Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-04-10

est roof of all a group of Greeks sat with their
feet overhanging 72-foot drop, their leader stand
ing at the edge whirling pair of br0adswords
whose blades whirred past the ears of those who
sat about his feet. The figure Of their sword
swinging leader and the sound of their heavy
chant dominated the scene.
Down below In the center of the crowded fore
court q wooden stand with IL seats, and
small pulpit had been affixed to the wall before
1t, overhung with an icon and branch of olive
Twelve archimandrites, walking two by two, in
robes of red and gold brocade, were issuing from
the doors Of the church. AS they filed slowly
through the human lane which led to the wooden
stand, the Patriarch Damianos followed them
from the church, clad In cleaning white brocade
and silver; his long beard snowy white, the
sun glnted the dIamond-incrusted cross on
his breast. With the church bells changing their
wild Jubilee, the archimandrites assembled the
stand. At the steps the patriarch paused. His
outer robe of white and the jeweled insignia of
his Office were removed. rough towel was tied
about his waist, another was thrown over his
shoulder and a ever and basin of embossed sill
yer and gold were given him.
The crowded court silent. Even the
bells had ceased their jubilance. In the role of
the Twelve Apostles, each man barred one foot
and the patriarch, ascending the stand re-enacted
the scene in the upper room. They carried out
the Bible story literally even to the reluctance
of st. Peter, whose role was played by the Rus
sian archimandrite. The little play was no sooner
over than the wild clangor of the bells possessed
the scene again, the sword-swinger on the roof
above led his felloW-pilgrims In frenzy of ex-
cited devotion and the patriarch having resumed
his heavy splendor descended from the stand
and walked slowly back into the church. the
crowds breaking through the line of gendarmerie,
driven by all the strength of their long-repressed
emotion into frantic efforts to approach him. to
touch the hem of his gorgeous raiment.
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through which the Jericho road enters Jerusalem,
TO see the Moslem pilgrims return to the Haram-
h-Sherif from the Tomb of Moses. The wall on
both sides Of the gate was trimmed at the top with
heads. all Of them looking off to where the white
undulating Jericho road dipped from sight to the
south across fEe Kidron valley. The rubbish heap
which lies to your left as you go out of the gate
was trimmed with seated, many-colored figures A
field of yellow-green barley dropped sharply at
ore's feet and the Jericho road far below was
human lane Files of orphans in blue and soldiers
In British khaki moved like toy figures along
the white road to meet the returning pilgrims
British airpane zoomed low and, lifting, traled
its shadow swiftly up Gethsemane and the Mount
OF Olives.
The crash of a gun outside the gate was fol-
lowed by long gathering echo against the Mount
of Olives Others followed until q salute of II
guns had reached out to greet the incoming Dill
0rims Hebron mounted gendarme stopped in
front of u.s. raced MS morse ABOUT lit a cigarette
and waited The music slowly crescendoed and
approached slowly, very slowly. We stood on
our chairs as the head Of the procession stopped
before MS amid the rhythmic thunder of Turkish
drums and the deafening clang of cymbals
double line Of small pupils in green, flowing head
dresses sang about the Arab fatherland. At the
end of every verse they lifted their wands
More Hebron gendarmes Issued from beneath
the gate faced their horses about and waited
More drums and cymbas were approaching.
leathery-face4 old man. clad like Abraham. issued