The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-06-27

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After we made the last gral
up what we called the Hell
/ Quebec. the Colorum camp bu
ed suddenly on our vision Hen
ION this rocky and almost inaccessible
hight were gathered perhaps several
I'h> naFed in groups of a score to
ftfv>ors sixty, kneeling and praying
~ lepd Eoieeeor vociferously singing
sane Weired ;and~doleful part of the
Passsion Black crosses were plant
FED here and there in some natural
Shrine, or on SOME eonspicuous rock
ALTA, end scores Of glimmering
candIes revealed the earnest and
even sad facesof the weary pilgrims
who>were in their own unique way
COMMUNICATING the events of that
night on which our Lord was be-
trayed, and condemned. To these
ignorant people this place is the real
place where the events of Passion
week occurred. Knowing nothing
of geography, and having been
taught by tradition that this is the
real Holy Land", this annual
celebration or commemoration be-
comes all the impressive and solemn
to them. They have various sacred
places known as Jacobs Well,
Gethsemane, The Jordan, The Cave
OF the Judgement, Tree where Christ
was tied, The Stations of the Cross,
Calvary and The Holy Sepulchre,
etc. This is such holy place that
no Colorum would dare to desecrate
it by wearing shoes in its sacred
presincts.
The distances from some of these
sacred places to the other are quite
long, and the trails are very rough,
steep and rocky.
We had not much more than
taken in the situation after our ar
rival at the headquarters, when
very ordinary, but we'll built man
of fifty years approached us. He
was Agripino Lnntoc who is the
head of the church,, aud has
been for twenty five years. He ap-
preached us with low bows, and
With the common greeting of the
Jolorum, ave Maria Purisima Pc,
manga kapatid ko." Hail Mary
The Purist, my brethren). Upon
aving this to each one he made
ow bow while crossing himself and
eaching out for each ones hand
lesirous of kissing it.
Agripipo Luntoc does not claim
0 be a priest nor Pastor nor
'eacher. He is a simple plain
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Brother, but by his faithful. loyal
ervice which bis Brethren observed
wenty or twenty five years ago. he ,
egan to be looked upon as their s
atural leader, director, and in :
tructor And for those years he
as held the undisputed leadership, .
nd headship of this sect. He has !
life and five children, They live .
! a cave while on the mountain q
here they spend all tine season OF !
Ell t, and make many trips to the q
fountain during the best months of i
le year He has a farm at the I,
'ot of the mountain and furnishes I
/ needing visitors with rice and |,
,getables while on the mountain. II
owever, the majority of the pill e.
inns bring their own rice, which a
their principal food-meat being Il
Ridden during Lent. Agripino Il
lntoc has the reputation OF having al
aged a whole day without rest @,
is repeating prayers" P
9 is a Tagalog and speaks only Al
lgalog, being uneducated. Dur ia
g Holy week, he ate only once a n,
y and then only a little rice o,
Having been welcomed by the 81
read of the church" " we searched tk
! a soft place to sit down. but
IS! there wg nothing but roa
every hands Rocks to tbs
d rocks to the left and
,und Rocks above and
Y. After finding a lev