Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-18

| ntH oVuuLiesS p!UFo lustluolVe. Ii CilsiGaliy
appeared iu the B;s:on Journal:
Many aro not aware OF the s;ir,log and mo-
meat:us events which took place 10 the city of
Jerusalem during the SIX days A. D. 33, the
anniversary Of which occurs the pressu! week
Few also sre couscious Of the f,ot that the re-.
cjrd OF tho doings aud ssyinss of that short
| period or lime occupies ono'qusrser part Of
Matthews Gospel, uore than quarter of
| Mark 3. nearly AZ much in Luke, AMI moro
han third OF John. Out of the eighty uioe
chapters OF the fsut Gospels, twenty i've a,e
hled with the record vi what trausprad duIps
these six days of tae history Of our Lord d
Saviour Jeeus Christ.
| The events Ot each Of these days ar, 80 clear.
y marked that it Is easy 10 uv,o them fir IN
day to day, bcxI niug with bis triumphant e.
t.oce iuto the Holy City" on the fist day and
his cru9i6x;an 90 tho sixth.
HsvlGH arrived al Ba;Ea0y six days Def 70
| the Jewish Passover, Jesus end bis Djsulpl,s
there passed he Dght. Taking the days as
| We now call them the fo;lowug is o biiet index
to the cccurrence OF each day:
Suotay MornlDg g.-Christ eaters Jerusalem
in triumph. Goes to the Temple and oasss
Gu: buyers, sellers m:n.y chsugeg- &o Heal,
the bllud a0d lame, rcproves the chief priests,
asA declares the o; .ct Of his miss,ou. Evctiog
-RHurrs 10 Ba!hauy aud lodges there.
| hoGdsy Mcrolpg-Goes to Jerusalem.
! Curses lie barren ig tree on ths way. Tepchcs
iu the Temple. The p!oulc a.t"n'ive AID
ss:puished, aud the prlc,s alarmed. ETcui0g-
Tnssdov Moroiro-Oo tbn u,p ~ ! .rs,,Ior
thu f. ,1ee fnnaa v;thar,d auar TajLS -
| P.,or T.scb.s in ihn TomnIo n ia.,;nn'S "
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b abu =, I,e 49,, snAs'laso rc.s.: aLSu9e?s WIG
aTo rh. oauIuoovs, auu a,a' WIN 'he nst!sses-
$500 %1vm @ papia wv e, ~ h 1te'1's 3
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rvG pIS n'u ~ ~! Ii"." h oInss LOS, "tut " tho
oolei lc;'s' an1 oalseiueo WIN 'neW % ue
| netsuas uLeSa .n' u'1I,pi'S "
,bs ,m,no p R;oa srn."I h. nano.;"toa 49,
,to '"'f. n,,u ,s";. ''' no suuoIianes ~
III; Rn,anc, N;h.NI.; -n,;-1 p'sSs -.
| ,,lro,isI,s pr..r Th,n y, tn"- b.a,'i
ord MN. .,t ;,.,;;u,rJ -,
aIu H'n' aHu ~" zoo huccaFht.
Ssyi'S. thl' % iu IHu' u'uIratC' u me.
EAdcr's an 'VpSo,,S t"e itGvea. zen Ntpg nymn
| and 20 Cus 10 ;fc MluaS Gf OVcs Con:lnucs
his ds,ourse, ard dccl:rci himself the ViDc.
| EyhortaiiUn, promises, sod p:aycr follow.
| Now % 70 tba r,r,lrn of Gn,hsom.oc. His
| occnv tbere o,aror T., J,3as en,o,s v;,b
| Ss' r' :L
| unuu VI E.ca aou o'i">S mn WIN k,ss
Cnrlst taken 10 lh1 pataoe OF Calapnas. TX
aulCct aud condemned D2 TIE jewish IrbuuaL.
| Midught-Suuck apd i1su'tcd hy the soldiers.
| Friday Motniny 3 'c'cck.-Pe.cr's denial
| of his Maste. Christ euri iouudcd i;v enldiers
waiting far The dawn Of Iay. D,vii2ht-Jndas
| ;ie TL:, : ~ d..
uee'I,e7 SntI'- luz '-s'e' n'' ~ " "H,e'
tho hGman GoVefn0r, VINO eX2mlceS and de-
catcs biG iOcOclui. Plate sends him TO
Herod, the kiog, Who mocks him aud sends
,nt aon rbo i.,ns ;,s;s. m b;s ,Ss.th .c,rS
ling n their laws. AMI Plate yiycs him m, Ho
is led away to the Common Hail. stripped and
dressed ln scarlet robe. Jherc2 back to tho
Judgment Hall to P!la,c. Th2 ;Hf the icu.h
tmH deo!are5 him innocent. a5d ties to get
hlci Gear. Ao IS sc2 away 10 CaIVa!I, ha'iso
70 ths tfcs', ana expires au'a tao asskoess
| WHICH prevailed CV:r the !9ou If0m tho elyth
jtl2 o'ciccs) to the niaih hour Is o cIcok .. n.y.
Egarinp-his burial.
TbTouyLout tie ere..cr part C nominal
lCh,is,.ndoco. tlia week, cslIet "psssiop Week
il oelsnr.tet with ecl.i.ln RELIGIOUS seryicaa and
esnecisl,7 Fri.ay, commonly called Good
Frid,v.n
II csnnot but bs intsres,inp and nrcf.sble {,
Chr.tisns Of evarv name TO co5centr.te their
,hnnrhIs snd rofsntions on ths tnomentou.
80 wbich wsre now gy;ny on At IN, rIosa of
onr Ssv;nn,is tb,rtv.th-ss yssrs =, i,nrc .monv
men On earth snd tbe writer cannot bu, hops
thst in tha mid: of ,6s .osorh;ng even,s of The
enough 70 rest it. II has Jeen bjec:sd to the
ceiebratlon of Christmas on tue 25Ln Of Deem
bsr SIS the snniVerssry OF The brse OF Christ
that although l. has been observed Tor 20 m.ny,