The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-25

day comes three tines q week in Smyrna.
TIE Turkish day Of worship is on Friday,
the day Of Mohsmmed's hegiraj Saturday
is the Jewish Sabbath, and Sunday = ,sP
English, Roman and Greek churches On
Friday "Isaae'' came down in the morning
to say that We could sec and hear the
bowling dervishes il We would like: SO
We started ut shout ten o'clock, and follow
ed him through the lsbyrinthai streets up
fore . small unpretendipg edifice. In
front, and between It sud the street, was
garden OF tropical and native plants and
trees low pafms and bright fowersj pus-
Pc olives and golden pomegrsnites shining
on the iiich, green foliage. We enterea
Z: a%Ps is S. efa .ss ~s
stones to paved court Of the same, w4ich
surrounded Tho boilding on three sides.
On one side wes another, smaller bundtng,
open on the side, faeingi the larger one,
Into which those who tock part Id thc Scfe-
monies retired from time 70 time. Wo
were not allowed to enter the baNdinks
but might hook In through the doors -
Windows Around the tides Of the larger
hall or Soofs,' were old men with long
white boards aud flowing robes5 young
men iw7thirfc tufbans and sashes OF cram.
son ana cloth Of gold little bright-eyed
fboys, with tnrban aud fer and robes, Ike
Many 1esr q green turbAn, siguifying tha2
the wearer has made q pilgrimage to Nee
| Cd. n All were seated in the Torkish man
| ner, 1eayinga large open space in the cen :
trc. Presently ode,I in u long, flowing,
white robe, stood In the centre OF the room
Tone Then Others arose, and, forming q
circle around Rim; took mp the chant from
! time to time. Each one, 40 he Joined the
circle, put his right arm around one neigh
! bof,s neck and bis left arm around the
othsfs waist, the little boys joining in the
circle With a. mnch earnsstness as any OF
ths rest. An the time, the low, CULTURAL
do though the irst word was pronounced
7 with an inspiration and the latter With an
I expiration Of the breath. With the first
| word each one makes q backward step, and
I with the second, . step forward and d the
same time in . direction around the ring.
tie ffng, and the bowling begins, at first in
allow vail, which is gradually Intensified
into perfect shrek then it becomes
more quiet; again it rises into . fereel
howl, wild and abandoned, and dies away
at length into . plaintive wall, again and
agafn rises that single cry, a. Of . souli
deepest agony, while throaghout the whole
is heard the Low, harsh monqtone-'.Allah
n Hen Allah Hea J" like the subd0ea u5ht
terings Of come wild beast in pain. fndeei
It 10 almost impossible not to connect sha
idea Of pain with tho whole ceremony
i The almost shudderiBg motion with which
the circle Of worshipers moved around thu
wild, lonely cry Of anguish. and the Low
moan Of animal suffering, ftly expressed
tho words they uttered, as the guide told
us when We aaked what they said: "The.
pray to God they cay God have mercy
God have pity!" Aud he cautioned MS, .
We went away, against repeating the word
within hearing Of any Turk, az it woul'
give great offence, and might be attepde.
with unpleasant results.-C Correspondence
, Boston Globe. co."