Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-07
RELIGION N CHII'I
: COUNTY, N WHICH :, !.
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Dsiieats Women Ha,A ".
c..u' ON Their Hand. ~ 1 :. :
races u wor.hip-rao, g. - as's
Together :" "ssss'oa.l s..,s' - =
No people in the world Il.
won't than those OF t,hil; sae mon d.
self inflicted punishment" ~; sa'sly
LESSONS : and donations viii Vii 's W. Con-
heaven, q vast throng ftbo,.. ~ one b
wo'nen) will go up from NV mostly
public. 1t is no unco,r,ns' a' litt'si i
delicate females 70 90 q IT, s on %
worship upon their knees ov =. !. slilns d
stones that tear the flesh' All !. ~ diaF
themselves with leather IN, ~ 'aen bat
with nails. The bodies !. ss'sps sppsd
punished until the blood run m ~ ~ thug
and when the poor creatnr M p 81 y y,
more they deposit all H. -. - % %
trlnkets OF value upon tbe . l'S'sy snd
nome happy, though sufferin. ,'"' aug %
a rev years ago no man H..
through the streets Of any e,h N.Y. 'lds
on Good Friday. Even H. s ' city
not allowed to run: all br.; ,als wf's
stopped and no sound Of whaa y'''s'sa way
ner or human labor disturbed 4, 4 lal ai
g'ous silence. In these days d lt .si'
ism, although the people NH Il ~ aOe'al'
deepest mourning and most II Il ~. I.sss u
are shut, the cars and public ss y, sa0ps
80 about rs usual and some bushes. ' 81
be transacted. 's'ess may
The strangest and most ;m,.
part OF holy week came on tha I'd; s'sse
Good Friday, when long linz u f ss,9
worshlIers, led By the diguitarjes y ~
church and joined by yery feu y ,u ~
crept to the cross on their knsas NJ ,,sa
first knelt in the front yard q II. .h .AsI
and slowly crawled on hi, Sl h.
through the gravelly courts, % thr rrs,s
the long hall. until they reached M ~ =
age OF the crucifie,, and each K Z. ~ =.
kissed the wounded foot. 'a'u
SO solemn was the scene that -.
Protestants and persons Of no particrI.,
religious belief, who came mersIv !.
look, Joined in the worship. Il bnm,s.
rich and poor, aristocratic and pIebe,,.
on the same level-servants and I'm,
OF high degree. both wrapped in rnauta.
side by side.
| CELEBRATING HOLY wErK
Later. there was weird torchlirbt
procession, led by the chanting nrie s
III black robes, followed by courmr,s
OF people who bore in the midst NJ,
their shoulders a company Of lifs Il.
images representing all the saints, each
clothed in flowing velvet robes. Among
them was the blessed Virgin, arrayedi n |
white tarlatan, attended by four liyin,
maids OF honor--little girls with lous /
curls, artificial wings on their shoulders
and garlands of flowers upon their heads
The holy sepulcher was represented by
Il large box draped in white muslin. half |
revealing recumbent figure Allthes
were surrounded by devotees with Ian. |
terms and candles, and followed BY an
unwholesome rabble. running, jostling
and pushing on every side.
| On Saturay morning. the last Of holy
week, especial services were again held
in all the churches, which were still
gloonily draped in black. The priests
entered in procession. and there was a
great deal of extinguishing and lighting
of candles, tinkling Of bells and other
ceremonies whose import we did not
comprehend, until 10 o'clock. when sud-
denly the black wells which shroudsd
the affairs were drawn aside. displaying
the shrines ablaze with candlesticks and
abloom with flowers. peal Of trium-
plant music burst from choir, organ,
band and bells, and the glad cry arose.
Christ is risen"
The cannon of the fort thundered the
joyful tidings and the national shipsof-
war re-echoed the sound Closed doors
flew open, vehicles once more thronged
the streets and business was resumed
with its accustomed noise, while the ez-
cited populace, as ii the tragedy Of
nearly 800 years ago were just enacted,
vented their plous rage upon etfigles Of
Judas lscariot. Poor Judas was made
to suffer every punishment that human
: ingenuity could invent-he was drowned
in the sea, dragged through the street.,
burned at corners. hanged, impaled and
torn piecemeal ON the hillsides
vows OF ENTHUSIASTS
: Many devout Chilians take vow Ina'
if the Virgin will do certain things III
them-such, for example, as to reslorea
sick friend to health-they will perform
: this or that ceremony, or dress Ileu,
. selves or their children ina certain COW,
: for certain length of time. ole Jay
? met in the streets of Santiago naia'
4 some, middle aged lady, dressed en1lrT
1 ly in white wooden. and upon expressuS
e surprise at her unsuitable cnoics "
A color was informed, in tone Oh NV
foundest respect for the matren ID qus sn
tion. that she was the wife Of "sA
known wealthy citizen, who' aa - y,
1 lost several children. vowed thai u ns,
last babe was spared she woulu ul snt
e not only it, but herself, in noIn ~, ;s al
white for ten years. LUG M frl
and the vow is being rells'ous! ~
!, filled. ,hsorr
d There are many other plous . oUss,,
ances in Chilli that attract tiie vi, VI. #
9 er's attention. There are hnnui.u mi i
e good people who have custom ' " I nr i
Y at,np their sins for whole yea I'M. !
r nine days period of penanese j, u Sauss
g Lent. In every town there ls = land and
provided expressly for tine pa sa posnitent
} in charge of priests, where 'h ~ p waving
!. spend their nights alternately, sa p.s vbs
i and thrashing one another. Inv, nnaisb
d are too infirm to use the scouisu ,l g
l. themselves by reciprocal p and 4 !
The lights are extlngn'S. asa nauiteuts