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Show i In time of threatened disaster men become religious even though their natuni state is one of irreverence. irrev-erence. There is nothing that so quickly recalls the greatness of our Maker as battle, shipwreck or earthquake. earth-quake. It was a priest of the Catholic Chur. h who led the terrified Italians Ital-ians out of the earthquake st ri ki-n regions a few years kgo. With a iross uplifted ho ed the terrified citizens to safety. There arc many Strange sights to be met with in foreign lands In the name of worship They are strange only because they are different from nhat we are use., to seel fig. Thf wor.-hlppers of Japan fall down be- late to Calvary: and legend has that the Empress Helena brought it from Jerusalem. The veined white marble steps are twenty-eight in number, and may be ascended onty on the knc-s. To prevent their destruction. de-struction. Pope Clement XII had all of them, save the last, coveted with walnut. At the top of the IliKin i-an i-an oratory known as the Sam la Sanctorum, and to this the Clergy only are admitted. Jn the oratory Is B picture of the Savjor which la ' ailed miraculous, as it is said of It that it was begun by St Luke ana finished .superii.itnrally while h-1 h-1 pt. Such ascents a re now confined con-fined to Easter-tide. The ascent of the Seala Sam-ta onlj is made: for the descent, staircases on either side arc used. Another strange rite Observed by I fore one of their sods made with hands. These sods are only typical of the great 'wod. whom the idol represents and the J.tp does not worship the idol. Of course, in t'me the, isnoran: learn to revere the idol and worship it, but the priests do not teach the worship of idols. Down In Egypt and m India there ro still minions of animal wor-ifrlppere; wor-ifrlppere; The cat li an object of veneration for millions of people It is not alone among people of Other belief that we find the- stranze worshippers. In Pome ttvre areth- 1 i i ttaln up which thousands of Christian worshippers illmb on their knees annually. This holy staircase is supposed to be that descended by Christ on His v. .v o-om the Judgment Hall of Pis' Christians 6f Asia arid Europe and even of America when In Palestine is the bathing In the River .lord 4 n To an enormous number the Jordan Jor-dan is far more than the chief river of Palestine. It is tnat sacred wator In Which Christ was baptised, and in wfiiah Nuarmin dipped bin. seven timcst and was clean. The correspondent who supplied these photographs says "Next to making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, to bathe In water from the River Jordan Is the great wish of many a peasant Thousands go to the river to wash away their sin?. Nor are those at home forgotten. Every pilgrim fills a vessel with the water and takes It to those unable to make the journey. jour-ney. In the same spirit, branches of shrubs from the banks are car- Their Feet in a Sacred, I m A 1 l"P priest leading Italian refugees from the earthquake zone. Center Cen-ter A cat worshipper. Lower left An Oriental idol, lower right Wash-in Wash-in g feet in a sacred river. ried away to be treasured at home in Europe.'.' MAj Pl.oPI.I HAVE SOME FORM OF WORSHIP. All people have some form of worship. All have a Rod to whom they bow down and even whn this gOfj is one made with their own hand they revere him. Worship an essential part of humanity, B"CW in) I there are who do not have some creed and who do not believe In some greater being than ma a. All ancient history is full of worship of gods and the True God Bonn of ihe greatest wars of history his-tory wore fought becauso of differences dif-ferences in religion. The Crusades had their foundation in religion. So bd many ;' the conflicts of later European history The combat between Catholics and Protestants makes an Important part of European Eu-ropean history b fore the time of the Napoleonic wars. Before thp rise of Christianity many battles were (ought for the supremacy of the ancient forms of worship and for the new form. The successes of the Turks and the other nations of Moslem faith were due to their great faith In their prophet. They believe Mo- hammed was unlm pCachaMe and when he told th'-m they could win by tho sword thoy wore quick to take it up and battle for their religion. re-ligion. Wars of religion marked the earlier ear-lier people, too. but een those who did not llcht for religion had strong belief In it. Roman and Greek history his-tory Is full of stories of the Generals Gen-erals who sacrificed before their Rods before engaging in battle. Caesar paid respect to ihe sods in many of hia stories of his oyrn prowess Thp Sacred Geese of Rome played important parts In their battles and there Is no doubt but they won battles while believing their gods were fighting for them. Nowhere, of course, did any people peo-ple rely so confidently on their god as did the ancient Israelites Their history Is one recital after another f victories due to the part their cod took in the battle for them The Israelites doubtless were valorous valor-ous people, but they were made more various because they behoved ihe Omnipltent One was -supporting their right arm. At the outbreak of the European war every nation prayed for victory. vic-tory. Millions of prayers rose for success of arms. Many of these prayers were from the side which must suffer defeat because both cannot win. Emperor William sent j his people to the churches. The r of Russia P(J h, p,.ople to Prayer The Pope pe,yed for peace wise3 l-"1 a" PI to do llke-, llke-, . Kvon in I-'ran. e wh. re the long have had a r, putatloh ror ia.-k of rejlgioua feeling, they met and prnr of M..rM thm womenhf, behind prayed Ealing in Europe. An American hotel manager has spent seven weeks touring the European Eu-ropean hotels-whul, uT all that some seekers after pleasure can accomplish ac-complish without being paid for it. Say-q the hotel m,in "I made my fit acquaintance Muddy, Stream j with plovers" eggs, which I was told coal something like a dollar aploce, ami a few other dishes not common 1 1 1 bills of fare over here, but la general I found that tho eating in ' hotels was pretty much on the same lines as here, and that the standard of what constituted a first-class hotel in Europe and In the United States wee pr-tt much the same," j This Is one of the things that makes conventional travel without any definite object so deathly duB for Intelligent people. People dress very much alike at hotels in tho temperate zne, and their conversation conver-sation is about equally Insipid, and they eat very much the same Indl-- Indl-- tible food. 1 Dually it Is bad food (called by French namesl and prlccel rather hitch. When Women (;rou Beards. Ir Prof. Hans K riedenthn I f 1 Perllr. University asserts that feminism fem-inism and the higher education will In the near future change the appearance ap-pearance Of women. Brain work, predicts the professor will make them bald, but Natures eternal law of oompenccclon will tee to it that the bearded lady Is a oommoi object of the landscape. Mustache! will also be worn. We mav console ourselves by the reflection that German professors have before now p i' forward uncommonly ridiculous theories. But perhaps the herr ' " l,"'r is a determined antl-suffra-glt, and desires to frighten the -d- I vovates of votes -for women- |
