Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-19

Easter has been observed not only In Christian
Europe and America. but far across the sea IN
the ancient stronghold Of pagan superstltio
And so AZ has come to pass that the very wora
Easter thrills the heart with gadness. bringing
Its welcome announcement that the gloom y
past and the time of bud and blossom Leaf and
spray CHANGING wing and sudden song, floating
cloud and 8prismic Shower. the time of 'afuenca
and beauty and 4 growing and rapture Of high
vitality IN plant and human life that Won
drous time has come again. Ell isssE8ss .a "a
IN every Christian land the season sis observed
with deep religious feeling In Jerusalem, the
Holy City. enshrined with 50 many memories l OF
Christ his life his work, his death and his resuS
srection the celebration OF Easter is Of peculiar
interest Representativ yes of 50 many churches
and sectssa assemble here at this season for spe.
/. cal religouss that an elaborate
schedule has to sbe planned ito prevent worship
according to one form 81 the Christian faith from
interfering with that OF another. Turkish sol
diersf much "a yddences ct this time ito check
the smallest beginning Of open conflict. One of
the most impressive features of the Eastertide
5 observanc sdn Jerusalem is Witnessed ION Good
Friday on Via Dolorosa opposed TO be- the
road over which Christ bore the cross to Call
@vary-when this 4cpmmemoratyesjo journey ~ made 1
4 by the pilgrims on their knees, ssas !3
Easter customs still cling 70 England ii many
4 places. Maundy money Is distributed on Thursss
\ day At Westminsterl Abbey, as in the days OF {
8Pepys old men and women over go 3yearsaof age
receive specially gminteds coins corresponding to
the gears in King Georges life IT follows that
the olderia British king IS the more money i
distributed [ s} 5s s$SsSt
3i On Good Friday there sis 9 procession to st.
1Panl,s cathedral revived from early times by the
Bishop OF London and the suburban districts
have smaller ones ito their parish church, s,
The veiling Of the crucihx at Easter Is still
maintained sassa survival Of that older ceremony
81 watching the sepulchre" In olden days this
\ graphic and elaborate rite commenced on Good
y Friday with the lowering Of the great crucifx
and Its 8bestowal I'M a shallow grave dug beneath
the high altar where It remained until early. in
the morning Of Easter day. II course Of time
a as the ritual became more ornate the grave
discarded in favor OF a temporary wooden asepul-
&chre erected ON the north OF the choir and the
host as well as .he crucifx were deposited
n therein. y "a $$5S SS5&41 VI 4
aSs3I! An old writer on Durham cathedral thus de-
Sscribes IL: ION Good Friday, after the singing
Il OF the Passion, two monks took large crucifx
Is and laying it upon a velvet cushion. brought It
Y 70 the lower greeses lsteps) Of the quire and
there betwixt them held the crucifx ..3s
Il Bsa Then one of the monks rose and went pretty
& space from it and setting himself upon his knees
to- the cross and kissed it. and after him the.
other monk did likewise. Afterwards so did the
prior and all the monks, the whole choir IN the
meantime singing an anthem Amidst the light
Of the candles and the burning Of incense, the
cross was then carried to the sepulchre and there
$was laid together with the holy sacrament, with
In the sepuchre. Sa #$S is 81 55at VIZ ~
S8$ Guards were then placed to watch until Easter
4 morning, when the singing of "Christus {Resur
gems the sacred symbols where taken out OF
their temporary grave and replaced upon the al
tar It was an old belief that the eyes which be-
@sheld this Easter elevation would not close in
death during the year to- come. Esa
4s The churches in many poorer quarters, includ-
Ing st Georges in the Little Dorrits
church and St. John s. q Walworth. are so
Is ttronged by Easter wedding couples that the
clergy often marry them in groups.
At the church of st. Mary, Woonooth, near the
mansion house. queer distribution is still car
ried out in accordance with the will OF Sir John
Spencer, who was lord mayor in 1894 He LETT 2