Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-17 | Page 5 | Syrian Patriarch

syr an patr arch on christmas day a large con grega tion assembles in bethlehem to wol ship ori the spot or what Is supposed to be the spot where christ ft as born the place Is now marked by a temple while the exact spot where the man ger once stood Is marked by an altar one of the features of the ceremony which Is elaborate is the benediction which is pronounced by a venerable syrian patriarch the blessing has been uttered in exactly the same way and from the same position losi tion for many centuries new york herald