Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14

bsaham speaking in the Hebrew tongue, which IS
hero in ,de the common medium u conversation
among the Jews from various portions Of the
eastb. AMI what scene can be more touching
than to behold q remnant Of the chosen people
Of God, sitting unier the walls OF their mag
nfcent scrnp!c-singing in tho language Of their
fathers the song Of Zion, AMI whiting with dcn-
siyo hope Cor the coming Of thcis yet expected
Messiah?
Site Of the Temple.
Tho m ,gnificicnt Temple ri Solomon stool
upon the summit OF Mt. M,r.al,, Of which NOT
ono stone rcm,ins upon another.
The scrIptu-al scholar may easily call tn mind
the Dimensions and peculiar structure OF this
great work, upon which was expen'Iei more
wealth than upon my other building this world
ever saw. Bit Lord f,ret,ld its destruction,
AMI literally has the prophecy been fulfilled; but
part nf III. work, which, not belonging to the
temple itself, AMI therefore not Included in the
denoInccnen, still rcmiins 10 attest the m gnI-
,uiio Of tho scale upon which the building was
laid Out. This Is the stone buttress work, which
was composed of immense masses OF rocks P''i-
ccd upon cach other, t. support the mountain,
thu; j, NIGH. without danger bear up the super
incumbent weight of the temple. Parts Of this
wall ovcrl,ing tho valley Of Jeho5!Iaphat, and
here the Jews assemble at midnight To pray, and
their songs echo in p!liniivc strains thro the val.
Icy. S,lne Of the sp.cions courts Of the temple
stli exhibit their pavcncn.s Of varicg,tcd mlr-
,Ie and upon the site Of the ancient temple is
row to be seen the Mosque OF Omar. tbs Sic
ccssor Of the false Prophet who, i'll vcneration
OF the SPOT, erected upon it this buIing, " hich
Is 1T prcscn, the most imposing spectacle which
Jcr Isalcm presents.
Calvary.
OF all the places rendered memorable by the
history Of S,yiour and the events OF his i.ie
,lti,,r.,.rs and death, connected Herewith, none
carries i,on, to the mind OF the beh,ldcr deep
o. icciinr OF vcncraton, than the Hill o. Galway. /
From the sit,I1tion an8 appearance OF the place.
many have been led 10 doub. whether IT was IN
deed the spot where the cruc.iiSion was perform
Cd; bot TIE mistake is tho mind of the behold
cr and not connected with the site; for il is
where in the scripture spoken OF III such 4 way
~ 10 lead tn the belief that it was Il mountnin
the Vulgar idea respecting it would seem to i'm
PLY. This spot IS called III the Hebrew tong uc
eoiyotia meaning skali and took its appelia
lion from the figures cf Il rock which projected
from an a:tJiniDy cliff IN the portraituFo OF
,ku!r; tradition preserving this Eict-and the i
!cn.ity o. the spot still further corro'oratcd by
he combined testimony of Mohai,nc!an, Jewish.
nd christian admission as IN inc tact OF thus be-
no the exact spot.
The present appearance of Calvary is an e!c-
,atioa Of from IS to 20 feet, with Artificial steps
ealing to the top; and places are shown as the
,xnct apois whcreupon tho three crosses stood
,ut this IS scarcely deserving OF credit
There three species Of evidence Attending
Inc c:aci:ixion, which stand on record, showing
The miraculous circumstances which accompanied
hat event. The first Of these is the darkness
which ovcrSprcnd the whole land, and the risin"
4 the dead from their graves; another circun-
tancc was the rendiDc Of the vail Of the temple,
nj the third, the rending assunter OF tho rock,
Inc las, oniy Of which circumstances could re- ,
n9in 20 ,.scs: this faci at the present day. And
his NAV nc seen even in the very rock of Cal ,.
nv, itself which IS in twain, and still stands
l,hotr., the splendid temple has long since been
et,< IN - pnfIn
No; r,,nv steps from Calvarr, and now situa
~ ,nIc. the s-lin, ro'.i which covers both, may
C seen Tho tomb IN w!ch Jesus was lain :
nc bu.iny referred to YVES bri!t originally by :
&c Errptcss Helena. bu: has been burned down .
,vc-a, times siucc. but always rcbHit. The !.
-oy:ui,.- OF the tomb TO Calvary has been = :,
.,itcr Of surprise 10 almost every sfrar"cc who ,
IS visited these slc-ed spots; but this difficulty
kc the one previously suggested conceEnin" !,
.lvarv, is the result oil previous U,sappre',.sn
OF OH the past OF the bchDdcr, and not N ftct ;,
be urged rs real objection against the gen :
nc,.css Of these localities. When We tu-, to -
&c N!blc to solve difficulties, we lind at once -
our difficulties settled, and the triii!, made 10
and out apparent. The evangelist, i'll record -
O the circumstances connected with these C. =.
,n.s, draws such picture OF the whole scene -
th. trial and cr;,siixvn and burial, rs t" carry
inn the idea os the utmost haste, and hustle and -
nf,sou Thus were the words Of the prophet ,
rilica, lie was hurried from prison ana from -
l,mcn.,' &c. From the alignment hall, the =
,icncc Of the rab5lc would naturally lead them
the mos. speedy execution of their dark de- -. ..
ms: and they who cried out Cruelty him, cru
i h,,ur seemed TO he unwilling 10 delay the ~
nsuInna,,cn OF the scene 80
'rbus Galway chosen. no; with any regard -,
its having been the place thus formerly appro- =
a,ca for public executions, but merely because ~,
WIS not Gar distant from :ac place of Judg-
mt: therefore, having thus satiatc,s their thirst
blood. The body left hanging on the cross; he
l the Jewish Sabbath approaching. which 81,
uld have been defiicd Nv the exposure of the .
ID bodies we arc told by the evangelist that A.
eph OF Arann,thea solicited Plato tha; he 49,,
IN, take down the body from the cross. and :,
&c IL in the tomb. Now Joseph, who was g,
,iplc of Jesus, would not willingly give occa- o.,
, for the recurrence of those scenes which -
but lately disgraced Jerusalem by making 80
adc at the burial Of jesus; therefore the most
.,ral suggestion TO the thinking mind would r.
tina, he would procure some place for the bu-
as near as possible to the place Of cTucitixion, ]
oh was actually the case as the scriptures ),
fy The evangelist ST. John, iii recording ~,
circumstances SAYS: Now in the place wherc =,
was cfuciiied there garden, and IN the ~ :
len new sepu'chrc wherein was never ~;
, We; laid Thera laid they jesus. therefore, A..
s,,se of tho Jews preparation dav, for the -