. Christian herald and signs of our times . GROUP SHOWING COSTUMES OK PALESTINE AT THE PRESENT DAY. Irom a Iliotograplt Prmitrfti Expressly /or Pit Christian Herald* J tine must not be seen as they leave thepriyacy of their dwelling for the street. Standing behind the city ladies. wesee the ra n: or shepherd of the East,just as he might have appeared,on thestarry plains of Bethlehem when Christlay cradled, a Divine Babe, in the mangerand the stall. His farweh. or coat, is ofsheepskin, and a leathern girdle encircleshis waist. He carries a leathern bag forprovisions, such as was worn in the tim
. Christian herald and signs of our times . GROUP SHOWING COSTUMES OK PALESTINE AT THE PRESENT DAY. Irom a Iliotograplt Prmitrfti Expressly /or Pit Christian Herald* J tine must not be seen as they leave thepriyacy of their dwelling for the street. Standing behind the city ladies. wesee the ra n: or shepherd of the East,just as he might have appeared,on thestarry plains of Bethlehem when Christlay cradled, a Divine Babe, in the mangerand the stall. His farweh. or coat, is ofsheepskin, and a leathern girdle encircleshis waist. He carries a leathern bag forprovisions, such as was worn in the timeof John the Baptist, and a club, orttaboot, for defense. He also carries areed flute, or zutnaira, which likens hun tothe shepherd of Davids to Da-vid himself, singing to his Hocks. The two children are a brother and sis-ter of the country people. I he childrenrepresented here are garbed just as thelittle ones probably were when Jesus wentup and down the country paths of Pales-tine. The coat worn by the boy repre-sents the coat
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