Show J Was Made Lottery of Love It was consistently the practice of tho early Christian church to adopt and purify such pagan festivals ns had become Ineradlcnlly rooted in tho lives and habits of the unconverted peoples Thus in good time the feast of Februettn Juno was made St Val entinos day a festival for beginning prudent and pious courtship The drawing of names continued although some of the more zealous pastors as Butler tells us steadfastly set their faces against the practice How the drawing was done and what was the exact significance In middle ago England at least are made plain by writers of that nation nnd period The practice had long before reached that country following tho spread of reformed Roman customs all over Europe through the work of the missionaries An equal number or young persons of each sex put little tablets Inscribed Inscrib-ed with their names into a box on St Valentinos day Drawings were made from the box until each Jack had a Jill and each companion so bestowed be-stowed by fate was styled the others I valentine Theso were not nectssuilly expected to become lovers The young man had the right of custom to be a sort of adopted cousin whose now authorized au-thorized friendship might blossom Into lovewho could tollT |