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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

building contractor. Building
chairman is Mr.. rnett UNI
berger.
Valued at $4,000, the new
church has only $4,000 debt
against it, members said. Many
thousands of dollars have been do
mated in labor and gifts by mem
bers of the congregation and their
friends.
DR.. Clifton c. Thomas of Balti-
more will bring the message Sun
day at dedication exercises.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Unitarians to
Install Minister

The Rev. John r. Baker will be
installed as minister of the Uni
tartan Church of Montgomery
County at services to be held at the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Sunday, January II, beginning at
5 pm. DR.. A. Powell Davies of All
Souls Church, Washington, will
preach the installation sermon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

The Mason-Dixon line stretching
along the southern Pennsylvania
northern Maryland border was es-
tablished to settle disputes over
private land grants and not as a
dividing line between North and
South, the National Geographic
Society points out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Germantown Baptists Will
Dedicate New Church Sun.

Shown ar the left
S t.ie new Ger
non:ewn Bopsist
Church. which is
10 be dedicated
~ spscial osser-
noon services SUM-
day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Flower Hill

Next Sunday morning at the
Flower Hill Church of the Brethren
the pastor, Rev. Arthur l.. War
ner, will present certificates of CON
sccration to the following babies.
Gail Marie Smith, Faith Elaine
Shoemaker, Faye Elaine Fitzwater
Dennis Lee Fitzwater, Sharon Lee
Holsinger and Daniel Ray Hol-
singer.
In the evening at 7 o'clock, the
School of Missions will hold it's
third session, with classes for
adults, taught by Robert Myers;
the Young People taught by Dean
Denlinger;. the Intermediates by
the pastor; the Juniors by Mrs.
Maxine Morgan; the Primaries by
Mrs. Hilda Shoemaker and the Kin
dergarten by Mrs. Rachel Colvin.
At 8 o'clock, the classes assemble
in the sanctuary for worship. At
the assembly Sunday night, the
strip film "a Boy of Arabia" will
be shown. Arabia is very vital
spot in world affairs of today and
the film should help us to under
stand some of the conditions of
living there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

The men will meet next Tues
day night to work and will be
served lunch instead of their re-
gular monthly supper meeting.
Necessary business will be cared
for at the tables.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Campfire Girls

December found all of US busy
making gifts, learning carols, plan
ming for parties, and helping others
to have happy holiday. The
lyokwa group MRS. America)
made tree decorations of paper,
foil, nut shells and used these to
decorate the gift room of the
Volunteer Christmas Bureau in
Rockville. They went carolling in
Rockcrest Wednesday night and
warmed with cocoa and cookies at
Mrs. Americas home afterwards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

The Checkchsmay group (Mrs.
HullD earned service hours doing
work for the Montgomery County
tuberculosis Association. They had
soup and sandwich supper party
and Joined the Iyokwas in carolling.
Our Bluebirds Joined in making
Christmas fun also. Mrs. Days
group baked cookies and now they
plan to make aprons for future
projects. Mrs. Kings group painted
tunnels in Dutch" design and with
balls of string made string holders
for their families. Mrs. Woods
group baked lots of cookies for
family gifts. Now they are plan
ming a tissue paper project. Mrs.
Peaks group made soap and wash
cloth dogs for their MONS and each
little girl made herself a name
pin of macaroni letters pasted on
wood. They have started on belts
saf folded colored magazine sheets.
Mrs. HulPs group sewed pearls
on Black velvet ribbon for blouse
ties as their gift to mothers. Mrs.
Graham's group hot mat holders
for their mons by sewing paper
plates together. These were decor
ated with tiny calendars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14

The Wenahka group (Mrs.
Adams) made rickrack earrings
and pin cushions for their mothers.
They had a party at the home of
their leader. Mrs. Jones group made
Santa Claus apples and delivered
them to the children at Christ Child
Home. They made rickrack earrings
for their mothers and washcloth
and soap dogs for their dads.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-14
Germantown
Mrs. Laura Nicely
Chg. 1901 IL

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Throngs Jam Rome
On Eve Of Easter

VATICAN CITY. April IT,
The biggest Easter throngs in
history damned the Eternal City
tonight on the eve of Christen-
dom's most Joyous celebration.
They awaited a message from
Pope Plus XII. expected to be an
appeal for peace in the age of
the hydrogen bomb.
Thousands of pilgrims from
many countries attended holy
Saturday services in st. Peters
Basilica. where, at the gloria"
of a papal mass, the bells Of the
basilica announced the end Of
Lent and Christ's resurrection
and triumph over death.
Meanwhile, preparations were
completed for tomorrow's great
celebration, whose highlight will
be the Pope's message to be
broadcast throughout the world.
AS in past casters, the pontiff,
recalling the resurrection Of the
Prince of Peace, is expected to
include in his message an appeal
for peace.
A year ago he urged world
leaders sincerely striving to win
peace for fearful humanity" not
to be discouraged by the diff
cuIties 0f their task
For the first time since he was
elected in 1899, the Pope's speech
tomorrow will be broadcast from
the privacy of his vatican apart
ment. 1t will begin at noon e
am. EST.
Loudspeakers will carry 1t to
the hundreds of thousands that
will jam the great square and
adjoining streets. Radio hook
ups with the vatican radio sys-
tenn will carry it to the world.
The convalescing 78-year-old
head of the Roman Catholic
church will appear only for a
few moments to the throng when
he gives his blessing "urbi ct
orbi"-to the city and the world.
Chill winds with the tang of
newly fallen snow in Alpine
mountains today swept over
Rome. To protect the pontiff
against them. should they con-
tinue tomorrow, Vatican work.
men placed glass sides at the
BaSilica's central loggia, where
he will appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

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Behind the icon is a small win
dow. Through it a piece of the
original rock can be seen. It is
all that remains of the original
sepulchre.
This tomb was discovered by
the Empress Helena in 1876 AID.
Searching for the burial place of
Christ, the empress found in a
grotto bits of a cross. She placed
the wood beside a woman Attic
ted with disease, who Is said to
have instantly become we'll.
Church leaders took this as a
sign this was the true cross, and
the spot where it was found the
true tomb.
Although this sepulchre now
is inside the city walls, it prob
ably once was outside the wall,
which has been built several
times. Behind the Holy Sepul-
chre in a dark Syrian chapel is
a rock-hewn Jewish tomb be-
lieved to be that of Nicodemus.
Since Jewish tombs never were
dug inside the city wall, this in
dicateS the site of the sepulchre
once was on the outside.
Many Visit Both.
Which tomb is authentic?
Probably the truth never will be
known absolutely. For the
Easter pilgrim in Jerusalem, it
may be we'll to take the advice
Of a Palestine missionary:
visit the Garden Tomb to re-
create the exact scene as it ap-
peared on the first Easter morn
ing. Then go to the Holy Sep
ulchre and join the community
of pilgrims over the centuries
who have observed Easter at
that spot"
However, Easter pilgrims this
year may be among the last to
worship in the church of the
Holy Sepulchre as it now stands.
After Easter this year, the
church may be closed for a sur
vey of it's condition. The results
will determine whether the
church will be torn down and
completely rebuilt or simply re-
paired and renovated.
Badly shaken by earthquakes,
fire and the ravages of time, the
old structure faces danger of
collapse. The basic church can
be rebuilt only by consent of the
communities which own it-Ro-
man Catholics, Armenian and
Greek Orthodox. The adjacent
congested area cannot be cleared
without consent of Copts, Syri-
ans, Philippians and MoslemS.
The three leading communi-
ties now have agreed that each
appoint an expert to a committee
to survey the church and recon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

mend whether it should be re-
built or repaired.
Since 1885. most Of the church
has been supported by unsightly
props of steel and wood. The
props saved the building for a
time, but they have destroyed
it's beauty. Little can be seen
of the facade because of the
steel snoring propping UP the
wall.
Houses on Top of Each Other.
The area around the church
is a mass of congesting buildings.
It has for centuries been GUS
tomary in crowded Jerusalem
for one man to build his house
on top of another's. The church
area is a mass of converts,
chapels. and even two Moslem
mosques. Trees grow from dirt
piled up on some of the roofs.
This conglameration destroys
the setting of the church. 1t
doesn't look like a church at all
from the outside; at first glance,
it looks like a section of buildings
under construction.
But rebuilding isn't easy. In
Jerusalem. rights Of religious
communities are firmly fixed by
tradition. Since the time of the
Ottoman sultans, rulers of Pales-
tine have respected the principle
of the status quo of the holy
places-the property of no re-
ligious com m unity can be
touched without consent of the
owner.
With many different religious
groups having interests in the
Holy Sepulchre, it will be difficult
to find a plan for rebuilding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Holy Fire Blessed
By Latin Patriarch
In Jerusalem Rite
BY the Associated press

JERUSALEM, Jordan Section,
April 17.-Near the stone slab
where the body of Christ was
anointed for burial a holy fire
symbolic of the resurrection of
Christ was blessed today by the
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
For hundreds of years pill
grims to Jerusalem have wit
messed the blessing of the holy
fire on Easter Saturday to dram
atize the moment Christ emerged
from the tomb.
The fire was once carried by
torches to the lends of the
earth" showing the spread Of the
gospel around the world.
But now the Latin blessing Of
the holy fire is a simple service
in the early morning semidark-
ness Of the crumbling church Of
the Holy Sepulchre. The Latin
patriarch entered the church at
$50 am. after the door, was
unlocked by a Moslem whose
family has held the keys to the
Holy Sepulchre since the time
Of Saladin.
Holy Stone Nearby.
Directly in front of the en-
trance, beneath a series of
lamps, lies the stone on which
Christ's body was placed after
being removed from the cross.
Near the slab the patriarch
blessed the holy fire. then cele-
brated pontif1cal high mass in
front of the Holy Sepulchre.
Today's ceremony was a pure
~ Latin affair. Next Saturday
Oriental Christians from ortho-
dox and many obscure eastern
faiths will join in a far more
elaborate holy fire service.
Because of calendar differ
ences, the eastern Easter will be
observed week later than the
western this year. Last year both
4eI1 on the same SUNDAY.
Arab Trade Benefits.
The consecutive running Of
the two holy weeks has meant
q more prosperous Easter sea-
son for the inhabitants Of Arab
Jerusalem. who lean heavily on
the Easter and Christmas pill
grim trade for a livelihood.
Available figures indicate this
weeks tourist total is slightly
smaller than Easter a year ago,
but the two-week total this year
will be much larger than last
years single celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

located inside the city wall and
inclosed in the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre. This is the tomb
from which the crusaders fought
and which was the sole shrine
of pilgrim devotions for 1.70C
years.
The other site is known as the
Garden Tomb Discovered by
Gen. Charles Gordon in 1883. it
is the favorite Of Protestants
Catholics and Oriental Chris
tians cling to the traditional
Holy Sepulchre.
Resembles Biblical Setting.
r The Garden Tomb follows
closely the Biblical description OF
the place where Christ was
buried. It is located in a quiet
garden Of olive. palm, and cedar
trees. The tomb itself is a rock
hewn grotto. with a grove in
front for q heavy round stone
door. The entrance is so situated
that the disciples could easily
have stopped to look in and see
the grave clothes lying on the
floor and an empty space where
Christ could have lain.
Not more than 100 yards away
is a green hill" which may call
the original Golgotha, the place
of the skull" where Christ was
crucified. Viewed from the wall OF
Jefusalem's old city. this hill
looks like q skull. Two caverns
in its side form the eyes. and
cracks below suggest nose and
teeth.
The hill is only q few hundred
yards from the main gate of the
city wall, the nearest hill Of that
size to the old city. If Christ
were crucified on q hill outside
the wall as it now stands. this
would be the most likely spot.
Tradition suggests this hill
once was a place Of death for
criminals. Although it appears
to be the best building site in all
the Jerusalem area. it has been
left unoccupied over the CEN
turtles. A Moslem cemetery now
sits on its crest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Pilgrims Visit 2 Holy Shrines
Believed to Be Tomb of Christ

If the skull-shaped hill was the
New Testament Golgotha, the
Garden Tomb is located in a spot
which fits the description of
Christ's burial place. He was
buried nigh unto Calvary" and
his tomb was that of a rich man.
The garden tomb is close to the
skull-shaped hill which might
be Calvary. and it's size and To-
cation indicate it was a rich
mans tomb.
This grave also fits the Biblical
statement that Christ was buried
in new tomb. From all appear
ances. it was used before it was
finished and never again.
In the. surrounding garden,
hedges Of wormwood-used to
make sedative for the suffering
Christ-and trees of mustard add
Biblical touches to the scene.
Whether authentic or not, the
site so nearly meets the Biblical
description that the Easter morn
ing visitor feels he is near the
actual empty tomb where the
angel announced: "He is not
here, for He is risen."
Church Inside Walled City.
Inside the old walled city. the
traditional Holy Sepulchre offers
little to recall the Biblical scene.
Both the Holy Sepulchre and its
traditional Calvary are inside the
Church Of the Holy Sepulchre,
an ancient structure shored UP
with temporary supports which
practically hide it.
This Calvary is reached not by
climbing green hill but BY walk
ing up a flight of stone stairs to
an ornate chapel.
Underneath a gilded icon of
the Virgin Mary a glass covering
lncloSes bit of rock-the only
glimpse the pilgrim can get of
what is considered the original
hill OF crucif1xion. Traditions say
this hill has been slowly chopped
away by relic-hungry pilgrims so
that very little remains.
Going back down the stone
staircase. you can approach the
Holy Sepulchre, the remains of
which are inclosed in a small
chapel.
Instead Of a simple rock-hewn
cavern. the entrance to this Sc
pulchre is decorated with rose
tinted stone bearing Greek in
scriptions. Massive silver lamps
hang over the door. On either
side is q forest of giant candle
Sticks set on stone pedestals, the
highest using at least IL feet.
You must bend low to enter
the tomb. A marble slab covers
the spot where Christ's body sup
posedly lay. There is room in the
tomb for only four persons.
Suspended above the slab are
golden lamps. Golden candle
sticks and flowers in glittering
vases ornament the tomb.
Rock Of Original Tomb.
A visitor can see nothing of
the original surface of the tomb
until Greek orthodox priest on
duty takes an icon from the wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

Eoster visitors in Jerusalem this year,
os in yeors post. will worship at two
SITES, both believed by theoIosions
end pilgrims Of different foiths to be
the setusl site Of the crucifixion and
Tomb Of Christ. Here is o first hand
account Of what you would see If you
could visit both Of them on this
Eoster Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Moscow Radio Tells
Of Easter Services
BY the Asseeiosed Press

LONDON. April l7.-Moscow
Radio told tonight of last-minute
preparations for Easter services
in churches throughout the
Soviet Union.
Practitioners of the st. Louis
Cathedral in Moscow have Joined
the clergy in decorating the
cathedral with much care. the
radio reported. Though fresh
flowers are rather scarce now.
the broadcast said, hyacinths
and other floral decorations have
been placed in the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
funds for RESTORING
Oldest Protestant
Church Sought
ey the Asseeiuied Press

SMTTHFIELD, Va. April H.
A Nation wide fund raising
campaign has been launched to
raise $500, 1000 for the restoration
of the oldest Protestant house Of
worship in America-historic st.
Luke's Church.
Quaint, graceful st. Luke's,
built by Jamestown settlers in
the 1600s, stands in a state Of
disrepair in the Isle of Wight
countryside 4 miles southeast of
here.
For the first time in more than
a century, the. church will hold
an Easter sunrise service Sum
day morning. Conducting the
celebration of the Holy Com
munion and giving the sermon
will be the Right Rev. William A.
Brown, D. D.. Of Portsmouth. re-
tired Episcopal bishop of the
Diocese of Southern Virginia.
Most of those attending the
service probably will be members
Of the congregation of Christ
Episcopal Church at nearby
Smithfield. but the cities of Nor.
folk. Newport News. Suffolk and
Portsmouth. among others In
Tidewater Virginia, are expected
to be represented, too.
! Used in Summer.
The more than 300-year-old
structure of st. Luke's is looked
up to as the mother church Of
Christ Episcopal in Smithfeld
and is still regularly used by that
church's congregation for its
summer services. It's thick brick
walls. shaded by groves Of trees
make a cool location for services
during the hot months.
The st. Luke's restoration
committee. founded last year, is
behind the drive to restore the
building.
Some say the church, now
showing the wear of time and
weather. was built in 1882.
Bricks found in the wreckage
after an 1887 storm bore the
date.
Skeptics Take Off so Years.
But Skeptics say the SO" Is
actually an IS" and the church
is consequently so years younger
than is claimed. Others main
tain the church was built some
time before 1867. some say 1912
and still others 1888.
The three-centuries-old chapel
apparently was built by Joseph
Bridger. and for nearly a GEN.
fury and half served as a house
Of worship for the colonists.
The vestry was dissolved dur
ing the Revolutionary War in
1777. The church was used only
for occasional services for the
next 40 years.
Around 1921 the church was
put into regular use again after
some repairs and acquired its
present name-St. Luke'S.
A decade later Christ Church
was founded in downtown
Smithfield, and the rural church
was abandoned again.
In 1887 a storm partially
wrecked the building. BY 1894
reconstruction was completed.
Queen Victoria presented a gift
Of IL stained-glass chancel win
dows depicting Virginia heroes.
Since. st. Luke's has been used
as a rural chapel of Christ
Church, but has had no congre-
cation of its own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
By Wilton Wynn
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

JER u SAL e M, April IT,
Where was Christ buried?
For almost 1000 years the
tomb Of Christ has been the
sacred goal of pilgrims from
around the world.
But in Jerusalem today. the
pilgrim must make choice be-
tween two sites, either of which
may be the authentic sacred
burial place.
The more famous is known
simply as 1.-THE Holy Sepulchre, !"