Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-31

found IN any encyclopaedia Altogether the
sight Of the whole has surpassed my expec
tation, and | understand better the Bibles
descriptions aud mentions.
A big, burly sheik green turbaned and
robed, with big stick, has hurried us as "A
flock )f sheep; our dragoman is very poor;
! will have TO return again, but the big
sheik has taken care OF mother who can
hardly walk with her loose slippers. and
stops musing half a mile behind, so back
shish him privately, aud he "kater kayirag"
us very much.
Once out Of the sacred grounds We are in
the Via DolOrosa the road followed bv Jesus
going 10 Golgotha All this part Of Jeru-
salem is from 10 to 30 feet above the origi
nal ground, hence we have to imagine the
scene outside Of the material facts. Moth
er finds the Ill paved street an actual via
dolorosa we drop our companions and pro
ceed more slowly When She is almost ex
hausted force her 10 sit on IA low stool be
fore a coffee shop we sip Arab coffee and
read home letters, doubly welcome in this
via dolorosa, near Damascus gate, outside
Of which is supposed to be the real Col
| gotha Painfully we follow the outside
walls and reach the Jaiia gate mother is
tired out.
Sdoie day p. m.-With young guide.
]
speaks French only, the professor goes to
| the Church Of the Holy Sepulchre down
wards on the road to the temple site.
l. \ long succession of wide stairs on
both sides venders Of thorns and articles Of
! piety used in the Latin aud Greek churches,
crosses, rosares, cakes Of incense, images
J court with big gates, 30 guns stack
ed, a soldier mounting guard, the others sit
| ting round, Turkish soldiers, uniforms new
ten years ago, black men, yellow men.
/ many races and tribes.
B. An immense church, behind two or
| three converts of men
(dD A big recess Turkish officers smok
| ing, gossiping, sguatted on platform in the
entrance TO the church. (Jl A big slab of
| marble on which Jesus was anointed before
being buried The actual slab dates from
/ 1870 and covers the real one, worn out by
the kisses Of pilgrims. above it silver lamps
| burning as in Romish churches tc) The
holy sepulchre in the centre, under a square
marble building or mausoleum. 1t is full of
/ Russian pilgrims. (O Before it large
chapel or church, occupied by the Greeks
| (e) On the side, another chapel. a little
! smaller. a Latin or Catholic church. N
Behind the sepuchre a very small Coptic
chapel, in corners an Armenian chapel, a
/ Syrian chapel. ~ a flight of eighteen
| steps leads TO the top Of rocky platform
/ here is the Calvary
Everything is covered With marble or
stone. brass or bronze . In. rock is seen M
where Through a brass plata mass ms,
arm. and touch what feels like rock il i
| the hole where the cross Of Jesus WAS plac.
/ ed on each side. within a few feet the
holes for the crosses Of the thieves
Through another hole, with a stick am
told 10 touch the column to which the Christ
was attached when aagellatad
| | have not the heart to repeat all tn. legends
attached 10 these spots. they have been
printed again and again. How so many
| things could be concentrated within that
church is tax ON credulitv vbich is hs.
yond me.
The Iatins have a grand nrncasssio,
around the naves and the sepulcbre. at the
| same time the Greeks have a servics
stand at the door of their chanel and hear
the Latin chants and the Greek nriasts
shouting their PRAYERS. while another ser
vice Of shouting and cbantinI, is yoin,, an in
| the Coptic chapel. and so il goes for hours
| Tired of standing | sit in the Colvsr, III
/ from above at the crowds below. and finally
| leave the church. sit for half an bour in
| the court, sad. sad. sad with all that have
seen
An American youtb calls il blasubemous
u have our holy associations Tins travss-
/ tied. and vet here ar. Russian neasants
] whose faces shine with holy piety as tbev
| kiss the ground the unction stone and
| cross themselves. envy their Ignorant
| faith they are more happy than 1 With nv
| 50 called knowledge How little knoyy,
| How little am ready 10 discuss All those
| points AmIa Christian i, anvtbiot, hnt
name: o God of nv pions fathers, give
| me their faith. their zeal their simplicitv
/ their childish beliefs When
1 reach the, hotel am "dons m, " and / h,va
| not told one huudredth pnrt nr what ou,,bt
/ To have told
4prI At : o'clock pat4r i mn At
/ 5.4j he Is again in the Church Of the HoIy
| Sepulchre. An Armenian service is going
/ on at the very door of the sepulcbre shout
| ing. screaming suuabbIing tboss Armani
ans hurry. hurry distribnt. hIassad bras1
IN a very indecent manner Six o'clock
strikes they Gather their trans and disar
pear. am taken through the Franciscan
convent 10 an upper gallery. whence have
an admirable view of everything The
Latin monks take the place of the Arme.
mans, spread carpets. bring an organ a
throne for the bishop (called also patriarcbl
ao arm chair and draneries for H., Erapcb
q Dsf VII
his suite For half an bonr il il "6xing"
this and that big bnncbes Of nslms are
placed inside the sepnIcbre otbars in fan
| tastic sbapes are introduced bv hole in
the wall At 6.45 the natriarcb annaars
with gold and nurnIa miro nracadad Lv
ten big. burly men with gold and velvet
cloaks. the monks have nnt on a white
| short vestment and there Is an arm, of
white black red robes Finally tbav suc.
ceed in baing all seata1 an hancbas mon
| seiqnsnr ON a nurrle bigL scat naa, tba Joo,.
| Of the sanulcbre and the sar,ica heer;ns
| IL would take n volume to describe II The
| big gold man unrohe and re-roba t;l The
| paims are brought ont from the sennlcbre
and then tbev FneeI before their chief tiss
| his enisconai ring the most zeaIons bis
| hand each one receives a nalm the sim
| nla monks tho stuaents tho choir h,,-s tho
| school bovs follow tben the comn,on nor
/ tails tiE the nalms are exbansted and the
] otbars have Ia do without. az tba so,,a
! time ont of tbs sida boIe come tLo ,,oIn,s
which have baan nnt in and hiessad s'1,,, sonaa
where. thar o,,,nars claim tber, Tbe scsn,,
/ looks lie an anction ssIs Then a n.ocas-
/ sion round and round the sennIcbrs with
/ chanting and intonotions WbiIe all that
/ is Joing On vitb;n 9O feet the Conts have
/ their service but tbay ara in a Tninor;t,
/ anJ r,,s, 49, no., r., 6,rdrad saII;ars
enter and maLe a badga for tbe 7 attn nro'
! cass;o,, Tba Cor,s insida tbair cIaraI
| continma tbeir so,Ira,o and ,rebI, ohonts nr
| sbontinos II ILL., as if a ro,,, 80 i,
/ ayitabIa. No. to sa, il h,,, ,ba ati,,
/ hasso and the Cont sourono ore beard SD
! hv side tha soIdiars ara tbera and ,saco
rsi,,ns
There il e,oi,,, ~ ha b;,h ,D.ss and q
tbree hours ser1ics II il S,9O o'cloct /
obandon tbe aeld Women are NOT odn,it
! tad i'm the Franciscan convent and have
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