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With the approach of Easter there are thousands gathering in Jerusalem representing three of the great religions of the world. The Jews are there to celebrate the Passover and the Christians to celebrate their holiday, while the Moslems from the desert will go to Jerusalem for the pilgrimage of Nebi Musa. As a result of this coincidence of the religious festivals the British have been forced to take extraordinary police and military measures to insure the keeping of the peace...
...Authorities on ecclesiastical affairs have expressed the opinion tonight that Dr. [Cosmo Gordon] Lang's visit to Jerusalem is calculated to give offence to the Vatican. The ecclesiastical and international balance at Jerusalem is delicately poised and easily upset and it is recalled that two years ago Dr. Lang's projected visit to Jerusalem was abandoned, it is said, at the Vatican's protest...
...Jerusalem the Palestine Arab Executive protested to Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Chancellor, British High Commissioner, in the words of its president thus...
...Pitcairn, 34. Lean, conservative, outwardly humorless, he is third son of the late John Pitcairn, founder of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. The elder Pitcairn, a follower of the Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg, gave land near the family home at Bryn Athyn, Pa. for the beautiful Swedenborgian Cathedral (New Jerusalem Church) which now stands there. All of the family maintain a lively interest in the church, and Harold received part of his schooling in its academy. Like de la Cierva, Harold Pitcairn learned to fly as a youngster, but he did not engage seriously in aviation until 1924. He founded...
Rongus resembled Samson in physique and simplicity. He was soon lost in admiration of Barzor's guile and determination, did exactly as he was told. By a complicated chain of cunning schemes they fomented unrest in Jerusalem, lured the Roman forces far from the city and were about to strike?when their necessary figurehead, the man who was to head the revolt, fell fatally ill. Then everything turned against the conspirators; the priests of the Temple made peace with Pilate; the Roman army from Syria arrived; Barzor and Rongus were captured, quickly condemned to death...