Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

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Their colony is a close corporation, and
knows no outside influence.
The Assistant Priests.
Three priests assist Father Morelli in
the work, and none of them has any
spare time. Recently 1t was found neces-
sary to establish another church in the
quarter so the Church of the Most
Precious Blood was dedicated in Baxter
street, near Canal.
One of the assistant priests, Father
Tremey, is an unusual man. He lives in
one of the tenements and has a garden
on the roofs of the adjoining shanties.
He has little printing press and half
dozen fonts of type, and he turns out all
the literature necessary to spread the
news of the church. He plays the organ
Engs magnificently, doctors the sick
and makes a cordial out of the leaves of
the geranium plant, which he calls the
San Joachim cordial. He make gill in
ten minutes. and it has a fine mellow
flavor, even when drunk on the same day
it is made.
1t Is here that the Italians of the city
make their devotions on Easter Sunday.
On that day every woman and child goes
to the church dressed in new clothes and
carrying little crucifix. The poor, cheap
altar will be beautified by flowers, but
there will be no flowers in the homes of
the parishioners, as outward display
A Festival in Little Russia.
The Russians make a great deal of
Easter, and while the religious signifi-
canoe of the season is not sighted 1T is
more of a festival with them than with
any other people. They go to the Greek
churches in the city and on Easter each
man, woman and child carries a little
wax candle. At the door CT the church
the candle is lighted, to typify the en-
trance of Christ into Jerusalem. The
Russians at Easter time not only cele-
brate the resurrection of Christ, but also
the awakening of nature after six
weeks sleep, and they make of 1t one of
the greatest holidays of the year.
During the six weeks of Lent the Rus
SLAMS, who are very observant of the
rules of their church, have lived mostly
on rye bread. potatoes, cucumbers and
weak tea, and are longing for Easter to
make VI. for lost time.
The Easter table is set on the eve of
the holidays and remains so for three
days. In the center Is placed large
klurtsch, a cake that it sometimes feet
high, and is decorated with pink flower,
as a symbol of spring. The paskka, a
very savory dish made of cottage cheese,
eggs, butter, sugar and spices, is as indis-
pensable to the Easter table of the czar
as of the Russian peasant.
A quantity of hard-boiIed, colored eggs,
ham and brandy. as well as ginger
bread, candy and nuts complete the
whole Anybody who brings an egg re-
ceives one in exchange and Is Obliged to
partake of the dainties that are on the
table.
priest Is usually invited to bless the
Easter table and TO sprinkle the klurtsch
and the paskka with holy water. On
niebt the neonIe' voi,ng and old dressed
g., thoir beet start fo, church u,hers is
he,d the great Raster service
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