Show j t L ann tan H anna m f k 3 The Aztec A S Amid h American A Passion Play Ploy i rl 1 I j I I In the this Ill Il Ii grim In several remote valleys 1 s among the time southern souther of or the Hocky mountains In north northern 1 I urn ern o New Mexico was enacted during time the last days of ot the tho Lenten season the tha most savage passion play pIl In all ull 11 the time world In a 1 fanatical desire for tor self eft abnegation and humility appropriate to the 40 lays days of at fasting and contrite contriteness eon contriteness trite triteness ness of at heart during durin time the Lenten Ienn sea Iloa season season son lon several hundred American citizens have have frightfully scourged their backs and have Imposed el upon a mm I half hair dozen other forms of ot torture they I have hanged 1 ono one of ot their number to a awood wood 00 cross until It seemed ho lie would woul 1 swoon soon and die thorn there It I Is nn an ni evidence of ot popular Ignorance I these thes days not riot to know tIme the details of ot the tho famous old 01 passion play piny of ot tom for during the tIme last two t 10 de di decades ll cafes cades newspapers anti and magazines have employed the tho most realistic word worl paint ers era er and amI the thu taunt most skillful Illustrations to lay In before the tho rending reading world tho time scenes In tho time rudo rude drama as mis al performed by ly the tho Illiterate peasants pea lIntt In rural Germany Thousands of cut lt Ameri Amerl Americans cans crossed cos 11 the tho th Atlantic In 1000 solely 1 to witness the decennial production of Ir 1 tho the passion play at mit It How ninny many malY Americans know leow that a mm passion play far moro morn mol real I and much deeper In im Intensity and sincerer In mo mno 10 Is enacted every year by b men who have hass citizenship with wih us uc under tho the Stars Stripes How many wan people I h i realize that t at th men who may amay some day ulay ny be he American lawmakers each ellch o season willingly bear blar ponderous crosses crossen I i I along alOI i s with broken f stone and cheerfully receive buffeting and 1111 spitting In lit the trl and mm ad nt at lt last til I are lifted up with wih a crown of ot f on 01 tIme the III head heath and are naIled to the time cross to 10 ii suffer stIffer and bleed even een unto It death us did 1111 the time falor of mankind il During holy or week the last week we to 10 Master Easter tho I American Am passion play hilay iIa Is II Performed In two to nr or II tin re different localities In 11 northern New Mexico Years Yearn ago ngo 1110 the tho 1 drama wan acted In iii thrice as nl many lo ho localities In II Colorado Texas ond New I f Mexico hut but the th of or the 1 church and anui Mil time the Protestant lion linn ben he n brought to bear I t tIme the play to such luh a de tie degree te 1 r h gree rel that In these day the scenes Hoenes In Inthe j i time the travail of oC Jemm JHU Christ are enacted only In lii distant from the time heat beat beaten heaten II en tn path of or travelers and remote from front j civilization amid onel the eyes eye of ot priest or I missionary Time The actors ad 0 1 mire uro lre ish mu descendant of or time the th ancient Aztecs time the remnants of ot time the people whom Cor Con nail isis his hil troops to conquer In Iii 1510 Their The I sturdy re an on ancestor I It restore lessons of ot learned Christianity from time the anti and Jesuits Je animated th the 1 t II I by I a n like le zeal that moved the peasants I m I of ot Au JOUR years MII ago to 10 J subject themselves once a year aw ims III u mm 11 i pious dut duty ut to 10 tIme the 11 and humility I of ot their Lord they timey established the time pas pan Y m I play ilay In time the new nel world I q I |