Show IN THE HOLY CITY people of jerusalem celebrate i easter with magnificence that Is gorgeous la in the true easter city zt not only la Is easter theto with gorge gorgeous oui magni fleance by tho ho christian churcich chur cice latin greek armenian coptic but tho the largo large and oyer growing population of Halom passover IW all aba charm of uz aud and iron aven iho the have their pil pilgrimage to tho grave of tito throng of raster master pilgrims from the he whole christian world la is a very romark ablo eight to tho the westerner lt t IH lit a revelation of christian itty in all ite its picturesque devotion Ire olca from all over tho the levant ar non vilen lana tans from turkey parsla and cau from the mesopotamia and Il persia ersla syrians from mop alop po 10 damascus and defaut 1 from northeast africa afric copts from bupt and men from tho the ancient 0 I 1 t 7 M 4 the grotto of tho the nativity in the crypt of the church of the nativity at Ceth bethlehem lehem the star beneath the altar mark marks the place of the nativity all day dar easter sunday of pit kiln ki ln visit the tomb lulf only three t an enter it it it a time for it la is elx six feet guare and half ita its space Is taken up hy the sarcophagus a white marble i 0 half cracked across supported td on a mar able idab about oliree feet high lamps of allvar and gold goli hang above it and hed shed 41 dim light upon the figure a of ot a greek priest on silent allent guard this la Is the holy lof f holies the holiest spot in the world agns and paupers haupers pau pers kneeling in the ilace where they believe jesus lay for ahr three das dax stretch quivering quI fingers to much the marble shelf and sob as if hearts would break it Is here atiat boater baster mako makes the me whole world kin churches of southern india all these races mingle with gatins from west urn a burcope with slavs from the east und and north with germans english A scandinavians and this mind you against a peculiar background of jewish life at one awe thoo largely that Is of java jews driven centuries ago from spain wd and Por portugal hut but in lato late hearp to a fast gro extent from ashkenazi jews who have returned thanks to iho efforts of a powerful propaganda from poland russia the balkans Bal kana austria A hungary germany holland and england in the midst of all and presenting ten an individuality perhaps moi more e distinct than ithan all the others you see the mohammedan ham master of the land the arab in his solemn garb and majestic bi naring and tho the turkish official and soldier haughty in the exorcise exercise of his duty to keep tho pilgrims la in check and to preserve order elaborate procession princess ionis and ceremonial inako make boly holy week in a gorgeous event where here tho the intimate note of the resurrection Is in not conspicuous especially docs does it bring out the division of christendom so strikingly shown in the way in which gatins greeks armenians and copts share the church of the holy sepulcher though the census of 1896 gives tho the of jerusalem gatins and only greeks the visitor Is in apt to be impressed with tho the religious predominance of the hitter jitter particularly at easter tho the marvelous services of the greek orthodox church coave convoy y the priority of those these cenemo 0 nice wes none perhaps Is I 1 more sive alve than that of the washing of feet on tho thursday before easter on that day a platform Is to erected in the court of the church which Is to occupied by the greek patriarch of jerusalem and twelve high church dignitaries court stairs niches and every corner Is fit crowded by tho the faithful to witness tho the enactment of the scene when jesus the feet of his disciples tho the parts of jesus john peter and judas are each given to an ecclesiastic and are read with tine fine simplicity though the story Is told with a certain freedom from gospel text at the end the patriarch washes the feet of the twelve clerics and repeating jesus words lot go for ho lie that will betray me Is nigh gives the signal to arise and they all withdraw to tho the church then an olive branch hanging over tho the chancel of the platform is pulled up to the root of the church amid shouts of joy |