The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-19

North America-Chrstians, 1o2 100000; other faiths 1o,2s500Q; total. 112,935, ,O0O i
 South .America-C Christians, 36.6ootooo; other faiths, l'40o'000i total, 38 8000,0o0. 7.s 22~'
 Oeeanica-Christians, 12 TO9 OO0; other faiths, 42,92 9.OO0: total 55, ,625 900. 24@E f<
 It may safely be said that the allied Christian nations will celebrate Easter this year with un- usual Solemnity. The life immortal is a comfort ing belief just now when the world has been brought face to face with death by the great as never before. Probably also it will be cele- brated as usual in Germany, for the Germans make much ado over Easter
 Easter in Russia. F.
 Even in distracted Russia Easter will be ob- served for the Greek Catholic church makes much of the celebration and Easter observance is part of the national life. Certainly Easter of 1918 was observed as usual in many parts of Russia, al-
 though the anarchist disorders were we'll under way. Here is bit of description from a letter written from Kief in 1918:
 Easter is the greatest festival of all the year; infinitely more so than Christmas At 12 o'clock we drove out to the Larva, the oldest monastery and the richest in all Russia. Can you imagine a huge courtyard surrounded by a 40foot wall and immense covered gateway, groups of large white buildings all ablaZe with light with the for a background: the center building the church, doors open the inside lighted by thousand can <dles, and the chanting of 1500 priests. In the open courtyard were thousands of soldiers with uncovered heads, each bearing lighted candle. To the right stands the bell tower, a wonderful structure over POO feet high. At the stroke of 12 the most wonderful bells in Russia peal forth you have never heard bells in America Thousands of voices cry Christ is risen and the priests come forth and march around the building" A''T f In the days before the great war no festivals in Europe attracted so many foreigners the cele- bration in Rome of the holy week. It was not unusual for than 10000 visitors to be pres ent, a large proportion of them being English and l Americans-and also Protestants. Doubtless there will be many visitors this Easter season. Easter Sunday is the continuation of the ceremonies. The pope himself oficfates at high mass in St. Peters with the most gorgeous ritual. It is after he ex- tends his blessing that the papers containing pray CTS are thrown down from his balcony to be | scrambled for by the congregation.
 . Jerusalem, the Holy City.
 | The celebration of this Easter in Jerusalem will 1 probably be noteworthy It is the first Easter in l seven consecutive centuries which finds the holy | city permanently freed from the msrule of the MosleTn. Mohammedan msrNle and oppression had their beginning 13 centuries ago, but the Cru saders held possession of the city twice-once under Godfrey of BouiIlon (1O99-11S7) and again under Frederick II (12291244). The British un- der General .Allenby, in possession at Easter 1 of 1918, but fighting going on in all the sur rounding region and the fate of the city was still in the balance.
 In normal times business in Jerusalem comes to a stop at the Easter season and religious cere monial is the dominating interest. It is a sort of fourfold celebration. The Moham- l medans contribute by holding a pilgrimage to the tomb of Moses. The Jews celebrate the passover.