The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-24
TODAY IN HISTORY
Maundy Thursday.
THURSDAY, MARCH %,

"dun1J
Only in a very few countries is tho
custom stil observed of feet washing.
which gave the name to Mauudy-Thurs-
daN-thc Thursday preceding Easter. In
Holy week The name is derived from
'mandatum' tho first word OF the serv
ice chanted at The washing of the feet
OF tho Pilgrims on that day, which is
taken from John XIII. 81. This feet
washing Is OF worry ancient usage. being
referred To by st. Augustine. and both
In ancient and modern times. II was
accompanied by a distribution Of ''dolcs:
which wore handed 10 the pilgrims In
small baskets. thence called "maundS
IN tho royal usage OF the maund, IN
England the number Of dolcs distributed
were reckoned by the years OF tho mon
arch, The distribution OF does was re-
tanned until 1898, The name Holy
THURSDAY Is often enormously given 10
Maundy-Thursday, but properly, Holy
Thursday is Ascension day.
Our Savior washed tho feet of his
disciples on the eve of his passion, and
eccleslastics, small and great. layp1en of
eminence, not excepting sorcreigns.
have thought IL fitting, in the spirit OF
their religion, 10 lay by personal dignity
on this occasion. and condcsccnd to the
mcnial act of washing the feet Of pau
pers
Cardinal Wolsey Ia noted as having
made his maund in 1850, in our Ladys
chapel. having htty.nine, poor men;
whose feet he washed and kissed. and
after he had wiped them. he gave every
ono OF the said poor men. twelve pence
In money. three ellis OF good canvas to
make them shirts. pair Of new shoes,
cast Of rcd hcrrings-the number of
poor men being In correspondence OF his
age.
Tho king of England was formerly ac-
customed, on MauDdy dyThursday, TO have
brought before him as many poor mon
as he was years old. whose feet he
washed with his own hands. after which
his majestys maunds. consisting OF meat,
amongst them.
Queen Elizabeth, when In her thirty
ninth year performed this ceremony at
her palace, at Greenwich, on which oc-
casion. she was attended by thirty nine
ladies and ecntlewomcn. This strange
ceremonial. In which the highest was for
moment brought beneath the lowest
was last performed i'm It's full extent by
James H.
King William left The washing TO his
almoner; and such was the arrangement
Tor many years afterwards At tho be-
ginning of the reign pr Queen Victoria
the custom Was entirely given up. but
certain amount OF money is distributed
on that day TO the puor.
In Austria. the old rite Of ''Fusswasch-
ung. 0ect washing) rs still kept up by
the emperor, under circumstances Of
great ceremony.
The observance OF Maundy Thursday
among the religions OF old. is duly de-
scribcd by NeogcorGus. in his "Popish
Kingdom as thus translated by Googc:
And here the monks their maundies
make with sundry solemn rites,
And signs Of great humility. and wond-
rous pleasant sights.
Each one the others feet doth wash and
wipe them clean and dry.
With hateful mind and secret fraud that
In their hearts doth lie:
AS If that Christ with his example did
these things require.
And not to help our brethren here with
zeal and free desire;
fhat. q I,
things that they may
AS he himself servant made, to serve us
every way.
Then straight the loaves do walk, and
pots III every place they skink
Whcrewith the holy fathers oft 10 pleas
ant damscls drink"