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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
In the Afternoon.
An Unbroken Record of Contention and Strife Since
the Days of the Emperor Constantine.

Christ a permanent battle ground. the de-
vout Helena and the Emperor Constantine
are indirectly responsible. though the mo-
tives that led them to Jerusalem were the
hottest.
First Helena embraced Christianity and
then converted her son, the Emperor Con-
stantine.
Once in the faith he made 1t his resolve
that Jerusalem, city of the hottest deed in
the worlds history. should not be neglected.
With reverent care. Constantine and Hell
ena sought out all the spots that were iden-
titled with the Holy Passion. and erected
on them churches and suitable memorials.
Over the spot where the cross was dis
covered a chapel was erected and the sa-
cred wood itself was retained in Jerusalem
by Helena and placed under the great
basilica church erected by Constantine
over the place of Christs burial.
The erection of these buildings, particu-
larry the church. made Jerusalem place
Of pilgrimage, such as it has remained to
this day.
For 300 peaceful years the cross remained
at the basiica and nothing but the wor-
Shipping songs and prayers of the faithful
resounded over the sacred stones.
In 6r4 warfare and slaughter came upon
the holy spot. Jerusalem was stormed by
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"Christ and the Children"
By 0. W. Roederstefn.
A Modern Conception.

r.Hces of Indian children in the Ganges
The Chinese and Japanese are noted for
their devoutness. yet even In their countries
the faith Of the Nazarene has made prog
re55.
The recent dominance Of Japan In af-
fairs CT the far east, 1t was argued. would
mean a setback for the work Of mission
aries. Partsans of Russia in the recent
wa argued that all that had been gained
of Buddha win the conflict.
Close observers say that this doleful pre-
diction has not been realized
The Christian religion has gone hand in
hand with every great progressive move
ment in the worlds history
When Europe started its search for a new
world, 1t was In nearly every case religion
that turned ships of exploration to this
hemisphere. Columbus sought alike to win
the new world for the cross as well as for
the crown Of Spain.
The Puritans came over to secure the
right to worship as they saw fit, so did the
Quakers, SO did the Catholics, under such
men as Calvert.
Trained observers say that Japan as
civilized factor must come more and more
into contact with England. France, Ger
many and the United States, bulwarks of
the faith that reached its consummation on
Easter day.
Inroads have already been made in China
and Japan.
Thousands have been attracted from the
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man said to me. There is no life behind
the scenes. because actors and actresses
who amount to anything go at once to
their dressing rooms Immediately their
scenes on the stage are finished. The
moral which arises from this lack of in
terest seems only too evident In the case
of many young actors to require much dis
cusson l recall another instance Of
young woman whose dancing was a genu-
Inc sensation on Broadway for several
years. She was very young. and very
pretty. and her engagement did much to
establish the success of the theater at
which she appeared. 1t must have been
quite two years after she achieved her first
success, when the star. who was also the
ally remarked one night In his dressing
room. Let's go down on the stage and look
at Miss - dance / have never seen
her. but they tell me she IL very good"
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THE s1NaALEsE GOD OF WAR.

the world. The Greeks observe Monday.
the Persians Tuesday. the Assyrians Wed
nesday. the Egyptians Thursday, the Turks
Friday. the Jews Saturday, and the Chris
tians Sunday.
Thus Is a perpetual Sabbath ever being
celebrated. This shows to what an ex-
tent man looks to religion OF some kind as
q solace for his present cares, and hope
for his future.
1t is I'm this devout frame OF mind, this
natural impulse of mankind toward some
religion, that the disciples and teachers OF
the great figure of Easter day find their
encoura cement.
II the world wanted no religion II might
be difficult to make men hearken to even
the teachings of the best OF all faiths. But
the sun worshiper. the fire worshiper. the
Ceylon devotee of the war god. drumming
before his ferocious image to keep him
friendly, are all but expressing the com
mon desire of the human family to have
father. a deity. to bring hope into life.
And here. perhaps. lies the best ground
for the hope that some day Easter Sunday
will be celebrated in every country OF the
world by all races and all men as the best
of holidays.
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A Shrine Of Buddha in Japan.

| In every country where the Easter sun
shines today can be seen the gain of the
| faith which it's great founder stamped with
| immortality eighteen hundred and seventy
| four years ago.
! In the centuries that have interviewed
| since the glories of the first Easter day
| gave assurance to the faithful that the sal
| walton of world had been achieved. Chris
| tianity has had to traverse a thorny path.
| 1t came into being the least powerful nu-
! merically of all the religions that then ex-
listed.
In China, in india in Japan, in the scat
| tered islands where cannibals are king, in
| darkest Africa, in every known nook and
| Granny of both hemispheres the doctrines Of
Christ are interruptedly making their I'M
eonquerable gains.
1t is a triumph of the law Of love. Peace
on earth, good will toward men,
In all faiths may perhaps be found SEN
timents that tell the beauties of love. of
charity, of justice and gentleness. They
abound in the writings Of CONTIGUOUS and
Buddha, yet In nearly every faith save that
of Christ alone there mystic rites and
ceremonies of sacrifice and horror that defy
e\ cry teaching of love.
In India for centuries the Hindoo mother
cast her child into the sacred waters Of the
Ganges in the hope that should 1T survive
a journey on the holy waters, 1t would
emerge Iurif1ed for the career to come.
Such an action meant virtual sacrifice.
for the river is infested with crocodiles. and
the child had not one chance in a hundred
to escape from the hdeous jaws of the
hungry monsters. But when this horror
came about, and the mother saw her child
devoured before her eyes, she did not be-
wall the fact Instead she thanked the
God of the Hindoos that her offspring had
been Immediately received into Paradise
without having to undergo the long, SAD life
Journey that is the fate of most humans.
For years the British government battled !
to break up this practice, but no matter
how carefully the river was patrolled and
the natives watched, religious fanatictsm
was always a strong enough spur to send
the native mother to the river by stealth
perhaps in the night.
But where government Intervention failed,
the teachings Of Christianity are prevailing.
The missionary from England and the
United States has told to the Hindoo the
simple story of the Christ life, and of
faith which gives blessings and asks for its
only sacrifice that sin be abhorred. The re-
suit has been a constant decrease in sac
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rN the one place in all the world where
noise of strife should be forever
hushed. and only sounds of worship be
II heard, men met in bloody battle re-
Gently
Crucifixes and censers were the weapons,
Franciscan and Armenian monks were the
combatants. and the scene of the struggle
was the tomb OF Christ.
For a brief time the battlefield of the
Crusades echoed again to the sound of
clashing arms. the groans of the wounded,
the cheers of the victors. But this was
not a battle of believer against unbe-
lever. heather versus Christian. The con-
testants were monks sworn to teach the
doctrines of the Prince of Peace.
This happened only a short time before
the anniversary of the first Easter day,
when the Savior OF the race rose from
the dead.
In the centuries that have elapsed the
last resting place Of the founder of the
faith has never known a cessation of strife.
Those monks who battle today are only
carrying on the strife that the crusaders
caused to rage around the holy edifice.
The bone of contention is a desire TO con-
troll the sainted sepulcher.
II was this ambition that brought the
crusaders swarming from all Europe and
now form Of the same desire has the
monks of the Franciscan order and the
Armenian branch forever at each other q
threats.
They quarrel over the right to sweep off
the steps and the Greeks. though they
had little part in bringing the tomb of
Christ under Christian control have prof
ited so skillfully by the quarrels OF France
with Turkey that they have ingratiated
themselves with the pasha till he Is re-
garded their silent ally.
In this last battle one sacristan had his
skull smashed in with heavy censor. and
a number of the combatants went to hos
pi ais for treatment. So frequent have the
quarrels been in the last decade that often
Turkish soldiers have been forced to inter
vene.
French, Greek and Italian consuls have
at times been dragged into the controver-
sizes that resulted from these outbreaks.
Apparently no permanent peace is ever to
come to the tomb of Him. who as his car
diUal doctrine, taught the law of peace
For the events that made the tomb of
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the Persian king. Chosroes II. The Chris
tians made their bravest defense at the
door Of the church, but were defeated, and
the tomb of the Saviour was the prey of
heather.
Illus regained possession OF the tomb for the
Christian faith.
Only for nine years was peace to reign
over the place of contention. the favorite
battlefield for heather and Christian and
in 6S7 the Caliph of Omar conquered 1t.
Then came another 800 years Of COM
parative silence. The tomb was under
heather domination, but at least no battles
ragged around 1t. From this period the sa-
cred buildings emerged to become the
center of Titanic upheavals that convulsed
the entire world.
These battles arrayed the west against the
east, and caused the spilling of oceans of
blood. They represent the longest continued
and most costly conflicts in wars bloody
pages-the crusades.
In 10T7 the tomb had passed under the
domination Of the Turks. The cruelties
practiced by the heathens on pilgrims who
went to pay homage to the place of Sc
pulcher, finally aroused Christian Europe
to the wrong of letting the Turk maintain
his sway.
movement began to take form. Much of
the agitation resulted from the fiery zeal
of Peter the Hermit who traversed Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

Germany fired with religious zeal. made an
attempt in 1912. but all were lost by ship
wreck or sold into slavery.
Frederick ii gained possession of Jeru-
salem in 1928, and through a truce kept 1t
In peace for ten years
Several other attempts to hold the city
were unsuccessful and finally in 1921 the
sultan took possession of Acre and the
Christians were finally driven out of Syria.
Even the end of the wars between the In
idels and the Christians did not bring
peace. for the Saraeen control was disputed
by other heather nations. The Mamelukes
took the city In 1852. The Turks recovered
It In 1911 by the valor of Sultan Selim.
The son Of this leader Soliman. built the
wall that now surrounds the city.
At last. being unable to occupy the home
of the scenes of the Holy Passion. ths
Christian nations made an agreement with
the sultan b. which they coded his right to
control but cot In return permission to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The Connecticut avenue parade has two
separate hours, the first between 1 and 2.
which to many minds is rather the better.
because II is largely made up OF the at
tendants of the churches close to or ad-
Joining the avenue. from St Johns to st.
Margaret's. with st. Matthews the Cove
nant, st. Thomas and others to draw from.
The second chance at II will be from to o
or Whereabouts or earlier or later, just
you please, and curiously enough the east
side of the avenue will have the biggest
crowd and the other side OF the broad street
will have a moving tnrong not nearly as
numerous. but perhaps more comfortable.
And every portion of the city will be rep
resented Some of the richest, who may
skim by In automobiles instead of walking
and some of the piainest. who know they
are not adding anything to the spectacle
but that fact does not disturb them in tho
least for the time is not passed yet when
a properly conducted cat may not look on a
king.
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eminent in charge of Godfrey de Bouiilon
suffered under repeated attacks Of Egypt
and Syria until finally 1t was forced to ap-
peal for help to Europe which resulted In
the second crusade.
Victory finally perched on the banner Of
the Saracens who, under the great Saladin,
defeated the Christians in battle Of fright
full carnage.
On that day. the 9Th Of July, 1857, the
cross was lost to the Christians, and though
in subsequent struggles the tomb was re-
taken, the cross has never been recovered.
Frederick Barbaressa. Philip II of France
and Richard the Lion Hearted Of England
headed another effort but 1t failed.
Later Emperor Henry w made fresh
effort to take back the tomb. and 1t sue
ceeded. but on his death In 1871 tho Turks
again came into control.
r. innocent III proclaimed the crusade that
again brought strife to thu sacred tomb.
Fifty thousand children from France and
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great temples of Buddha. where once. with
out interruption. worshipers were always
Frustrated before figures OIL the patron saint.
the great head Of the church.
In both China and Japan. the missionaries
have found that as the years pass the wor-
ship of ancestors becomes stronger than
the worship OF Buddha.
This Is taken to be a healthy sign for
Christianity. There Is nothing in the orien-
tai reverence to members of the family who
have passed into the great beyond that is
incompatible with Christ's teaching The
Japanese believe the spirits of their ances-
tors are with Them lowering around and
guarding their fortunes. 1t was this SIM
pie faith of the Shinto worshiper that made
the little brown men so all-powerful in the
conflict with Russia. The Jap soldiers
faced death smilingly. convinced that only
a step separated them from the blissful
hereafter of the hero who gives up life for
his country.
This simple faith has much in common
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
ANNUAL DAY OF FASHION FOLLOWERS;
THE EASTER ALONG CONNECTICUT AVENU

whether or not real society goes In for
the Easter Sunday parade to the extent OF
dressing up for Il. The real fashionabies
have been wearing new hats and dresses for
the past month. and 30 II my lady wills
she dons the clothes she has already begun
to feel comfortable In. rather than some of
her more ornate selections on whose good
points she would like a more discerning
audience to pass criticism
Light colors are worn almost as much in
winter as IN spring summer; therefore
the pale grays and tans hitherto held sacred
to ones spring suit no longer seem startling
the first time you see them The same is
true of hats. The real keynote OF the spring
bonnet this year. though, affects a sim
plicity which. however. is not felt in the
price.
1t IL shown with the gorgeous ostrich
plumes giving away to flowers and a pre-
ponderance of fat shapes as against faring
ones. But we digress.
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Almost at the doors Of the United States.
the missionary has been wagfng warfare
against the mystic and horrible rites of VOC
doc worship. Among the negroes Of ia
maica and other islands in the West In
dian group. voodoo worship, which makes
a god Of the snake. existed for centuries.
1t had many practices too horrible to tell
Of including even the final climax of can
nibalism. But the steady effort Of the mis-
mionaries. aided by the British government,
has constantly made converts among this
benighted class, and a few more Casters
will see the voodoo worship abolished from
the western hemisphere.
The Moslem steadily fought the inroads
of Christia nifty Way back to the days Of
the crusades. 1t was in the follower of Mo-
manned that the soldier of the cross found
his most implacable foe.
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fnery. what a hooking of looking glad the
afternoon will present! Who of the femi-
nine persuasion but remembers the owner
ship of some simply Incompatible creation
In hat or gown and an awakening Easter
Sunday to find II too cold for anything but
a new coat and no new coat handy. or else
a succession of miserable little showers
which finally sent them out to late church
in their dowdiest garments on which sun
chine cleaned relentlessly when they were
coming home.
or course, we remember keenly passing
scores of less timid friends on these occa-
sions arrayed in their newest get-ups, or
that other unhappy condition when too
hopeful a temperament just INDUCED for a
moment tempted us to dress up only to
find a persistent rain falling when we were
just ready to leave the mirror. But there
are people in the world for whom the sun
shine is always on hand. whose clothes are
what they want and look best in, and who
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Newly Discovered Tomb Of Christ Out
side Of Jerusalem.

and produced the most extraordinary en-
thusiasm.
AS soon as the feelings of Europe had
been sufficiently heated two councils were
held the result was the first crusade. Soon
100000 soldiers were In motion toward
Jerusalem. commanded by Godfrey de
Bouilion. Duke of Lorraine, Hugh the
Great, the Duke of Normandy, Count Rob-
ert OF Flanders and Vohemond, under
whom was Tancred.
Battles on the way and never-ceasing raw
ages of disease reduced the ranks of the
crusaders till only q fraction of the hrst
force remained. On the 2Sth of June, 1908,
the Christians defeated an army OF 200 600
Mohammedans. and on July Is. 1859. the
final battle. fought In Jerusalem and raging
all around the sacred tomb saw the object
OF the crusade successful. and Christ's last
resting place once more restored to Chris
tian control.
Not for long was II to remain thus. Fer
9fX years the newly formed Christian gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Indifference of the Actor.
From the Outing Magazine.

The Indifference Of the actor, OF almost
every grade. to the play and his fellow
players is to the outsider one OF the many
understandable things about this little
known profession. There is an authentic
case Of an actor who gained sumcient
favor and fortune in certain play to ap-
pear in 1t continuously for four seasons.
Although he naturally played the principal
part he atd not appear until the second act.
and It II well-known fact that during
those four years In newer sew the nfst ecS
played. or any Part Of II. In speaking OF
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are certain to meet the folks they want
to see when they are to make impressions.
And we have all friends in this class.
Easter Monday egg rolling as custom
peculiar to the capital has a literature Of Its
own nowadays. Columns of newspaper
space are devoted annually to its descrip-
ton. Magazines give 1T pages and pic
lures and even big books have chapters
about 1t. After all, no other town has a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

White House and Marine Band and gov
ernmental machinery which is not too for
midable to be moved by local sentiment
nor too stern to let the little folks romp
and play over the Presidents back yard,
when the head Of the nation is as COM
placent over the subject the present ex-
ecutive.
But none Of this Is true about the after
church Easter parade. 1t Is the same every
where. Fashion makes slaves of all and
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everybody is glad to have the wherewith to
buy her bonds, SO If the sun is shining to-
day and only moderate breezes futter the
ribbons, flowers and feathers. it is ten to
one there Is a mighty good counterfeit Of
yourself doing Charles street over in Bal
timore 5th avenue in New York for ten
or twelve blocks either side of st. Patricks
Cathedral.
1t will be your point of view which will
decide for your personal satisfaction
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worship there and to have the sacred
basilica In charge of Christian priests
But even this has not brought peace to
the tomb. and Easter. 1907. still finds strife
ana hatred where only love and worship
should be-
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with what was exacted Of the early Chris
tan. and the steady progress of the faith
in Japan. progress attested by figures not
to be denied. is Of prime Importance. since
in the hands of the mikados nation seem
entrusted the destinies Of the countries OF
the far east.
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@ASTER Sunday parade on Connect
cut avenue. 1t comes pretty near
being Washington's greatest vent.
because 1t Is the most polite. best
, dressed local demonstration Wash
inztonians have to boast of on their cal
endar The working for 1t. getting the
tOgs ready, the cares. the anxieties. the
pleasures. and alas, the disappointments
over what one wants and what one gets
all these nerve-wracking but necessary pre-
iiminaries are simply nothing when COM
pared with the awful uncertainty about the
weather
: IL today repeats the ct. Patrick's brand
or the Palm Sunday variety, which brought
a lovely sunny morning, but somewhat
susty afternoon, Connecticut avenue will
, be as gay as youthful fancies used TO depict
1t. But II II is that other tantalizing
weather-a bit of sunshine. a dash of rain
and clouds lowering over with only the
most reckless willing to don their Easter
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The so-oalisd sash point" Of iiiuminat-
Ing oils 10 the Temperature Ut which it be-
gins 10 gtvs on tnnAmmabls vapors.
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The Triumph of the 'Iaw of Love-" Peace on Earth
Good viii Toward Men.

But now even in Turkey itself progress
has been made. Missionaries have even
gained some results in far off Sabzawar, in
Afghanistan. Here every year on the Oc-
casion of the birthday OF Mohammed, Mos
lens gather to expiate their sins
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occasion he saw nine hundred Moslems sub
nit themselves to the most horrid tortures
to be purged of offenses. Some cut off their
ears others gouged out their eyes, young
woman. by her own request. was hanged
head downward on hot stones: old rob-
Der was slowly tortured to death by having
bags of hot sand heaped upon his head:
another sat for week hot nails and
later died of blood poisoning.
This is the doctrine OF horror. 1t is not
strange that the law of love that marks the
Christian faith Is being eagerly accepted as
a substitute.
Every day is a Sabbath in some part Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-18

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