The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03
THE PASSOVER IN PALESTINE.
How the Feast Was and is CeIe-
brated.
From the Onivar

DRAFTED.
From the Culver.
The Passover, as 1 saw ii in Jerusalem
differed in some minor usages from the
forms observed in the days of our Saviour
and the forms prevalent then were . diver
gence from the laws prescribed by Moses.
The original command ran to the effect
that the Passover should be eaten by the
participants in standing posture. Feet
usually bare within the house, were to be
sandalled; flowing robes were to be gath
cred into a girdle; and each person. male
and female, child and slave, was to be
furnished with staff The provision Of
unleaVened bread" indicated also hastv
preparation for journey. The flesh of fhe
!aamD, roasted whole, was plucked by their
HnBers from the carcass and they ate the
PASSOVER with dramatic haste as in The
nlght when their fathers fed from Eevnt
In the time of Jesus Christ these usaees
had disappeared, and the Jews reclined on
couches after the fashion of the Romans
and protracted the meal into solmen
t ts Al sunset gil the members of
me household gathered around the table
Women We're allowed to join the circle
thought it was not legally demanded that
they should eat the Paschal lamb Even
slaves and foreigners. If circumcised eat
down with the rest. Not a bone of the
lamb was to be broken, under a penalty of
ana the master began by seeking the bene-
| diction of God upon the feast A Gun OF
VINE, mixed with water, was filed far
each further prayer was offered; then all
present washed their hands in a bowl of
water provided, and they We're ready 10
parlake. In addition to the roasted lamb.
the unleavened bread and the bitter herbs
there was another dish, named Charoseth
regarded as the emblem of the r,orta p
with which their fathers had worked in
Egypt Charoseth was a mixture of dates
raisins, and other fruits with vinegar. and
worked into a substance to resem Die F,gvn-
tan clay. After partaking of the hitter
| herbs dipped in the Charoseth, the master
OF the feast again gave thanks to Cod
ana second cup of wine was drunk Then
the son of the house, or, failing him fhs
youngest present asked the meaning Of
the ceremony, and the story of the deliver
ance was repeated year after year in every
household IN Israel. After a second wash
ing or hands, and further thanksgivine
the Paschal lamb was eaten. 1t was he
custom to take pieces of the unleavened
! bread or Of the bitter herbs and din them
in the Charoseth, and so partake TO This
custom the reference in Scripture is made
when Jesus marked out the traitor in the
well known words, He it is to whom I
The ceremony closed by chanting the
Great HaHeluJah, l. e., the inspired Davidjc
Psalms, 11S 10 11S. BY the gracious coIrte-
sy OF our friends in jerusalem we were in
vited to seats at the Passover table. We
telt II would be more seemly to decline but
gladly aVaileG ourselves of seats in the
background. The room was spacious and
with yaulted ceiling. For some DAYS
prior to the feast every part of the house is
scrupulously searched for every particicle
OF leaVen. Before noon of the feast day
every crumb of bread and all liquid that
may ferment are carefully removed. In a