Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-27


their coats. Being now in shirt sleeves,
each obcycd the last part of tine verse, ''ha
took a towel and girded himself;' and also
in Philippians, chapter ii: "Hc made him
self of no reputation, and took up n him
the form of a servant" Each took llnen
towel of ample width, with tapes attached,
and ''girdcd himself
Into small wooden tubs, about fourteen
inch ~ In diameter, such as every house pos
sesSes, they poured water, fulfilling the fifth
verse; "After that he pourcth water into
basin, and began to wash the disciples feet,
and to wipe them with the towel wherewith
he was girded."
The leading sisters correspondingly mad0
ready, while three or four persons, the first
in turn, were occupie in their seats getting
OF Their shoes and stockings | could but
notice the difYcrence--how n man, boldly,
unblushingly, hoist' one foot up toward the
other knee and the shoe is launched Off, and
then the short sock, in a trice; while the
woman stealvhily slipped down hand, un-
fastened the gaiter, and then, none knows
how, managed off the stocking and neatly
tucked II into her shoe, handy to find and
put on again, without be ing mixed or inter
changed.
twas a thorough, unslightei bath of both
feet immersed in the little tub and well
rubbei md than wined with the anron-
fulfilling rho Scrnture The hcncbes wer,
drown far enmgh from tho toblcs for ,bc
uosbi,g =, ~, dn,o b,, ,,oo, ho,cb and In.
HI. womo, u,sb.d worop No, v,sboJ
men. Two at once expedited matters.' The
Gr,t vosboJ tho foe, tbo ssc,,d ,,;rod ,bou
tn. n ,ro, ,v,s ,be, nu,Iod of and poss.i
hack 70 the n,xt ono in turp h,hinl Rack
of the tho bencb walked n third who con.
st,ptlv handed over n towel, with winch
tho botber dried her hands Each rorso,,s
foot had irs, hoo, c,aansed whom sbe IN
,ur, o,,c o,ed Eocb ,orSo, sorvoJ .s
wa,ber and then ma yinar Eacb finished
tho humble sorvics bv kiss,ng tho foce of
IN, ,.rson bothe, Tim, ovorr ,rson ,,,,,
| kissad nv two. and overv n.r.,n ki.sed two.
w,s issod hv tho nm, y,hn wosbol hor foot
| a,d hv tb, ono who ,,;,aJ than. LisSod ,h,.
one whose feet she washed and then the one
| who's, feet she wiped. Sister kissed sistsr
Brother kissei brother,
The ratification was over Tie lovo.fcast
had begun. Now came the viands The
| benches were restored close 10 the Tables
| The soun and pent worn .too,nino bo. rbo
| tables were set like those down stairs. with.
out plates; only knives. forks. AMI spoops
, The main dish. the rich ,bo,ph simrl. son
or soup was full of the two n. 4 cubic mr.
sells of breai that ba seen -fow.
The son yvas I'm shallow ,.,.,. "A n, rons
.hou, throo i,ohos d,o,, .na oi,,,t - ,n,'
| ,,ohos T., d;o,,o.or ~, - No., o. .r,.,
lDo'' NV, ~ pun ""s 'o' '''
eiai Persohs, "','iuil.s W 'nc scripture:
ne 1hat uiPPeth WIN INC Ill tiic dish,
Matthew XVI, y, and Mark xiv, 20, "One
| of the twelve that dippeth with me in the
dish" They PRAYED and they sung, before md
after bath and meal. a blessing craved and
| ,b.,Ls ,eturped he farvsnt fun ,.,c,,h
-, 80. .t, ,,,..o, .
pr ;,.' 49,. ., Gnu cur ~ to.-
many "." ''iSe'ne"'s
oi'eh are NJ 'h' uohest'c Ia e' retltioh
and praise were generally III English, some
times in German.
Then came the observance, afYectionately
entoinei by the great historical teacher and
| Invor Of mankind WIN ~, thu ,i,h. a.,
| ,,,io, ha ,,,s ,I,r,roI 49, II
I ,e', 'A o'."', "nu
"he'' iie ii' ven ''auhs ne pfoke IL ana
I">' ~ W "' NY o'oF "
broken ior you 10 thiS IN rehehbrance
oil me.
Other sects generally have loaves upon
p,ates cut and ready to be broken. More like
an Orient meal: here there were no rl,,os
! Tine brand wos bsked 4, thin Io,o Lie,
o..i.,, -
at a time 70 tbo odniri',a.;1, nr' LIAM, ha,r % p'i'
from the strIn brck. a nice, and ooxo ~
,ro 1;soi,,o sho ho ,a,,. =,
80, har -, ,ha ,,I,o WI u, '',l .''' ~
.I,i ,t,,, 40 -. AZ. ~ p
af,arw.yd oo,,a ,na ,,,,,,a al -, "lea ,' !.
yancas h.d toLon io,,,, ~ ti,,'n ".u III p",'r- wi.
,,ravar. anI ~ oI,ns. u.rtnns nnu n .n sl'
| Inc drr;ng oJmo., OH ,hn oara,na,,ia., ~
ansi snaaLar snnomrcaJ. -. ,,,
mandmen ,,,vo into vo,, .ha, ,a ra,, e"n,, ,a
another as I bsve IoyoI von tbat ,o'o ~, ,s one
one onotber n, ,his sh.i, o,i 80, -, Nv.
49,. ,a .. ,,aa,.,n " An'"
shat, s al ', -. - "', py 'hi'
IT. go H. 'me eiher.
| i;.art,, "s " "'e A's ~
s,ar,aJ go, ,ha -, ~, a'ounu'
from n b,ovsd and mol berlv .ist.r % s. anu ,,'
10 the hext, ana at last was brought back to