Show LILIES OF EASTER EAST I 1 in every variety may be found a symbol of the faith of tho christian everywhere they are blooming lilies la in the fields of life but there needs no symbolism for welcome of the lilies at tola this season of the year the lilies are opening their petals and look ing out upon the spring sunshine and the fields of green and those that do not belong to the out of doors are found in prodigal at the florists and these have been carried to the churches for the feast of the lilies that Is styled easter day somewhere here all these lilies had their original habitat and now they are widely cultivated there Is 18 the illy of the annunciation in its spotless white and heart of gold there la in the easter illy that curves back its petals so that the golden center may gleam like the light from the heart of the star there are the lilies of the valley that exhale their precious perfume in a wealth of odor that exhilarates and intoxicates intoxicated there Is the su stratum aurnt ratum um the gold banded uly that appears to be the crown of grace for the beneficiaries of the resurrection resurrect lon there too Is the red spotted illy that seems to the crucifixion Is it not this illy of which it Is said that it grew at the toot foot of the cross and received some drops of the blood that trickled then there Is the tiger illy with its splotches of vivid color that seems to set forth the passions of humankind that the rc rebukes in the gardens of the southland are already blooming the brown spotted garden lilies and they seem to tell of the common life and its trials and afflictions and humble circumstance they too are lilies fit tor for the open tomb of 0 easter day I 1 but the illy that stands cold exotic and passionless the calla illy la Is not to be lost sight of for refinement and culture and the type of life that Is preserved from much of the outward harshness of existence needs to be symbolized today and the calla illy Is its ita symbol but bat faith Is like wise ise present in that red illy found in warm windows the tha amary llla it seems to carry the w warmth and intensity of fat faith with it so life Is replete with lilies and the day sees their unfolding at the tomb in celebration of the renewal of all life with the coming of spring including human life |