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Scenes Surrounding- the Holy Places in Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock Garden of Gethsemane.
JURJ8ALKM, l'Al.hSTINl'.MlirCh io,'o3.
On the summit of Olivet is a church
sometimes called Hie Church of the
Asccution, rts it slniuts at tho tradition
al site from which Christ asconded to
heave n This building, though in pos
session of the Muslins, haft prayer re
cesses for the Armenians, Copts, Syr-.
iatiB and Greeks. From tho minaret a
splendid view is obtainable, embracing
Jerusalem, HcUilchcin, Bethany, the
Jordan and Dead Sea. The Dead Sea
is visible fioin the summit of the mount
without ascending the minaret.
Tho Latins possess several impoit
ant posts on the Mount of Olives.
One is the Church of the Creed, where
the ApostlcsCrccd was supposed to
have been prepared. Near the church
of the CrecdC8 tho Church of tho
Lord's lrayer, the traditional site
-where Christ taught the disciples tho
Lord's prajcr. Here the Lord's
prayer is carved upon slabs of marblo
in thirty-two languages. These slabs
are hung like so many pictures upon
the wall of the interior. Here I am
reminded that,. tho bible is in tho
wot Id as a permanent institution and
that if everySlbiblo were burned, its
teachings would remain as every verse
from Genesis to Revelation bus lon
tiotcd and copied in books, making it
IKjssiblo to reproduce it from the wot Id's
libraries.
Among tho many points of groat in
terest about the Mount of Olives is tho
chapel of the tomb of the Virgin. This
cuapci is rcacnciLLby descending a
flight of 47 marblo' steps. The only
part of the church abova ground is the
porch. Numerous lamps arc kept
burning in tho several wings. Tho
guide pointsout Joseph's tomb, the
sarcophagus of Mary, the altars of the
Greeks, Armenians, Abyssinians, and
the recess of the Muslims. South of
tho tomb of the Virgin is the Garden of
Gethsemane, comprising about one
third of an acte, surrounded by a stone
wall, and in possession of the Latins.
The Franciscans keep tho gate, having
the lock and key in their possession. I
shall never forget my sojourn in this
garden, hallowed by the most sacred
associatiqns. "When Jesus had spoken
these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron, where
was a garden, into which ho entered
and his disciples. And Judas also,
which betrayed Him, knew the place;
for Jesus of times resoitcd thither with
His "disciples." John 18: i-a.
' Then comelh Jesus with them unto
a place called Gethsemaiiu, and saith
to His discTpJcs, 'Sit jo hero, while I
go and prai yonder.' And He took
willi Him Pe'tr and the two sons of
Xebedec, and began to be sorrowful
and very heavy. Then said He unto
them, 'My soul is exceedingly sorrow
ful, even unto death; tarry ye here,
and Aatch with me.' And He went a
little farther, and fell on His face, and
prayed, baying, 'O My Father, if it be
posbiblc, let this cup pass from me;
nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou
wilt. And He cotneth unto His dis
ciples and findeth them asleep, and
saith unto Peter, 'What, could ye not
watch with me one hour ? Watch and
pray that ye enter not into temptation,
the spirit indeed is willing, but the
flesh is weak."
After he had prayed the second and
third time, finding them asleep on each
return, he said: "Sleep on now and
take your rest; behold, the hour is at
hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us
be going; behold, ho is at hand that
doth betray Me." Matthew 26:36-46,
It may well be said of this place,
"Take off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is
holy ground."
Just over the brow of the hill is
Bethany, the home of Marv and'Martha,
where Jesus delighted to visit doubtless
because there he was most welcome.
"Now, Jesus loved Martha and her
sister and Lazarus," John 11:5. Here
it 'was that He raised Lazarus from
the dead. I visited the tomb of Lazarus
by descending twenty-five steps cut in
the rock. "Now, Bethany was nigh
unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furloughs
off (two miles). Then Martha, as soon
as she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met him; but Mary sat still
in the house." John 11:18-20.
Men have been so sure about posi
tions that thev have even erected a
splendid church upon the spot where
Martha is supposed to have met Jesus.
The home of Mary and Martha is now
a rain. Olive trees are almost every,
where. Those within the inclosure of
the Garden of Gethseme appear old
enough to have been here when time
wasjoung, but experts ate authority
fot this statement (hut one of, eight in
at toast one thousand years old and
doubtless sprang from the roots of a
tiee that flourished in tlm limn n(
Christ.
Jericho, Palestine, Marqh, 1903.
Leaving Jerusalem via the Gar Jen of
ethscmane and Bethany the road to i
Jericho is traversod. No one could get
lost on this road as no roads branch
from it. Enroutc to Jericho we pass
the Apostles' Spring, anciently called
Un-Sliemish, Spring of the Sun, on
the boundary between Judah and Ben
jamin. (Joshua 15:7.)
Tho next point of importance is the
traditional scene of the parable of the
Good Samaritan, who rescued the per
son who was going down from Jerusa
lem to Jericho and fell among thieves.
Further eastward the road leads along
side the brook Chorith, where Elijah
was fed by tho ravens. "Get thee
hence, and turn thee eastward, and
hide thyself by the brook Chcrith, that
is before Jordan. And it shall be tliat
thou shalt drink of the brook; and I
commanded tho ravens to feed thee
thcie." I Kings 17:3-4.
A monastery has been built down by
tho rippling water between tho tower
ing rocks where Elijah is supposed to
have spent the time of his waiting.
Descending the hill before Jericho
we pass the Fool of Moses whoso walls
are composed of unhewn stones. This
pool is 564x471 feet and belonged to a
system which once made this valley to
blossom like a vast garden, but which
is now almost barren. One writer says,
' This is perhaps the remains of a pool
constructed by Herod, near his palace
at Jericho,, for this, it appears, is tho
site of the Jericho of the now testa
ment." In Dcnteionoiny 34:3, Jericho is
called "the city of palm trees.' Once
it was the chief city of Canaan, but is
now nothing but a mound of ruins. Its
oeauty lias departed and the once
mighty city is now only a heap. Dur
ing the night spent at the hotel near
this ancient greatness, I heard the
Jackals barking as they prowled about
seeking something to satisfy their crav
ing hunger. Dogs barked almost in
cessantly to keep them company, but
so common are they that neither paid
much attention to the other. Historic
placet Here it was that the spies
came; yonder Raliab's house stood up
on the wall. "Then she let them (the
spies) down by a cord through the
window, for her house was upon the
town wall, and she dwelt upon the
wall. Joshua 2:15. About those nuns
Joshua's army went for seven days un
til, at tho blast of trumpets, "the
walls of Jericho fell down flat." Then
the city was burned and Joshua look
ing back toward it said, Cursed be
the man before the Lord, that tiscth
and buildcth this city Jericho." Joshua
6:36.
Herod undettook to rebuild it and
received the curse. Elijah spent his
last days at Jericho, and crossed the
Jordan with Elisha only to be parted
fiom him and ascend to heaven by a
whirlwind. II Kings 2:1-11.
The groves and gardens of this city
wcto once celebrated for their beauty,
and when Cleopatra wanted to make
;her lover, Mark Anthouy, a present,
sue gave htm these groves and gardens.
Hero is tho spring at which Elisha
healed. "And the men of the citv said
unto Elisha, behold, I pray thee', the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my
Lord seeth; but the water is naught
and the ground is barren." And he
said, "Bring me a new cruse, and nut
salt therein." And they biought it to
him. And he went foith into the
spring of the waters, and cast salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the Lord,
I have healed these waters: there shall
not be from thence any more dead or
barren land. So the waters were
healed unto this day, according to the
saying of Elisha, which he spake."
II Kings 2:19-22.
The water gushes forth, providing
the bedouins about here with health-
giving fluid. Climbing the hill by this
spring the ruin3 are reached. If the
sultan would permit this mound to be
thoroughly excavated, much of interest
to Bible students and the world at
large might be brought to light. To
the west of old Jericho stands Quaran-
tanta, a precipitous mountain, the tra
ditional site of ChrLi's temptation.
Matt. 4: 8.
Jericho has a population of about
300 people, who look forsaken, though
nd more forsaken than the land they
occupy. E. C. Horn.
(Continued nej.tweek.)
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