ness Although the east of All Saints I f was commemorated in tho churches of t 4 this city yeMterdny the services will be rf i repealed today and will be largely of a Joyous character Thus ihs melan choly associated with All Soul will be merged In the triumphant gladness of All Saints r r l 1 l + t nrr 1 r I t 0 Aael ti Politician Congratulations Sarah lIve l-Ive been elected Sarah with delight Honestly 1 Politician What difference does that make 2 i It J |