New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-08

IN everything begins to cast off
= - the dinginess of winter and
Nature herself exhibits the spirit of
resurrection. Palestine, the spot where
the resurrection we commemorate took
place, is supremely emblematic Of the
season because there the spring sud-
denly bursts forth and all the verdure
and flowers spring up as though a
magic wand had been waved over: the
land, for the. excessive dreariness of
winter is broken in the orient when it
is still winter in western lands. 81
The beauty of the Holy Land at this
season and the peculiar ceremonies en-,
acted in the oriental churches combine
to draw to the Holy City pilgrims and
tourists from every corner of the earth
to witness these interesting celebra
tons. No other city in the world pre-
sents so cosmopolitan an appearance
as Jerusalem does at. this time. Rus
slams, Latins, Copts, Armenians, Syri-
ans, all gather in large numbers in the
Holy City for this week. The Rus
slams, to whom Easter is the greatest
festivity of. the year, are represented
in largest numbers. They walk Wea-
rily over long distances attired in the
quaint Russian garb, carrying their.
provisions in knapsacks on their backs:
They suffer many discomforts on this
long pilgrimage in the hope of thus
winning eternal salvation for them
selves or for the wealthy penitents in
whose proxy they come. They belong
to the Oriental Greek church. AS they
proceed through the country their me-
lodious singing fills the air. ss-I.
Second to the Russians are the French
pilgrims, who come in large bodies.
They enter the Holy City on foot,
walking in procession, carrying ban
ners and crucifxes and singing French
and Latin hymns. Their first act on
arriving in Jerusalem is to march to
the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and
hold a service there.
The Church of the Holy sepulcher
or the Cathedral of Palestine, stands
on the remains of the beautiful basil
lea built by order Of st. Helena in 1856
A. q. over the supposed site Of the
tomb of Jesus Christ. In this spot the
great queen is said to have discovered
the cross of our Lord as well as those
Of the two thieves. Within this build
ing the various sects of Christians
Latins, Greeks, Armenians, Copts and
Syrians each possess chapel or an
altar where they hold their special
services. The chapels over spots of
sacred interest belong to them all in
common. These are the chapels of
the Parting Of Vestments, the Crown
Of Thorns and the Stone Of Unction.
The sites of the greatest traditional
interest are Calvary and the Chapel
of the Tomb. The Chapel Of Cal
vary, the scene of sacred tragedy,
exhibits three holes in the ground
where the crosses are said to have
stood. The Chapel of the Tomb, which
stands under the great dome in the
center Of the church, is built of mar
bic. 1t is twenty feet high and TWEEN
ty-six feet long and eighteen broad. 1t
| is surrounded by high dome in the
shape of a crown. Before the entrance
are some colossal wax candles. With
in the chapel are two divisions The
first called that Of the Angel contains
the traditional stone Of the sepulcher.
The inner portion is the Chapel Of the
Tomb. a marble sarcophagus covers
the rock Of the tomb. Above it hang
forty-three gold and silver lamps, gifts
from European sovereigns.
| The most impo rtant sects OF the ORR
entail church are the Latin and the
Greeks. The latter are the wealthiest
and the most numerous. Their church
Is the strongest in Jerusalem. It Is
backed by the power Of Russia ani
numksrs hundreds Of Russians among
| Its adherents. Its native members arr
Arabs and speak Arabic. Its clergy