Show IN THE HOLY LAND easter easier the accepted time for Pa gathering of pilgrims from all countries ASTER has always been the most E EASTER popular season for pilgrims and tourists to tho the holy land both the roman and greek catholic churches have from remote ages encell encouraged and promoted the alig pilgrimages images to the the holy land scattered throughout the he land vast hospices have been erected for tho the proper care ot of the religious pilgrims under the supervision of the various catholic and protestant faiths that are drawn to the promised land I ue r for i or as someone has sa said id this tho the least of all ill lands Is the one country toward vard which Christ christian lail and jew romanist greek and moslem turn with adoring ori oring devotion and longing desire about fifteen thousand have been in the habit of visiting the sacred scenes of biblical history every year entering the country through the ancient seaport of 0 jaffa the european conflict has interfered with the plans of f many a devoted follower of the christian faith who proposed this season to carry out the dreams of a lifetime the recalls a band of more than german catholics whom he frequently met last summer in jerusa lorn lem under the guidance ot of brother sebastian formerly stationed at the american catholic university brookland washington D C the pilgrims were taken prisoners as they sailed from jaffa a few hours after they had left jerusalem with songs of do devotion and praise to christ and his church upon their lips one of the principal sights eights of easter in jerusalem Is to witness upon holy saturday the so called miracle of holy F fire ire it has been denounced by roman Cat Catholic holice 3 and devout christians of many faiths as a gross imposture yet year after year for hours the section of the church of the holy sepulcher upon holy saturday Is crowded with the motley multitude mostly from f VW at pilgrims of jerusalem russia who are waiting for the holy ghost to appear unto them in the sacred fire the people believe that it descends des cenda from heaven that day or Is brought by an angel to the holy SeR sepulcher early la in the last century two oval holes gioles were pierced in the walla of the of the angels which la IS a of the holy sepulcher where roman catholic armenian and coptic catholics worship warship at the burial laco as they believe of their lord after being shut up in tho the sanctuary or several hours the greek bishop aisea the miraculous fire through the little ittle openings immediately tho the multitude that has waited acted for over twenty four hours without food or drink becomes a howl ig mob and the fanatical russians armenians Armen ians copts coats and contend like maniacs to get their tapers apers lighted so that in a spirit of nance they ahey may sear their bodies the burning taper that has been by the holy fire the task of the turkish guard there in the great christian temple emple erected in the cradle of their symbolizing in its worship the unity in diversity of the church Is powerless to keep order much less 0 choc check k the rioting and fighting of protested essed christians frequently the on enacting acting of the ceremony results in leaving upon the floor of the basilica the mangled dead forms forma of many who came there to worship above all the strife arid and superstition of at the various sects that worship in tho the church of the holy sepulchre la Is the ahe fact that they all stand tor for a umon truth that Is symbolized in the ibe sacred spot which tor for fully fifteen centuries has baa been considered the bost sacred place on 01 tho the earth |