Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-23
DESCRIPTION OF JERUSALEM.
From the Missionary Journal Of the Rev. Joseph
MoIlI. lS4s

L
Wolf, 1898.
:" communicate to You some observations about
Jerusalem from my leow-laborcr Mr. King
Since It's foundation bv Mcchlzedec, II ha
been the scene fan that Is great aud splendid and
terrible in the annals of the world. Sometimes It
has been the scat oil spIendur and ma 1IIdceGce,
sometimes of destruction and dcSsoaton. Twice
il has been laid in entire RUNS, and twice has Ilon
been ploughed like field, as It Is at this day Sc
yenteen times has it suffered the desoIauoua Of war,
aud now il is possessed by nation before which
every thing hat IS beautiful wItherS.
4" In he space Of SO many ages, and IN the midst
of so many revolutions II is expected that some
valleys should have been exalted and some cieya-
uous made Iow have viewed the city from many
stations | have walked around 1t and within il =
have stood on the mount Of Olives with JOsephus'
| d, scrlptIon of 1t in my hands, sometimes reading,
! somelimes looking 10 see ii could discover any of
those dI.lnctiye marks Of tie different parts OF the
civ as laid by him near 1900 years ago; and after
all NV research ! compare II 10 a beautiful person.
whom have not seen for many years and who has
pa sed through great variety OF changes and ms
fortunes, which have caused the rose on her checks
10 fade her flesh TO consume away, and her SKIN 10
became dfy and Nithefed. Sui there are some good
features remaining, by which recognise her as the
one who used TO be The delight OF the circle IN
which she moved. Such Is the present appearance
OF this holy cry, which was once the " beauty OF
Israel" and the Joy OF the whole earth, when com.
pared with the description given Of It as II existed
before It's destruction by The Roman army.
Xon on the south, east and west, IS distinct
lively mark by HIM. who laid the foundations OF
the earth and cannot be mistaken, being encompass
sed except Oh the north by vaies several hundred
Ieet 10 depth That on The south is called Iopdct
or Gehenna that on the east the vail ~ Of JehO
saphat or the Kings Dale, or the valley Of the
brook Of Cedron and that on the west the Pool o
Berslcba BY some, and by others the Pool Of Bath
shebs because it s said that the house and garder
OF Urah we're in this valley, and that here DAVE
saw bis wife from the top OF the house on Noun
Zion.
Mount Moriah, on which the temple Stood ant
on which now stands The mosque Of Omar, Is ais,
distinctly marked, as it has on The east the deeI
valley Of the brook Of Cedrnn. This valley 90 Tn
8 west OF ii, which separates il from Bczeha, ar
nearly filled up, yet sufficiently marked 70 SHOW
5 where they were. The division between Zion am
AGRA, am unsbe to find, unless il be a sma vaie,
h or gentle depression Of land, which hes a few rod
= wlthln me ais OF the present cliy,and which win
d out the Guy appears TO be much deeper, and goe
down 10 the fountain OF SiIoah, leaving at the lett q
it, and towards the temple, high place, which ma
very well be taken Tor Ophei. Between what
supposed to he AGRA, and what is called Calvary
in there is deep valley, extending from near the To"
n OF David, on the west side 0i the CITY, down
l. the Mount Morish on the east
"Wlth egard to Calvary, am not certain b'
am rather inclined 10 believe that it Is the sp'
marked by The Church ofthe Holy SepuIchre, an
that was az elevation on the end Of rIdge,wI