The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-24
'ssTTlIIS CUSTOMS And CAROLS
iConCluded.)
pr F. N. ENGLISH, B,A.

" ;o,pOster of mosI extraordinary
30 lp iiors His name was Mani
@''' ,ns Names. He assured an over
'D' LIONS public that he was the com.
'Isuu. nronfsed by Christ, and was, in
t'.s, rdore important altogether than
bc' vi He produced a wonderful
atos, hook Ck which, he begged them
rc.ltIsarstand, had been sent to him
. il ~! from heaven. This seemed
iIfet5'. nough to a good many that all
pfcu ,.t Of his assertions were true,
tF b, I Eo Gained quite a following. The
~ ~ feature of his doctrine, from a
1ln Quito point of view, was that
snI were two Gods. One good; the
.l Del. had. The Good God was the
9 1!lljof the spirit, our souls, our loves,
~ 'irnteIlects; these all sprang from
4 ~ 'n and were good. Whereas all
8 h ..i4n.rial things,-th earth, the air,
" moon and stars, our own bodies,
v .5ssp were the creations of the bad
M and. like their father, were all
e S5i as bad could be. The fall of
Eon was when the soul was joined to
T ~ % incubus of the body. The re-
1nntiOn was at death, when the
lsnsratiOn took place.
f can be easily seen that in such a
stem the Good God could have no
,,liDgs with the bad one. What
5 mm6nicatiOn can light have with
riDess? Hence God the Good
MIDI never assume the form of a
,lv. Christ was not God, and so
faith of many wavered. The fee
5Oarricades of reason which defend
ieir creed were soon beaten down
Manicheism prevailed. For
ven hundred years this strange
lived on, f1ourishing here for a
lie, then driven out; taking root
swhere, to be once more eradicated.
Arabia, in Tartary, in the extreme
of Asia, in Bulgaria; it was well
ii ubiquitous, it would seem. And
81 the twelfth century there took
ce great exodus of Bulgarians.
ev came in sWarms into northern
", bringing with them the subver-
teachings of the Manicheans.
their influence made itself felt,
as a matter of fact, Christianity
for 4 season, seriously leopard
among the illiterate classes of
hern Italy. 1t happened that at
time st. Francis, of Assist, was
blishing his well-known order of
rs. Everybody should read Mrs.
{ hant's Life of st. Francis.) What
estimate we may place upon his
of right and wrong in practical
one thing we must admit, name
hat he loved the Lord Jesus Christ
all his heart and soul; and it
Ted him to see the little ones of
st falling away from their faith,
embracing q destructive creed.
hOrOughly understood the quick,
fashionable Italian temperament
instinctively came to a right
Sion. Christmas was at
He would bring the first ma
before the very eyes of the peo-
He constructed a stable; the OK
ha ass were led in; q manger
with straw contained a figure
Divine Infant; Mary was rep
ltRH; Joseph stood by; the shep-
EneIt around. And while the
Astood gazing in establishment
iife-like reproduction of that
which first took place in Beth
n, tSt. Francis and his brethren
simple carols; telling who it was
was become a little child; why
Id dome, and what the meaning
Incarnation.
rest is soon told; the result
complete victory. People came
ing from far and near to see the
sigat; hearts were touched, and
who came to scott remained to
e iGea rapidly spread, first
lghout Italy, then in France, in
and, throughout Christendom.
being tabIeau, it naturally
lOped into q Mystery Play. Nor
the work confined to Christmas;
: whole lifeof Christ was represent
nd, although the custom has now
st entirely ceased, yet at ODER
rgau, in Switzerland, there is the
known Passion Playa noble
Opment of the ingenious notion
e first franciscan Friar.
u are now able to trace the
Etmas box of so-day, through the
stmas box Of old, up to the
Ptmas tableau ST st. Francis OF
Bi; and with this we may leave
fubject.
n until lately survived in Eng
was that of religious dancing.
< ideas have somewhat advanced
81 those of our fOrefathers; and /
little doubt, that we're it an
iced that next Sunday in the ca
raj there would be a darce, there
hose who would be astonished,
Y the least. And yet there is not
uch difference between dancing
walking in procession round
round the church, keeping time
the music. While speaking on
subject / cannot refrain from
tiOning famous religious dance
takes place every year at Ech:
ach, in Luxembourg. 1t is called
recession of the Jumping Saints
4 certain day the people assemble
ne Cathedral Church, and at 6
ain point in the ceremony they
IN line and the dancing begins
ded by the clergy, accompanied
Il kinds of bands playing the
etune in different keys AMI IL
rent time. Away they go, tel
sand strong! They dance from
church to the river Sauer, ther
the stone bridge, round th'
they go, two steps ahead, one t.
right, two to the left, and bacl
I'M dancing, dancing go the Saint
nearly four miles before they ge
TO the church and disperse
re Is not suspicion of levity il
u conduct, and those that witnes
uanIclng experience no disposition
1ugl. 1T is q SOlnnn earnest, re