Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-08-18
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INTERESTING EPlSTLE.

The Rev. Mr.. Sampson, of the Baptist
Church in the city Of Washington, is now
travelling in the Holy Land,' and the fol-
lowing is his last letter. When a stranger
can leave his pulpit in this country, and in
so short 4 time, identify so many places al
luded to in the Scriptures, it is giving them
a confirmation sufficient to commend them
dence of their truth:
JERUSALEM, April %, l848.
Dear Brother :-There are two things
which make it difficult to write one, to have
nothing TO say, and the other to have SO much
TO say that you know not where to begin
How | have wandered since last wrote from
Cairo, and what rich days have passed. =
On leaving the capital of Egypt about two
months ago. | turned my course first to the
portion OF that country most interesting to
the Christian-the land Of Goshen; a region
of country seldom travelled. and hence little
known by Europeans. My object was, of
course, to find the cities spoken of in the Old
Observation-Disclosures, the treasure city of
the days of Moses, and the five Jewish cities
which Isaiah prophecied would afterwards
speak the language of Canaan, and then 20
trace the route OF the lsraetos from the land
of Goshen. These objects was enabled TO
accomplish far more successfully than | had
expected; and doubt not | followed very
nearly the track of Israel from Egypt to the
Red Sea, the Journey was performed on cam
els, much of the way through desert in
which had to guide the Arabs, and it occu.
pied eleven days; but it was worth the sacri-
flee. From the Red Sea the course was n
beaten one, often travelled and well known:
and seven days of Interesting pilgrimage bro't
me 10 the Mount of the Lord Doubts have
been entertained from which of the noun
tains here seen the law was given; but taking
the mountain Arabs for my guide, land nearly
all the time OF my journey in these rich lands,
L have been entirely alone,l was enabled TO
FIX with more satisfaction TO myself than |
had supposed, the position of Sinai. And
there is not a man-Stil less a Christian
who can stand beneath that once awful mount
and climb to its lofty top, and feel no emotion.
Here Gods first revelation was given: and !
believe from the hour Of standing in that sol
emn place, | shall have stronger faith in.
and deeper love for Gods ancient law.
From Sinai. after fourteen DAYS Of IoneIr
desert pilgrimage through the country of the
lraehtes' thirty eight years. wanderings. the
hills Of the south country Of Judea broke on
my view; and oh it seemed. Indeed. after
the horrible desert, a tgooaiy land; and what.
{ ought !, would be ny feelings, if condemn
ed, like Israel of old, TO turn back firm, s,,.t,
green fields TO the waste wilderness again
A few days were spent IN viewing forr nj ,b,
ruined Philistine cities-Gaza. Assalon Ash
dad and Ekron-and in looking for Gath rbs
NTH and then IN visiting old Joppa. and in
striking through the rich interesting coDr,-r
OF Judah, to Jerusalem. o. JerpsaIa-,,
Jerusalem, the Holy City, how I long N see
this haliowed place: for it is hoIv. .sm
little camp moved on. poor Christian PILGRIMS
and even Mahommedan Dervish. frpn. he