The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-19

lem keeps the passover with all the charm of it's cosmopotansm, and the Mohammedans have their Easter pilgrimage to the grave of Moses.
 The throng of Easter pilgrims from the whole Christian world is a very remarkable sight To the westerner it is a revelation of oriental Chris tanity in all it's picturesque devotion. Greeks, from all over the Levant; Armenians from Fur key, Persia and the Caucasus; Nestorans from Mesopotamia and Persia Syrians from Aleppo, Damascus and Beyrout; AbyssnanS from the hermit land of northeast Africa; Copts from Egypt, and men from the ancient churches of southern India, and, above all Russians who adays form by far the largest contingent of pill grims-a these mingle with Latins from western Europe, with Germans English, Ameri- cans, Scandnavians.
 In the midst of all, and presenting an indi- viduality perhaps more distinct than all the oth- ers you the Mohammedan master of the land the Arab in his solemn garb and majestic bear ing, and the Turkish official and soldier naughty in the exercise of his duty to keep the Christian pilgrims in check and to preserve order.
 Elaborate processions and ceremonials make holy week in Jerusalem gorgeous event, where the intimate note of the resurrection is not con spcuous. Especially does it bring out the divi- sion of Christendom, so strikingly shown in the way in which Latins, Greeks, Armenans and Copts share the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
 Particularly at Easter the marvellous services of the Greek orthodox church convey the priority of this church in the Holy Land. And of these cere- monies none perhaps, is more impressive than that of the washing of feet on the Thursday be fore Easter.
 of the church. which is occupied by the Greek bishop of Jerusalem and 12 high church digni- tares Court. stairs, inches and every corner is crowded by the faithful to witness the enact ment of the scene when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. The parts of Jesus John, Peter T,,Io uiu tn and are read with fine simplicity, though the story is told with certain freedom from gospel text.
 At the end the patriarch washes the feet of the 12 clerics. and. repeating Jesus words, Let us go for he that will betray me is nigh, gives the signal to arise, and they all withdraw to the church Then olive branch, hanging over the chancel of the platform, is pulled up to the roof of the church amid shouts or joy.
 Next day Good Friday all the lights in the Holy Sepulcher church are eXtinguished. This is symbolical of the agony and death Of our Lord and of his descent to hell, when the light of the world was taken away for brief space. Then. on Saturday, the lights are rekndled-by super natural agency so the tradition goes. As the church dignitaries pray in the chapel Of the sepulcher draped in deep mourning, the stone gathers a peculiar moisture which rises as va nor and suddenly bursting into divine flame, k.ndIes the lights. It is the custom of the people to light candles from one another, and the faith ful believe that the first of these candles is kin dled from that supernatural fire.
 The dawn of Easter Sunday is celebrated by magnidcent procession which enacts, in impress siyely dramatic fashion, the events Of the resur- rection morn. when the women found the grave eopen and empty. Then the Easter greeting re- sounds Christ is risen!" and the response He is truly ,risen!' The Greek mass. celebrated by 40 priests. ends the ceremony.
 Although the Easter of the orthodox church