The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-11-14
From the Family Library.
= PALESTINE.

The Christian, the Jew and the Mussul-
man, all reverence the Holy Land, and all
go up 10 Jerusalem. With creeds at vari-
ance, they believed much in common, and
the same patriarchs are honorable in the re-
ligion of all. The first European traveller
TO Jerusalem, was Arcufus. A. d. 705, who
found more relics than are exhibited now
as the cup used at the last supper the
sponge into which the vinegar was poured,
and the lance which pierced the side. The
Comrades opened the Holy places TO all Eu-
rope, but the Saracens recovered possess
sion. In l441 a traveller arrived at Damas-
Gus, met many discouragemcnts in his way
faring-the first two persons who met him
in the city, knocked him down. A traveller
of the same period recommends 10 all his
successors "to make will, like one going
not to the earthly but to the heavenly Jeru-
salem" The first protestant made voyage
TO Syria from London in 1881. Near Can
dia, in violent storm. the mariners were
inclined to tighten the ship of so much here
Nv, seeing that he wonld neither join in
their hymn to the virgin, nor kiss her i'm
| age. He arrived, however. at Jerusalem,
where the monks " dieled him free of cost,
and he Jared reasonable WE'LL"
From Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, the pill
grim enters the rosy plain of Sharon, where
There is now a profusion Of roses, white and
red, of narcissus, lily, and carnation. By
degrees the traveller passes over the olive
district, to the chill country" which he fol-
lows till all vegetation, even of the very
MOSES, disappears. Having gained and de-
scended lofty hill, he sees at the extremi-
| ty of IA plain, a line of Gothic wall with
square towers, and the tops of few build
ings rising above them This is the capital
OF David, the desoate Jerusalem.
Doctor Clarke describes the approach ms
indicating hourishing and stately metfop-
oils, with domes, towers, palaces, churches,
and monasteries The existence of the city
is miracle, like the nationality of its right
full people, scattered over the land. In a
barren country, without water or commerce,
it has little to support it, but pilgrims, and
its character for sanctity. The marque oil
Omar, place rigidly closed to christians
is supposed to be on the spot of Solomon's
i Temple tradition is not without authority
among people who have lived without in
terrupton in the same city and felt great
reverence for the sacred places.
The Holy Sepuchre, TO rescue which
there we're more than three centuries of Cru.
sadss, is under dome. A tomb Of sarco
phngus of marble, in Greek fashion, is ex.
hibited in it. Lamps are constantly burn.
ing. and the vault resounds with the groans
and sohlnng of devotees.
On Catvay is shown hole in the rock
where it was said the cross was fixed; bu
the cross they have not the hardwood Il
) show. In Italy and SPAN, however, there
| Is,, Of l..,I H..
The memorable assure in the rock is show
which was made at the crucifixion it rum
down to an unknown depth, though it il
narrow. A contest for the occasional pos
session ofihe Holy Scpnlrhre is still carrie,
on TO blood, between the followers of III,
D Greek and Of the Romish Church, who re
ciprocally and religiously hate each othe
: more than they do the Turks or Jews.
is in fact The slightest shades Of belief tina
I, generally engcnder the greatest theological
U hatred.