Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1929, Page 21

- ETHIOPIA ABOONA SEATED WITH POMP Head of Church in Barbaric Country Installed With Great Ceremony. Ethiopia has a new aboona. He was installed in Addis Ababa. eapital of Ethiopla (Abyssinia), a few weeks ago with as great pomp and ceremony as that which has accom- panied the crowning of many emperors. A bulletin from the National Geographic Society tells something of this unique official. “Ethiopia is a barbaric country—in some aspects almost savage,” says the bulletin, “yet it is one of the oldest of the Christian nations, and it takes its| Chrisvanity. in_form at least. very| soriously. The Ethiopians (or Abyssin- fans) became Christians carly in the fourth century and have steadfastly held on to their faith. often defending it with the sword. Their church thus lacks only a few hundred years of being as old as Christianity itself. From Judaism to Christianity. “The aboona is the head of the Abys- | sinian Church, and his office. with all fts restrictions and powers, dates from introduction of the faith. Chris- tlanity came to Ethiopia romantically. One legend relates that Frumentius. who converted the king and people, was shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast, which Ethiopia then ssed. Another version has it that this studious youth ‘was taken prisoner when the merchant ship on which he was traveling touched Ethiopian soil in search of water. At any rate, he settled in the country and ‘became interested in introducing Chris- tianity. “Prumentius found the Ethiopians practicing Jewish rites; for there is much Jewish blood among this people, eontributed by immigrants who came | south from Palestine and crossed the Red Sea. The undoubted evidences of Jewish influences in Ethiopia today. | even in their Christian churches, lend | eolor to the claim of the kings of the country that they are descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the latter a ruler of Ethiopia. “Frumentius made a journey to Alex- andria, Egypt. had himself consecrated @s a priest, and was appointed a bishop of the Coptic Christian faith, with | Ethiopia for his see. He returned to his adopted land and devoted his life to branch of the Christian Church. Aboona Is an Alien. “Thus Frumentjus became the first of a long line of Abyssinian aboones. which has been broken only once in 16 centuries. Pgyptian and a member of the Coptic Church. the head of that branch of Christianity, the patriarch of Alexandria, and is sent to Ethiopia to be leader of the Christians of that country for life. Ho 1% supposed never to leave the country after his appointment. but in recent vears this rule was relaxed to permit the late aboona to obtain medical treat- ment in Egypt. “The aboona is in effect a ‘papal legate. with the patriarch of Alexan: dria standing in place of the Roman | 34 EDUCATION BOY Shorthand in %0 Schnol essiest learned. _read: PRINT, Course, eepi; id. ° Stenof 12 weeks: Secretarial. 24 3 [l Fodar. Bat 8 yra + o St. Mary’s Female Seminary Established 1340 Southern home boarding scl ‘D and_ Junior College. hn, 2 bomerise Eeience urse, Physical Education, Strictly non-denominational | 1acation, not far from Washington and Balti- | m hool. ore. Modern bufldings, modern equipment. ern management. Tuition, board and ry. = Opens _ Sept. 17. Nnstrated cataloo on request. Adele France, M. A.. Principal. St. Mary's City. Md. REDUCED SUMMER RATES 1t's easy to learn any modern I our econversational meth: tion. 5lst year. 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Etchequie Holds Church Purse. “But, although recognizing the many advantages, in their state of culture, of having an alien spiritual leader and a liaison officer with the Christianity of the outside world, the shrewd Ethi- cplans have confined the abooua’s power entireiy to the spiritual field. church property and church finances, Just as illustrated, end Bed, Dresser, Dressing Table. mum service, and nicely F/s2020 220130177 Nicely Fi The second powerful church official, | observed rigorousiy, and on the final the etcheyuie, who has charge of all | two days no food whatever is eaten. The | Eas,xA STORE CLOSED Dresser ¢ A Neat Style— i inished THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. JULY 21, 1929—PART 1. is an Ethioplan, as is the ‘third im- portant church official, the high “The etchequie has manifold respon- sibilities, for between a quarter and a third, of the land is the property of the church. Much of it is leased out, and its revenues must be collected and managed. ‘The typical . Abyssinian church building, a round stone or mud structure with conical thatched roof, is to be found on every hand. Probably tens of thousands of them exist in the country. There arc also numerous monasteries and fewer convents. The monks and nuns are celibates, but the priesis may marry once and are, in fact, encouraged to marry. Customs Affect Christianity. | “To the layman, Abyssinian Chris- tians seem to have much in common | with Roman Catholics and with Greek | Catholics; much less with Protestants. | They are ‘particularly punctilious in re- gard to feast deys and periods. Lent is chief difference has to do with a rather | THE RED TAGY/./ @\ Jut abstruse matter of theology which can hardly be comprehended by the average semi - barbaric Ethiopian — whether Christ had two natures, the divine and | the human; or only one, the divine. The Abyssinians and the Copts uphold the latter thesis which was denounced as & heresy by a church council in 451. “More interesting to the observer from the West are the influences on Abyssinian Christianity of the barbaric surroundings and customs of the people, and of the Judaism that preceded the present religion. One of the eurprising results of the former forces is the use of ceremontal drums in the Christian service—great barrel-like affairs of silver | with stretched skins held in place by | copper hoops. Ancient Judaism shows | its influences in the ceremonial dancing | of the E‘rlem, and in the installation in the holy of holles of each church of the tabot or representative of the Ark of the Covenant. The origin of | tae ‘praying sticks’ used by the Ethi-| oplan priests is not clear. | “The only important break in the system of. appointing aboonas from Egypt occurred in 1604 when, as a re- sult of the work of Jesuit missionaries, the Ethiopian king offered his sub- mission to the Pope and Jesuit priests | were given all positions of influence in the church. The people were so in- censed at this abandonment of the tra- ditional form of Christianity that they rebelled, killed the king, and expelled the Jesuits. The connection with the Coptic Church was immediately re- stored and remains today."7 e e Ignored Stone Real Relic. 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