The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-04-10

North America Christians 1O2 100000; other
faiths, 102S5,OOO; total, 112935OO0
South America-Christians, 36,6O0,0O0; other
faiths, 100000 total. 3SOO00OO
Oceanica-C Christians - 100000; other faiths,
42929,O0O; total 5,625OOO.
1t may safely be said that the allied Christian
nations will celebrate Easter this year with
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
never before. Probably also it will be cele-
brated as usual in Germany, for the Germans make
much ado Easter
Easter in Russia
Even In distracted Russia Easter will be OBJ
served, for the Greek Catholic church makes much
of the celebration and Easter observance is q part
of the national life. Certainly Easter of 1913 was
observed usual In many parts of Russia, al
though the anarchist disorders were well under
way. Here is bit of description from letter
written from Kief in 1918:
Easter Is the greatest festival of all the year
Infinitely more than Christmas At II o'clock
we drove out to the Iarva,' the oldest monastery
and the richest in all Russia. Can you imagine a
huge courtyard surrounded by 40-foot wall and
immense covered gateway. groups OF large white
buildings all ablaZe with light, with the snow for
a background; the center building the church,
doors open, the inside lighted by thousand can
dies, and the chanting of 1900 priests. In the
open courtyard were thousands of soldiers with
uncovered neduS, each bearing n lighted candle.
To the right stands the bell tower wonderful
structure over 200 feet high. At the stroke of II
the most wonderful bells In Russia peal forth as
you have never heard bells i'm America. Thousands
of voices cry Christ Is risen. and the priests come
forth and march around the building"
In the days before the great festivals In
Europe attracted so many foreigners the cele-
braton in Rome Of the holy week. 1t was not
unusual for than 10000 visitors to be pres
ert, a large proportion of them being English and
Americans-and also Protestants. Doubtless there
will be many visitors this Easter season. Easter
Sunday Is the elimination of the ceremonies. The
pope himself oficiates at high In st. Peters
with the most gorgeous ritual. II Is after he ex-
tends his blessing that the papers containing pray
ers 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
probably be noteworthy. II is the first Easter In
seven consecutive centuries which finds the holy
city permanently freed from the misrue Of the
Mosem. Mohammedan misrue and oppression
had their beginning rs centuries ago. but the Cru
seders held possession OF the city twice-once
under Godfrey OF Bouillon UOe9-1 y and again
under Frederick II (12291244). The British un-
der General Allenby. in possession at Easter
Of 1913 but fighting was 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 10
stop at the Easter season and religious cere-
monIni Is the dominating interest II is
sort of fourfod celebration. The Moham-
MEDIUMS contribute by holding pilgrimage to the
temh Of Moses The Jews celebrate the passover.