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New York. The trip will take eighty
A TOUR THROUGH PALESTINE.


Palestine. This will leave Jerusalem on
horseback on the afternoon of April 22d,
and will pass the Tomb of the KinUs
Mount Scopas, Gebiah of Saul, Ramah OF
enjamin, the supposed site of Ateroth-
Addur. Beeroth and Bethel. Thence TO
Jifna or ancient Zapbnab, where tents will
be- pitched for the night. Next day they
will ascend the ridge to Shiloh, visit the
plain of Mukhna, the tombs Of Pbinebas
and Eleazsr. Jscob'a well and Josepb's
tomb, and thence to Nablous, where tents
viii be again pitched.
The next days ride will take them to
Samaria, the plateau on which Ahab's
ivory palace stood, past the remains of q
colonnade which has stood since Herod's
time, and 10 Jrnin. The following day
the pilgrims will cross the plain TO J-zreeI,
to Gdeon's Fountain, lunch under the
lemon trees at Shunem, and thence Jour
ney TO Nuzareth.
On April 9Th the pilgrimage will visit
Cana OF Galilee ana Haru-Hathis, or
Mount of Beatiiudes. where the last great
6atl,e or the Crusaders was fought. July 3,
llS7 Sunday, April 28th. will be quietly
spent on the shores of Lake Galiee, where
the pilgrims may 20 TO the mouth of the
River Jordan. On April 30tn AN ascent Of
Moant Carmel to the Place of Sacafce
vii be made. Here the finest view in
Palestine is to be had
On May I'd the pilgrims will be in Syria.
They viii ascend the ladder of Tyro to the
CITY OF that name and visit the tomb Of
Hiram and the submerged ruins. On May
4th the party will arrive at Beyrout, u city
OF l5o. OOO inhabitants, whence excurs Ions
may be made to Damascus or Baalbec.
THENCE through Egypt, Italy and France to
the United States. This trip will take
ninety'eight days.
TRIP To CoNsT A NTtNoprp
"A third section of the pilgrimage will
visit Cyprus. Rhodes. Scio, SMYRNA and
Ephesus. where the Temple of Diana and
other inter sting ruins may be visited.
Thence through the Dardanelles ana
across the sea Of Marnora to Constanti-
nopie. Here the mosques of ST. Sophia.
and Sultan Achmed, the Hippodrome,
Galeta tower, sultan's palace and Scutiri
may be viewed. Excursions to the Golden
Horn and up the Bosphorus to the Black
| sea will be made
The pilgrimage will then proceed to
| Athens, where Eve days will be devoted to
visiting the Acropolis, the Parthepon.
Temple OF Victory, the Theatre of Bac-
chus, Temple of Minerva, Porch of Had
rian, Temple of Theseus and Mars hill.
Excursions may be taken to Marathon,
Olympus or Mycene.
Returning to Italy. Venice and Milan
viii! be visited and thence the party will
travel via Como and the st. Gothard tun-
mel to Luzerne, Switzerland, This trip
will take ll2 days.
Rev Charles A. Vissani, OF No. 800
West Flfty.second street, who is the or
Ranizer OF the pilgrimage, says that its
prospects are very bright. Two bishops,
twenty-five priests and a number of ladies'
and gentlemen have already signed their
intention OF joining the pilgrimage.
| The beautlfu banner which is to be de-
posted at the Holy Sepulchre as memor-
ial OF the pilgrimage is finished. IL has
on one side painting of the resurrection
on white damask, with the inscription,
"And his sepulchre shall be glorious"-
Isaiah. XII, 5. On the other SIDE, In whita
silk, is the American coat of arms. With
the fighting eagle and the inscription
First American Pilgrimage to Palestine,
1880"
| A special silver medal will be struck for
each Lilgrim, the diverse representing the
cruciixion on Calvary with the inscrip-
tion: First American Pilgrimage to Pal
estine. 1889, while the reverse will have
the sacred hearts OF Jesus and Mary. The
name of the pilgrim will he inscribed
around the edge OF the medal. The medals
will be blessed on the Holy Sepulcbre and
will serve as precious nlementos of the
trip.
A portable altar will be taken along. ID
Is a most ingenious contriyance, prepared
| in Paris, and consists of wooden box
with compartments containing everything
| that is needed In the celebration of the
mass Ii can be used on land or sea.
There is also an album in which every
pill grim will enter his or her name and
place of residence. The album will be left
at jerusalem in memory of the first Cath
olic pilgrimage from the United States.
| On Palm Sunday the pilgrims will be
favored with the blessed palm In the
Grand Bascilica of the Holy Sepulchre. on
Holy Thursday they will make their Eas-
ter duty by receiving communion at the
hands of the Latin Patriarch and on Eas-
ter Sunday will celebrate the resurrection
of the Lord on the very spot where the
mystery was enacted al lniost nineteen hun
dred years ago.
| WASHING OF THE FEET.
They will also attend on Holy Thursday.
the ancient custom of the Catholic church,
of lavanda, or washing the feet in imita.
tiOn of Jesus washing the feet Of the dis.
ciples at the last supper. The Latin Pa
triarch, who holds the same rank as the
archbishop does mere. will perform the
ceremony. Thirteen men will be selected
from among the pilgrims TO represent the
disciples. The Patriarch will be attended
by three clerics carrying a basin, n ever
and tray. In turn the Patriarch will
drv and kiss the right foot OF each Of the
thirteen pilgrims and present him with a
mother ct pearl crucifx. The pilgrim in
return will kiss the hand of the Patriarch
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