The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-02-23
sPous oFTnE JEWISH TEMPLE.

AlleF tue COHq qucSt VI JuuCd' AihSs"
and the taking ofJerusalem, the Roman
Senate :decreed that a triumphal arch
should be erected in hcnorSof the victor
This monument is one of The most re-
markable of ancient Rome, and is equally
interesting 10 the an,iquary and the histo.
rian: The sincere Christian cannot con-
template it without deep emotion; andthe
Jews are so overcome with the recollee-
tions wbichit exciies, that no man oftheir
nation willingly passes beneath the tri-
umPhal arch of Titus.
1t is situated on the eastern declivity of
the Mount Palalin, and Constructed nl
white. marble. lis original form must
have been pcrfec; squares: hut it is nov
considerably ella pidaled BY time, although
the centre single column on each side,
tie frieze, and the attic, are in exec lien;
preservation. Over the bend.of the arch
arc wirsed figures representing ReDown,
and on efrieze is a sacrifice. The, tri-
.umph OF Titus is seen in two bas-reiiefs,
une If which shows the Emperor drawn
on a car, by four horses abreast, while in
the other, are sculptured the spoils which
were taken lromthe tempt al Jerusalem.
There are The chandelier withseyen bran
chcs, the table ol Gold, and The trumpets
Of silver, borne by figures crowned with
laurels.
Jusephus, the. Jewish Historian, par
ticularly mentions these sacred things, in.
narraling the triumphs of Vespasin and bis:
son. lie adds, that the Emperor formed
the design Of erecting Temple Of. Peace,
wherein to drp"sl these precious trophies
Of his glory. He was. .desirnus Hlorenrer,
that The tables ofthe Law, and the Purple
Veil oflhe Sanctualy should be KEPT in the
imperial palace. They remained there.
three hundred years, unilin dis, Genser:
c possessed himself nf them, and carried
them to Carthage. Brlisarins afterwards
transported them to Cnnstanlinople, then
the capital Of The Empire, whence, by a
strange vicissitnlc of fortune, they. were
brought bnc& to Jerusalem. From that
period nothing is certainly known of their
destiny, although s"me believe that Chos-
rres, s,iztd upon them in Gil.
These cup,ures Of the candlestick with
seren branches, the lahle Of gold, and the
silver trumpets, are ercPrs~r"tnii"ns OF the
which are mentioned IN the
tweuty-fflh and following chapters Of Exp-
d,,s. Excep, onthc triumri,al arch Titus.
no copy oflhcm exists. Thus Rome, in
spite ofthc ravages OF time, is Still the
snle depository of faithful image Of those
mysterious symbols, the organ Of which
ascentls tolte deity HIMSELF After eigh.
teen centuries Of persecution, monument
still subsistsfor the explanation of some
of The most important passages of Scrip,
ture. Moses announced the chastisement
which would be inflicted upon the Jews,
for their incrcIulity; and the ,rinmphal
arch, which commcmoracs their total rr-
in, was erected less than. half a century
after the moment, in which the Saviour
himselfhad warned them of its approach.
His prophecies are recorded in the sacred
rhIumc: and tie Jewish nation scattered
all over the world, without the power If
reunion, are witnesses that The word Of
the living God is. accomplished.
Ifthc actual:situation of the Jews at the
present day, is&an incontrovertible fact,
the events, which have produced it, are
likewise attended with all the certainty Of
which history admits. The Roman med
ais which were struck TO commemorate
the conquest Of Jerusalem, represent on
one side, female figure sitting under a
palm tree, in an attitude of ofm0urning, with
the words "JUDEA CApTA. On the other
side is the head of Vespasian, or Of Titus.
X THE FIDGETS.