Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-01-28

,hofe places, where were tranfaeed thofe wonder.
fol fcenes recorded in The facred volume.
Having viewed many parts OF this intereh'og
cline, lie at length Attended Calvary's awiui
rDourt, that dreadful place, where the oh tragicai
OF all fcenes was once difplayed tor the rede"P
ton of finful maj. When he had reached tne
fommit he pauied as tho fearful to proceed, lett
bis uuhailowcd feet Sould po!late the acred iPot,
where the great Redeemer was "erucilied and
As;n." In ccnfpicuous part OF the mount, ISL :
Iouaded by the thick trees OF the forea and ssclu
ded from the ken Of -Yiortals, Rood the Crols. the
veftiges Of which were Gal remaining, as tho the
lapie of tine was unable to d.troy that mon.ment
of eternal dilgracs to The fons of Adam. AT It's
foot, prisarof- tree houTihed in immortal green,
bearing twelve bottoms, thesa5y alphabetically re-
prefentng the twelve tribes Of iirae'. The ret OF
the ground was de'tute OF verdure andt the ihruSs
food Rooriihirg at diAance aPpsre"tl, eonieious
that he nlare ~ss TOO facred TO ts@ oxerlhadoweo
BY their branches. Columbus Was overawtd at
the feenc, and fsncici he behsld the Saviour OF
peu recently nsiled to the cros. snd crowned
with ihorns, whiiehis precious blood f,~ed down
20 the ground The inmoN icceGe' OF his iou'
were melted at the fshr, ne tarned from the place
and weps, and as he paiFed by exclaimed, LAMB OF
GOD was ever love like thine ~
I1avina left this mou.niul fpe,, he defended
wonderful buildig had lood, oa!le5o he Temple
Of Solomon. The golden ve1sis which it ohce1
contained were ncw 10 longer 10 be feen, and
shofc cot.y Ornaments, with which Il dazz.ei
tie eyes Of every beholdsr. were long finee plum
deied away by bsr5,rous nations, and carried &c
parts unknown. The towering walls we're broken
down. and the huge noses with which they were
conipofed were ecattercd abroad ia Wild diforder.
for the sglory thereof was Departed he view
cd nah fieut forro.r, the folitAry place which had
now become the relid:nce Of the wilt beats Of the
earth. As he was about departing through the
ruins that lay fcattered towards TIE place where
formerly Good ii. eaaern door, he perceived thaf
the grouad lreulbled benea.h AIS feet. Surpriied
at the Rrangc phenomenon, curiofty prompted
hin TO Earch for the cAufc After removing al
large pile Of rubhif, and the fuffacc beneath IT,,
he difsovcreda trap door. With after much diff
o! iaars by which he defended many yards below
III. fnface Of rhe earth, until he found himieH at
tie bo,tomoe fpacious cavern.
Lighted by the imall to1rh whictrhe carried in
his hand, he wandered through long and narrow
pagage until at lenghsl he diiiovered golden
gate. After removing the mafy bolts by which
was faaened, he opened is and entered an apart
nent more elegant and glo,ions than all his eyes
had bebeld on earth. The walls thereof we're com.
poiedF Of moR D es:ons hoass which, through the
influence Of bright Lamp which was iuipendcd
in the center, fsnt forth rays Of thouland differ
eat h~.s. md the whole apartment glowed With
mat chiefs fplendor. IN fperious recefs, Nood
marble va!e 6lled with multitude Of pondcrous.
volumes, over which was the following nfeription.
TSsE are tie rsso,4 IF al antiquity. gathered
y from eOs.y naiianl01 III jaeessf tie earth
In the center. aood volume. more beautiful thar
the others, 90 the back of which was written sLu-
dsnees q q AfsGsak. Columbus opened the book.
and on ,he 6ri. page perceived the following I'D
drels from an ancient Roman Governor 30 the. Sc l
nate, concerning the extraordinary fs5<an OF mar,
named JESUS CHRIST. "a.
Confeript Father, s7i' ssks
There Appealed 10, theie our days, man Of
great virtue, named Jssus CHslsr, who Is ye.
living among Us, and Of the G. miles is accepted
fora prophet Of truth ;but his own dnciples call
him the Son Of God. He raileth the dead, and
curetli all manner of diieafes. A man of tature
fomewhat tall and comedy, with very reverend
coun,enance, fuch as the beholdeys may both love
and fear. His hair Of the color Of ilbeft fully
ripe, plain to his ears. whence downward Il ID
more orien, iomewhat curling and waving about
bis fhoulders. In the midi ofhis head is a team
or partition Of the hair, after the mode Of the
Of the Nazasites -- His forehead plain and
delicate. his face without fpdk OF wrinkle,
beauti6ed with a eomely red, his nofe and mouth
exactly Termed. Ills look innocent, bis eyes grey,
clear and quick-in reproving, terrible--in admo-
mining, courteous-in fpeaking. very model and
wile--in proportion of body we'll flaped- None
have ieen him laugh, but many have feen him
weep man Of his angular beauty larpaGes
the children of men
Mjsellansous Paragraphs.