GOOD FRIDAY

The came given in England to the anniversary of our Saviour's crucifixion. The French and most other European nations substitute the epithet holy for good: the Germans designate this day " Still erf rei tag," or "Char-freitag: " the latter appellation being derived from an old word, " charen," signifying ^o do penance, or to sv^er. From the first dawn of Christianity Good Friday has been regarded as a solemn festival by the great body of the Christian world. [s. 533]